Tag Archives: football

Joe Was Good People

September 17, 2012 – 11:28 am

Penn State played Navy this weekend and after the game the teams sang each other’s fight songs. Nittany Lion supporters were touched by this display of sportsmanship, but once more criticized the NCAA ban based on the Freeh report accusing the university and its football program of enabling a child molestor for decades. Alumni are […]

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The Word Is Choke

June 24, 2012 – 10:41 pm

I’m a Red Sox fan. Back in the 20th Century we lost in the 7th Game of the World Series to The Cardinals in 1949, the Cardinals again in 1967, the Reds in 1975 and the Mets in 1986. The Yankees denied us glory on numerous occasions, although none worse than Bucky Dent’s homer off […]

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My Team Sucks

January 10, 2010 – 5:23 pm

I never played organized football. My backyard was the playing field for my most important games. Rules were optional. There was no padding. Conditions were cold New Englandesque. My cousin Russell came closest to being a star. As a freshman he ran back a punt for a touchdown against my Alma mater Boston College. After […]

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