Two months ago Gavin Newsom got taken to the woodshed by Ron Desantis in a FOX News Debate. Even his staunchest supporters would agree. Two years ago Gavin Newsom and the Cali government took the old-school NCAA student-athlete no pay model to the woodshed. Even his biggest detractors would agree. Pay-for-play from coast to coast …
Yesterday’s four-hour, OT, very enjoyable Rose Bowl game and the well-into-last evening’s Sugar Bowl thriller gave most NCAA College Football fans what they want and need. An escape. But, make no mistake about it. The toothpaste is out of the tube and, as you know, it’s awfully hard to put it back in. Conference realignments, …
There are nuggies (remember them in high school?) and there are nuggets. Florida State University’s football team got a nuggie from the NCAA Playoff Committee Sunday. Ten nuggets follow pointing out the hypocrisy of it all. The committee proved that the phrase “winning isn’t everything” is correct. FSU, a Power Five conference champion beat everyone …
Happy birthday to our nation’s leader, President (in name only?) Joe Biden. Old Joe from Scranton is 81 today. He’s done the people’s business for a long time. He’s also told us that he’s taught college classes, was arrested for advocating on behalf of Black people, conducted an Amtrak train, and driven an 18-wheeler. Heck, …
Novak Djokovic battled past Daniil Medvedev 6-3 7-6(5) 6-3 and into the tennis history books on Sunday, winning the U.S. Open and his record 24th major championship victory. But the numbers don’t tell the entire story. In fact, they tell very little of it. When the last shot of Medvedev fell short, Djokovic fell to …
The Megan Rapinoe penalty kick that went terribly awry hadn’t yet landed in row twelve Sunday, sending the USWNT home way earlier than expected from World Cup 2023, when Twitter and other mediums fired up the disgust, disdain, and downright hate. America loves a winner that also loves America. America empathizes with a loser that …
In 1972 the US government passed legislation known as Title IX abolishing discriminatory differential treatment based on sex in federally funded high school and college education. It opened, “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination …
