Posts Tagged ‘Super Bowl’

One nice thing about the internet is days like this when practically no one can see the print edition but can read my column online. I remember the old days thinking no one would see the paper.
Anyway, I run down lots of different Super Bowl matchups today in the Examiner, including a New Orleans museum [...]

Well, his jersey at least. The Redskins greatest player ever, Sammy Baugh’s jersey from a late 1940s game is on auction at HuntAuctions.com as part of a Super Bowl memorabilia sale.
There’s already a bid of $19,800 as officials expect it to go around $30,000.
My Washington Examiner column explains why the jersey is so rare and [...]

Dwight Freeney’s ankle was the busiest joint in town.
The Indianapolis Colts pass rusher may not play in Sunday’s Super Bowl. Or he might.  Or he might play a little. Or a lot. You get the idea. The NFL Network talked about it for two hours, everyone with a different opinion.
My Washington Examiner column says it’s [...]

Super Bowl week has become too big. It’s not two weeks.
My Washington Examiner column previews all the story lines and they often revolve around Peyton Manning.
Let the hype machine begin

An American Werewolf in London maybe, but our greatest event is not for sale.
My Washington Examiner column details why this notion may eventually happen, but why American fans should boycott the NFL if it exports our biggest championship.
The Super Bowl is not an export

While wandering the Las Vegas sports books recently, I grabbed all the futures sheets. I know you can see them on the internet now, but it’s not the same thing. Just grabbing the flyer to see the odds is a lot more interesting than a computer screen.
The Washington Nationals are 70-1 to win the World [...]

The Redskins just spent $100 million (or $48 million) to find out.
My Washington Examiner column today discusses why Albert Haynesworth gives the Redskins another chance at the title. But, don’t forget keeping DeAngelo Hall and regaining guard Derrick Dockery are also much-needed pieces. Owner Dan Snyder has spent more than $1 billion in payroll over [...]

I wrote three columns in 30 minutes last night. The first said the Steelers won convincingly. The second elevated Kurt Warner into a legend. The third said wow, the Steelers were amazing.
The third one made it into the Washington Examiner this morning. I’ve rewritten stories at the wire hundreds of times and that kind of [...]

Finally, the greatest American sporting event is tonight.
You can debate the best event each year. The NCAA basketball championship is super. The seventh game of a World Series, NBA or NHL championship is cool. The Kentucky Derby is a lot of fun. But, 800 million people watching worldwide pretty much ends the debate on which [...]

Kurt Warner goes for his second Super Bowl victory on Sunday. He has two league MVPs and another NFC Championship, too.
So is the Arizona quarterback worthy of the Hall of Fame? My Washington Examiner column today says yes, especially if he wins. Detractors say his 109 career games aren’t enough. I say winning is the [...]

Dear Mr. President,
One day in office and already you’ve stepped in it. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports today that you’re backing the Steelers in the Super Bowl because the Rooneys are big supporters of yours. (Gee, maybe I should read the Arizona paper and see if it says Obama is supporting the Cardinals. No, wait, they’re [...]

Like you haven’t seen those five minutes after Pittsburgh won. No matter, I have the only one you need to read right here.
I’m picking . . . well, hit the link to my Washington Examiner column to find out. The more clicks, the happier the bosses are. But, let’s just say I like Kurt [...]

Hard to believe one of the worst NFL franchises is now in the Super Bowl. Arizona makes it first trip to the championship, which my column in today’s Washington Examiner describes as one of life’s miracles.
Arizona finally finds the promised land

OK, Las Vegas oddsmaker are teasing you. Pittsburgh is an opening 6 1/2-point favorite over Arizona to win Super Bowl XLIII. My guess was Pittsburgh -7.
Bookmakers merely want wagering split so no matter who wins they just collect their 10 percent fee. Pittsburgh money will show late so expect the Steelers to probably go off [...]

So naturally Pittsburgh and Philadelphia will win today to advance to the Super Bowl.
OK, so I haven’t been Jimmy “The Greek” Snyder lately picking playoff games. (I actually met him covering the 1986 Kentucky Derby. He bet $100 on a 100-1 long shot the day before and told us all beforehand. I bet $2 to [...]

Keith is one of my Washington Examiner readers who loves to ask me who’s going to win this or that. He usually bunches them in groups of a dozen. I love his enthusiasm. Unfortunately, I’m not a real deep thinker about who’s going to win this or that because I’m usually wrong.
But what the [...]

The NFL is never short on good ideas, and the new plan to move the Pro Bowl to the Sunday before the Super Bowl in the same stadium is a whopper.
The downside — Super Bowl players can’t participate. It won’t even be their choice, which is a shame. But, teams typically arrive Monday so [...]