Lately, I’ve figured out I’m a “big idea” kind of guy. I mean, when I come up with something that might seem kind of pushy but that I really like, someone is always saying, “What’s the big idea?” They also have this really weird stare, like they couldn’t believe that I ...
Boy, this whole mess with college football really has me bummed. Not so much for what is actually happening, but in trying to think of what the best way out of this predicament is. Specifically, this is all going on because of another instance of the American court system meddling with ...
Every year when I write this Armchair Quarterback column leading into the Super Bowl, I focus on the prop — short for “proposition” — bets that are out there. They’re sometimes common, sometimes quite unusual circumstances that don’t directly affect the outcome of the ...
As a neutral observer to this topic as a fan of the Detroit Lions, I wanted to go back to something I touched on just about two months ago in this column — NFL teams with itchy trigger fingers when it comes to firing head coaches. Actually, it’s become an epidemic all over team sports, ...
By STEVE BROWNLEE Journal Sports Editor Well, it’s been a wild ride this week for a whole bunch of teams NOT in the NFL playoffs. There have been, as of Thursday afternoon, nine vacancies in head coaching positions, including the ones that happened during the regular season and the New ...
By STEVE BROWNLEE Journal Sports Editor I have to admit I’m a bit bummed as the NFL playoffs are ready to begin. How can that be, you ask? This is the most wonderful time of the year, as they usually say around Christmas, with all the one-and-done contests going on with only the ...
