March 10, 2015
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A COMIC'S VIEW: The Fitzgerald affair simply beggars belief
Now that there has been reporting that our Minister of Education, Jerome Fitzgerald, has been allegedly caught with his hands in the proverbial cookie jar, some of you have rushed to judgment and declared he should resign.
SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: ‘Great faces’ on this day in sports history
I MUST admit my long Easter weekend was filled with the NBA Playoffs, Major League Baseball and NFL Draft rumours and rumblings. Not to mention tons of great food and libations sharing the stage with celebrity headliner Donnell Rawlings aka ‘Ashy Larry’ from ‘Chappelle’s Show.’
Sporting Mischief and Mayhem: Water polo ‘job well done all around for Team Bahamas’
It was an absolute pleasure to take in the CARIFTA Water Polo Finals at the Betty Kelly-Kenning Aquatic Centre over the weekend.
SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: Richard Sherman on the move? 6 destinations that make sense
AS the long NFL offseason lingers on, here are a few stories to keep your eyes on as we draw closer to the NFL Draft.
SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: Dallas Cowboys going for ‘all defence’ in NFL Draft
AS the NFL Draft rapidly approaches in April, finally there has been word from the Cowboys’ top brass, Stephen Jones in particular, the ‘Boys will be going all defence in this draft.
A look back on great moments in sports history on March 21
Enough of the mock NFL Drafts, and monitoring where the likes of Tony Romo, Adrian Peterson and Jamal Charles will all end up, and under what circumstances?
SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: New England Patriots in ‘win now mode’
IT’S obvious, after the first wave of NFL Free Agency, that the defending Super Bowl Champions New England Patriots are in win now mode.
SPORTING MISCHIEF AND MAYHEM: Five potential major players on NFL free agent market
WHEN NFL Free Agency gets underway on March 9, expect there to be a splash in the market.
SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM – 5 Legendary NFL Combine players: where are they now?
MARCH is upon us and the NFL Draft in April will soon be here.
SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: I believe the Kings actually got the better of’ Buddy deal
HOW sad that, for the first time since the glory days of Mychal Thompson and Rick Fox winning championships with the Lakers, the latest chance for Bahamians to root for a native son and his team in unison has temporarily been derailed!
SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: Romo and Cowboys’ 1st round pick for JJ Watt makes whole lot of sense
THE long NFL offseason is upon us and, between now and the NFL Draft in April, there will be millions of trade rumours swirling.
SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: Tom Brady is the greatest quarterback of all time!
LET’S cut right to the chase this week, Tom Brady is the greatest quarterback of all time!
NAUGHTY'S NFL PICKS: I hope Brady is the next to join the party in the ‘Losers Lounge’
SO my Super Bowl prediction got squashed!
SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: Dallas can dream on despite a Rodgers masterclass
I KNOW most of you are expecting some rant of sorts out of me, due to my Cowboys losing to the Packers on Sunday ... NOT!
NAUGHTY'S NFL PICKS: ‘Myth has it Chiefs are unbeatable at home in playoffs...Lies I say’
SO there’s no confusion, there was a typo last week, my actual final tally was 164-90-2 for the regular season, (hey Sheldon Longley over there at my old stomping grounds, the Nassau Guardian, that’s a dead heat, so stop telling folks on FB you beat me! If you want to break the tie, my Cowboys were 13-3 your Dolphins 11-5, I win.)
NAUGHTY'S NFL PICKS: Dolfans, your ‘Cinderella’ run is done against this Steelers squad
I TOLD you I had the picks title on ice!
SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: Super Bowl - Cowboys vs Patriots ‘bold prediction’
WE ARE back after the holidays, and I hope you all had a safe, enjoyable holiday season.
Naughty's NFL Picks Week 17
DOWN the stretch they come.....fighting for second place!
NAUGHTY'S NFL PICKS: Late charge for 2nd place ‘too much, too little, too late'
WELL would you look at that, a 15-1 week for the cellar dwellers Wells and Dorsett making a late charge for respectability and second place!
SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: Naughty’s Top 5 great sports moments on Christmas Day
AS we get even closer to Christmas, and the veritable ‘sports feast’ that awaits us over the next few days on television, I decided to go with a Top 5 list of great sports moments that occurred on Christmas Day.
NAUGHTY'S NFL PICKS - WEEK 15: Just like my Cowboys, I will rebound this week
JUST like my Cowboys, I’ve had a rough two weeks, allowing the likes of Leo B. to creep back into the race.
SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: To all haters, the Cowboys’ loss didn’t stop my show
OKAY, let’s get this one out of the way. Despite my Cowboys losing for only the second time this season, again to the Giants, my trip to New York was far from being in vain!
NAUGHTY'S NFL PICKS: I’m still in first place with four weeks to go in the NFL season
OKAY, so I cooled off a bit last week - 9-6 is decent but still not up to my lofty standards.
SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: My 11-1, playoff berth-clinching Cowboys ‘America’s Team’ again
MY Dallas Cowboys, sorry my 11-1, playoff berth clinching Dallas Cowboys are ‘America’s Team’ again.
NAUGHTY'S NFL PICKS: On a hot streak – Keeping my Picks ‘short and sweet’
I COOLED off a little going 12-4 last week, still in first all by my lonesome!
SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: Delirious Dolfans
OKAY, enough is enough! Yes it’s my fault, six weeks ago in a certain column I pen on Tuesday’s I told Dolphins fans to enjoy a win and a breakout performance by RB Jay Ajayi.
NAUGHTY'S NFL PICKS: 13-1 last week... it seems like I’m rounding into form
IT seems like I’m rounding into form - a robust 13-1 last week, 98-58-2 for the season - has me sitting pretty in the standings, distancing myself from the pack in the process.
SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: The perfect recipe for a Thanksgiving sports feast
WE Bahamians love us some Thanksgiving and, despite it not being an officially recognised holiday as it is in the USA, we follow suit in every other way.
Naughty's NFL Picks: ‘I still don’t see any Dolphins playoff berth or win ahead’
OKEY dokey, 9-4 last week and still the leader of the pack. And I picked the Dolphins to win and they did.
SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYEM – Fantasy football: Few hidden gems worth ‘grabbing and stashing now’
IF you are a ‘fantasy football’ aficionado such as myself, you know it’s time to hit the waiver wire for your playoff run, especially if you are in contention and you’re picking near the bottom each week in the waiver order.
NAUGHTY'S NFL PICKS WEEK 9: ‘The view is great from’ atop the NFL standings
I WENT 8-4-1 last week and I will take it, considering what a topsy turvy week it was in the NFL last week.
SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: Cowboys nation, Dak is the future so embrace it
Where do I begin this week?
NAUGHTY'S NFL PICKS: ‘With only a two-game lead, Mrs Dorsett can be caught’
I WENT 9-6 last week, could have been worse I suppose.
SPORTING MISCHIEF AND MAYHEM: Get back into your pods Dolfans - it’s not happening
EVERYONE knows my utter hate for the Miami Dolphins and their whiney fans’ antics.
NAUGHTY'S NFL PICKS: Quick picks before the ‘Brief Power Limited’ strikes again
FOLKS, this week had to be quick, literally.
SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: My Cowboys won’t blow out this time, we are kicking up a storm
THANK God since the last time we caught up, we all made it through the ravages of Hurricane Matthew, safe and sound.
SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: As Matthew nears, a few other ‘Hurricanes’ come to mind
AS we all prepare for the unwanted visitor, Hurricane Matthew. And yes all preparations and safety precautions must be adhered to in this one, Matthew is a big boy with a ‘stink attitude.’
NAUGHTY'S NFL PICKS: For Cowboys, all eyes on Bryant’s ‘hairline fracture’
AS we head into week four of the NFL season, I must admit that my attention is on a certain injured (hairline fracture) $70m knee in Dallas, Texas.
SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: For whom the final whistle blows far too early
ABOUT two minutes before going live on air for ‘The Press Box’ on Sunday, my broadcast partner Renaldo Dorsett broke the tragic news of the passing of Florida Marlins ace pitcher Jose Hernandez.
NAUGHTY'S NFL PICKS: Working with the ‘short and sweet formula’ in Week 3
HERE we go, week three in the NFL and after a 12-4 week it seems I’m rounding into form.
SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: Cowboy nation rides in defence of the defence
IF not for a total mental lapse by wide receiver Terrance Williams in week one, my Dallas Cowboys could have been 2-0 in this young NFL season.
NAUGHTY'S NFL PICKS WEEK 2: ‘Redskins make it a shootout but don’t have enough arrows to win’
OKAY I went 9-7 last week, but if not for a missed field goal in Arizona and a mental breakdown in Dallas I would be a solid 11-5, but almost only counts in horse racing and with hand grenades.
SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: In season opener, Cowboys ‘earned a few moral victories’
EVEN though I’m not a huge fan of ‘moral victories,’ especially in sports, I have come to accept the fact that they are a huge part of the sporting landscape.
NAUGHTY'S NFL PICKS - WEEK 1: New season: ‘I’ve got a good angle on how to handle Mr and Mrs Dorsett’
OKAY I know it’s the moment you’ve all been waiting on...... “Naughtydamus” is in the building.
Naughty’s Fantasy Football studs, duds and sleepers
AS MOST of you ‘Fantasy Football’ aficionados prepare for your Fantasy Draft and upcoming season, here are some players to keep your eye on, break off running from or quietly try to stash away on your roster for some late season heroics.
SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: Dak to the future for the Cowboys
THIS week, Dallas Cowboys fans, I’m going to address the elephant in the room, Tony Romo, and what needs to be done with him.
SPORTING MISCHIEF AND MAYHEM: ‘Let there be American football’
LAST Sunday was the last Sunday without football for the rest of the year. Yes, the best time of year is five short weeks away.
SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: JBLN all-stars step up to the plate in Florida
ONE of the cherished events in my life, that I will always carry with me as a father, occurred two weeks ago in West Palm Beach, Florida.
SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: Well done LeBron James (not really)
ALRIGHT, let’s cut right to the chase and get this over with.
SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: Marathons, sprints and titles - a day in June to remember
I COULD easily go on for days about LeBron James pulling his usual LeLoser act in yet another NBA Finals.
SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: RIP to the Greatest, the Louisville Lip - and my hero
Toll the ring bell As sports tickers buzzed across tv screens worldwide with the melancholy news of the passing of Muhammad Ali, I sat quietly in my front room tears streaming down my face, reflecting on a man who in so many ways impacted my life and those of my peers all while living up to his nickname ‘The Greatest’.
SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: Lakers bank on Simmons and good free agents
I’M not trying to get ahead of myself here in this one, a few more things need to fall into place. Specifically who goes No.1 in the upcoming NBA Draft.
SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: Sharing the stage with major sporting highlights
Today is my 18-year anniversary as a professional stand up comedian and as the house comic at Jokers Wild, Atlantis.
SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: ‘Naughtydamus back in the building’
Yes, my Dallas Cowboys did take Ohio State running back Ezekiel Elliott with the forth pick in the NFL Draft this past weekend, just like I predicted. And despite the ‘Monday Morning’ draft experts comments, I think my Cowboys had an excellent overall Draft, even with a certain ‘surprise’ pick in the second round.
SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: Cowboys to run with Elliot while Brady sits it out
THE NFL Draft is on Thursday night, and after doing some hefty research, here’s who I think my Cowboys are going with.
SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: ‘Black Jack’ comes up trumps with wrestling family legacy
GOING quietly under the radar last week, unnoticed by many who were probably mesmerised by Kobe’s farewell ‘60’ or the start of the NBA playoffs, maybe it was MLB baseball that caught their eye.
SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: Naughty’s Top 10 NFL Draft Busts of all time
AS the NFL Draft draws even closer, a question that was put to me keeps popping up in my mind.
Sporting Mischief and Mayhem: The Cavs won’t even make it out of the 2nd round in the Eastern Conference playoffs
THE more I watch the Cleveland Cavaliers make their stretch run toward the NBA playoffs, I’ve noticed three things that assure me the Cavs won’t even make it out of the second round in the Eastern Conference playoffs.
SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: Elliott is the stud running back the Cowboys need
ENOUGH already. No more emails, calls, tweets or Whatsapp messages from Cowboys fans, wondering who the Cowboys should select at number four in the upcoming NFL Draft.
SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: A mad March day for records and retirements
FROM time to time I like to look back at great sports achievements, occurrences and events in sports history.
SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: Mark my words – these young Lakers herald a new era
FINALLY there is light at the end of this long, dark tunnel.
SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: NAUGHTY’S NFL MOCK DRAFT FIRST EDITION
Well the NFL offseason is on, free agency gets underway in March and the NFL Draft comes your way in April.
SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: For me, Wilt the Stilt is the greatest scorer of all time
ONCE again a great sports debate erupted in the friendly confines of the barbershop. This time it revolved around scoring, and who was the greatest scorer all-time in the history of the NBA.
SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: Losing sleep over ESPN’s flawed NBA greats list
I must admit after seeing the ESPN Top Ten NBA Players of All Time, I was haunted by the flaws.
Sporting Mischief and Mayhem: When sporting lives are tragically taken too young
THIS past week was definitely an emotional rollercoaster in sports, filled with the highest of highs and the lowest of lows.
SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: Farewell Pompous Tom and melon head Manning
OH how I love watching the Patriots - and especially one Tom Brady - lose!
NAUGHTY'S NFL PICKS: Conference Championship
ANOTHER 3-1 week, 6-2 for the post-season. Not bad: let’s see if I can do it again and pick both this week, despite both championship games being a coin flip.
SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: Celebrating my year of mischief and mayhem in major leagues
TODAY is exactly one year that I started my new ‘big’ gig at Radio House and The Tribune.
NAUGHTY'S NFL PICKS: Divisional playoffs
Steelers to feel the chill in Denver
THREE out of four not too bad - that’s what I get for picking the Redskins!
SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: ‘I say the Chiefs keep it rolling to 12 straight, discarding Brady and the boys in the process’
A FEW very interesting facts caught my eye as I was perusing a few articles online the other day.
Naughty to host stage show during Marathon Bahamas
ONE of the hottest comedians in the country and some of the most popular musical acts will take the stage on Saturday, January 16, for the annual Susan G Komen Bahamas Race for the Cure Survivors Ceremony.
NAUGHTY'S NFL PICKS: Wild Card Round
Let the playoffs begin . . . Who will be ‘champ’ of the shortened season
IT IS a new year, clean slate! That awful NFL season and last week’s 10-6 is behind us. Let the playoffs begin and let’s see who the ‘Champ’ of the shortened season will be.
SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: A motivational and inspirational basketball movie tops my all-time list
THIS week I continue with the top ten portion of my list counting down the greatest ‘Sports Movies’ of all time.
NAUGHTY'S NFL PICKS Week 17
Mr Scrooge: ‘The ghosts of seasons past have stolen my holiday cheer’
FOR starters, happy holidays to you all and the very best in 2016.
SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: Sports movies that pass the screen test for all time
RECENTLY on The Press Box (Sundays 10am -1pm on KISS96FM) the question arose in our banter which were the best sports movies of all time.
NAUGHTY'S NFL PICKS: Week 16
Here are my Christmas gifts, no wrapping required
I REBOUNDED a bit last week going 12-4, while ‘Naughty 2.0’ (my eight-year-old son, Santxol) continues his impressive run going 11-5.
NAUGHTY'S NFL PICKS: Week 14
Pigskin prognostication is just child’s play
ALRIGHT, down the home stretch we come.
NAUGHTY'S NFL Picks Week 13
Christmas starts at home for the ‘Fins while Panthers stay ‘pawfect’
I WENT 10-6 last week to move to 100-76 for the season, not as good as last season but considering the topsy turvy organised confusion that is the NFL each Sunday I will take it.
SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: Dog days for a sports aficionado and a letter to an NBA legend
WHOA, what a ride!
NAUGHTY'S NFL PICKS
Eagles, Panthers and Bears will be the turkeys today
HAPPY Thanksgiving everybody. Despite going 7-7 last week, my Cowboys shed that gargantuan monkey off their backs with a long overdue win in Miami, and started their march to the NFC East division title and the playoffs.
SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: My Miami vice - reflections from a road trip
MOST of you thought I was joking when I said I was going to Miami to ensure my Cowboys beat the Dolphins.
NAUGHTY'S NFL PICKS WEEK 11
Romo is back, I’ll be there . . . so Cowboys to win in Miami
OKAY, last week was bad for me (6-8) but others were worse! Including Sannie, previously ‘untouchable’, who went an unusually ‘unlucky’ 5-9.
SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: Out for the count in the barber shop boxing debate
OH how much difference a weekend makes.
NAUGHTY'S WEEK 10 NFL PICKS
Steelers defy injuries, the Dolphins to win on the road
Last week I went 7-6 moving me to 77-55 for the year, and somehow vaulted into third place behind Barry Wilner, of the Associated Press, and Sannie, who is obviously tired of beating Renaldo by himself so she’s spreading the cut skin around.
SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: Bird had the last laugh – but it was funny at the time
With my Cowboys having dropped their sixth game in a row, snatching defeat from the jaws of victory again, I need to clear my head a bit.
NAUGHTY'S NFL PICKS: Week 9
Bengals and Panthers pounce to keep me on the comeback trail
THE comeback started last week. I went 9-5 bringing me to 70-49 for the year. Let’s see if the upturn continues this week. Here’s who I like.
SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: Kansas City Royals will return to 2016 World Series and repeat as champions
I TOLD you so!!!
NAUGHTY'S NFL PICKS Week 8
‘A very surprising and borderline whacky week’
I WENT 7-7 in a very surprising and borderline whacky week. Considering all that transpired, I’ll take it. Here’s who I like this week :
SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: ‘My Bite of the Big Apple’
THIS past weekend was truly an enjoyable and rewarding experience, with a little ‘irony’ thrown in for good measure. Despite my Cowboys taking a big fat L on the road in Met Life Stadium, my weekend had way too many upsides to let that affect me. Here’s how it all went down...
NAUGHTY'S NFL PICKS WEEK 7
Cowboys to win in New York - and I’ll be there to see it
ALRIGHT here we go, I went 10-4 last week bringing me to 54-37 on the season.
SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM – Pass masters: four ‘Air Aces’ of all time
I WATCHED the Chargers and the Packers go back and forth on Sunday afternoon, with Aaron Rodgers finally out-duelling Philip Rivers in an amazing match up of two of today’s top quarterbacks.
NAUGHTY'S NFL PICKS WEEK 6
Dophins in the swim with a win for coach Campbell
LAST week was an interesting one to say the least.
SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: Vance laid down the Law in maybe the greatest World Series ever
THE MLB playoffs and World Series are ready to take centre stage with some competitive and entertaining match-ups.
NAUGHTY'S NFL PICKS: Week 5
Watch the birdies! Ravens, Hawks, Falcons and Eagles are soaring
AFTER going 10-5 last week, it takes me to 36-17 for the season and trending upward.
SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: Hurricane relief evokes memories of family and Roberto Clemente
AS we try to rebuild our southern islands in the wake of Hurricane Joaquin, I have to admit seeing Bahamians regardless of race, creed, denomination or political affiliation, unite for the common good of our brothers and sisters in those areas is truly humbling.
NAUGHTY'S NFL PICKS - WEEK 4
I WENT 12-4 last week, I’m back in form and nowhere to go but up, up and away.
SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: Mayweather Jr a cut above the rest in my barbershop debate
AS I sit here waiting, in what is fast becoming the last bastion for free speech among adult males, the barbershop, some interesting subjects arise.
NAUGHTY'S WEEK 3 NFL PICKS: Redskins and Panthers help to banish the ‘Weekend from Hell’
WHAT a week that was in the NFL! It definitely turned out differently from what we all expected ... totally!
SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: Tony Romo’s injury leaves Cowboys weak and ‘Weedy’
OH, how painful it is when history repeats itself negatively.
NAUGHTY'S NFL PICKS: Chiefs to pile on misery for pensioner Peyton
EASY people it’s not how you start it’s how you finish.
SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: Ouch! The diagnosis on your favourite NFL stars
IN all my years of watching the NFL, and its season kickoff weekend in particular (I haven’t missed one since the old millennium), I’ve never seen so many big name stars go down with significant or season-ending injuries in week one!
NAUGHTY'S PICKS: Let’s hit the road for starters with Steelers and Colts
FIRST let me open by saying thank you Jesus, King of Endless Glory, who reigns in Heaven, for allowing me to see another NFL season, and for positioning ‘our’ Dallas Cowboys (Yes, God is a Cowboy, thus the retractable roof in the stadium, we leave it open so God can watch His team, the Cowboys, play) on the threshold of another Lombardi Trophy!
Naughty’s NFL Guide AFC
THE AFC East and West divisions are very similar, with some pretenders becoming contenders and those who are used to being leaders becoming bottom feeders.
SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: Recalling past glories before the NFL makes headlines
WELL, as you all should know by now, the NFL season starts on Thursday night with the Steelers and the Patriots kicking off the 2015-16 campaign.
SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: How to keep your man happy during NFL season
ON behalf of my football brethren here in the Bahamas, I have a very important announcement.
SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: Pigskin Prognostications - Part 5
THE NFC West division could be fun to watch this season.
SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: Pigskin Prognostications - Part 4
THIS week we look at one of the stronger divisions in football, the NFC East and get you Fantasy Football GMs some pre-draft tips.
SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: Pigskin Prognostications - Part 3
• THIS week I continue with my NFL pre-season picks division by division. Moving from the tough AFC to the very competitive NFC this week and we start with the North and South divisions respectively.
SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: Pigskin Prognostications - Part 2
THIS week we continue in the AFC with the East and West divisions. Both divisions are very similar with parody throughout, with some pretenders becoming contenders, and those who are used to being leaders becoming bottom feeders. These divisions could go either way, other experts say that can’t call it, me however I’m willing to give it a go.
SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: NFL preview - AFC North and South
WELL the countdown is on and the NFL season is near. Over the next few weeks I will break down the AFC and NFC conferences division-by-division and who I like to make a playoff run and win the Super Bowl.
SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: Serenity and sadness
POST Independence weekend celebrations, I come to the clubhouse walking a bit wounded, down at least two to one against Jack Daniels, my favourite libation.
SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: Betty Cole ‘was the first person to see the talent in me’
YESTERDAY I dropped my sons off to the Dolphins Swim Club Summer Camp and, boy, did the memories come flooding back.
SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: LeBron - legacy of a loser
FIRST things first - Golden State in 6! I told you so again! “Naughtydamus” lives! Now that we’ve got that important announcement out of the way, let’s get down to this week’s business.
SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: A legend lost - RIP Dusty Rhodes
GROWING up in the Bahamas there was a Saturday fixture at noon. Championship Wrestling from Florida, with host Gordon Solie.
SPORTING MISCHIEF AND MAYHEM: Crowning glory
AS you all recall a few weeks ago, right after I nailed the Mayweather/Pacquiao prediction, I mentioned that we may have a possible Triple Crown winner in American Pharoah.
SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: Boom now or be labelled forever an NFL bust
MOST professional athletes, especially those in the NFL, want a bust, as in enshrinement into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Each inductee gets a sculpture (bust) in his likeness, the ultimate accomplishment for a player individually in the game.
SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: Remembering King Carl, an everlasting MLB great
TOMORROW is May 27, 2015, and who knows if an historic moment in sports will occur when professional teams take to the diamond, hardwood and rink respectively?
SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: Winners and losers in an action-packed weekend
WHAT a busy weekend it was in the world of sports, locally and internationally.
SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: Perfection? I’ll take money over Manny any day
MAYWEATHER vs Pacquiao .... lets get ready to rumble on the road to Perfection.
SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: Time to think while the Lakers languish
THIS week I sit in a very unfamiliar place for the second year in a row - outside the NBA playoffs, preparing for the draft, hoping the balls bounce the right way for my beloved Lakers in the lottery.
SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: The return of small market teams - by Royals decree
SOME of my fondest memories growing up were listening to major league baseball with my grandfather K M Thompson - yes, the same one of the I Need A Laundry, Lions Club (founder and charter president) and Hobby Horse Hall thoroughbred fame (he had a stable full of champions).
SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: An Easter feast
You can tell by this week’s title that I am still suffering from the “itis”.
SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: Perseverance and persistence pays off
THIS week’s column is dedicated to 13 tough-as-nails baseball players in the coach pitch division of JBLN (the Junior Baseball League of Nassau) - the Bahamas Wi Max Cubs. The 0-9 Cubs ... pardon me, now the 1-9 Cubs!
SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: If we build it they will play. And live
AS I look around the landscape of my beloved Bahamaland, it’s not hard to see that bloodstains, heartache and death are part of the scenery. Sadly, many of our youth are being lost to the coroner or the penal system daily.
SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: Cheers to the best Irish sportsman ever
ON THIS St Patrick’s Day, I feel it would only be fitting for this week’s column to be dedicated to possibly the “best” Irish athlete ever ... George Best.
SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: The high price of free agency
Well the silly season is upon us on the calendar, better known as the NFL Free Agent signing period.
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