Bob Ford: Heads or tails and other bets
- 02/07/2010
By Bob Ford, Inquirer Columnist
By now, we are all familiar with the various proposition bets that always accompany the Super Bowl and serve as proof that when it comes to excess, the Super Bowl is the only place to be.
Bob Ford: Deep into season, 76ers an enigma
- 02/05/2010
By Bob Ford, Inquirer Columnist
This evening in New Orleans, a town that is somewhat distracted at the moment and might not be paying close attention, the 76ers will attempt to win their third straight game.
Bob Ford: For New Orleans, Super Bowl remains just a game
- 02/02/2010
By Bob Ford, Inquirer Columnist
If you access the powerful Nexis search engine, the standard for information collected from most major publications in North America, and keyword "New Orleans Saints" and "Katrina" and "long-suffering," the result is a list of 51 recent articles each pimping the idea that civic renewal can be accomplished within the space of a professional football game.
Bob Ford: Not exactly a Ferrari, but Blanton is reliable
- 01/24/2010
By Bob Ford, Inquirer Columnist
Dependability and predictability are great qualities for a baseball starting pitcher, and the way Ruben Amaro Jr. sees it, Joe Blanton is the roster equivalent of a washing machine that earns a solid "good" from Consumer Reports.
Bob Ford: With win, Flyers bail out petulant captain
- 01/20/2010
By Bob Ford, Inquirer Columnist
They put the captain's C right there on the jersey, and in hockey, it is actually supposed to mean something. One thing it means is that when things aren't going well, that letter becomes a bull's-eye.
Bob Ford: Don't expect Eagles to move past McNabb just yet
- 01/19/2010
By Bob Ford, Inquirer Columnist
The quarterback is older now, almost certainly beyond his best years, and, in the biggest game of the season, his explosive offense sputtered and the road to the Super Bowl became a roadblock. Behind him, waiting ever impatiently, is the younger quarterback, the one whose time must arrive, somewhere if not here.
Bob Ford: Been-there Reynolds holds Villanova together
- 01/18/2010
By Bob Ford, Inquirer Columnist
There are times Scottie Reynolds will look at game films from his freshman or sophomore season and not recognize the wild, undisciplined point guard who could simultaneously thrill Villanova coach Jay Wright with his potential and drive him crazy with some of his decisions.
Bob Ford: How little we've learned from scandals
- 01/17/2010
By Bob Ford, Inquirer Columnist
Here in the front row of Short Attention Span Theater, where America comes for its sports news, Mark McGwire's jaw-dropping admission that he used steroids during his baseball career has been neatly overtaken by equally shocking reports that some college coaches like to slap around their players, the utter perfidy of Lane Kiffin, and the poor decision-making process employed by Gilbert Arenas.
Bob Ford: Union takes first kicks in MLS draft
- 01/15/2010
By Bob Ford, Inquirer Columnist
Just as you were recovering from the exciting news that Fred was coming to Philadelphia, they opened the doors to the ballroom at the Convention Center yesterday for the Major League Soccer SuperDraft.
Bob Ford: Complex duel unfolds at Palestra
- 01/14/2010
By Bob Ford, Inquirer Columnist
It was a tale of two teams in one city last night - one prosperous, one struggling, one rich in potential, the other poor in results, and a tale with enough familial intermingling to make a Russian novel.
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