As pointed out in my last article, NFL training camps are open. For those that live and breathe football, the excitement is only beginning to build. Obviously, the next questions are: when are the first exhibition games? Where can I find this information for each team in one place? There is no reason to worry. […]
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Welcome to the middle of July! Do you know what that means? The start of football is getting closer and closer! Do you know what the first indication of that is? Answer: when teams start to report for training camp. Wouldn’t you know it that this is the week that begins to happen. Even so, […]
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A team’s home opener is a time for excitement and and enthusiasm for the new season. After beginning the year with two games on the road, the Colonels had to wait until week three for their first home game against the Indiana State Sycamores. In what was an excellent football game, the EKU home opener […]
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EKU goes bird hunting this weekend! Last Saturday, the Eastern Kentucky Colonels finished off of a week one road victory over West Carolina. EKU now faces a steep in-state test against the ACC’s Louisville Cardinals. In fact, the last time EKU beat the Cardinals was in 1985, a game also played in Louisville. The more […]
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Below is a reprint of an article that I wrote regarding my Kobe Bryant personal experience. It reminds us of the type of individual that he was and that’s what I would like to focus on as we mark the one year since his passing. Please join with me as we take this journey into […]
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Hasn’t the last few months felt like all of us sports fans were being punished for something? Sports, for the most part, were removed from us in March. It kind of felt like a teenager coming home at 2 AM hoping to be unseen. But it was not to be. There was dad sitting on […]
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It may seem unbelievable, but it’s true. We can put together a baseball season preview and the immortal words can be spoken loudly: PLAY BALL!!! We have come through a dark time where both sides seemed hell-bent on squandering any opportunity to put their product on the field. It didn’t matter that fans were thirsting […]
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The NBA and the basketball world was saddened today to learn of the passing of one of the true legends of the game, Jerry Sloan. He was 78. The cause of death was complications from Parkinson’s disease. We take a moment in honoring Jerry Sloan’s legacy as one of the pillars of pro basketball. Many […]
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As we all know, the NFL draft is over and what a glorious time it was! It was the most-watched NFL draft in history and why not? It is because of the NFL that we have had sports to discuss since the pandemic began. But now that it is over, things will quiet down until training camp opens, […]
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Do you have any idea what today is? I know that the calendar has tended to blend together the past few weeks with everything that is going on. But today was the day scheduled for the NCAA men’s basketball championship, culminating all that is great about March Madness. But no, the game will be silent, […]
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Where fore art thou baseball? Do you miss baseball? If you are anything like me, you are. I love baseball, always have, always will, despite all of the problems, scandals, cheating and steroids. The essence of the game remains pure. Opening Day was supposed to be Thursday. We should be knee deep in clutch hits, […]
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The sports world is shut down for the foreseeable future. In our last episode, we looked at the sports entertainment available on Amazon Prime. Don’t have it? Don’t despair! This time, Belly Up Sports examines what is available on Netflix. May we present Watching Sports Without Sports II. Watching Sports Without Sports II: Movies The […]
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We all know that the sports world is essentially shut down. There are usually tons of sports to watch at this time of year. The NBA and NHL should be sprinting to the finish line and the playoffs. Opening day would fast be approaching in baseball. And, of course, we would be right at the […]
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The hockey season is down to its last 15 games or so. Teams are positioning for playoff runs or simply waiting for the season to mercifully end. Let’s take a look at whether teams are playing their best or have fallen into a ditch. These are the NHL’s biggest rising/falling teams. Rising Teams Philadelphia Flyers […]
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