The Corey Story

The Pittsburgh Penguins currently have 67 points and are in 2nd place in the Eastern Conference. They have also played their last 9 games without reigning NHL MVP Sidney Crosby. Crosby, widely regarded as the best player in the NHL, has missed the past few weeks with a high ankle injury. The Penguins are a young team with loads of talent, but they sometimes seem to rely (more…)

The Super Bowl was a great game and was actually enjoyable, but one thing was lacking: quality ads. This year’s crop of commercials were some of the worst I have ever seen! If I were going to burn 2.7 million on a 30-second spot, I would make sure I got my money’s worth. The E*Trade Financial commercials with (more…)

As a resident in New Jersey, I am in the final torture stage of having a professional sports team in close vicinity compete for a championship. Over the past two weeks, I have seen so many Giants shirts, sweatshirts and jerseys that I could go without seeing the color blue for a year. What is interesting about this is the phenomenon known as the “fair weather fan”. I have lived in the same town (more…)

After two weeks of hype and 24/7 media attention, the big game is finally upon us. The big question has been if the Eli Manning led Giants have enough in them to take down the mighty undefeated Patriots. The answer, sadly, is no. Tom Brady is just too good in the postseason to be defeated by Peyton’s younger brother. Eli has not “won” a game for the Giants this postseason. They have won with solid defense and opportune plays at the right time. Eli has played well, but he has not been a threat yet. The issue here is that (more…)

Ladies and gentlemen, the Super Bowl has been decided. Your 2007-2008 champions - The New England Patriots. New York Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress has committed the fatal mistake when matching up against the Patriots: he gave them bulletin board material. The Patriots are a team that thrives on the spoken word against them. The culprit this time? Burress told a group of reporters that he believes the Giants wide receivers are better than the Patriots deep and varied group of wideouts. Umm, ok Plaxico. First of all, I remember (more…)