Its Friday. In Texas. That can mean only one thing. High School Football under the lights! Texans love their football and have produced a litany of greats. Why, in the past 8 years one half of the Heisman winners were raised in the state of Texas. RG3 in 2011, Johnny Manziel ’12, Baker Mayfield ’17,... Continue Reading →
ESPN Game Day in Times Square
The nearest college football game is 523 miles away. Well, a game with a significant team (Ohio State) playing. But that didn’t dampen the excitement or the size of the crowd here. ESPN’s Game Day came to Times Square this morning. We jumped up and took off to see Kirk and Corso, the other two... Continue Reading →
The House that Ruth Built, the Mick, and little Tippy
When I was a kid growing up my favorite baseball team was the New York Yankees. I was 8 years old and Mickey Mantle was my hero. Mickey was from Oklahoma, just like me. I liked all the Yankees, Yogi Berra, Roger Maris, and Whitey Ford…all of them. On some earlier visits here to New... Continue Reading →