You can see it in their eyes.
It’s the best part about watching sports. Or watching politics. Sometimes — and it is rare enough that it should be treasured — a person who makes their living in the public eye goes to a place where they are simply beyond the competition. Other people do it, too [...]
(I just wanted to share the video)
Aaron Downey is a hockey player — a tough guy from the prairies who has carved out a career for himself in the NHL by being more than willing to fight anyone.
Sometimes it works out well for him.
Sometimes it really doesn’t.
But that’s not why I love Aaron Downey — [...]
In our ceaseless quest to forcibly inject literature and poetry into the realm of professional sports, we are returning to the poignant haiku and the always-amusing limerick as a means of eloquently and succinctly previewing the coming season for every NHL team.
After all, if you can’t sum up a team’s potential in 17 syllables or [...]
Alternate title: The reason we’re going to start writing about hockey and basketball tomorrow.
From the Washington Post this morning:
In the Washington Post/ABC News poll released this week, 48 percent of respondents said the candidates’ positions on issues are their main concern, compared with 37 percent who said they place greater weight on personal qualities such [...]
You know what? If Barack Obama honestly believes this, then he’s finished. Done. Cooked. Hopeless. Expired.
And in some of his strongest language yet, Obama suggested that, in its new ad, the McCain-Palin ticket was simply trying to “make stuff up.”
“You can’t just recreate yourself,” said the Democratic nominee. “You can’t just reinvent yourself. The American [...]
Hey, McCain campaign. You guys wanna talk sexism?
I’m pretty sure that’s a discussion Hillary Clinton is itching to have with you. Her and a few other notable female politicians.
The conventions are over, and now this election is about to get gully. Barack Obama is going to keep himself above the flailing, let loose the Hilldogs [...]