I dislike fantasy football. Not merely because I ended my seven-year retirement from it this NFL season and acquired Adrian Peterson, Keenan Allen and Corey Coleman in advance of their debilitating injuries. What I hate, more than the dumb-luck aspect that makes filling out a March Madness bracket look like skilled labor by comparison, is […]
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The Hot Corner: Never doubt the power of sports
As I write, roughly 1,100 miles from most of the people who shaped my existence, it is the morning of Sept. 11. I shall never overlook or underestimate the significance of that spot on the calendar until the day I cease to exist. Anyone within the sound of my voice who is a reasonable member […]
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The Hot Corner: An all-timer, a past-his-timer, the beginning of high school sports and more
We’re not many Sundays away from wall-to-wall football, glory be. In the meantime, let’s play a little Monday morning quarterback, survey the defense, and read and react to a handful of pressing subjects: • We are obsessed with labels such as “best ever” and “greatest of all-time” in this era of immediate gratification, but clearly […]