With Halloween upon us, I'll bet you're busy thinking about what kind of costume to wear. Well, I've done a little bit of homework as to what some of our favorite (and not-so favorite) figures in the world of sports are dressing up as...
Maybe you'll find some inspiration....
With Halloween upon us, I'll bet you're busy thinking about what kind of costume to wear. Well, I've done a little bit of homework as to what some of our favorite (and not-so favorite) figures in the world of sports are dressing up as...
Maybe you'll find some inspiration....
October
October
University of North Carolina: You win the latest "my owner is an idiot award." This is the first time the award hasn't been won by some lonely old woman who puts her cats in Arbor Day sweaters. Good job...
October
The Checkdown's resident rambler, Clayton Lovett, answers questions from a few pups who conjured queries worthy of a response....
October
The New England Patriots aren't exactly known for doing things "by the book" (or even by the "letter of the law," while I'm spouting cliches).
So it shouldn't come as a surprise that, in an age where professional and collegiate sports teams are banning Twitter and developing strict social media policies, Belichick's Bunch is embracing the latest tech trend.....
September
Allow me to generalize; Usually, sports movies fall into one of three categories: The inspirational, campy and horribly-predictable flicks; the "real life," gritty portrayals; or the over-the-top spoof or slapstick-comedy-type fare.
But 'Big Fan,' the directorial debut from Robert Siegel (who penned 2008's The Wrestler), doesn't quite fit into any sport movie stereotype....
September
For no apparent reason, here's six guys that peeve me.... and will peeve you, too, this football season...
September
BOOM! It hit so fast that there nearly wasn't enough time to transfer thoughts from Blackberry to laptop...
Without further adieu, the day-late but never dollar-short, first edition of Monday Mourning, The Checkdown's football week in review: The Sean Merriman Domestic Dispute Edition....
September
I fancy myself an avid fan of the Chicago Cubs baseball team. As a child watching them on WGN, I grew to recognize the voices of Steve Stone and Thom Brennaman as well as that of my own mother's. If it were possible, I would have Harry Caray officiate my wedding.
That being the case my initial surprise a couple weeks back, while milling around Denver's Blake Street en route to watch "my Cubbies" take on the hometown Colorado Rockies, was of the pleasant variety....
August
October