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Super Bowl XLIX perplexing

As a public service to all you out there going through fantasy withdrawal, I'm pleased to announce (via a promo I saw on ESPN while doing the elliptical Monday afternoon) "Selection Sunday" is a mere 40 days away, so start getting those brackets ready!Also, as most must know by now, ...

When is too much, too much?

I hereby promise not to once mention the situation wherein a certain professional football team allegedly circumvented the conventional rules of the organization to which it belongs.Besides, ESPN might be to the point where it can start gathering royalties on any stories about said alleged ...

Odds against visiting teams

Sulking without the Stillers on TV this weekend? Bummer, isn't it?The recent cold snap will probably curtail running around this weekend, causing many Steeler fans to suck it up and just be football fans for the final three Sundays (well, four if the Pro Bowl is included) of the professional ...

Refs were the big losers

I'm betting only the most die-hard of NFL fans know the names Rick Patterson, Buddy Horton, Perry Paganelli, Barry Anderson, Allen Baynes and/or Lee Dyer.How about Clete Blakeman or Carl Cheffers?Bet you didn't draft them for your postseason fantasy team.Well, the first group of men were the ...

Last-minute gift ideas

Let the mayhem begin!For those who lack the holiday organizational skills of some of you out there (you know who you are), what will unfold in the next 12 or so hours will take the hustle and bustle of Christmas to a new heightened level.Getting around on Christmas Eve, trying to take care of ...

Turkey Trot another success

I've devised a theory that, for what it's worth, is quite popular with women and very appropriate for Thanksgiving Day.I walked in my third Turkey Trot 5K, solo, because the person who first encouraged me to participate in the holiday race, former colleague Cecelia Jo Record, was out of ...