Maybe it’s time for public address announcers at American sports venues to make some changes.When game time arrives, instead of saying, “Ladies and gentlemen we ask that you rise and gentlemen please remove your hats as we honor America with the singing of our National Anthem,” should say ...
How good are the Steelers?We don’t know and we won’t know much more after their trip to Chicago. The Bears stink.On paper, the Steelers’ defense looks much better, but it’s impossible to gauge how much it has improved after a game against a kid making his first start and somebody named ...
Serious question: How drunk do you have to be to watch Penn State play Georgia State in football?That’s what happened Saturday night in Happy Valley and one estimate I saw was that 87,000 were expected to show up.I get that it’s all about raising money for the athletic department, so that ...
Apparently, the New England Patriots will not be going 16-0.The Kansas City Chiefs took care of that Thursday night in Foxboro, Mass. Despite a ridiculous number of penalties and losing the turnover battle, the Chiefs won the NFL’s season opener 42-27.Tom Brady played his first game as a ...
Are the Pirates done yet?Going into Saturday’s game with the Cincinnati Reds, they were 11½ games behind the Chicago Cubs in the National League Central Division. If my calculations are correct, a 7-21 finish by the Cubs and a 19-8 finish by the Pirates would get Pittsburgh its first ...
The NFL has a problem.More and more players are showing their support for Colin Kaepernick by following his lead and sitting or kneeling during the playing of the national anthem.Seattle Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett has sat in all three exhibition games and several Browns players ...
