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DALLAS COWBOYS FANS LOSE WILD CARD WITH EXTRA HUSTLE

January 17, 2022 by

I’ve been a Dallas Cowboys fan since I first heard of the NFL. My Granddad in Dallas used to send University of Texas Football magazines as Christmas presents in the Sixties. He mixed in a few odd Cowboys programs to complete the gift. I saw the roster change from Eddie LeBaron to Don Meredith in […]

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SPORTS LITERACY FOR BOOMERS: KNOW WHEN ENOUGH IS ENOUGH

November 19, 2021 by

Sports literacy runs through all sports, not just your favorite team, or my favorite team, though that would make things so much easier. It’s more than the Yankees, the Cowboys, or the Celtics; more than the Mariners, Seahawks, and your Portland Trail Blazers. On Friday nights it’s more than the high school football playoffs, more […]

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NAMING RIGHTS FOR A BLOG THE SAME AS NFL AND NBA VENUES?

October 20, 2021 by

Naming Rights in the NFL and NBA are multimillion dollar propositions. Hundreds of millions of dollars extend it over a time frame of decades. Sounds like Big Business? It is. From auto makers like Mercedes Benz to banks to insurance groups and telecoms, stadiums and areas collect big money so their names show up on […]

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SUPER BABY WINS THE SUPER BOWL IN A ROMP

February 8, 2021 by

Super Baby came to the Super Bowl party ready to play. Her team? Since the Dallas Cowboys weren’t playing, I’m not sure. If things work out down the line, she’ll be a Cowboy fan. Or, like the house I grew up in, she’ll like any team playing against the team her dad, a Cowboy’s fan, […]

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WINNING MINDSET STARTS EARLY FOR WINNERS

November 27, 2020 by

A winning mindset starts before anything else. Get it locked in as soon as possible. I heard a variation on sports talk radio where a host and guest talked about professional athletes on losing teams. Big time pros never consider themselves losers; they’re good players on bad teams that don’t win. In other words, it’s […]

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CRUCIAL CATCH vs SHUT UP AND PLAY

October 5, 2020 by

I like people who make the crucial catch, who root and cheer for others to make their crucial catch. I’m a sports fan. That’s what sports fans do. What else do sports fans do? They see shadows of sports everywhere; they hear echoes of sports talk radio before starting the car. Most of all, sports […]

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CANCER TALK: ANOTHER VOICE IN WINNING THE HEALTH GAME

August 23, 2020 by

Cancer talk changes depending on who does the talking. Between one sort of cancer and the next, between terminal and curable, the talk changes. When it comes from a public figure, it can get loud, or disappear. Coach Ron Rivera of the NFL team in Washington D.C. adds his voice to the cancer talk.

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JUSTIN HERBERT HOPE: WILL THE NFL TRASH ANOTHER OREGON QB

April 18, 2020 by

Justin Herbert image via KCBY, Coos Bay, Oregon Oregon quarterback Justin Herbert joins a long green line of Duck signal callers headed to the NFL. How long a line? Who is in that line? Please proceed.

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WORLD LEADER: A SHORT HISTORY OF SUCCESS

April 13, 2020 by

Who is the top world leader in history? It doesn’t take a history degree from a drive-by college like Portland State to make the call, but it doesn’t hurt. Deciding who is the world leader favorite takes a long view of the past. Try not to throw a name on the wall and see if […]

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PREEMPTIVE CONVERSATION: SORRY, I WASN’T LISTENING

February 22, 2020 by

When is the best time for a Preemptive Conversation? Married men have different answers than singles, from both sides of the fence: Her side, and yer side.

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