NFL Week One: Heroes, Villains and a shocking fall for an NFL legend. 1. All of the hype. So much hope. And the season lasted four plays for NY Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who will miss the remainder of the season with a complete tear of his achilles tendon. I...
I normally refrain from writing about Stan Kroenke. It’s too easy. But I do make an exception if he’s in the sports news. And St. Louis is a Soccer Town, so … Kroenke will likely lose out in the competition to host the 2026 World Cup final at his...
The latest stage production of the Super Bowl lived up to its hyperdrive excess. There was the usual array of anthems and strategic displays of flag waving as the league aggressively marketed the Stars and Stripes to wrap itself in patriotic virtue. In the halftime...
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...
Tom Brady was drafted into the NFL in 2000, with Bill Clinton in the White House, winding down in his second term. The Twin Towers were still standing. The film “American Beauty” had just won five Academy Awards including the Oscar for Best Picture. Santana had the...
In eight days, Patrick Mahomes went from being injured, to limping, to becoming immobile, to having a weakened right ankle that could fail to hold the enormous weight of his team’s fate. He became the weeklong obsession of gamblers, had to listen to hearing all about...
Time to figure out what I’m doing with my investment dollars Sunday for the NFL and NFC Championship Games. It’s almost always a fun day of football watching – and even more entertaining when you can win some dollars. So far this postseason I’m 8-2 straight up and 6-4...
NFL DIVISION-ROUND PLAYOFFS: THE TAKEAWAYS. Greetings. I did OK on my picks for the divisional round, going 3-1 straight-up and 2-2 against the spread. It would have been a much better investment weekend if (A) Jacksonville hadn’t kicked a late field goal to...
NFL PICKS! The divisional round is here. Jacksonville (10-8) at Kansas City (14-3) Saturday at 3:30 p.m. STL time on NBC. Betting Line: The Chiefs by 9 as of 2 p.m. Friday Analysis: Let’s not overthink this. The Chiefs are the best all-around team in the NFL according...
