Tag: sports

Unfortunately for Ned Bitters, he can't even sit back and watch America's pastime without seeing things he believes to be overrated. With the World Series and the NFL regular season grabbing America's attention this month, Bitters shares a few things about the two sports he finds overrated.

Lance Armstrong's very public fall from grace can teach us all something about hero worship, sports and life in general. Probably. At least, it seems like there should be a lesson there, right? Joel Murphy looks at the whole Lance Armstrong debacle and looks for the lesson in …

Ned Bitters Nothing makes me happier than having something to be pissed off at. I think that’s why I continue to enjoy sports so much. Now, I can’t complain too much, as being a Pittsburgh fan of a certain advanced age has allowed me to experience an unfair …

Ned Bitters This week’s inductee into the “Overrated Hall of Fame” is … athletes coming out of retirement. “Say it ain’t so, Lance.” But alas, it looks like it is so, and once again sports fans are faced with the prospect of seeing one of the all-time greats …

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 …