It’s depressing when the heroes of your youth begin to die. Willie Davis and now Merlin Olsen, only two days apart … is sad. Each was 69. Too young.
As noted two days ago, Willie Davis ultimately was something of a sad story, after a career considered something less than it could have been, and a […]

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I will check this again in a few minutes.
But I don’t think I can get the Super Bowl live on iTunes over here. The system is talking about a “download,” so the $7.95 we paid is, I think, for a copy of the game … when it’s over.
Yes, I will check. Again.
The point here being […]

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I was thinking of a headline along the lines of “Not Missing Super Bowl Media Day,” but that could be misconstrued. As in, I didn’t miss it; I was there. When I meant “I am so not missing the mockery of a sham that is Media Day.”
Look at your local newspaper tomorrow morning. Or at […]

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Those are my predictions. Not exactly going out on a limb there, I know. Both the Saints and Colts are favored.
I can’t see these Jets beating Peyton Manning in a game that matters. Manning has reached the point in his career where you need an elephant gun to keep him down. The Jets by all […]

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Every American sports fan has a fairly similar agenda Sunday:
To watch the NFL conference championship games.
I haven’t seen one minute of an NFL game since leaving California, in the middle of October. And I won’t be breaking that streak Sunday, unless something weird happens.
Starting with me staying up all night in the bit of Arabia […]

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Someday, perhaps as early as this fall, USC fans will look back at the Pete Carroll Era and … sigh.
Let’s think about this: For most of a decade, USC fans didn’t just hope for a national-championship contender, they expected it.  And they got it.
Seven consecutive BCS bowl teams. Seven consecutive No. 4-or-better national rankings. Seven […]

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It was a more eventful decade than my initial thoughts indicated. “Wow. I have to come up with 10 good sports events from the 0-somethings? I’m not sure I can do that.”
Turns out, a few minutes of cross-referencing years and sports, and it’s no problem finding 10. The trick is limiting it to that many.
And […]

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For this, I might spend the $1,500 on airfare and invest the 25 hours in transit and fly back to Los Angeles.
The Indianapolis Colts and New Orleans Saints, both 18-0 and playing in the Super Bowl?
I’m there. If it can possibly be done. Not at the game. Just in the country. For the party. To […]

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Mostly, I just wanted to see how many “categories” I could have at the top of this item. Now let’s see if I actually mention something about all of them.
Some interesting topics playing out in U.S. sports right now and, really, I’m aware of them. Not everyone back home seems to remember we do, in […]

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Just made me laugh. It’s not important. Just silly.
“Eagles WR Johnson uncertain after concussion.”
Well, I’ll bet he is.
That would be Philadelpia Eagles receiver DeSean Johnson. Long Beach Poly guy by way of Cal. Great deep threat.
And how might his uncertainty manifest itself? Like this:

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