Tag Archives: NFL

More “Bad Newz” for Michael Vick (With Hopefully More to Come)

Michael Vick should have stuck to football instead of getting involved in dogfighting. After all, football was his claim to fame. The 2001 number one draft pick who last year made history as the first quarterback to ever rush over 1,000 yards is now making history for something much less admirable. In fact, it’s downright despicable. Dogfigthing. It all started back in May when suspicions of dogfighting operations on his property came to light. What investigators found was simply awful. Dogs that had been killed in the most inhumane ways possible: hanged, electrocuted, shot, and even slammed to death on … Continue reading →

The Ultimate Celebrity Yard Sale

I love a good yard sale and apparently, I missed THE yard sale of all yard sales last weekend. It was held at a $3.5 million dollar Montclair, New Jersey home where Michael Strahan, the New York Giants defensive end, used to live. Was Michael just trying to get rid of a few extra things? Maybe Michael was trying to earn a little extra money to help supplement that $20+ salary the Giants are paying him? Nope, turns out it is just another case of “hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.” I wonder if William Congreve, who wrote … Continue reading →

NFL Championships: History in the Making!

I am so excited! The Chicago Bears are heading to the Super Bowl after soundly defeating the New Orleans Saints 39-14 yesterday. It was a great game, and the Bears took the Saints to task despite having important players like Tommie Harris and Mike Brown out due to injuries. Teams Making History The Bears made history by once again taking the NFC Championship and heading off to another Super Bowl. Fans have waited 21 years for this event, and it appeared that it would be a repeat of their last visit to the Big Show, as the New England Patriots … Continue reading →

Entertaining: A Few Super Bowl Party Tips

Many people that don’t regularly watch professional football still enjoy the Super Bowl. It’s one of the most highly rated sporting events on television. In fact, it has at times been the most highly rated event of any kind on TV. Advertisers spend millions of dollars for mere seconds of time during the biggest game of the year. Sounds like an event deserving of a party! The NFL Playoffs finish up this weekend, and then we’ll know who’s off to the Super Bowl on February 4. I’m a Chicago Bear’s fan, and if my beloved Bears beat the Saints this … Continue reading →

Is Your Spouse into Sports?

Is your husband (or maybe your wife) all wrapped up in the NFL Playoffs? This is an exciting time of year for football fans. This Sunday, we’ll learn which teams will head to the Super Bowl (hopefully, the Chicago Bears will be one of them!). Of course, then your spouse will have to see who wins the Super Bowl in couple of weeks too. Will you watch the game(s) with him, do your own thing, or will you sigh and think, “I can’t wait until football season is over”? If you’re not into football, you probably don’t see what the … Continue reading →

Cool Stuff for Sports Theme Rooms at Fathead

Fathead! No, I’m not calling people names. I’m talking about a really cool way to decorate a kid’s sports themed room or even an adult space with a sports theme. As seen on TV, Fatheads are huge images of official team logos or even life sized, three-dimensional images of your favorite players that can be hung on the wall. They are simple to apply and easy to remove and re-use elsewhere. They work somewhat like static decals for the window, only they are for the wall. No sticky mess, no damage to the wall. They aren’t exactly cheap, but Fathead … Continue reading →

Interview with NBC’s East Coast Sportscaster, Vai Sikahema – Part 4

7. As a husband, what is the greatest measure of your success? That my wife loves me and I’m still madly in love with her. We’ve just passed that threshold where we’ve spent over half of our lives with each other. She was 18 and I was 21 when we met and married. Today, she’s 40 and I’m 43. We’ll celebrate our 22nd wedding anniversary in July. I’m sometimes amazed that we married so young, but that’s just part of the culture in the Church. When a young man returns from his mission, he’s counseled to marry and start a … Continue reading →

Interview with NBC’s East Coast Sportscaster, Vai Sikahema – Part 3

I don’t about you, but I’m inspired by the strength, humility and righteousness of this man – I know I already mentioned it before, but hey, it bears repeating again. Here is more of his interview. 5. You served a mission in South Dakota, predominantly among the peoples of the Sioux Nation. Can you share some experiences of what that was like and how it helped you to grow? When I left on my mission in February of ’82, I had played two seasons for BYU. As an 18-year-old freshman, I returned a punt 83 yards in the 1980 SMU … Continue reading →

Interview with NBC’s East Coast Sportscaster, Vai Sikahema – Part 2

And so we continue our interview with Vai Sikahema with questions on his chosen professions. 3. You’ve had great success in your chosen professions, first as a football player and now as a sportscaster. You played on a national championship team (BYU 1984), you played for the NFL and now you are a successful sportscaster for NBC in the Philadelphia area. What do you think has played the largest role in your successes and why? I suspect because my parents didn’t have a college education, and they constantly shared with us their frustration of having to work menial jobs – … Continue reading →

Interview with NBC’s East Coast Sportscaster, Vai Sikahema – Part 1

Vai is a very dear friend and old college buddy of my husband’s, consequently he is a very dear friend of mine. He agreed to do this interview, I am certain, out of friendship. From NBC10’s website we catch up with what Vai has been doing since leaving college, professionally: “Vai Sikahema, sports director/anchor for NBC 10 News at 4, 5, 6 and 11pm, joined WCAU in April 1994. Sikahema is also the host of “Wednesday’s Child,” a segment sponsored by the National Adoption Center, Freddie Mac Foundation, and NBC 10 to promote the adoption of children. Previously, he was … Continue reading →