§ NFL
The NFL’s annual college draft is by far the biggest event—and circus—of its kind compared to similar occasions in every other professional sports league. If you can get over some of the boorish fans on the draft floor1, it can be a particularly intriguing event for any sports fan. Yet, what underlies the appeal of draft day is not quite... more
§ Hockey
Damned Flamers… Oh well, the nice thing about this irritating playoff beard is that it gives me something to talk about besides the Vancouver Canucks’ recent series loss to the Calgary Flames. So instead of delving any further into the bitterness of this second-straight season with a game seven loss on home-ice, let’s talk facial hair. I Shaved, I Grew,... more
Poor Roy Carroll. His gaffe on Birmingham City’s opening-goal of the match may have spoiled his chance at lengthy spell in the first-team. With incumbent Tim Howard falterting as of late, Sir Alex recently gave Carroll his vote of confidence to protect United’s goal for the remainder of the season. Signed from Wigan in 2000, the Northern Irish international goal... more
§ Hockey
And so it begins... The Stanley Cup playoffs are here and women all across Canada have a new reason to blanch at the male faces in their lives. As I've said before, the playoff beard is not about hockey per se. No, it's about a man's Cro-Magnon instinct to shag--urm, I mean that in the non-british sense. So, go shave... more
Even more important than winning a trip to Cardif, this FA Cup semi-final marked Manchester United's last oppourtunity to spoil Arsenal's hopes for a hatrick of silverware this season. Arsenal have nearly clinched the Premiership, are in the running for the European Cup and today threatened to advance the defence of their FA Cup title against their most formidable of... more