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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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Brian Gaylord Article Archive

Jimmy The Greek: Outliving A Life

Ted Williams Hits For Cycle

All My Excess Lives In Texas

How To Read A Newspaper Sports Section

Sports Humanitarians: We Are Each Other’s Angels

Your Cheatin' Start: Rosie Ruiz's Marathon Missteps

Wondering Where the (Detroit) Lions Are

Lane Kiffin Sings ‘I Shall Be Released’

'The Greatest Game Ever Played' an ESPN triumph

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

Life On Mars: The Sports Connection

Chicago Cubs Fans: Be Careful What You Wish for

Football Is The New Baseball

Open Mic: No Pain, No Sport

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

Open Mic: Gone in 91 seconds

Confessions of a Wayward Writer

Improbable Georgia will Pose Issues for Xavier

MLB Prison Break: Starring Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds

The Man in the Arena vs. sports criticism

Roger Clemens: Sports Hero Slip Slidin’ Away

Super Bowl XLII: The Non-Fan's Primer

NFL Pro Bowlers Would Rather Play Golf

NFL Playoffs: From the Bleacher Seats

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

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