I know what you’re thinking, Antonio Pierce. You want to wear that visor in the Super Bowl. “It’s just for practice,” you say. Sure it is. Indoor practice, where added …
Author: Bryan Redemske
KG Wishes to Remind You of His Team Affiliation
Perhaps it’s because I’m old(ish), never really played basketball, and lack enthusiasm in general, but I’ve never figured out the jersey-popping thing. Yes, we know you play for the Celtics. …
Please Stop. Now.
They should probably rethink this whole college basketball thing. Texas A&M in black, Kansas State in … white, I guess. Bad doesn’t do it justice. On an otherwise delightful day …
On Futility, and Exercises Therein
The man in this tableau is James Goodloe, which matters more for identification purposes than for storytelling. Anyway, he’s shown readying his electric football squad before a game in December. …
My Brain: An Illustrated Tour
By Bryan Redemske There’s a guy in my office who rattles off lineups and stats when you start talking about baseball teams from the 1950s and ’60s. There’s another guy …
Congratulations! You’re Going to the Hula Bowl!*
*Please bring your own belt. To be perfectly fair, Tulsa’s Paul Smith probably decided to rock the blue himself. None of the other players seemed to be wearing non-matching belts. …
No More Ring Around The Collar!
At some point when I was a kid, probably when this commercial was on the air, I was pretty sure “ring around the collar” was a disease. If it wasn’t …
Hong Kong Nights: The Ballad Of Maria Sharapova
Alternate title: “It must have been kinda cold because Maria — and others — were wearing long sleeves and knickers (ending just past the knee, but too short to be …
Insert Rose-Based Play On Words Here
I was going to go with something written by Bret Michaels, the noted poet and wordsmith of Poison (except for the songs written by C.C. DeVille), but decided against it. …
You’re Embarrassing Me, Dad
Fun fact: I spent three years as the head varsity baseball coach at a high school in Iowa, back in the days when I wanted to be a teacher/baseball coach. …
Jocks? Check! Frocks? Sigh … check.
Oakland (Mich.) knocked off No. 23 Oregon on Saturday night, which in itself isn’t a huge deal. Nebraska beat Oregon last weekend, and Nebraska is not so good. It was, …
Rivalry Revelry
When trolling for pictures last night, I stumbled upon this one, from an AP preview package before the annual Army-Navy game earlier this month. Both teams have historically distinct uniforms, …
Grabbing A Piece Of The Action
You know it’s a great Saturday night when you can score a touchdown, give some hugs, and get your ass grabbed by some lady in the front row — all …
Fukumori Funny Business
The Rangers introduced Japanese pitcher Kazuo Fukumori on Friday, doing the usual jersey-and-cap thing both in the home clubhouse and in the dugout. But check this out: Red T on …
Powder Blue: The Empire Strikes Back
By Bryan Redemske “Welcome, Uni Watch. We’ve been expecting you.” OK, so it wasn’t quite like that, but Curt Nelson of the Kansas City Royals wasn’t exactly surprised when he …