It Could Happen in Sports

Friday, February 2nd, 2007

While fans await the Super Bowl, The Critic waits for the following:

Tom Jackson admits his love for Chris Berman on air.

Brady Quinn and Braylon Edwards spawn a child: Little Brayquinn says his first word: “Contract!”

Nick Saban announces his intention to run for Congress.

The New York Yankees decide to go corporate on the new Yankee stadium. [...]

Flash Warner Comes To Critical Sports Blog

Friday, January 26th, 2007

Flash Warner writes with wit and passion. From her beloved Gunners at Arsenal to her ability to crack wise about athletics, she’s a first class writer. On Monday she’ll come aboard as a contributor. Already possessing a loyal following from her own blog and from the numerous places she contributes articles, Flash brings the wit. [...]

Sports Shit On My Mind

Sunday, January 21st, 2007

Wherein The Critic, in an especially foul mood, examines a number of subjects at one time:

Ricky Davis, upset with Minnesota Timberwolves coaches for pulling him, stalked off the court towards the locker room only to return and stand around miffed. The Wolves suspended him for one game. Davis will regret his actions when he’s in [...]

Headline Roundup

Sunday, December 31st, 2006

Lots of sports news coming out of last night, so here’s a roundup of last night’s headlines.

Tiger Woods Will Be A Daddy - Just what the world needs, another African-Thai-Swedish-American Billionaire

Texas Wins the Alamo - Well, it’s about time.

Tiki Runs Wild - 234 yards and 3 TDs in his final regular-season game. He’s following the [...]

Sports Underground

Wednesday, December 27th, 2006

It’s whispered in the subway, yapped about on sports radio and proclaimed on blogs. Apparently there’s a sports underground wherein people dispute the sacred bullshit put out by networks and leagues. I say apparently because it’s supposed to be a myth.
The reason a sports underground, or any underground movement succeeds is because it doesn’t embrace [...]

Those Crazy Gifts

Tuesday, December 26th, 2006

Sports figures awoke to wonderful gifts under their respective Christmas tree’s. Here are a few examples of what they received:
T.O. received four cases of glue to use on his hands during a game.
Latrell Sprewell, long gone from the NBA, received $5.00 from his Aunt Gussie Mae to help him feed his family since the millions [...]

Those Crazy Sports Gifts

Friday, December 22nd, 2006

The holidays are upon us and instead of a sarcastic tone, The Critic will offer warm thanks for the gifts we’ve been given over the past sports year. It’s too easy to take swipes at teams like the Raiders, Knicks, and Temple. Since it’s the holidays here are few gifts sports fans received:
Thanks for Terrell [...]

Tired of Sports? Let’s Play Bossaball

Monday, December 11th, 2006

It’s not easy to watch football, basketball, baseball; hockey,golf, the Olympics and any other sport you can imagine. Nope. It’s essential to create new games that combine one or more activities to bring some life to the sports world.
Let’s talk Bossaball. According to the official website Bossaball combines gymnastics, volleyball and soccer to form a [...]

Women and Sports

Thursday, November 30th, 2006

Women are turning to sports in ever greater numbers both as viewers and spectators. Bringing a different perspective is good as long as said person knows enough to converse or write intelligently. But, just like a guy trying to talk about something he knows little about, some women are clueless.
A couple of my favorite blogs [...]

The Bristol Period or Dante’s ESPN

Sunday, November 19th, 2006

Dante knew a thing or two about hell. Given the time during which he lived, with no HDTV, it’s not surprising that his time was spent composing the Inferno. No Erin Andrews, Suzy Kolber, or NFL games on Sunday, Dante lived in a veritable hell. Still, while acknowledging the difficult period in which he lived, [...]