Larry Brown Sports
Brown Bag it, Baby
We are well aware that athletes go to extreme measure to assure their bodies are in top physical condition, but every once in a while we see something that just seems way too out there. There is working out extremely hard to stay in shape, and then …
Barbara Dooley was once a regular guest on the Paul Finebaum Show, which is one of the most popular SEC radio shows in the country. Although her husband is a Georgia Hall of Fame coach and her son is the head coach at the University of Tennessee, …
You know what would be fun? Winning the Stanley Cup. You know what would not be fun? Being the Stanley Cup. The players may take a beating during the season, but that poor bugger takes a throttling in the off-season after it changes hands. You have …
Miguel Tejada is having an extremely tough time with the concept of getting old. When you were once among the top players in baseball and are now dealing with questions about your range, that can happen. Tejada is not the player he once was, and …
Brandon Jennings has already made a name for himself in the NBA with his game, but he seems determined to make one with his mouth as well. As we all know, Kobe Bryant has been doing what Kobe Bryant does while playing in the Drew League this …
That Steve Spurrier is a trend-setter, isn’t he? Just a couple of weeks after the South Carolina coach announced he would be bottling and selling his own wine, the San Diego Chargers are doing the same. According to the Chargers website, the …
Anyone who hates losing is taking a major risk when they travel to watch their favorite team play. Unless the joy of going on the road is enough for you, the time and effort it takes to attend a road game requires taking a big chance. For those who …
Those of us who like to indulge in an alcoholic beverage or two while at the ballpark probably think of the guy walking around with the blue tub at his waist as “the beer guy.” In most cases, we’re right. The beer guy is another …
The Detroit Lions have quickly become one of the most intriguing stories of the preseason. Many believe this could be the year they take the next step, and their preseason performance against the Patriots Saturday night helped confirm those beliefs. …
What can we say that would make you want to watch a clip from the WPS title game between the Western New York Flash and the Philadelphia Independence? Perhaps you don’t even know what the WPS is, but I assure you this animal is worth watching. …
Is fantasy football turning us into machines? These days it seems as though all age brackets, species, and sexes are playing fantasy football. Whether you are trying to make a couple bucks or just enjoy managing your own squad, fantasy football seems …
I said it on Wednesday and I’ll say it again: an earthquake that measures 5.8 on the Richter scale is no joke. There is no telling how I would react to the ground shaking beneath me if it happened because it never has. Not once have I ever …
ESPN The Magazine has officially gone there. In fact, they went way beyond there. Discussing the issue of race is nothing new to the world of sports media. Just ask Stephen A. Smith. If you want to debate whether or not Michael Vick has been …
Some of the contracts throughout baseball are so astronomical that we tend to assume players are selfish. While that is certainly true for many, it is not true of all. Players like the Nationals’ Danny Espinosa remind us that players do …
Coincidence? I think not. Just one day after a trash truck mishap resulted in parts of the Packers playbook being scattered about the streets of Green Bay, we find out that the Buccaneers have handed out iPads to their players instead of …
One skill Ozzie Guillen has never seemed to master is the act of giving a compliment. One of the most misunderstood personalities in baseball, Guillen frequently gets himself into hot water with his mouth — whether intentionally or not. …
