Sporting News
ST. LOUIS SINGING THE STANLEY CUP BLUES
It took a full six games for the St. Louis Blues professional Ice Hockey team to defeat the stubborn San Jose Sharks and advance to the NHL finals where they will face the legendary Boston Bruins, who have been practically perennial contenders for the Stanley Cup title for the past 20 years or so. Although most of us were not …
Read Full Entryby Bobby Goodspeed on May 23rd, 2019 Leave a comment »
IT’S TUFF TO BE A BIG LEAGUER
Looking at those astronomical contracts major league athletes are signing these days leads one to wonder if they are actually worth it. Exactly how special are they? What does it take to be a major league ball player? First of all, they have to totally dedicate their lives to their sport. If you are going to be a major league …
Read Full Entryby Bobby Goodspeed on May 22nd, 2019 Leave a comment »
GOLDEN STATE LOOKS TO CONTINUE DYNASTY RUN
Since winning their first NBA Championship since 1975 by defeating LeBron’s Cleveland Cavaliers back during the short reign of head coach David Blatt, the Golden State Warriors, behind the always entertaining antics of Stephen Curry, have pretty much dominated professional basketball in North America. The Warriors are the new kids on the block, although Golden State actually won the NBA …
Read Full Entryby Bobby Goodspeed on May 21st, 2019 Leave a comment »
UNEXPECTED RESULTS FROM THE NBA DRAFT LOTTERY
The Pelicans head coach went into the sequestered Hilton conference room just off Lake Michigan knowing that his New Orleans basketball team was about to win the number one spot in the 2019 NBA lottery and thereby receive the number one pick in the actual draft. No one else did, but 64 year old Alvin Gentry was confident. He wore …
Read Full Entryby Bobby Goodspeed on May 15th, 2019 Leave a comment »
THE NBA FEARSOME FINAL FOUR
James Harden and the Houston Rockets knew that they had a chance to beat the reigning champion Golden State Warriors in the NBA semi-finals this year, and they played like it, right up until the fourth quarter of game 6 on their own home court when super star Seth Curry took over in a whirlwind of flash and speed and …
Read Full Entryby Bobby Goodspeed on May 14th, 2019 Leave a comment »
BETHPAGE BLACK IS THE ULTIMATE CHALLENGE
The sign outside the entrance to the Bethpage Black golf course sets the tone for the upcoming PGA Championship. It says, “WARNING-The Black Course Is An Extremely Difficult Course Which We Recommend Only For Highly Skilled Golfers”. Fortunately, there will be an abundance of highly skilled golfers in attendance when competition tees off for the 2019 PGA Championship out on …
Read Full Entryby Bobby Goodspeed on May 14th, 2019 Leave a comment »
BET ON COLLEGE BASEBALL
While college football and basketball are national passions, college baseball is just now coming into its own, and becoming an attractive wagering option for many bettors as well. The level of sophistication and competition has risen in recent years to bring university level baseball into the national limelight at last. The season for college baseball is out of line with …
Read Full Entryby Bobby Goodspeed on May 9th, 2019 Leave a comment »
BIG BOY BASKETBALL BEGINS
If you are just now tuning in on the NBA finals, you’ve come at the right time. The prelims are over and the only guys left in serious competition are all out to win the NBA championship for 2019. They are big and they are strong. This is where we separate the champions from the contenders. The last event that …
Read Full Entryby Bobby Goodspeed on May 8th, 2019 Leave a comment »
WHY WATCH BASEBALL
Is it still true in 2019 that Major League Baseball is Americas’ pastime? It could be, hard to tell anymore. There is so much glitter and glamour in the media these days that it’s difficult to cull the relevant from the flotsam. But MLB is still going strong after almost 150 years. Baseball has been around for a long, long …
Read Full Entryby Bobby Goodspeed on May 8th, 2019 Leave a comment »
THE NFL TWEAKS SOME RULES FOR 2019
The NFL had to do something. In addition to the obviously needed rule change to allow video replay review on pass interference calls, such as the one that kept the New Orleans Saints out of the Super Bowl last year, there were a few other significant changes made in the NFL Rule Book for 2019. ‘Blindside Blocks’ have always been …
Read Full Entryby Bobby Goodspeed on May 1st, 2019 Leave a comment »