The Big Two! -Trojans-Bruins! This is kind of like it used to be. What has changed is that the Chargers are now in Los Angeles. There was a time when the entire world cared about the game between the Bruins and the Trojans. In that era, both teams in the Coliseum on alternate Saturdays. Although the Coliseum is located next to USC, it alternated as the home field for the Bruins and the Trojans. This was a satisfactory arrangement, and it lasted for a number of years. Then, the people who … [Read more...]

Howard University Shocks the World! Howard: 43 UNLV: 40 It has become a commonplace practice for large powerful universities to "rent" teams from smaller schools for paid scrimmages. This is something that I think that the NCAA should prohibit, especially in football. Sure, the HBCU’s get some desperately needed funding, but some of their football players could get seriously injured by playing against more powerful teams. I can live with that in basketball, since a big defeat usually just … [Read more...]

Viva Kaepernick - you have become a hero to me, and to many, many others. In order to call attention to some of the wrongs in this Country, you took action which may diminish your career. However you saw wrongs being committed and you took action which may correct them. This, in my opinion, is much better than doing nothing at all. There are those who will disagree with your approach, and they have a right to do that. After all, this is supposed to be a free country, "the land of the free, … [Read more...]

The Big Fight? This contest appears to be an unbelievable farce. However, according to H. B. Barnum, "There is a sucker born every minute". The Saturday night contest between Mayweather & McGregor is almost too unbelievable to contemplate. However, since Mayweather expects to earn $350 million for his effort, I guess you can't blame him for doing what he is going to do. What he is going to do is to slap McGregor around for a few minutes until the fight is mercifully stopped. Mayweather … [Read more...]