The Big Blue Wrecking Crew! Almost without notice, this year’s edition of the Dodgers has become one for the ages. It is certainly ironic that this team may be the one to establish the best won-loss record in the history of baseball. Their current won-loss record is 79-32. Prior to this season, their best-known player was Clayton Kershaw. He is a great pitcher and he learned early on that in order to get a win, he had better pitch a shutout. He was on a team that did not score many runs. … [Read more...]

Colin Kaepernick & Serena Williams Kaepernick - For the last year or so, Colin Kaeprnick has been protesting in an effort to have the United States stop denying Civil Rights to African Americans. One of the things that he has done is to kneel on the sidelines while the Star Spangled Banner is being played. This behavior has been troublesome to the NFL and to many of the fans. However, he has received support and encouragement from people all over the world. My own view is, that … [Read more...]

I was surprised to learn that Kyrie Irving wanted to leave the Cleveland Cavaliers. If the reports are true, he is not happy playing in the shadow of LeBron James. So, it appears that he wants to go to a team where he will be the featured star. The situation was interesting to me because he was the star of the Cavaliers, until James returned to Cleveland. During that time, the Cavaliers had a pathetic win-loss record, which improved immediately upon the return of James. Additionally, it seems … [Read more...]

My Heart Belongs to Venus! I was very happy to see Venus Williams play for the Championship at Wimbledon. She had earned the right to be there by beating all of her opponents, I also realized that she would not be there, if Serena was not on maternity leave. However, Venus has been playing some of her best tennis lately, and I was hoping that she could win just one more match. Her challenger was a tough and talented Spaniard who was favored to win. In the fi rst set, they both played … [Read more...]