It’s that time of year again, the holiest of holy days for hardcore football fans, the first day of the NFL Draft. Millions of fanatics around the country have spent the past few weeks reading mock drafts, blog posts and articles in an attempt to figure out which players their team should and will select. Tonight they’ll don their jerseysContinue reading “The Most Over-Hyped Day in Sports”
Author Archives: Paul Knepper
Ten Funniest Sports Comedy Routines
As sports fans, we tend to take the games very seriously, investing a great deal of emotional in the wins and losses of our favorite players and teams. Occasionally, it’s nice to step away from the action and look at how silly these games really are. For decades, comedians have used athletic competition as fodder for their stand-up acts.Continue reading “Ten Funniest Sports Comedy Routines”
Brooklyn vs. Kate
Today is model turned actor Brooklyn Decker’s 25th birthday. The blonde bombshell is best-known for gracing the cover of Sports Illustrated’s 2010 Swimsuit Issue. Like Brooklyn, this year’s covergirl Kate Upton is one of the sexiest models to appear in SI in recent memory, which raises the question: Who’s hotter, Brooklyn or Kate? Tale of the Tape Brooklyn Continue reading “Brooklyn vs. Kate”
Reflections on the Basketball Hall of Fame
The Hall Dropped the Ball Last week, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced seven new members of it’s 2012 class, including; former NBA sharp-shooter Reggie Miller, the league’s all-time winningest coach, Don Nelson, University of Virginia standout Ralph Sampson, two-time Olympic gold medalist Katrina McClain, four-time NBA champion Jamaal Wilkes, longtime college referee Hank Nichols and the All-AmericanContinue reading “Reflections on the Basketball Hall of Fame”
Athletes Who Looked Strangest in New Uniforms
The Peyton Manning saga has finally come to an end (at least until it’s time to see whether he can actually still throw the ball) and the Colts legend will conclude his career as a Denver Bronco. If you find it difficult to picture Manning in a Broncos jersey, you’re not alone. Manning’s the latest in a long line of superstars who became so identified with the teamContinue reading “Athletes Who Looked Strangest in New Uniforms”
Manute, Muggsy and Spud
The Washington Bullets/Wizards have been a dismal franchise for the past thirty years (currently 9-30 this season) though at least in the 1980’s they were entertaining. Here’s a shot of the tallest and shortest players ever to play in the NBA when they were teammates with the Bullets during the ’87-’88 season, 7’7” Manute Bol and 5’3” Muggsy Bogues.Continue reading “Manute, Muggsy and Spud”
The Elephant in the Knicks Locker Room
It’s been a wild twelve months for the New York Knicks. They acquired Carmelo Anthony, let General Manager Donnie Walsh go, endured an extended lockout, cut Chauncey Billups, signed Tyson Chandler, began the season with an 8-15 record and ended the first half on an improbable winning streak fueled by a Linsanity which captured the imagination of basketball and non-basketballContinue reading “The Elephant in the Knicks Locker Room”
Magic’s All-Star Sendoff
It’s NBA All-Star weekend and this year’s festivities in Orlando mark the 20th anniversary of the most inspirational All-Star performance in the league’s history. Just months after being informed that he’d tested HIV positive, Earvin “Magic” Johnson received a rightful sendoff from the league he helped build. On November 7, 1991, Earvin “Magic” Johnson shockedContinue reading “Magic’s All-Star Sendoff”
Clyde Invigorated by Linsanity
The excitement and energy surrounding new Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin has reinvigorated Knicks Hall of Famer and broadcaster Walt “Clyde” Frazier. Clyde has taken his rhymes to twitter and is making appearances on national sports programs to discuss the new phenom, who Frazier’s former teammate and captain Willis Reed said this week reminds himContinue reading “Clyde Invigorated by Linsanity”
It’s Melo’s Time
When Donnie Walsh was named President of the Knicks in April 2008 he had a plan. The former Pacers GM intended to rid the franchise of the bloated contracts left over from the disastrous Isiah Thomas era in order to create cap space to sign one or two superstars during the free agent bonanza of 2010, the kind of superstars thatContinue reading “It’s Melo’s Time”
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