Was it the corporate rock band Styx or the great philosopher Homer Simpson who famously declared, “The problem’s plain to see: Too much technology?” In either case, it’s truer now than it was then, and the trickle-down effect is killing the games that used to be our escape from everything else. No, seriously. If you […]
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Hot Corner: Patriots are fine, but Red Sox manager is not
There are rare times in the sports calendar when a friendly, neighborhood columnist might be hard-pressed to come up with a compelling topic. October is not one of those dry spells. Between the baseball playoffs, college and pro football, the meat of high school’s fall season and NBA and NHL’s too-early starts, the major issue […]
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The Hot Corner: One game doesn't make them Patsies
Sports used to be the island of paradise in the sea of absurdity. It was the place we could go to escape politics and hurricanes. It was devoid of extremism and overreaction. It was perfect. No longer, as evidenced by the predictable reaction to the New England Patriots’ public flogging on opening night of the […]
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#Oxford250: Forty-four reasons I miss being in Maine for this race
The South harbors everything I expected it would when I moved here 15 months ago. Winters are milder. There’s a joint that sells chicken and/or barbecue on every corner. People have accents much more delightful than my own. And most of the stuff people told me I’d miss, I don’t. Never really developed a crush […]
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The Hot Corner: Gesture wasn't a Beacon of true sportsmanship
Hollywood tearjerkers aren’t my entertainment preference. I’ll acquiesce to the goosebumps and partake of one, however, if it’s somehow tethered to reality and common sense. The same goes for athletic feelgood stories. Sports are enough of an escape from the real world that I don’t need them to be my mood enhancer. I am quick […]
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The Hot Corner: Federer is the greatest among greats
Unless it’s your first time wandering into this space, you probably know the guy smiling (smirking?) back at you despises all the “greatest of,” “better than” and “buy or sell” phony arguments that talk radio and talking head TV throw at us each day. That said, I can almost tolerate that noise if it pertains […]
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The Hot Corner: Another nail in boxing's coffin
Boxing can’t get out of its own way. If you’re a reader of a certain age – say, 5 to 25 – the sweet science has known a sour relationship with prosperity your entire life. And sadly, early Sunday in Maine/Kentucky time, with a stationary target lumbering in its line of fire, boxing swung and […]
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The Hot Corner: Another nail in boxing's coffin
Boxing can’t get out of its own way. If you’re a reader of a certain age — say, 5 to 25 — the sweet science has known a sour relationship with prosperity your entire life. And sadly, early Sunday in Maine/Kentucky time, with a stationary target lumbering in its line of fire, boxing swung and […]
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The Hot Corner: Takedown of Tiger too much
It’s hard to reconcile my existence as a journalism lifer with my overall mistrust of the industry. Hate the sin and love the sinner? Perhaps. My grievances are many, but I especially dislike our “kick ’em when they’re down” tendency. Don Henley made a fair point or two. There was little restraint in the media’s […]
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The Hot Corner: The Red Sox need to make a change at the top
John Farrell must go. No, that isn’t breaking any new ground in the world of New England hot takes. And too many people point out the problem these days without offering a solution. Guilty as charged and admittedly adding to the noise here. We’re closing in on Memorial Day, and as of Sunday morning the […]