Visit my RantSports Author Page where my digital sports' opinions can be seen.
Visit my Examiner Contributor Page where my growing portfolio of sports' features are easily accessible.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Headline Topics:
Some intriguing playoff games in the NFL this weekend, no matter which team you root for (or have bet on through office and/or fantasy pools).
The long-awaited end of the NHL lockout happened this weekend as well. Time to get back to business on the ice.
(Due to the strong response yesterday's post received, I decided to re-post the information below in its entirety.)
Penn State/NCAA Sanctions and politics
This really isn't political statement. Really, it's not. As such, no politicians' names will be used in this piece.
I believe that people from various political persuasions were involved in the cover-up of Jerry Sandusky's actions. (You will note - as in many of my past pieces on this topic - that Sandusky's name has been used. That's because he was the main problem.)
As a PSU alumni I thought that sanctions would be imposed by the NCAA and was not surprised (or angered) when they were. I fully support them.
While Sandusky was, is and will be the person who was solely responsible for the actions that he took, the manner in which many higher-ups (not just one well-known one) handled that matter had to be addressed and it was.
The idea of now suing the NCAA, even if there is sound legal footing to do so, just feels wrong. You know someone doesn't have to do something just because they can.
In the case of Penn State, everyone wants to "move on". A new regime and atmosphere (among the generally populace) exists in Happy Valley.
I believe that everyone involved will survive the next four years of sanctions and come out the other side better for it. If money is lost through football, so be it. (Bill O'Brien is the right leader to take the program through this period in time.)
Don't exhume the unseemly past purely to make, or win, some legal points.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Thank you for visiting my blog. If there is any way that I can help you, feel free to connect with me and let me know:
Add me on Facebook and follow me on Twitter @SeanyOB
--->>>I'm especially thankful to every social media friend who have helped me to become one of Yahoo' top 100 writers (in total hits) among it's approximately 600,000 contributors.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A strong thank you to everyone who has been downloading my eBook:
Quick Reads and Other Stuff on Amazon.com
These stories were specifically written for people who like to read, but don't have much time to do actually do so. Humor, horror, mystery, adventure, travel, sports and a few selected stories are all wrapped inside this mini-tome.
Some readers like to write reviews of the book on the Amazon site as well. All comments are welcomed. Well, the good ones are, lol, but you know what I mean.
Millions of hits have been recorded for my Sports, Interview and News articles since 2/1/11. I'm grateful for all of them. Every click has helped my freelance position to be a better one.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Here's a link to my Examiner
Thank you for reading any of my Yahoo interview features that might interest you:
Visit my Yahoo Contributor Page where my entire portfolio over over 1,400 sports, news, interview articles and other special features can all be seen.
--->>>I'm especially thankful to every social media friend who have helped me to become one of Yahoo' top 100 writers (in total hits) among it's approximately 600,000 contributors.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A strong thank you to everyone who has been downloading my eBook:
Quick Reads and Other Stuff on Amazon.com
These stories were specifically written for people who like to read, but don't have much time to do actually do so. Humor, horror, mystery, adventure, travel, sports and a few selected stories are all wrapped inside this mini-tome.
Some readers like to write reviews of the book on the Amazon site as well. All comments are welcomed. Well, the good ones are, lol, but you know what I mean.
Millions of hits have been recorded for my Sports, Interview and News articles since 2/1/11. I'm grateful for all of them. Every click has helped my freelance position to be a better one.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Here's a link to my Examiner
Thank you for reading any of my Yahoo interview features that might interest you:
The Always Fashionable Biana DeMarco
Classic Headline Topic: MMA Phenomena
I encourage fans of any sport to attend one of these events when you can. The excitement of the crowd and the efforts of the fighters will likely win you over to this superb athletic adventure.
Here is my most recent feature article about a live XFE Cage Wars event that I attended.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
This article consistently ranks among the most popular of the 1,400+ features that I've been fortunate to have published since February, 2011...
Classic headline: Those great hockey cards
Nothing topped the meaning that these hockey cards still hold. Here is the special feature that still ranks among the most-read articles that I've written since 2011:
Topps Hockey Card Mystery is Revealed.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Classic Headline: Three Flyers' Legends
Classic headline: Those great hockey cards
Nothing topped the meaning that these hockey cards still hold. Here is the special feature that still ranks among the most-read articles that I've written since 2011:
Topps Hockey Card Mystery is Revealed.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Classic Headline: Three Flyers' Legends
Each of these Flyers' legends (Brian Propp, Dave Poulin and Tim Kerr) deserved their own feature article:
Here is a link to the story about Propp:
Here is a link to the story about Propp:
The link to Poulin's piece:
Philadelphia Flyers' Captain Dave Poulin Earned Permanent Respect
Last, but not least, here's Kerr's link:
Philadelphia Flyers' Tim Kerr Was a True Power Forward
Classic Headline Topic: Bernie Parent interview
Based upon strong response, I'm re-posting the links to my series about interviewing Bernie Parent.
Here is a link to Part 1 in my series about that interview:
Philadelphia Flyers' Bernie Parent: Meeting a Legend
Here is a link to Part 2 in my series about that interview:
Philadelphia Flyers' Bernie Parent: Pregame Preparations
Here is a link to Part 3 in my series about that interview:
Philadelphia Flyers' Bernie Parent: Postgame Reflections
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Baseball cards
Bygone days spent with elementary school days and family members opening packs of Topps cardboard gold never truly fade away.
Here is my special feature that highlights many of our childhood memories:
When Baseball Cards were King.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
When Baseball Cards were King.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
