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Is Petyon Manning the best Papa John’s spokesperson/ quarterback of all time?
Everyone knows Peyton Manning from his brilliant acting in Papa John’s pizza commercials, but what you may not know is that he’s also a pretty good quarterback.Yes, believe it or not, Manning has...
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Maybe NCAA athletes should get paid, but Jameis Winston should stop being...
I was fully prepared to put something together on my buddy Phill’s top 10 favorite sports-related Halloween costumes for this week’s column. Then I heard Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston’s name...
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Tripple Overtime: Playoffs!? Playoffs!? Actually, yeah — let’s talk about...
It’s that time of year again. And, no, I’m not talking about the time of year when the leaves start changing colors and the days start getting shorter. I’m talking about the time of year when sports...
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Tripple Overtime: Is Percy Harvin a height supremacist?
There’s been a lot of speculation this week as to why the Seattle Seahawks decided to trade wide receiver Percy Harvin to the New York Jets — much of it being based off of rumors, hunches and whatever...
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Tripple Overtime: To RGIII or not to RGIII, that is the question
Washington Redskins Head Coach Jay Gruden had a decision to make going into last Sunday’s matchup against the Minnesota Vikings. Start the quarterback with the hot hand? Or the one with the $21 million...
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Tripple Overtime: I’m pretty ‘hype’ about this Bali trip
So I’m leaving. On a jet plane. Don’t know when I’ll be back again.Actually, I know exactly when I’ll be back. On Thursday, Dec. 11, at 3:34 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (give or take a minute or two,...
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Tripple Overtime: Ten things I learned about Bali
Well, 62 hours of traveling, one broken board (thanks a lot, American Airlines), one gnarly scar from hitting the reef on my second day, and about 100 Bintangs later I’m right back in good old Sussex...
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Tripple Overtime: Oh, really, Obama?
I don’t usually bring up politics. Partly because this is a sports column, but mostly because I twice failed “Introduction to American Politics and Government” during my one-year stint at community...
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Tripple Overtime: Tribe pride on display with new Indian River student section
Seattle has the 12th Man. Cleveland has the Dawg Pound. South Africa has those weird vuvuzela horns they used during the World Cup. And now, Indian River High School has their own official student...
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Tripple Overtime: New Year’s resolutions fit for ESPN’s Top 10
Every year I make the same New Year’s resolutions. This year, I’m going to volunteer more. This year, I’m going to eat healthier. This year, I’m going to write more interesting columns and not turn...
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Tripple Overtime: Ducks, Bucks end BCS quackery with ‘January Madness’
Clearly the NCAA hasn’t seen any of the Terminator movies because for more than 15 years they let a computer system run the show with what they liked to call “The BCS” playoff system. And much like the...
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Tripple Overtime: Who’s ready for the ‘Pro Bore’ this weekend?
Before you say anything about how “Pro Bore” when referring to the Pro Bowl isn’t my best work when it comes to wordplay — cut me some slack, I just got over the flu.I spent most of last week trying to...
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Tripple Overtime: Lady Indians finally get a lax program? It’s about time!
One of my first summer jobs ever was selling hotdogs on the beach in Fenwick. It was great. I got to take skim breaks, eat free hotdogs, and even call out when the waves were good, because the owners...
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Tripple Overtime: What the woo woo, Larry?
I have never quite fully understood the true meaning of Indian River basketball super-fan and unofficial ambassador of the student section Queen Bratton’s “What the woo woo?” chant until last Friday...
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Tripple Overtime: I bet Pete Carroll wishes he was Adam Sandler right about now
Last week was a rough one for a few Coastal Pointees.Our technical director, Shaun Lambert, (an Alaskan native and the biggest Seattle Seahawks fan I know), spent most of the week cursing Seahawks’...
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Tripple Overtime: Liar, liar, sleeves on fire
America is used to being lied to by Bills.Bill Clinton did not have sexual relations with that woman. Bill Nye the self-proclaimed “science guy” doesn’t even have a master’s degree. And I think I heard...
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Tripple Overtime: Only Phill can save us from a ‘The Grey’ type scenario this...
If you’re like me, you know who Phill is and you’ve seen the movie “The Grey” featuring the incomparable Liam Neeson.But just in case you have no idea what I’m talking about, I’ll explain. Phill is one...
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Tripple Overtime: Coyotes, werewolfs and… Wolverines?
I had a heck of a week.Not only did my pal Phill (the coyote hunter) not find the humor in last week’s “Tripple Overtime,” where I compared his new hobby to a “The Grey”/Liam Neeson-type scenario; not...
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Tripple Overtime: Wintertime rewind:Top winter sports moments
I was an hour late for work last week, which can only mean one thing (aside from the fact that I forgot about daylight-saving time again): Spring sports are upon us.Unfortunately, Bill Murray couldn’t...
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I hope you’re ready for spring sports, ’cause they be sprangin’
You know how, every once in a while, a television show will just show clips from previous episodes because the writers are too lazy to come up with a new one? You gotta just hate that. Where’s the...
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