WIN OR LOSE, EXPECT WISCONSIN TO BE BADGERED
Insults being portable, whichever locker room the Wisconsin football team happens to be using in preparation for the Rose Bowl, there it is, stuck prominently on a wall or a...
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A ROSE BY ANY OTHER NAME STINKS
The granddaddy of them all is not your granddaddy's Rose Bowl any more. First of all, it is no longer just the "Rose Bowl," the most crisp and evocative two...
NOT A WET EYE HERE, AND HERE’S WHY
The significance of no tears can not pass unremarked. Oh, sure, there was sadness, part of the formula in these things. You don't just boot a guy still owing him...
AS USUAL, BARKLEY BARKS UP WRONG TREE
Anyone who listens to Charles Barkley is either a fool or taking an affidavit, so Barkley's declaration on behalf of Michael Jordan needs to have at least a notary's seal...
THE ENVELOPE, PLEASE. . . OR MAYBE THE SUPERMODEL
Time once again for the coveted Bernies, the annual awards for extraordinary achievements in sports. In 1998, Ripken finally sat down, Elway finally stepped up, Michael and Scottie finally may...
THIS SI COVER IS GREEK TO ME
Judging by the Sports Illustrated cover, Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa are not only Sportsmen of the Year but Caesars Palace greeters of the year or day-spa towel boys of...
NUMBERS DON’T LIE: THIS IS ONE SAD-SACK ATTACK
Out of courtesy, we turn the sound down to bring you the last three plays of another Bears defeat. Whoooomp. Crunnnch. Whackkkk. Sack. Sack. Sack. Game over, draft position preserved,...
NBA’S DROP-DEAD DATE? THAT’S EASY TO FIGURE OUT
There is news and there are views. And we wouldn't have it any other way. News: NBA looks for drop-dead date. Views: Will it be Dec. 19, when the NBA...
THESE BODY-SLAMMING VIKES QUITE A SIGHT
A favorite Minnesota T-shirt these days gloats "Our governor can kick your governor's rump," to which could be added after Sunday night "And the Bears he rode in on." I'm...
GOOD LUCK, LOU–BUT DO IRISH EVER NEED YOU
Apparently, Lou Holtz had a South Carolina clause in his retirement. The understanding has always been that old Notre Dame coaches, the good ones at least, do not coach again...