The balance is better than it used to be. For me, knowing an athlete’s backstory can add to the stakes of a competition. Think of all the stories of athletes who came from horrible backgrounds - here and abroad - to make it to the NFL/NBA/MLB/whatever and go on to compete for championships. It adds to the drama! The…

I’ve got an easy and delicious simple marinara recipe that takes less than an hour. Slice 5 or 6 cloves of garlic and saute with some red pepper flakes. When the garlic is golden brown add a 28 oz. can of crushed tomatoes (the good stuff) and about 1/2 cup of water. Add a handful of chopped basil and salt and pepper…

I was hoping they’d give her the gold and silver.

I grew up in Binghamton and my dad had season tickets to the Dusters and Whalers. Lots of good memories seeing that sweater.

On my last business trip I was travelling in the shuttle with a guy who gate checked his bag on a direct flight from Phoenix to Austin, and his bag wound up in Cleveland. I don’t know how that happens.

If you’re military and out of uniform protocol dictates that you put your hand over your heart (you salute when in uniform). He’s the Commander in Chief (barf), so somebody obviously told him what to do. You’re also supposed to stand at attention and look at the flag, but he has the attention span and intelligence of…

I’ve long held that if an activity is based on subjective criteria it’s not a sport. I’m in no way detracting from a gymnast’s or a figure skater’s abilities, but what they do is not a sport.  

I had to glance at the clock/calendar on my screen to make sure. I’m old, the years are all running together.

Or in 2018!

This is his tiresome schtick. He’s the editor of a paper in some backwater shithole and his weekly columns in the Post are feeble explanations of how the fine rural folk in Ohio aren’t ignorant racists, they just like Trump because something something something American values.

I know it’s fun and all to shit on ESPN, but attendance is reported in just about any box score.

No shit! My dad worked part time for the city so I had a free membership at Ely Park. Golf all day, play baseball at night. Life was good and carefree in 1984 and ‘85.

I’m from Binghamton! Lots of good memories of the B.C. Open and playing En Joie for $10 a round as a kid. You have a good memory, if these stats are right he finished +3 in 1993.

The fact that you conflate consensual sex between (among, if that’s your thing) adults with porn says more about you than the site. And how is this “low-brow?” It’s actually useful advice about sex, which is something many of us enjoy without feeling guilty or dirty. Sex-positivity is a good thing!

Was Tim McCarver there to point out the obvious?

I was a jury foreman and the judge specifically told us NOT to consider sentencing.

No, it’s sarcoidosis.

Ask Brad Lidge if he remembers anything.

Hey, now. Shepherd’s Pie? I swear, if it had a better name it would be a mainstay of American restaurants. Meat, veggies and gravy topped with nicely browned and slightly cheesy mashed potatoes? Bury me in it.

I just click the headlines but I don’t read the stories. That way, their servers work harder and drive up their utility bills.