NTSF 121: The Life of a Blessed Sports Fan…

I’ve been thinking the past few days about just how blessed I am as a sports fan. Perhaps it is just the glow after finishing the first draft of my first book, achieving the New Year’s resolution I set on the first of January 2010 of having this thing completed and ready to edit by the 31st of January 2011, that has me all aglow. If — nay, when – everything goes right, one way or another, the book is going to be in print before the... Read More

A Showdown Seventy Years in the Making

Only once before in the 90-year rivalry between the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers have the two teams squared off for a spot in the NFL title game. That was seventy years ago, when Green Bay and Chicago finished the 1941 regular season with identical 10-1 records. They also split the season series, each winning on their rival’s turf and conceding defeat at home. When all was said and done, it all came down to one game, a week after the... Read More