world-war-ii Stories - Habs Eyes On The Prize
World War II's D-Day & The NFL
Five owners in the National Football League served this country during World War II. With today being the 67-year anniversary of the Normandy Invasion, we reflect back on the service of these five guys and hold them up high in terms of the respect they deserve for their sacrifice to protect the...
I'm Saving Hockey: A BTN January 30th Recap
Well, I'm disappointed in all of you, to say the least. I ask you "Who can you trust less?" and you came up with the wrong answer. No fault of yours, I didn't realize how far gone you all were. The answer was "Swedes." I was held for a couple of years in the 70s in a Swedish prison (with a...
Happy Veterans Day!
To us in America, the reflections of Armistice Day will be filled with lots of pride in the heroism of those who died in the country's service and with gratitude for the victory, both because of the thing from which it has freed us and because of the opportunity it has given America to show her...
Too Much Information: Georgia Bulldogs at Mississippi State Bulldogs
To the jaundiced eye of an outsider, tomorrow night’s contest between the Georgia Bulldogs and the Mississippi St. Bulldogs in Starkville might appear to be an inconsequential bout between combatants who each sport an 0-2 record in SEC play. This is, however, a critical contest for Mark Richt’s...
Quack Fix: Saul Patu, A Big Commit, and Rich Brooks
The last few months have been about concerning ourselves with sports that are only really big every 4 years. FINALLY, we can concern ourselves with football season because let's face it. Baseball doesn't matter until September and what do we have in September? Football! Onto the quack. If you...
Charlie V. loses Twitter battle, pride of his hood
Mr. V., Mr. V. The Great Twitter War of the past two days or so is finally over. Let the procreation begin! As I’m sure you’ve heard, Toronto Raptors center Chris Bosh and UConn’s favorite hairless Twitter fiend engaged in a race to see who...
Hersh: No Singles Medals for US in 2010
Philip Hersh, who always has a lot to say about our beloved sport, has gone out on a limb (his words) and predicted that the United States will not win any singles skating medals at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics. "That has happened only once since World War II – in 1964, when the U.S. team was only...
Too Much Information: Georgia Bulldogs v. Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles
If it’s Friday evening, that means the bar is open and it’s time for Too Much Information here at Dawg Sports . . . except that, well, the Georgia Bulldogs are playing the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles. Granted, tomorrow’s visiting team boasts better records than the host squad, both overall (5-3 to...
A Personal History of the 49ers: Alyn Beals - Part I
I'm about to share one of the greatest thrills that I have personally had while being associated with this website. To this point, my role as a writer on the site has been primarily to offer insight into the history of the team. At times, even I admit that my work has been rough, but it has given...
Examining A Wartime Habs Myth On RememberanceDay
"He's (Maurice Richard) just a wartime hockey player".This quote came from the mouth of Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Frank Selke in the mid 1940's, when Richard scored 50 goals in 50 games while World War II raged overseas. While the assumption went more or less undisputed at the time, the...
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