Dan’s Blog
Yankees fire Mel Allen on this date
When I was growing up, he was my broadcast hero. But it was on this date, Dec. 17, 1964, that the New York...
Patriots will not win another Super Bowl under Brady
As the New England Patriots bask in the glow of another big victory, this one over the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday,...
Baseball looked to speed up game 51 years ago
It seems a baseball season doesn’t go by without talk of speeding up the pace of play. Who knew that 51 years...
No special treatment for pols at Army-Navy game
This is the way it was supposed to be, right? No special treatment for politicians, no admission to luxury...
NFL’s Rozelle widely criticized 55 years ago
NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle was widely criticized 55 years ago for not cancelling the league’s games the Sunday...
Happy Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving everyone. In case you’re wondering, as I write this from my home in Torrington, Connecticut...
Vin Scully’s radio debut was a football game at Fenway
When Harvard beat Yale in "The Game" at Fenway Park last Saturday, I could not help but be reminded that the...
I’m rooting for Condoleezza Rice for Browns coach
So the story broke on Sunday that former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice may be interviewed for the Cleveland...