Last week was the first week for byes on the NFL schedule so there were only 14 games to pick. My final record for the week was 9 right and 5 wrong, bringing the tally for the year through 4 weeks to a respectable 36 right and 25 wrong. Here are my week 5 choices: … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of the National Lacrosse League’s Buffalo Bandits, a very successful indoor lacrosse franchise that was born in 1992 as an entry into the Major Indoor Lacrosse League (MILL). The Bandits, hugely popular at the box office, won the MILL championship in each of their first 2 seasons in the league and 3 titles in … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
From www.CheckOutMyCards.com , here is a 2007 Sport Kings bubble gum card of legendary thoroughbred racehorse Secretariat, who won the coveted Triple Crown of horse racing in 1973 by sweeping the sport’s 3 major races – the Kentucky Derby, Belmont Stakes and the Preakness. A large chestnut colt who was nicknamed “Big Red”, Secretariat was … Read More
NHL – Buffalo Sabres Season Preview
The Buffalo Sabres, coming off a relatively successful season in 2009-10, are set to open the new campaign on Friday night in Ottawa. Here is a position-by-position look at the team, including the front office and coach: Front Office General manager Darcy Regier is often a target of disgruntled fans for his perceived habit of … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
This simple logo of an early major league baseball team, the 1901 Baltimore Orioles, is a very significant and important historical logo in the history of the sport. The Orioles only played 2 seasons in Baltimore before being moved to New York, where they became the Highlanders, and ultimately, the Yankees, the sport’s most successful … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
As baseball’s playoffs begin, it’s a good time to highlight the baseball card of one of the game’s greatest postseason pitchers, Sandy Koufax of the Los Angeles Dodgers. His career earned run average in the World Series was 0.95, and in the 1965 Series against the Twins, Koufax pitched a complete game victory in game … Read More
MLB – Division Series Previews
Major league baseball’s postseason begins today with a tripleheader. Here is a preview of the four divisional round series, and a key player involved in each one: New York vs Minnesota I’m not sure if the Yankees are disappointed or not in failing to win the AL East crown, since being the wild card matches them … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
The New York Islanders’ infamous “Gorton’s Fisherman” logo used by the National Hockey League team for 2 seasons, 1995 and ’96. It was introduced in ’95 as the team attempted to update its’ look, but was so unpopular with fans, who loved the team’s original logo from it’s proud championship years, that the team changed … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1985 O-Pee-chee hockey card of former Pittsburgh Penguins’ great Mario Lemieux. Wayne Gretzky had been dubbed “The Great One”, and Lemieux, under intense pressure early in his career to match Gretzky’s exploits, was called “The Next One”. Lemieux met the high expectations head on and had a great career under some tough circumstances, playing 17 … Read More
NFL – Bills Quarterly Report Card
With a quarter of the 16-game season now in the books in the NFL it’s time to give the Buffalo Bills their grades for the first portion of the season. With an 0-4 won-lost record and having given up 34, 38 and 38 points in their last 3 games, the overall grade is easy. It’s a well-deserved … Read More