If you follow golf, the name Stewart Cink rings a bell. If you don’t, I think you’ll be interested in his story, which is the subject of a recent episode of the “Stockton!” podcast. Stewart Cink, who celebrated his 44th birthday...
Read moreYou want to see a war of attrition in sports, how about the NBA playoffs? Now into its penultimate round, there are some intriguing factors with the not-so-unusual matchups that will lead to the NBA Finals. Historically, the NBA post season...
Read moreWe are in the midst of playoff time — both in the NBA and the NHL. While my background has been steeped in NBA history, having called nine NBA finals during that magical decade of Celtics-Lakers dominance, this is about hockey. A quick look...
Read moreThe funeral service for Dan Rooney was held last week in Pittsburgh after his passing at the age of 84. He was more than one of the 32 owners of NFL teams. He had a major influence on every one of the principal issues the league faced in...
Read moreAs it is well-chronicled, Tony Romo has retired from the Dallas Cowboys. Were you surprised? I was. I thought he’d either be traded to a team he wanted to play for or become a free agent so he could do the same. It was over for him in Big D...
Read moreWhy do we watch sports? The 2017 Masters is why. We never can predict when those magical moments will occur. Actually, we’ve seen quite a few lately. Generally the moments we think will be special fall short. That’s why when they do happen it is...
Read moreStunned, shocked, disbelieving, and amazed are only a few of my reactions following two events this past weekend, both involving women’s sports. This is about a women’s NCAA basketball semi-final game Friday and an LPGA tournament that ended...
Read moreThis week’s episode of the “Stockton!” podcast is my conversation with my colleague at Fox, Joe Buck. Joe is the lead play-by-play broadcaster at Fox Sports handling the top NFL game each week, including most of the playoffs and the Super Bowl...
Read moreThe NCAA tournament moves into the regional phase this week, so a look back and a look ahead is in order. Shocking upsets where a low seed, like a #14, #13, #12, or a 15th seeded entry knocking off a #2 didn’t happen. There were a couple of 11th...
Read moreHard to believe, but there was a time in my 60 years following the NCAA Men’s National Basketball Championship when you could pretty much pencil in the tournament winner with relative ease year after year after year. You just knew UCLA would take...
Read moreTimes change. With the advent of immediacy, instant comment, reaction and action, all of us notice how our lives have quickened to the extent where patience is less of a trait than it used to be. It’s the sign of the times. Social...
Read moreEven before I got to know John Lynch, I liked him. Who wouldn’t? John, in the midst of a radical career shift within the football world from player to broadcaster to executive, is the subject of this week’s episode on my new podcast...
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