Blog Entries by Andrew Brandt
Please, Mr. President-Elect, No Playoff!
Our nation's incoming leader has weighed in on the pressing topic of a college football playoff. It was first mentioned on Monday Night Football on election eve, with a response to a question from Chris Berman -- who was clearly out of his element -- as to what one thing...
Drew Rosenhaus: Agent of Change
Posted September 10, 2008 | 09:02 PM (EST)
Our friend Drew Rosenhaus is in the news for a couple of reasons. He has secured a new contract for client Plaxico Burress - only after Burress completed all requirements of training camp and was quiet and professional about his contract wishes. The deal seems fair, with millions tied to...
Olympic-Sized Musings
Posted August 28, 2008 | 03:51 PM (EST)
Remember when the Olympics were truly an amateur event? It seems not that long ago where the idea of a top Olympian returning to the next Olympics was deemed not plausible due to the financial rewards of turning professional. Now that seems a distant memory. Michael Phelps is suggesting he...
Rafa and Roger: The Golden Age Is Upon Us
Posted July 7, 2008 | 06:20 PM (EST)
I could not leave. My kids were promised the beach all morning and sat waiting patiently in their bathing suits, poised to hop in the car and hit the sand. I could not. What was happening live in England some 5,000 miles away was too riveting. Federer-Nadal in the final...
Venus and Serena: Last Name Not Needed
Posted July 2, 2008 | 02:53 PM (EST)
Venus and Serena. Serena and Venus. They are first-name only references, a status reserved for A-list celebrities, usually for entertainers, not athletes. For a decade, no discussion about women's tennis is complete without mentioning Venus and Serena Williams. While they have been inconsistent on and off the court, the two...
Tonight on Broadway: The One-and-Doners
Posted June 26, 2008 | 09:48 AM (EST)
The NBA Draft is tonight as the league ushers in a new class of celebrated rookies. The top selections will sit in the green room with their entourages waiting for their names to be called, then walk to the podium in their custom-designed suits -- free of charge, of course...
The Crying Season in Football
Posted June 24, 2008 | 02:50 PM (EST)
It's the crying season in the National Football League. Names such as Chad Johnson of the Bengals, Jason Peters of the Bills, Osi Umenyiora and Plaxico Burruss of the Giants, Brian Urlacher of the Bears and Anquan Boldin of the Cardinals are all protesting/posturing/withholding services in quest of more money....
Tina Fey graces the cover of the January issue of Vanity Fair, and in an...
President-elect Barack Obama announced Monday that Robert Gates would remain as...
Reuters has a Q&A with John Travolta to promote his animated film "Bolt." At the end, they ask him...
The Campaign Finance Institute (CFI)...
The following is Part I of Sean Penn's piece, Mountain of Snakes (Read Part II here) The
Governor Palin Neglects Alaska Duties for Partisan Stumping on Campaign Trail...
President Bush let it all out today during an interview with ABC News' Charlie...
NEW YORK — Rush Limbaugh has seldom been a fan of...
The seventies are back in a big way: shaggy hair, plaid prints and idealism have all...
WASHINGTON — The Bush administration backed off proposed crackdowns...
Winona Ryder has been accused of losing £81,000 of...
It started with the fist bump seen 'round the world. Soon...
A revolutionary device that can harness...
Posted November 29, 2008 | 12:46 PM (EST)