This week’s report that Byron Allen, one-time REAL PEOPLE co-star turned billionaire entertainment entrepreneur, was bidding to own the NFL’s Denver Broncos was seen in some circles as shocking. How could Allen, whose reported net worth is a fraction of those of the likes of other current NFL owners, and with no experience in running … Read more
For the second time in less than a year, and for the third time in four, NBC’s schedule is on hiatus due to Olympic coverage. For the third consecutive Olympiad, NBC’s ratings have declined precipitously. For the third consecutive Olympiad, media and financial pundits are eager to prey upon every shred of data that trickles … Read more
If you’re in the vicinity of the Los Angeles Coliseum tonight be prepared to invest in earplugs and a good pair of walking shoes. There will likely be loud engine noises and street congestion both inside and out as NASCAR kicks off its 2022 season with the relocated Busch Light classic that has historically served … Read more
Brian Flores made headlines earlier this week when he filed a class action suit against all 32 National Football League teams that called out specific incidents in the last month that have denied him employment as an NFL head coach.Flores has specifically accused the Denver Broncos, New York Giants and his former employers, the Miami … Read more
When I log onto my online banking account, withdrawls and deductions appear on my screens in red; deposits appear in blue. For many months I’ve been seeing far more entries in red than I would otherwise wish. This past weekend I saw a few blue ones. One in particular that was as surprising as the … Read more
Last night I was supposed to be in a hockey arena in a town that was more than 60 degrees colder in temperature than where I was, but to me has always been eminently warmer. Never has that disparity been more evident than last night. Oswego, New York is hardly a tourist mecca, particularly in … Read more
Given the schedule I’ve been keeping lately, I actually relished the opportunity to spend a day with NFL Sunday Ticket and watch a whole lot of football. I used to cherish the chance to watch games with a group of friends, but as we’ve discussed before this pesky virus thing has so many of those … Read more
Last night, while Los Angeles dried out from a daylong soaking rain, I plopped down in front of the big screen, a plate of mushroom fettucini in hand, and watched Monday Night Football in a new way with more than a million strangers, though in truth all by myself. I’m reminded that I’m the latest … Read more
The 75th season of the National Basketball Association opens tonight, the first in three years that is scheduled to run a full 82 games and in a traditional eight-month scheduling cycle. From mid-October to mid-June, 1230 regular season games and as many as 420 post-season games will be contested, providing more than 3000 hours of … Read more
The first Sunday of October, arguably the first true vestige of fall. Except here on the edge of Culver City it will be in the 90s, feel like summer, and be the appropriate backdrop for what bodes to be the most exciting final day of major league baseball Leblanguage has seen since he first developed … Read more