Yes, I said it about two weeks ago. “Even I’m ticked off at Brett Favre.” This was after all the reports, early this month, of him calling officials and players of the Minnesota Vikings and telling them that his ankle wasn’t sound enough for him to play … that he was going to have to […]

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Part 3 of the series in The National about the best sports venues in the world. Broken out by continent. In Monday’s editions: North America! Interesting, how the voting went. I will tell you who won: Augusta National. Even the Brits in the room know about “the course like no other” or whatever it is […]

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It’s time for FIFA to be dragged kicking and screaming into the 21st century. Heck, we’d settle for the late 20th century. (Wouldn’t want to unsettle the lords of soccer too much; 1980 might be about all they’re ready for.) If the world is going to watch the World Cup … wouldn’t it be nice […]

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Oh, and another great thing about living in Abu Dhabi? Nobody is talking about the NFL draft. If you haven’t picked up on this yet, the rest of the world doesn’t care about the NFL. Actually, I can’t think of anything that the U.S. cares about more … that the rest of the world cares […]

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Old guys and their memories. Why don’t they just give it a rest? Because we think our memories are interesting. That’s why. So we just throw some stuff out there, see if anyone cares, and if they don’t, well, go find something else to do, young Mr. Whippersnapper. Thinking, tonight, about two events only a […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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