The reigning American League MVP is also the shortest player in the Major Leagues: 5-foot 6-inch Jose Altuve, who plays for the Houston Astros. He was one of the team leaders who was instrumental in helping Houston to their first World Series Championship in franchise history last year. Mighty Mite Before God and Man He […]
Dave Backes has combined both skill and toughness like few players have done in the National Hockey League in the last 10 years. For the first several years of his career he played for the St. Louis Blues. He was their captain in the last few years he played for them. He now plays for […]
One of my favorite Detroit Red Wings’ hockey players is Luke Glendening. I like how he plays the game. Even though he is not the most talented member of the Red Wings, he gets everything out of his natural ability. He is a gritty player. He has always faced challenges in his hockey career. Overcoming […]
I have loved hockey all my life. As a 7-year old boy, I remember watching Hockey Night in Canada on CBC TV every Saturday night. It was a real ritual in our household. The TV would go on at 5 pm and the countdown to the Toronto Maple Leaf game began. By game time, I […]
Many Pro Football coaches would say that Jason Witten of the Dallas Cowboys has been one of the top 3 tight ends, along with Rob Gronkowski & Tony Gonzalez, in the National Football League for the last decade and a half. He has played in the League about 14 years. He’s a shoo-in for the […]
A few days ago I read an interview that Stephen Curry did with Stephen Copeland from Sports Spectrum magazine before the 2012/2013 season. One of the interesting things about this article is that it was written before Curry’s stardom in which his team, the Golden State Warriors, won the NBA Championship in the 2014/2015 season. […]