

Bowls Become Endangered Species; Pac-12 Players Threaten Walkout; Booker Nails NCAA
With all the uncertainty surrounding the 2020 college football season, folks are beginning to wonder about the post-season. I’ve...
Gary Cavalli
Aug 3, 2020


A Tale of Two Knees
A few years ago a black football player was blackballed by NFL owners and called a "son of a bitch" by the president for taking a knee to...
Gary Cavalli
Jun 1, 2020


Kobe; Kuechly; 2017 NFL Draft Revisited; Attendance Slump; Zaidi Questions; Powell; Super Pick
There are some times in life when words fail. Today is one of those times. The horrific tragedy that took the lives of NBA icon Kobe...
Gary Cavalli
Jan 27, 2020


Big Game Notes, Pac-12 Championship, Playoff Redundancy, Heisman, NFL Hypocrisy
Notes of note from around the world of college and pro football. Big Game: Stanford beat Cal 23-13 in a game that was closer than the...
Gary Cavalli
Dec 3, 2018


The Officials Are Ruining the Game; Plus N’Keal, Michigan, Utah, Cal QBs, Stanford’s Clock, UC Davis
With my wife and daughter on an all-day shopping spree, I spent Saturday with remote in hand, enjoying a fascinating menu of 14 college...
Gary Cavalli
Nov 5, 2018


To Kneel or Not to Kneel
Despite all the buzz surrounding the NBA Playoffs, the NFL once again managed to steal the spotlight yesterday with the announcement of a...
Gary Cavalli
May 24, 2018


Warriors-Celtics, Pac-12 Network, Nassar Horror, XFL
Sometimes the real thing is better than watching on TV. Saturday my wife, Christy, and I attended our first Warriors' game in several...
Gary Cavalli
Jan 29, 2018


Wild Sports Weekend: Love Trumps Politics
It was a wild and wacky weekend as our two national obsessions—football and politics—collided head on. The main sports headlines focused...
Gary Cavalli
Sep 25, 2017


From Superstar to Outcast
With all the serious issues facing the National Football League—including traumatic brain injury, domestic violence, and shrinking...
Gary Cavalli
Sep 20, 2017