by gordie | Oct 23, 2025 | College Football
Freelance sportswriting being what it is in the 21st Century, I have worked for over 30 outlets since my last full-time gig in 2008 – and hope to add to that total before they pry my laptop from my cold, dead fingers. One of those outlets was ESPN.com, or at least a...
by gordie | Oct 9, 2025 | College Football
It’s homecoming this weekend at Penn State. Time to remember the good times. Time to look back. Yeah, not so much. The alums figure to be in a foul mood, given the football team’s struggles. And not even the scheduling of perennial Big Ten doormat Northwestern will...
by gordie | Aug 29, 2025 | NFL
When you fly into Green Bay, Wisconsin, you descend from 35,000 feet and land in 1967. Such is the aura of Packers history that you half-expect to be leveled by the block of Jerry Kramer or Fuzzy Thurston as you exit the jetway. The team plays in Lambeau Field, on...
by gordie | Aug 23, 2025 | Journalism, NBA
John Wall just retired, and Lee Corso is about to do so. My question: Were they good? They were significant – Corso, the college football analyst, more so than Wall, the NBA point guard. They were entertaining, I guess. But were they good? I admit to watching ESPN’s...
by gordie | Aug 3, 2025 | MLB
Having watched on TV as new Phillies closer Jhoan Duran made his electric entrance Friday night, I think that just once, I’d like to have my own walk-up music. Just once I’d like to stroll into whatever they’re calling the Sixers’ arena these days and as I head toward...
