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Warrior Worries; WNBA's Shame; Gambling Goes Mainstream

The Warriors have been in a tailspin of late and even the eternally optimistic Steve Kerr is showing signs of concern. The problem is,...

Gary Cavalli

Mar 7, 2022

Baseball's Death Wish; Monday Followup

Like most men of my generation, I grew up with baseball. Little League, Babe Ruth, pickup games on the school field. It was a part of our...

Gary Cavalli

Mar 3, 2022

Real World Interruption; Grambling's Low Road

Sometimes real world events make things like the major league lockout, a fourth quarter Warrior collapse, or the NFL Combine seem pretty...

Gary Cavalli

Feb 28, 2022

Playoff Paralysis; Time for a Change at Stanford

Last June, to great fanfare, the College Football Playoff committee announced that after two years of study its "working group" had...

Gary Cavalli

Feb 21, 2022

The Day After: Some Super Observations

There's a lot that's wrong with the NFL. Exhibition games. The disgraceful dearth of black head coaches. Endless, momentum-killing plays...

Gary Cavalli

Feb 14, 2022

Super Turnaround; McDaniel Hired; Someone in Washington is Paying Attention to Coaching Salaries

Two seasons ago, the Cincinnati Bengals had a 2-14 record and were the worst team in football. With the first pick in the 2020 draft, the...

Gary Cavalli

Feb 7, 2022

Transfer Trolling; GOAT Retires; Flores Sues NFL

Yesterday was "national signing day" for high school football recruits. It used to be a big deal. Not any more. Two huge changes have...

Gary Cavalli

Feb 3, 2022

NFL Classics; Black Coaches Denied; Hall Hypocrisy

The NFL couldn't have scripted it any better. Six great playoff games in a row. Last week's divisional games all decided on the final...

Gary Cavalli

Jan 31, 2022

Wild Playoff Weekend Showcases NFL at Its Best

What a weekend of NFL football! All four playoff games decided on the final play, one in overtime. The best game of the weekend, and one...

Gary Cavalli

Jan 24, 2022

49ers Musings and Other Notes of Note

The most talked about game of NFL wild card weekend was the 49ers’ 23-17 win over Dallas. The Niners were the only road team to win, but...

Gary Cavalli

Jan 18, 2022

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Gary Cavalli - league and bowl co-founder, author, speaker

Gary Cavalli, the former Sports Information Director and Associate Athletic Director at Stanford University, was the co-founder and Executive Director of the college football bowl game played in the Bay Area, and previously was co-founder and President of the American Basketball League.

Analysis, opinion and perspective on the major sports headlines of the day

The Inside Track

Warrior Worries; WNBA's Shame; Gambling Goes Mainstream

Baseball's Death Wish; Monday Followup

Real World Interruption; Grambling's Low Road

Playoff Paralysis; Time for a Change at Stanford

The Day After: Some Super Observations

Super Turnaround; McDaniel Hired; Someone in Washington is Paying Attention to Coaching Salaries

Transfer Trolling; GOAT Retires; Flores Sues NFL

NFL Classics; Black Coaches Denied; Hall Hypocrisy

Wild Playoff Weekend Showcases NFL at Its Best

49ers Musings and Other Notes of Note

Gary Cavalli - league and bowl co-founder, author, speaker

The Inside Track

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