After the Paulie Malignaggi-Amir Khan presser ended – more on that tomorrow – the weather in the City was too nice not to walk around a bit, so I stopped over at the NBA Store on Fifth Avenue for a… Continue Reading
The fight may have been a fairly big letdown for something called “The Event.†Joshua Clottey provided not much more resistance than the heavy bag in my apartment. And a decent undercard turned out pretty lousy. But last night’s fight… Continue Reading
Note: This is an addendum to my Nomar piece from earlier today, written by frequent SportsAngle contributor and conspirator Frank Pepe of Trumbull Island. It’s brilliant, and as a Knicks fan who views even their finest mid-90’s glory days as… Continue Reading
So I woke up today with Red Sox fans – and everyone else – treating Nomar Garciaparra like some conquering war hero because the guy came back to retire with the Red Sox. I just don’t get it. I understand… Continue Reading
I understand it’s en vogue at the moment to either drip with sentiment that “it’s good to have baseball back,†or to write “above it all†type stuff about how none of it matters anyway. I was determined to do… Continue Reading
There’s always this stunned feeling when you hear about a solid performer like Joe Nathan going down with a terrible injury, but it’s just one more reminder that there is no pitcher not constantly at risk of injury.
Contrary to what you’ve heard – or even seen – New Jersey’s a pretty great state. I’ve been accused of rampant hyperbole about my home state before – correctly – but hear me out. If you get far enough up… Continue Reading
Just like when you hear a song that brings you back to a period of time that it helped you define, hearing about legendary rapper Guru’s medical issues late last night took me back a few years to when his… Continue Reading
To say things aren’t going well for Tiger Woods at the moment is an understatement, and yet he has to know deep down that it’s going to work out in the long run. And let’s face it, you and I… Continue Reading
I had a summit at an East Village bar last night with two members of the SportsAngle brain trust – Frank Pepe of Trumbull Island and Mr. Han, the self-appointed U.S. ambassador to Iceland – and our conversation of course… Continue Reading