Category: Note to Self

Brian Murphy Someone in the Pentagon owes a thank you note to Ted Thompson and the Green Bay Packers. While the biggest story of the weekend revolved around the Wisconsin-based soap opera As the Favre Turns, the U.S. Army was quietly trying to sweep a public relations mess …

Brian Murphy Lately, I’ve been hearing grumblings from a lot of restless sports fans because they feel there’s nothing worth tuning in for during these dog days of summer. Football training camps are still a month away, most NBA and NHL teams have no money or no interest …

Brian Murphy Okay folks, consider this your warning. We’re in the slow part of the sports calendar, and yet, every time I turn on the television or jump online, I see something that pisses me off. Because I’m contractually obligated to write a sports column every other week, …

Brian Murphy It’s a good time to be a part of the National Basketball Association. With your two most storied teams, the Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics, meeting in the finals you can just see the dollar bills flashing in commissioner David Stern’s eyes. Who cares …

Brian Murphy Slowly but surely, people are coming back to the National Hockey League. The ratings might not be Super Bowl caliber, but all indications are that the league, led by young guns like Alex Ovechkin and Evgeni Malkin, and featuring a Stanley Cup match-up of two storied …