Category: College Football

If you think I was a Scrooge for giving the thumbs-down to MLB’s pink Mother’s Day wristbands, that’s nothing compared to what umpire Bill Welke did in Houston on Wednesday …

Exactly one year ago today, I uploaded this entry, thereby launching the site you’re now reading. At the time, I had two primary concerns: (1) Would anyone notice? (2) What …

I’ve said it before, but it bears repeating: Uni Watch readers are the best. How great is it that I can show up in a city and get to meet …

There’s nothing new about a tragedy from the “real world” being commemorated on a sports uniform. Sometimes the gesture is confined to one team, like the Rockies wearing a “CHS” …

Derek Lowe is scheduled to pitch tonight for the Dodgers. I’d been looking forward to this, because several readers reported over the weekend that Lowe was spotted in the dugout …

With all these crazy cold-weather games that have been going on, I’ve found myself wondering, “Who the hell would go to a ballgame under these conditions?” I mean, I can …

I’ve got a short ESPN column today — here’s the link. Meanwhile, here’s a quick quiz: When Jackie Robinson’s No. 42 was retired on an MLB-wide basis 10 years ago, …

New ESPN column today — here’s the link. Meanwhile: There’s something fucked up about Opening “Day” taking place on Sunday night. ESPN’s Sunday-evening season opener isn’t a new phenomenon, natch, …

I like birthdays. I think it’s cool that we each get a day that belongs to us, a day when the rest of the world owes us right of way. …

As many of you have heard by now, Miami will have new football uniforms next season. Naturally, it’s premature to judge a set simply on the basis of an illustration …

“My father just told me a really good story about dirty baseball pants.” I think we can safely say I’m the only writer in America who’d receive that message in …

By Vince Grzegorek The Colts may have gone to Disney World after winning the Super Bowl, but a much more important trip waits for them around the corner: a trip …

Yesterday’s brief News Ticker mention of baseball cap surgery procedures prompted an unexpectedly large reaction, so this seems like a good time to mention that a few months ago I …

Picking on the Pro Bowl is almost too easy, but here’s something that’s been bugging me: Why do they keep putting the term “All-Star” on the jerseys? In past years …