Lane Kiffin

Hear it here!   I’m almost embarrassed to be writing about a college football coach leaving a school for another one before his job is done. It’s become as common as the average person changing their underwear. But this one is almost comical because it involves a...

Thanksgiving Day Football

Hear it here!   Eons ago I devoted some words as to what Thanksgiving meant to me as a youngster. It was all about turkey, stuffing, pumpkin pie, and the Packers and the Lions. I told how we’d watch the annual game on Turkey Day from Briggs Stadium (later...

Inside A Football Telecast

 Hear it here!   We’ve watched football telecasts for years. We sit back, see the camera shots record the happenings on the field, and hear the announcers describe and breakdown what is going on. What makes football and all sports different than entertainment and...

Surprised Or Not Surprised

 Hear it here!   Surprised? Or not surprised. Like you, I’ve been following the story of the 2025 NFL campaign. Knowing full well what lies ahead could very well tell a totally different tale at the finish. Let’s see where we are at this point. What has surprised...

The 2025 World Series

 Hear it here!   Rating sports events has never been my thing, but after this latest World Series, I don’t think I’ve ever seen anything that had more. Now, I’ve been watching baseball for 74 years so, to borrow a phrase, I think I might know a thing or two...

Greed, Indeed

 Hear it here!   Can we trust sports anymore? That has to be the big question after an FBI gambling scandal revealed some disheartening truths about sports betting. We have seen scandals before in sports throughout history. We have always regarded them as the...

50 Years Ago Today

 Hear it here!   It was six years ago that I wrote about the moment that stands at the top of a sportscasting career that spanned over five decades. It was the legendary home run hit by Carlton Fisk of the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park in Boston that sent the...

Sports Potpourri, October 2025

 Hear it here!   Where do I begin? Actually, these are the columns I relish writing. The ones where so many thoughts cross my mind after a weekend of sports activity. I’m not sure how important any of them are, but they provoked an opinion, so here goes. Again,...

It’s The Way Of The World

 Hear it here!   One of the toughest aspects of my profession as an on-air sportscaster is when you decide to step away. It’s not an easy thing since the work is so enjoyable and why not do it for as long as you can? But there are issues we all have faced that...

The Ryder Cup: Not So Fast, Sailor!

 Hear it here!   What makes the Ryder Cup the most unique competition in sports is that it’s a team event in a sport that is really not about team. Golf is an individual game. You go solo. You play for yourself. Yes, you’re competing against opponents, but it’s...