For ten straight Super Bowls, the winning quarterback was a Hall of Fame player. Both Peyton and Eli Manning won titles; Eli actually won two. Tom Brady and Ben Roethlisberger each captured two of their...

About 6'4", 225 pounds with a laser arm, pass-first mentality and boyishly good looks. For years this has served as the prototype for fans of the NFL quarterback.  Glancing over the successes of...

One player was widely considered the most prolific power hitter the game has ever seen, while the other was considered one of the most consistent and over-powering pitchers the game has ever seen.  One...

Baltimore at Washington Coming off an emotional divisional victory over the Big Ben-less Pittsburgh Steelers, the Ravens go to Washington as the odds on second seed in the AFC. Washington still has its...

So last Wednesday night I'm at work, tossing pizza dough in the air while watching my Red Sox get knocked off by the upstart Tampa Bay Rays for the second night in a row to take a two-game lead in the...

I've written quite a few of these columns in my time at UVM and, you know what, it's been pretty fun.I get to write about (usually) what I want to, how I want to and (luckily) when I want to. It usually...

Ali vs. Frazier. Michigan vs. Ohio State. Red Sox vs. Yankees. Duke vs. North Carolina. Bears vs. Packers. These are considered the top rivalries in the world of U.S. sports but I am here...

Here we are at the end of the first weekend of the NCAA tournament and my bracket is still intact. That's not to say that I didn't take some heat through the first two rounds but my Final Four (and...

Good Week for Brady's BunchJOSH APPLEBAUMFor many NFL organizations, an appearance in the conference championship game provides a nostalgic sense of pride and achievement.Not the New England Patriots....

This past Saturday my mates (English vernacular!) and I departed our flats (again!) for downtown Canterbury to watch the Super Bowl at a pub with members of the local semi-pro American Football team, the...

"It's Awesome, Baby!" Oh, Dickie V. You couldn't be more right. Don't get me wrong, I've fallen for college hockey and I still love the pageantry and tradition of college football. But when you get down...

We have come to the end of another NFL season, and what a good one it was. We saw the Colts go 13-0 before suffering their first loss on their way to a 14-2 season and home field advantage in the playoffs....