POLITICS AND SPORTS
I’m trying just to focus on the games and ignore the Presidential Campaign, but politics is invading every facet of our lives, even the sacred Final Four. Rumor has it that Hillary Clinton has […]
Category: Sports
Tasty Athletes Rob Ford Might Have Eaten
Embattled, controversial, former Toronto mayor Rob Ford has died. Feel sad for him and his family. It was way early. He was always good for a quote and for a Silliman on Sports story. Here’s […]
Getting Wind of a Time When the Cubs Were Smokin’ Hot
It was Saturday, September 28, 1935. The Cubs had swept a doubleheader from the Cardinals on Friday giving Chicago twenty-one straight wins and clinching the National League pennant. Excited Cub fans were no doubt […]
Have a Great Super Bowel
Apparently there’s a super bowel coming up today? Possibly the result of a stomach flu going around, or maybe somebody didn’t properly refrigerate the egg salad. Or does having a super bowel mean you don’t […]
Silliman on Sports Superbowl Cartoons
To get you in the mood, folks, remember the past. To start off, do you remember when New Orleans was good enough to be in a Super Bowl? Think back. Or, here’s a past memory, […]
Blatter Out, Sexwale In?
http://gty.im/459949750 “Tokyo Sexwale will replace Sepp Blatter,” says Davidoff Clarkinov, my soccer FIFA expert. I can’t say Sepp Blatter without rushing to the bathroom. It’s not so much his corruption, just that his name evokes […]
A Language Prof Deciphers OU-Texas Rivalry
Silliman on Sports By Stan Silliman A Language Prof Deciphers OU-Texas Rivalry “You needed to be there. Orange shirts, red shirts, fans didn’t like other,” Davidoff Clarkinov tells me. “Many had quite nasty […]
Not the Cheerleaders!!
NOT THE CHEERLEADERS! Maybe columnist Molly Ivins was right – Texas lawmakers ARE crazy. At least this is what my neighbor, Lyle, is also saying when he read about Houston representative, Al Edwards, proposing a […]
“We Spit on the Mile High Club”
“WE SPIT ON THE MILE HIGH CLUB” Two Nepalese mountain climbers were married atop Mt. Everest some weeks ago. Don’t know, Moni Mulepati and Pem Dorjee, but we think it’s all downhill from here. […]
A Dozen Things About Ahnold You May Not Know
A DOZEN THINGS ABOUT AHNOLD YOU MAY NOT KNOW 1) Ahnold felt like he picked the perfect situation to run for governor. To him it wasn’t just a recall of Governor Gray Davis, it was […]