heavyinthegameblog: Actor Charlie Sheen tells Sports Illustrated in its latest issue that he took steroids “for like six or eight weeks” while filming the 1989 movie “Major League.” He adds that the performance-enhancing drugs helped his fastball go from 79 mph to 85 mph. Sheen played fireballing relief pitcher Ricky “Wild Thing” Vaughn, whose wayward … Continue reading →

This year, so far, has been a year of firsts (in sports) for me.  It is the first year that my work out/ and in-and-out burger ratio has tipped to healthy.  I went to my very first NHL game (Game 7: Sharks and Red Wings).  I also ran my very first half marathon (See Jane … Continue reading →

So apparently the NBA decided to copy the NFL and join the lock-out fun to ensure that I watch more golf, tennis, and car racing in the coming months (notice my disregard for Oxford getting rid of my favorite comma?).  Here’s the deal though, the NBA lockout looks, at first glance, much more threatening to … Continue reading →