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- Prognosticating PancakesToday is Mardi Gras, or for me and most in my original locale, Shrove Tuesday, better know to us as Pancake Day! Pancake day is always...
- Minard’s LinimentThe weather was messy the last couple days, rain and wind. Days like these not only cause my sinuses to complain, but also make my decrepit...
- Button, Button, Who’s Got the Button?Was visiting Mom yesterday at the nursing home for Christmas, and for whatever reason, we were talking about buttons. And that reminded me of the old...
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- Chalk teams walk into the 2024 Sweet 16 March 26, 2024The first six days of the 2024 NCAA Tournament provided plenty of action, but when the dust settled at the end of the weekend it was the top seeds that emerged to claim berths in the Sweet 16. All four of the No. 1 seeds at this year’s NCAA Tournament – Connecticut, North Carolina, Purdue, […]Dave Crowley
- I can’t believe he never won the Calder March 25, 2024Connor Bedard’s quest to win the Calder Trophy as the NHL’s top rookie for the 2023/24 season was dealt a setback in early January when he suffered a fractured jaw in the Chicago Blackhawks’ game against the New Jersey Devils. The timetable for his recovery from surgery was six to eight weeks. Bedard, though, managed […]Dave Crowley
- MLB droughts to watch for the 2024 season March 24, 2024Coming off a strong 101-win season, expectations are high for the Baltimore Orioles for the 2024 campaign. And if the Orioles did manage to come away with a World Series title this season it would end a 40-year drought for the franchise, as their last championship came way back in 1983. However, that’s not the […]Dave Crowley
- Tour of Ten: QBs in New Places Edition March 19, 2024The NFL’s offseason quarterback carousel was in full force over the past week, with the opening of free agency featuring the shuffling of multiple QBs amongst league rosters. Here’s a look at some of the quarterbacks that have landed in new places for the 2024 season in our latest Tour of Ten . . . […]Dave Crowley
- Butterbean: Punchline with a knockout fist March 18, 2024Growing up in the 1970s my Dad was a boxing fan. While I doubt many, if any, of the fights were live broadcasts, I remember seeing them on television. Over time I developed a fondness for the sport myself, despite lacking real knowledge of the contenders or the different boxing organizations. In the 1990s, preliminary […]Peter Smith