The Day the WNBA died, Ex-Sprinter Marion Jones signs with Tulsa

Unlike some of my peers I have little faith in disgraced former track & field star Marion Jones. She lied to the media. She lied to her fans. Marion Jones even lied to herself. She cheated to get ahead and...

Emotionally charged subject matter. .Go Mo'nique Go!!

It's not often that I write outside of my "box" Horse Racing, Baseball, Political Irony and even the wacky world of Professional Wrestling. All of these are things I would describe as being with in my...

Crap Dammit

It's been just one week since I posted a piece entitled  "Rah-Rah Sis-Boom-Ba, the beginning of something special" touting the prospects of Kentucky Derby hopefuls Jackson Bend & Winslow Homer following...

Rah-Rah Sis-Boom-Ba, the beginning of something special

If you missed Winslow Homer & Jackson Bend battling through the final furlongs of Saturday's Grade 3 Holy Bull Stakes at Gulfstream Park have no fear. The two three-year-old colts will renew acquaintances...

KentuckyDerby.com ditches top blogger

Ever wonder why the world of thoroughbred horse racing has trouble attracting the under twenty-five demographic? I mean they're the ones with all the frick'in disposable income. It doesn't seem to make any...

Down in Louisville where men wear big hats (and carry side arms)

The thoroughbred racing industry continues to pump the current meet at Gulfstream Park (Florida) as the key meet on the Road to the Kentucky Derby, however it has become abundantly obvious to this reporter...

Dennis Miller Upstaged by Men in Tights

I realize that I'm pretty much a day late and a dollar short on this one but did you see Dennis Miller making an ass of himself as guest host of WWE's Monday Night Raw. Now I don't want to get off on a rant...

Lethal Heat to run twice @ the Breeders? Trainer loses marbles!

California conditioner Barry Abrams claims he'll enter filly Lethal Heat in both the Breeders' Cup Ladies Classic and the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint. Cross entering a horse in the world of Thoroughbred horse...

Fans of October Baseball have no idea what they'll be missing

With less than twenty games remaining before Major League Baseball commerces the 09' edition of the MLB playoffs, the playoff picture is beginning to appear in full focus. The American League The Yanks...

Rachel Alexandra, the Great

" Rachel Alexandra, the Great Yesterday, in what is likely to be the final bow of her three year-old campaign. Out of this world filly Rachel Alexandra took on older horses for the first time in her already...

Turn $2.00 into $656K at New York's lovely Saratoga Race-Track

This afternoon at 4:09 p.m. race four on today's Saratoga card will go to post with a little something extra on the line. Thanks to a host of long-shots that paraded to the winners circle during the first...

Poor Tyler Baze... ...Breeders' Cup Challenge 17 down & 46 to go

Y2K (00') top apprentice jockey Tyler Baze who does his best ridding in Southern California would have been the center of attention at Del Mar Racetrack if it weren't for a pesky broken finger that will keep the...

Coming to terms with Derek Jeter... ...A personal journey

I despise Derek Jeter... ...but lately I've found myself coming to terms with the facts. Jeter is the modern day Yankees equivalent to Babe Ruth, Lou Gerhig and Mickey Mantle. He possesses both the pizazz of...

Obama may need Hockey Style Face Shield.. ..Mr. Hasawaywithwords

Thanks to Dan Steinberg of the Washington Post for bringing to life an issue I had long thought lost its legs. Former NCAA hoops superstar J.J. Reddick, the NCAA's career leader with 457 three-pointers and a...

Canadians Dominate Alabama, in New York?

On Saturday afternoon Veteran Woodbine Jockey Robert Landry shifted his tack from the comforts of home to Upstate New York's and more specifically Saratoga Race Course. Landry, who could have stood pat in...
 

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