http://www.philly.com/dailynews/columnists/bernard_fernandez RSS Feed for Bernard Fernandez en-us Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:03:34 GMT http://www.philly.com/dailynews/columnists/bernard_fernandez/20091117_Bernard_Fernandez__Epic_Mayweather-Pacquiao_bout_might_never_materialize.html NOW THAT the buzz attendant to Manny Pacquiao's latest butt-kicking success has risen to the level of a thousand angry hornets' nests, the next logical step for the Filipino Flash is to proceed to a clear-the-decks megafight with Floyd Mayweather Jr., the other claimant to the unofficial but highly prestigious title of world's best pound-for-pound boxer. http://www.philly.com/dailynews/columnists/bernard_fernandez/20091113_Bernard_Fernandez__The_Nittany_Line__Hard_work_makes_Mauti_a_star_for_Penn_State.html TO HEAR HIS more celebrated teammates tell it, somebody ought to make a movie about Penn State's inspirational scout-team plugger, Patrick Mauti. http://www.philly.com/dailynews/columnists/bernard_fernandez/20091106_Bernard_Fernandez__The_Nittany_Line__Clark_could_find_spot_on_Heisman_list.html IF THERE IS a lesson to be learned from this week's elections, it's that it isn't always possible to spend your way into high office. Several multimillionaire candidates who sank sizable chunks of their personal fortunes into their campaigns were observed giving late-night concession speeches to comparatively underfunded victors. http://www.philly.com/dailynews/columnists/bernard_fernandez/20091103_Bernard_Fernandez__Yorgey_facing_biggest_fight.html THE NOV. 14 MEGAFIGHT between WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto (34-1, 27 KOs) and Manny Pacquiao (49-3-2, 37 KOs) is November's must-see event, but there is a wide variety of options for discerning fight fans to choose from this Saturday. http://www.philly.com/dailynews/columnists/bernard_fernandez/20091030_Bernard_Fernandez__The_Nittany_Line__Paterno_sold_Poti_on_life_in_Happy_Valley.html THERE ARE TIMES, Ako Poti admits, when he gets just a bit homesick for the familiar customs, food and faces he left behind. http://www.philly.com/dailynews/columnists/bernard_fernandez/20091023_Bernard_Fernandez__The_Nittany_Line__Finally__Penn_State_s_Wallace_meets_expectations.html MAYBE IT ALL came too soon and too easily for A.J. Wallace. When you're an instant sensation, starting out at the top, as it were, there really isn't any place to go but down. http://www.philly.com/dailynews/columnists/bernard_fernandez/20091020_Bernard_Fernandez__Love_him_or_hate_him__Hopkins_always_takes_center_stage.html ONE OF THE more memorable phrases from British Prime Minister Winston Churchill came during an Oct. 1, 1939, radio broadcast about Russia, but it could just as easily be applied to the forever perplexing Bernard "The Executioner" http://www.philly.com/dailynews/columnists/bernard_fernandez/20091016_Bernard_Fernandez__The_Nittany_Line__Lee__Bowman_ready_to_share_Penn_State_stage.html TRY TO IMAGINE you've just seen "Titanic," 1993's Academy Award-winning film about the doomed luxury vessel. Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet still head the cast, but they are never in any scenes together, thus no romantic sparks fly. http://www.philly.com/dailynews/columnists/bernard_fernandez/20091009_Bernard_Fernandez__The_Nittany_Line__Lions_intend_to_keep_Clark_safe.html TO MANY FOOTBALL players, the phrase "head games" might simply involve trash-talking at an opponent in an effort to psych him out. http://www.philly.com/dailynews/columnists/bernard_fernandez/20091006_Bernard_Fernandez__A_day_to_remember_for_Laila_Ali.html HARD TO BELIEVE, but Thursday marks the 10th anniversary of the professional boxing debut of Laila Ali, who was just 21 when she followed in her daddy Muhammad Ali's footsteps and whacked out a Denny's waitress named April Fowler in one round in Verona, N.Y. Guess you could call it a Grand Slam Special.