I’ve been looking forward to the Super Bowl since the matchup was set back on Jan. 29. The Philadelphia Eagles vs. the Kansas City Chiefs, and I’m struggling to pick the winner. That’s probably the way it should be. Including the postseason the Eagles are 16-3, the...
Torry Holt was snubbed again by the Pro Football Hall of Fame selection committee, falling short of passage into Canton in his fourth year as a finalist on the modern-era ballot. As one of the elite wide receivers of his era, and as one of the leading men for the...
Who won the trade? My answer: That’s a stupid question. In the belated fulfillment of a trade request that caused controversy and a considerable amount of caterwauling, the Blues gave Vladimir Tarasenko a ticket to midtown Manhattan for the opportunity to find a new...
This offseason we’ve invested a substantial amount of time in analyzing the Cardinals from every conceivable angle. It’s fun. The winter gives us plenty of time to talk about St. Louis baseball, and the interest in the Cardinals is intense. The passion absolutely...
Last season the Cardinals had a spotty performance by their left-handed relievers. Overall their bullpen lefties posted a 4.19 ERA that ranked 23rd among the 30 left-handed reliever groups in the majors. And their poor 18 percent strikeout rate was 27th. STL’s lefty...
Missouri had to energize and work for it, but the Tigers eventually subdued lowly South Carolina in Tuesday’s 83-74 win at Mizzou Arena. Senior Kobe Brown recovered from a mediocre first half to play splendid basketball over the final 20 minutes, scoring 14 points and...
BERNIE BITS — The fan anxiety over Nolan Gorman is borderline insane. Not all fans are acting like this … just too many of them. I’m appreciative of fans that have a reasonable amount of patience. As a 22-year-old rookie Gorman played 68 games at second...
LeBron James is on the verge of becoming the NBA’s all-time leading scorer, surpassing the monumental, graceful Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. We knew this day was coming, and here we are. The LeBron haters will pollute the air with their imbecilic hissing. The LeBron...
In Part I of my two-column offering, I looked at five potential reasons to worry about the 2023 Cardinals. The outlook was based on their assembled roster at this moment. Changes will likely occur over time, and that could alter our view. At the end of this piece I...
