The Olympic sport of gymnastics confuses me. I’m perplexed as to why the sport of gymnastics discriminates against bigger boned bodies. Yes, I’m lamenting why larger ladies and girthier guys who would like to wear leotards are getting shafted.

026 Baseball Statistics

May 31st, 2015 54s

Who cares whether .230 hitting left hand batters bat better against lefty pitchers on rain delayed July double headers?MIKE on sports, baseball staistics, sports humor, fun sports facts, sports history, sports stuff you should know

025 Trash Talk

May 27th, 2015 3m 27s

Tough athletes play hard and talk just as tough.My own personal Hall of Fame of tough talking athletes probably figures prominently on your trash talkers list, too.They’re legends Michael Jordan, Muhammad Ali, Joe Namath, Larry Bird and Bab

024 Non-sports Sports

May 23rd, 2015 3m 9s

I know the words don’t even seem compatible. They appear to go together about as well as Yankees and Red Sox fans. You see, I’ve compiled my very own list of non-sport sports.It consists of roaring races, organized parlor games and quirky c

023 Cheerleaders

May 20th, 2015 2m 4s

What’s the deal with cheerleaders? I can’t figure them out.This may sound sacrilegious, but I think they’re over-rated. Why do they cheer in some sports and not all of them? Sure, you ALWAYS see cheerleaders at all football games except th

022 Important Inconsequential Games

May 13th, 2015 2m 37s

You know exactly what I mean when I refer to “immensely important inconsequential games!Be honest. We ALL play them!They’re the juvenile bar room competitions that we instantly turn into epic Olympic events.They’re the mindless matches tha

021 Steroids

May 9th, 2015 58s

If you think steroids will make you a better athlete today, know now what steroids will do to your body tomorrow. Ladies who want a competitive short cut today need to consider whether they want a bristly beard and a body like Bridezilla to

020 Hockey's Penalty Box

May 6th, 2015 3m 8s

In all of sports, this 10' by 4' glass enclosed structure stands alone as a unique piece of real estate. That's why hockey’s penalty box easily checks into a special place in my MIKE on Sports! podcast.Hockey is the only sport that boasts

019 Mr. Irrelevant

May 3rd, 2015 3m 8s

It’s the dubious distinction given to the very last or 256th pick in the NFL Draft.Paul Salata, a former NFL wide receiver is credited with starting the good natured Mr. Irrelevant movement way back in 1976.At first, some football fans snic

018 The Wonderlic Test

May 2nd, 2015 3m 26s

Now, here’s a strange name for a very important test! Every year at the NFL Combine, draft prospects learn that there’s nothing wonderful about taking the Wonderlick test - that mandatory and daunting eaxm with a funny sounding & highly inti

017 NFL Draft Speak

May 1st, 2015 3m 44s

When organizing its first draft in 1936, the NFL never imagined just how successful its formal selection process would become.Nor did the league realize its growing sport would spawn its own unique language – that I now call NFL Draft Speak.

016 Going Green on Earth Day

Apr 22nd, 2015 2m 17s

Today is Earth Day. So, to celebrate, I'm going green.Now don't get me wrong. I'm no left leaning, hybrid driving, granola crunching, tree hugging environmentalist.....not that there's anything wrong with that.I'm going green because it’s

015 Soccer's Kaka

Apr 19th, 2015 1m 51s

You know, if ESPN once reported on a NASCAR driver named Dick Trickle, then, we can certainly report on a soccer player named Kaka.Actually, his real name is Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite, and he hails from the soccer crazed country of

014 Keeping Politics Out Of Sports

Apr 17th, 2015 2m 47s

I’m a sports guy, not a political pundit.I’m also a firm believer that politics should be left out of sports world - completely.Sports should always be fun. Watching games we love must remain an escape from our daily grind. There

013 Unwritten Rules in Sports!

Apr 13th, 2015 3m 42s

There are two schools of thought on this topic.Some fans love unwritten rules. They revere them as time honored traditions that compliment the black and white regulations permanently etched in rule books.Other sports fans like me rev

012 Mascots in College Sports

Apr 10th, 2015 5m 9s

If you’re like me, I’m sure you love mascots in college sports, too!All NCAA athletic programs boast their own cleverly created mascot.Mascots and their inventive names capture the essence of the school.They personify the college or

011 Team is Knocking at the Door

Apr 6th, 2015 2m 5s

Someone smart needs to explain to me the true meaning of this sports saying, “the team is knocking at the door.”It’s confusing, and it requires further interpretation.I’ve learned that not even the most knowledgeable sports fans can ful

010 Grunting in Tennis

Apr 3rd, 2015 2m 17s

Never knew tennis was such an obnoxiously loud sport.Always thought tennis, especially professional women's tennis, was dignified and cultured.I expected tennis to be quiet with polite clapping for pretty pony-tailed girls sporting shapely

009 Dippin' Dots

Mar 30th, 2015 49s

They’re the awesome tasting, cryogenically frozen candy coated ice cream pellets you can only get at a ball park.Yes. Crogenically frozen. That means real cold.I love Dippin’ Dots – even though they give me a brain freeze and zero in on cav

008 ESPN's Da Da Da! Da Da Da!

Mar 27th, 2015 2m 5s

Every sports fan recognizes this siren song to ESPN’s flagship show.That’s right! It’s the clarion call, or ice cream truck music, for sports fans to tune into ESPN Sports Center. This instantly recognizable six note melody is intoxicating.

007 Deadly Language in Sports

Mar 23rd, 2015 2m 5s

The sports world’s language is absolutely lethal.And, it’s killing me!My words may sound depressing, but don’t blame me. Blame the morbid manner the media reports on sports.Seems like ever time you tune into ESPN, sportscasters assault you

006 The Zamboni Driver

Mar 20th, 2015 2m 43s

Now this guy is a real sports superstar. Driving his clunky vehicle is the dream of all hockey fans like me. We yearn to climb behind the wheel of this tractor and take charge of the ice. Who doesn’t envy the Zamboni driver? He’s the op

005 Basketball's Missed Free Throw Celebration

Mar 16th, 2015 2m 21s

I call this silly spectacle one of the dumbest things in sports. We witness this “poor shooting party” whenever we watch hoops. And, it doesn’t matter if it’s a high school, college or pro game. The “failed free throw festivity” happens ev

004 The Sports Bra

Mar 10th, 2015 55s

It’s a sensitive question I’ve always wanted to ask.And, it may lead to my nuttiest MIKE on Sports! podcast yet.What’s the deal with the sports bra?No one EVER talks about this prized piece of athletic attire. Why is this over-the-shoulde

003 Twitter in Sports

Mar 8th, 2015 2m 13s

Before the metaphorical twit hits the fan, let me confess that I don’t like Twitter. You see, I’m an old-school-write-it-out-in-long-form-type-of-guy who really gives a twit about sports journalism. I take my sports writing very seriously.