wadehodges.com Archives: Sports

Favorite SI Cover

What is your favorite Sports Illustrated cover of all time?
You can browse them here.
This one is mine.

Kansas

I had Kansas winning the whole thing before the tourney started. I see no reason to change that prediction now.
Update at the end of regulation: You have to be able to make your free throws! You also need to get the rebound when the other team misses their free throws! Kansas almost blew the comeback […]

The Sweet Sixteen

Of the 16 teams that remain, I picked 11 of them.

Know Nothing

I apparently know absolutely nothing about basketball.

A Brutal 2nd Day

8-8.
I had to count my losses twice to make sure I got them all.

Day One Results

I went 13-3 yesterday.
USC, Arizona, and Kentucky let me down.

Final Four Prediction

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Kansas over UCLA in the final.
Upset special: Pittsburgh takes out Memphis in the Sweet 16.

I Think You’re a Receiver Now

I’ve been meaning to post this for a week or two, but I’m just now getting to it. It’s kind of old now, but if nothing else it’s here for my future reference.
In a recent issue of Sports Illustrated, Dan Patrick has a list of the most memorable encounters he had during Super Bowl week. […]

Congratulations

Congratulations to the the New York Football Giants.
After pulling off that kind of upset, I’ll call them whatever they want to be called.

New York Football Giants?

Why do some talking heads call them the “New York Football Giants”?
I didn’t know until I looked it up a few seconds ago.
“To distinguish itself from the professional baseball team of the same name, the football team was referred to as the New York Football Giants. Although the baseball team moved to San Francisco in […]