DOG ASIDE: The closing of every the 13th Winter Olympics was a happy experience….which left a hole in the hearts of all of those who participated….and all of those who watched…..leaving memories that will last a lifetime…..as no HUMAN who watched the Lake Placid Winter Games will ever forget these highlights of the Games: The…
DOG ASIDE: The Men’s decathlon competition at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada, was held at the Olympic Stadium on 29–30 July. The decathlon consists of ten track and field events, with a points system that awards higher scores for better results in each of the ten components. The athletes all compete in one…
DOG ASIDE: The 1961 New York Yankees season was the 59th season for the team in New York….and its 61st season overall. The team finished with a record of 109–53….which were eight games ahead of the Detroit Tigers….as they won their 26th American League pennant. New York was managed by Ralph Houk….while the Yankees…
DOG ASIDE:’ Walter Jerry Payton (July 25, 1953 – November 1, 1999) was an American football running back who played for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL) for thirteen seasons….only missing one game in all of the thirteen seasons. Walter Payton was known around the NFL as “Sweetness”….as he is remembered as one of…
DOG ASIDE: Horse racing is beautiful to watch…..cuz these gorgeous creatures called horses were built to run….having long tall muscular legs and hips….with powerful upper torsos….streamlined and aerodynamic….whose ears when laid back….allow them the ability to run….and that my friends…is beautiful to watch. There may not be a creature more romanticized than the horse…..and this…
DOG ASIDE: Mark Steven Fidrych (August 14, 1954 – April 13, 2009) who was nicknamed “The Bird”….was a Major League Baseball pitcher….who pitched his entire career for the Detroit Tigers (1976–1980). In 1976, Fidrych led the major leagues with a 2.34 ERA….won the AL Rookie of the Year award….and finished with a 19–9 record. Shortly after, injuries…
DOG ASIDE: There may not be another story of a heralded athlete that is more diverse and convoluted than the story of The Juice, O J Simpson. Orenthal James “O. J.” Simpson (born July 9, 1947)….nicknamed “the Juice”….is a retired American football player, broadcaster, actor, and convicted felon currently incarcerated at the Lovelock Correctional Center in…
DOG COMMENTARY: Animalympics is soooooooo gooooood and fun to watch……as not only is the story line great….cuz can you just imagine if the animals of the world were to compete in Olympic sports…..well, they do….in this awesome 5-part video set….as each segment provides a wonderful perspective of what types of animals would compete in which…
DOG PHILOSOPHY: The animation movie “Animal Olympics” is simply wonderful…..and if you even think you might be a Sportsphile….then I know you love the Olympics….a place where the whole world….big areas and small areas….come together…in a mindset of respectful competition between national teams….which brings fans of the most fanatical nature….under one roof in peaceful harmony…..a…