College Football 2024 Preview
Wasn’t it just a couple weeks ago that Michigan won the National Championship, as Jim Harbaugh slithered off to San Diego?
Time flies, and here we are again. The start of the 2024 season is a mere four days away. Florida State got kicked in the groin by…
This, That and the Next Thing by Ernie Saxton - August 17, 2024
In what is considered a stunning move, NASCAR has revoked Austin Dillon's automatic berth into the 16-driver NASCAR Cup Series playoff field for his moves on the final lap Sunday at Richmond Raceway.
Dillon won the race following a last-lap…
Golden
Okay, so I know what I wrote in my Final Thought a week ago.
I still stand by those words. I liked the Olympics far better when it was pure(or as close as we get) amateurism. No NBA players. No NHL players. No PGA or LPGA players. Just amateurs.
That…
This, That and the Next Thing by Ernie Saxton - August 10, 2024
Commissioner Rob Manfred announced Friday morning that MLB will play a regular-season game in 2025 at the historic Bristol Motor Speedway in northeastern Tennessee. The Braves will face the Reds on Saturday, Aug. 2, in the MLB Speedway Classic. Manfred…
Pirates prove a point
The Pittsburgh Pirates proved my point this past week.
I didn’t want them to do any such thing. I wish they wouldn’t have done that thing. As one of the exasperated, frustrated, irritated longstanding fans of the Pittsburgh baseball club, I desperately…
This, That and the Next Thing by Ernie Saxton - August 3, 2024
With heavy downpours during the afternoon and more rain expected, promoters Jake and Jasmine Smulley were forced to cancel Friday’s night racing events.
The scheduled Dave Kamp Memorial races will now be held this upcoming Friday, August 9th. The 410-…
For a fanatic, sports never takes a vacation
For the fourteenth summer in a row, my son and I headed to the Jersey Shore for our vacation. We have a blast every year as we spend a couple days at Ocean City, then the rest of the week in Wildwood with a day trip to Cape May mixed in.
Cape May…
This, That and the Next Thing by Ernie Saxton - July 27, 2024
After two overtimes and a restart that proved equal parts pivotal and controversial, Kyle Larson took the checkered flag to win the 30th anniversary edition of the Brickyard 400 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, earning his fourth win of the 2024…
May I play through?
Golf is a wonderfully frustrating game that can have you pumping your fists one hole and throwing your club the next. To this day, Mark Twain said it best: “Golf is a good walk spoiled.” I don’t even do that right. I ride a cart these days when I play.…
