Stanford AD's Mixed Legacy; LPGA Considers Scott; Oval Office Ambush
As most readers of this blog know, I worked in the Stanford Athletic Department for many years as Asst. Sports Information Director (when...
Gary Cavalli
Mar 3
Power 2 Takes Over College Football; NIL/Transfer Portal Update
It wasn't that long ago that five good men ruled the sport of college football. The commissioners of the Power Five Conferences-- Tom...
Gary Cavalli
Feb 24
NBA Tries New All-Star Format; The Butler Factor; Chronicle Misfires
All-Star games have become problematic in this era of $50 million ballplayers. To put it simply, the players don't want to risk...
Gary Cavalli
Feb 17
Eagles' Shocker; Super Bowl Gets Political; The Trans Question; Butler Brings It
In one of the most shocking Super Bowls of all time, the Philadelphia Eagles stunned the two-time defending Super Bowl champion Kansas...
Gary Cavalli
Feb 10
Super Pick; Travelin' Chip; Bonkers Trade; Tough Schedule; Autocracy Week 2
The biggest sporting event of the year takes place this Sunday. And I'm really looking forward to it. Super Bowl LIX (59), matching the...
Gary Cavalli
Feb 3
NFL Playoffs--Chiefs Again, Super Rematch, Announcers; Pete Returns; Keys to Success; Warriors' Woes; DC Poaching; Trump's First Week
Now that the college football season is over, our main focus has turned to the NFL and the NBA. Last weekend featured the NFC and AFC...
Gary Cavalli
Jan 27
Stanford Basketball Revival; CFP Championship Preview; Bowl Ratings Surprise; QBs Rule in NFL; ABL Gets Some Credit
Saturday afternoon in Chapel Hill, in one of the best basketball games Stanford has played in a long time, the Cardinal upset ACC...
Gary Cavalli
Jan 20
Freeman Rising; Kelly & Riley Falling; NIL/Transfer Numbers Exploding; ACC Schedule Killing Class Time
One of the big stories coming out of next week's college football national championship is Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman . Freeman is...
Gary Cavalli
Jan 13
Playoff Notes: Top Seeds Busted, SEC's Woes, Skattebo Romps; Ohio State Soars; Irish Eyes Are Smiling
So the College Football Playoff semi-finals are set, and we have two terrific matchups: Ohio State vs. Texas and Notre Dame vs. Penn...
Gary Cavalli
Jan 6
CFP Quarter-Finals' Preview; NIL & Transfer Portal Claim Another Top Coach; Transfers Bail on Bowls
The first round of the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff produced four blowouts, all won by the favored home team by a combined...
Gary Cavalli
Dec 30, 2024
