TUESDAY’S TAKE: Bottom’s Up!
Am I the only one that thinks that champagne celebrations after the World Series, or any major sporting event is absolutely fitting? The San Francisco Giants deservedly showered one another with champagne, beer, and whatever else they could find in the locker room following their sweep of the World Series on Sunday night. And I [...]
TUESDAY’S TAKE: Dear Mr. Fantasy
Hi, I’m Mike, and I have a fantasy football addiction. It’s sad, really. I can’t go through a Sunday morning without consistently refreshing my lineup to check the latest projections for the day. Last-minute injury reports are crucial to victory in the week. Nobody wants to leave an inactive player in their starting lineup. Once [...]
EMPTY NET: Polling your leg
It was a good weekend if you are a Boston University hockey enthusiast. BU had a fun, come-from-behind victory over Providence behind the strength of Cason Hohmann, who got himself a trio of points. Meanwhile off the E Line, Northeastern University ended Boston College’s 19-game winning streak and knocked them out of the No. 1 [...]
TUESDAY’S TAKE: MLB, take a second look
Is it time to institute more widespread instant replay in the MLB? Yankees fans would say so. And I agree. The blown call during Game 2 of the ALCS highlights the reason that instant replay is a necessity in most, if not all, situations in Major League Baseball. The idea that one wrong call in [...]
The Empty Net: Avoiding the gun-jump
It had been about half a year since you got to see Boston University hockey. You wanted it. You craved it. The nights were long and cold. So, finally when you saw those Terriers take the ice against Toronto on Sunday, you were understandably giddy. The atmosphere was electric, and the joy of seasons past [...]
