Brian Gaylord Article Archive

  1. Jimmy The Greek: Outliving A Life

    In January 1988, Jimmy “The Greek” Snyder crawled out on a proverbial limb and sawed it off, crashing his career in television to the ground, never to return. Snyder shared his opinions on the superiority of black athletes with a Washington, D...

    Brian Gaylord Written by Brian Gaylord about 25 days ago 107 reads 0 comments

  2. Ted Williams Hits For Cycle

    News item from NBCSports.com news services, Oct. 2, 2009: The New York Daily News is reporting that Red Sox Hall of Famer Ted Williams’ severed head was mistreated at an Arizona cryonics facility, according to details from a new book...

    Brian Gaylord Written by Brian Gaylord about 2 months ago 56 reads 9 comments

  3. All My Excess Lives In Texas

    When the world ends, Cowboys Stadium -- that monument to human excess -- will be ground zero. There were so many signs of the Apocalypse at the unveiling of Cowboys Stadium on Sunday night one fumbles with knowing where to begin...

    Brian Gaylord Written by Brian Gaylord about 2 months ago 24 reads 2 comments

  4. How To Read A Newspaper Sports Section

    When I want to read the sports section, I start by reading world news. If the world is about to blow up, then it’s of little consequence to me that Josh Beckett has allowed 97 runs over his last five outings...

    Brian Gaylord Written by Brian Gaylord about 3 months ago 24 reads 0 comments

  5. Sports Humanitarians: We Are Each Other’s Angels

    In memory of my father, James M. Gaylord (May 20, 1925-March 10, 2009), a decorated World War II foot soldier, a D-Day Plus 6 man who stormed the beaches of Normandy, a man who nearly froze his feet off at the Battle of the Bulge...

    Brian Gaylord Written by Brian Gaylord about 8 months ago 62 reads 1 comments

  6. Your Cheatin' Start: Rosie Ruiz's Marathon Missteps

    Much was made of China’s use of prepubescent girl gymnasts at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing. I say better that—and the chance for your country’s adulation—than some other form of forced labor, such as factory work...

    Brian Gaylord Written by Brian Gaylord about 10 months ago 123 reads 2 comments

  7. Wondering Where the (Detroit) Lions Are

    I take no pleasure in the Detroit Lions 0-16 season, no pleasure in their staking a claim to NFL infamousy. Didn’t want to see it happen, even...

    Brian Gaylord Written by Brian Gaylord about 11 months ago 205 reads 0 comments

  8. Lane Kiffin Sings ‘I Shall Be Released’

    This year saw Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis fire head coach Lane Kiffin four games into the season, Kiffin’s second with the organization...

    Brian Gaylord Written by Brian Gaylord about 11 months ago 238 reads 0 comments

  9. 'The Greatest Game Ever Played' an ESPN triumph

    Even the trombone player in the Baltimore Colts marching band wound up bloodied from what is referred to as the NFL's greatest game ever played, the 1958 championship game at Yankee Stadium won ...

    Brian Gaylord Written by Brian Gaylord about 11 months ago 385 reads 2 comments

  10. No Shock Value For Sean Avery, Other Shameless Self-Promoters

    You may leave here for four days in space,but when you return, it's the same old place. --from “Eve of Destruction," written by P.F...

    Brian Gaylord Written by Brian Gaylord about about 1 year ago 215 reads 0 comments

  11. Life On Mars: The Sports Connection

    Questions abound about exactly what has happened to Detective Sam Tyler on the new U.S. television series “Life On Mars,” an adaptation of the British series by the same name...

    Brian Gaylord Written by Brian Gaylord about about 1 year ago 383 reads 5 comments

  12. Chicago Cubs Fans: Be Careful What You Wish for

    He whispered, "Don't cry, we'll meet by and by near the Heavenly Hall of FameHe said I've got seasons tickets to watch the Angels now,So that's just what I'm going to doHe said well you the living, ...

    Brian Gaylord Written by Brian Gaylord about about 1 year ago 462 reads 2 comments

  13. Football Is The New Baseball

    There hasn't been this much taunting, flaunting and haunting since the 2007-2008 NFL season ended. And that’s just from the fans. Okay, see “Favre” for haunting...

    Brian Gaylord Written by Brian Gaylord about about 1 year ago 428 reads 17 comments

  14. Open Mic: No Pain, No Sport

    Death, dismemberment, real pain—this is the stuff of sports. Drill a chess piece off your opponent’s head and that might smart a little, but no real pain, so not a sport...

    Brian Gaylord Written by Brian Gaylord about about 1 year ago 399 reads 2 comments

  15. Open Mic: Soccer Is Subtlety and Nuance, and That’s Not American

    Unless skilled in playing soccer, the fastest sprinter in the world can't do what Freddy Adu can do on a soccer field...

    Brian Gaylord Written by Brian Gaylord about about 1 year ago 477 reads 5 comments

  16. Open Mic: Gone in 91 seconds

    “If you can make one heap of all your winnings And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss, And lose, and start again at your beginnings And never breathe a word about your loss...

    Brian Gaylord Written by Brian Gaylord about about 1 year ago 413 reads 2 comments

  17. Confessions of a Wayward Writer

    I know I should have confessed sooner but I'm here to confess that I've made mistakes in my life for which I'm sorry. I feel it's important to come clean on this issue...

    Brian Gaylord Written by Brian Gaylord about about 1 year ago 324 reads 4 comments

  18. Improbable Georgia will Pose Issues for Xavier

    The Xavier Musketeers are in trouble. Do you know how long it takes to load a musket, especially with Bulldogs bearing down on you? While Xavier foot soldier Stanley Burrell busies with a musket, Georgia’s Sundiata Gaines will go for his throat..

    Brian Gaylord Written by Brian Gaylord about about 1 year ago 1,095 reads 0 comments

  19. MLB Prison Break: Starring Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds

    “Perjury”: In this series' pilot episode, Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds share a prison cell. Clemens tries to convince Bonds that he can break them out of Fox River State Penitentiary...

    Brian Gaylord Written by Brian Gaylord about about 1 year ago 1,095 reads 4 comments

  20. The Man in the Arena vs. sports criticism

    Teddy Roosevelt gave a speech titled “The Man in the Arena” at the Sorbonne in Paris, France, on April 23, 1910...

    Brian Gaylord Written by Brian Gaylord about about 1 year ago 954 reads 0 comments

  21. Roger Clemens: Sports Hero Slip Slidin’ Away

    Roger Clemens has always been a public relations disaster waiting to happen. Butchering the English language—he “misremembers” words the way Andy Pettitte “misremembers” ...

    Brian Gaylord Written by Brian Gaylord about about 1 year ago 491 reads 0 comments

  22. Super Bowl XLII: The Non-Fan's Primer

    I love football and would look forward to the upcoming Super Bowl even if my New York Giants weren’t playing in it...

    Brian Gaylord Written by Brian Gaylord about about 1 year ago 963 reads 2 comments

  23. NFL Pro Bowlers Would Rather Play Golf

    Tony Romo apparently has no interest in laying low as evidenced by his petitioning to play in the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am on Feb. 4-10. Unlike at Texas Stadium, at Pebble he can take a mulligan...

    Brian Gaylord Written by Brian Gaylord about about 1 year ago 662 reads 0 comments

  24. NFL Playoffs: From the Bleacher Seats

    The Jacksonville Jaguars didn’t play to win against the Patriots—they played to not get embarrassed. They might want to play with the phrase “defensive adjustments” in the off-season...

    Brian Gaylord Written by Brian Gaylord about about 1 year ago 576 reads 2 comments

  25. Dr. Goodellove, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the NFL

    I can see how the New York Giants could squeak by Dallas by a point or three this weekend. I can also see Roger Goodell sitting in the press box with a high-powered rifle aimed at the referee, because he wants a Patriots-Cowboys Super Bowl...

    Brian Gaylord Written by Brian Gaylord about about 1 year ago 623 reads 3 comments

 


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