Tag Archives: Sport

And now, a Timeless Sports Moment

Posted on May 9, 2021 by Kelly Sedinger

 Before the Long Dark Time of Boring Russian Men began in 1992 in Albertville, lasting for eighteen years, there was Brian Boitano in Calgary. Why this, today? Why, indeed….

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Super Bowl trivia questions!

Posted on February 6, 2021 by Kelly Sedinger

 It’s THAT weekend, again! If you need some Super Bowl trivia questions for your socially-distanced Super Bowl Party On Zoom, here you go! These are recycled from last year, with revisions to two questions based on the results of last … Continue reading →

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From the Books: THE BOYS OF SUMMER, by Roger Kahn

Posted on January 26, 2021 by Kelly Sedinger

  My years with the Dodgers were 1952 and 1953, two seasons in which they lost the World Series to the Yankees. You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat. Losing … Continue reading →

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Super Bowl Trivia Questions!!!

Posted on January 31, 2020 by Kelly Sedinger

So the Big Game is coming up, and you’ll probably want some trivia questions for your Big Game party! In that spirit, here are some for your freebie use. I have not grouped these in any way, nor am I … Continue reading →

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Football fandom is weird.

Posted on September 23, 2016 by Kelly Sedinger

Here’s some math. An NFL game takes roughly three hours to play. So if you watch every single play of each of your team’s sixteen regular-season NFL games, at season’s end you will have watched 48 hours of football. That’s … Continue reading →

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Mr. Bolt finds your efforts amusing

Posted on August 15, 2016 by Kelly Sedinger

Great sports photography is always a joy. Take, for example, this wonderful shot of Usain Bolt, enjoying himself while his competitors…don’t. Man, all that photo needs is a twinkle in his 1000-watt smile. A couple other nifty photos from the … Continue reading →

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Pre

Posted on March 28, 2016 by Kelly Sedinger

I’m not a huge fan of Buffalo News sports reporter Bucky Gleason, but he writes a nice article today about Steve Prefontaine, the great track runner who died in a car crash 41 years ago. I’m not entirely sure of … Continue reading →

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A Farewell to Football

Posted on March 21, 2016 by Kelly Sedinger

It’s been fun, football, but I can’t do it anymore. I’ve been sensing this moment coming, with every single death of a former player. My enthusiasm started to wane with the suicide of Junior Seau…or maybe it was Mike Webster’s … Continue reading →

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You’re not fooling anybody, Canada!

Posted on February 17, 2016 by Kelly Sedinger

I’ve long suspected curling of not being a real thing, and now Cal goes and confirms it, with this bit of “commentary” on Facebook (in response to this photo of what we’re told is the outcome of a curling match, … Continue reading →

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“I know who I am, and I know what I want.”

Posted on July 26, 2015 by Kelly Sedinger

In 2009, the Buffalo Bills were in need of pass rush on their defensive line, and they had the ninth overall pick in that year’s draft, which pretty much gave them the pick of the litter in terms of defensive … Continue reading →

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