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Month: July 2018

Will Melo morph into a team player in Houston?

July 29, 2018 swampswami1

According to media reports, Carmelo Anthony will bring his talents to Humidity City soon to become a member of the…

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Posted in: basketball, NBA, sports, sports commentary Filed under: Carmelo Anthony, Chris Paul, Houston Rockets, James Harden, LeBron James, Mike D'Antoni, New York Knicks

MLB trade deadline – Buy, Buy, Buy or B-Bye!

July 28, 2018 swampswami1

And down the stretch they come!  It’s trade deadline time.  You know, that point in the major league baseball season…

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Posted in: baseball, sports, sports commentary Filed under: Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Houston Astros, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Tim Tebow

Tour de France – What the hay?

July 24, 2018 swampswami1

This year’s 2018 Tour de France event is getting downright dangerous. Buried inside of today’s sports headlines, the annual European…

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Posted in: cycling, sports, sports commentary Filed under: Lance Armstrong; Chris Froome, Tour de France

Mamma Mia! “Par-machino” Molinari grabs Italy’s first major!

July 22, 2018 swampswami1

Wow, what a weekend of golf!  The 2018 Open Championship (British Open) concluded on a windswept Sunday after two days…

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Posted in: golf, sports, sports commentary Filed under: Edoardo Molinari, Francesco Molinari, Jordan Spieth, Justin Rose, Kevin Kisner, Rory McIlroy, The Open Championship, Tiger Woods, Xander Schauffelle

And the Champion Golfer of the Year is…

July 20, 2018 swampswami1

If you’re a golf fan like me, this weekend’s final two rounds of The Open Championship (aka The British Open)…

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Posted in: golf, sports, sports commentary Filed under: British Open, Carnoustie Links, Jean Van DeVelde, Jordan Spieth, Matt Kuchar, Paul Lawrie, Rickie Fowler, Rory McIlroy, The Open Championship, Tommy Fleetwood, Zach Johnson

25 years later, Coach Jim Valvano would be quite proud

July 15, 2018 swampswami1

In 1993, the sports world lost one of its brightest lights when former North Carolina State University basketball coach, Jim…

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Posted in: basketball, NCAA college basketball, sports, sports commentary Filed under: Clyde Drexler, Dereck Whittenburg, Dick Vitale, ESPN, ESPY Awards, Hakeem Olajuwon, Jim Valvano, Lorenzo Charles, Mike Krzyzewski, V Foundation

Does anybody really know what time it is?

July 12, 2018 swampswami1

The 2018 FIFA World Cup soccer championship match will be played Sunday between France and Croatia.  Worldwide television viewership will…

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Posted in: soccer, sports, sports commentary Filed under: 2018 FIFA World Cup

John Isner – America’s Tower of Tennis Power

July 11, 2018 swampswami1

A long time ago, I stood along the free throw lane in a high school basketball game next to a…

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Posted in: sports, sports commentary, tennis Filed under: John Isner, John McEnroe, Kevin Anderson, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Wimbledon

Go, Spurs, Go! They sure are!

July 9, 2018 swampswami1

Since 1997, the NBA’s San Antonio Spurs have been winners.  For twenty one consecutive seasons, the Spurs have qualified for…

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Posted in: basketball, business, Management, NBA, sports commentary Filed under: David Robinson, Golden State Warriors, Gregg Popovich, Kawhi Leonard, LaMarcus Aldridge, Manu Ginobili, San Antonio Spurs, Tim Duncan, Tony Parker

Dear Phil and Tiger – It’s just a bad idea

July 6, 2018 swampswami1

Comes the news today that two of golf’s biggest winners are (maybe) planning on playing a high stakes golf match…

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Posted in: golf, sports, sports commentary Filed under: Amy Mickelson, Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus, Phil Mickelson, Tiger Woods

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