Tom Keiser
Looking Back at "Rocky V," The Movie That Nearly Knocked Out a Beloved Franchise
The Rocky franchise is still alive after nearly 40 years. The series has had its highs and lows, but it was never lower, or drearier, than "Rocky V," which recently turned 25 years old.
A Look Back At "Little Giants," The Football Kids Movie That's Now Old Enough To Drink
For a kids movie about that's also an explicit advertisement for the Football Industrial Complex, "Little Giants" is still pretty fun to watch after 21 years.
Happy Trails to Steve Spurrier, Who Made College Football Fun
Steve Spurrier's sudden resignation came as a shock, if not quite as a surprise. The Head Ball Coach would never stick around once he stopped having fun.
RIP Moses Malone: Redeemer, Survivor, Badass, And NBA Legend
Moses Malone won a NBA Championship in Philadelphia, and will be remembered for it. But few stars ever understood their game better, or made it work for longer.
Revisiting "The Waterboy," Adam Sandler's Least Bad Football Movie
"The Waterboy," Adam Sandler's 1998 college football cinematic rage-comic, is ultra-lazy, super-dumb, cheaply sentimental, and still somehow not that bad.
"Rookie Of The Year" Is 22 Years Old, And Surprisingly Good
It has been 22 years since "Rookie Of The Year" arrived in theaters. We still haven't seen a 12-year-old in the Majors, but the movie has held up well in other ways.
The First All-Star Celebrity Softball Game, When John Cassavettes Met Willie Mays
Before there was Rock n' Jock, Vin Scully and Jerry Lewis called a game in which Woody Allen and John Cassavetes played against Don Drysdale and Willie McCovey.
"Sudden Death," When Jean-Claude Van Damme Kicked The Pittsburgh Penguins Mascot
Twenty years later, the Jean-Claude Van Damme vehicle set during the seventh game of the Stanley Cup Finals is still mostly ridiculous. It's a good thing.
Harvard, Yale, And One Last Game At The Palestra
A series of flukes and outdated quirks led to the Ivy League title being settled in a one-game playoff. It was strange and tense and flawed, as March should be.
Daytona and Drugs, or Rewatching 'Days Of Thunder' at 25
The Daytona 500 is NASCAR's simultaneous opening day and Super Bowl. The Tom Cruise vehicle "Days Of Thunder" is sort of about Daytona, and mostly about Hollywood excess.
Larry Merchant, Dirty Jokes, and Betting on the NFL: The National Football Lottery
In 1972, Larry Merchant used his $30,000 advance on a book about betting on the NFL to, what else, bet on the NFL.
The 1982 Cleveland Indians' 27-Minute Highlight Video: A Chronological Review
The Cleveland Indians and Major League Baseball produced a highlight video for the 1982 squad and it's as fitting a tribute there is for a team that went 78-84.