Lazzari’s Sports Roundup – 9/2/10

ITEM: N.Y. Mets pitcher Mike Pelfrey admits to being ill and VOMITING before his start vs. the Pittsburgh Pirates last week. I’m now convinced that someone advised Pelfrey shortly before his “hurling” episode that the Bucs hadn’t experienced a winning season since 1992. Yes, THAT’s sickening, folks……..TRIVIA QUESTION: The 1993 Chicago White Sox–who finished first [...]

Lazzari’s Sports Roundup – 7/16/10

Ah, yes, the “jockocracy”–a phenomena that Howard Cosell spoke so critically about–rears it ugly head once again as former NFL linebacker Antonio Pierce retires from the game and immediately joins ESPN as an analyst.  If you recall, Pierce was with gun-toting teammate Plaxico Burress back in 2008 when an unlicensed firearm went off in a nightclub; Pierce then drove [...]

Lazzari’s Sports Roundup – 06/25/10

ITEM: Former NFL defensive player Keith McCants is arrested on a charge of use and possession of drug paraphernalia in Mobile, Alabama; it’s at least the FOURTH arrest in less than a year for Mr. McCants. Call me crazy, but if this guy is allowed to continue to walk the streets, I’m predicting his total [...]

Aints No More!

This year’s annual Mardi Gras celebration isn’t set to begin until Tuesday of next week, but New Orleans’ beloved Saints have already touched off an early Bourbon Street bash which might last until then. With a stunning 31-17 upset victory over the Indianapolis Colts (16-3) in Super Bowl XLIV, at Sun Life Stadium in Miami [...]

Lazzari’s Sports Roundup – 1/16/10

Has anyone out there seen ANYTHING uglier so far in 2010 than the UCONN women’s 91-24 thrashing of Seton Hall a couple of weeks ago–a game in which the losing squad shot 9-for-52 (17%) from the field? I haven’t seen anything THAT ugly since a former roommate of mine at Fordham tried dancing with the [...]

The UFL Opens in New York (In A Stadium Soon To Be A Memory)

It was a long wait from the first announcement of the United Football League until Thursday night when a game was finally played in front of a local audience. While it wasn’t a “packed house” at the Meadowlands for the game between the California Redwoods and the New York Sentinels, the crowd was at least [...]

The UFL Will Try The Impossible

Secondary football leagues have not exactly had the best track record. Back in the 1970s, the World Football League tried to survive by raiding the rosters of NFL teams but folded after less than two seasons. A decade later, the United States Football League played a spring schedule and was fairly popular until they made [...]

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