Luke Kohler
Delaware Senate Approves Sports Betting
In “it’s about damn time” news, Delaware became the fourth state to approve sports betting, when the state senate voted 17-2 to legalize wagering on sporting events.
Sports betting in Delaware is expected to bring in nearly $50 million for the state, money the governor says is crucial in today’s times. Delaware is the only [...]
Roy Jones-Anderson Silva Still Not On, Even in UFC
We already know that Roy Jones and Anderson Silva are not going to meet up in a boxing ring anytime soon. But how about the Octagon?
UFC chief Dana White nixed a potential boxing match between the superstar MMA-er and the past-his-prime boxer, refusing to allow Silva to risk himself in a boxing ring while [...]
Just Manny Being Barry
Just when you thought that baseball was on the downside of the Steroid Era, and that the scandals were thinning out, another bombshell hits the sport. Manny Ramirez has tested positive for a banned substance and has been suspended 50 games for violating Major League Baseball’s testing program.
According to sources, Ramirez tested positive for [...]
Floyd Mayweather Jr. is Officially Back
After months of speculation that this day was coming, it is officially here. Floyd Mayweather Jr., the former pound-for-pound king of boxing, is returning from his 11 month retirement and his 17 month hiatus from the ring as he will face lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez on July 18.
Upon his return to the ring [...]
Andre Smith Tricks Bengals, Gets Drafted Sixth
Remember Andre Smith? The guy who went AWOL at the combine. The same guy that completely bombed his pro day. Yeah, he’s the one that got suspended from Alabama’s BCS game. That’s the one.
Well after several months of speculation that Smith had screwed his stock up so much that he went [...]
Why Must a “Closer” Stay in the Game?
Why is it that once a “closer” wins the job for a big league baseball team, that he just won’t come out of the game, no matter how much he sucks at that job?
Exhibit A: Matt Lindstrom, Florida Marlins.
After being extremely decent at best in his first two years in the show, Lindstrom won [...]
High Schooler Throws Fourth Straight No-Hitter
Patrick Schuster of Mitchell High fame in Florida is having a pretty good month of baseball. Schuster just tossed his fourth straight no-hitter, tying the Florida state record and striking out 17 in the process. The 17 gets even more impressive when you remember that high school only plays seven innings.
Schuster has whiffed [...]
Yankee Stadium’s Big Home Run Problem
What do you do if you spend $1.5 billion for your new baseball stadium, and after just three games you realize that you built it wrong?
This is the problem that could be facing the New York Yankees, as their “replica” of the old Yankee Stadium is playing nothing like it. Through three games, it [...]
Silva, Liddell and the UFC 97 Nightmare
So what will it take to derail the high speed train that is the UFC? How about a night when your biggest star gets knocked out once again and put into forced retirement, chased by the pound-for-pound king of the sport getting booed for 25 minutes of boredom?
Chuck Liddell was knocked out — again [...]
Five Years Later: Remembering Pat Tillman
There are two days in my life in which I will never forget waking up to a phone ringing off the hook. The first was September 11, 2001, as being on the West Coast, I found out what was going on by phone before I turned on my television that morning. The second was April 23, 2004, when the news of Pat Tillman’s death got to me.
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