http://www.redseditorials.com Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:53:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Gail Collins knows a little bit about firsts.  A columnist with the New York Times since 1995, in 2001 she became the first woman ever appointed editor of the Times editorial page.  Leaving that job six years later to finish a book, she returned to writing her pithy, humorous and ... http://www.redseditorials.com/2010/01/06/reds-celebrity-interviews-gail-collins/ Anyone out there who knows the whereabouts of the New York Football Giants, please contact RedHouse HQ. There are tens of thousands of New Yorkers looking for those guys. The other New York football team, the Rexes, er, the Jets, they not only make the postseason, they end up as the ... http://www.redseditorials.com/2010/01/05/apb-as-in-all-playoffs-bulletin-nfl/ When Achilles' mother dipped her infant son in the River Styx she made him invulnerable, unfortunately she held him by his ankle and an arrow to this spot felled the mighty warrior. North Carolina head coach Roy Williams must've held his team by the guards as Monday night's stunning 82-79 overtime ... http://www.redseditorials.com/2010/01/05/cooled-heels-ncaabb/ With the Bee Gee's hit "Stayin' Alive" pulsing deep in the background on your 8 track player, you slowly stuff yourself into those slick white polyester tuxedo pants that have been laying neatly folded in your drawer since last year. A shimmy here, a dab of Vaseline there, a tug ... http://www.redseditorials.com/2010/01/04/pop-the-cork-bubbly-for-the-new-year/ Everyone already knows that college football has the worst system in all of sports, perhaps the world, for deciding an outcome. The BCS is the kind of thing that would come about if you locked Hugo Chavez, Barry Goldwater and an H-Bomb in a room together and told them to ... http://www.redseditorials.com/2010/01/02/bowl-season-is-coal-season-ncaa/ Before I get started on the Winter Classic, the Eastern Conference standings or the Olympic selections that have been released so far . . . I want to talk about Buffalo's game against Pittsburgh on Tuesday. You don't even have to know that much about hockey to be impressed by a ... http://www.redseditorials.com/2009/12/31/buffalo-the-olympics-and-the-winter-classic-nhl/ I wonder if Mark Hughes is poised to make a swift return to management at Bolton following Gary Megson's sacking. Hughes is certain to figure prominently in the thoughts of Bolton chiefs as they look for an experienced candidate to replace Megson. The former Manchester City and Blackburn boss would probably welcome ... http://www.redseditorials.com/2009/12/31/swift-return-for-hughes/ The inability of potentially poisonous situations to boil over into unfettered chaos: Eddy Curry, Nate Robinson, Tracy McGrady and Golden State's entire team have all been at odds with their coaches for some time now. Yet, in all four cases, cooler heads continue to prevail. Not that any of these guys ... http://www.redseditorials.com/2009/12/30/the-2009-10-seasons-biggest-disappointments-to-date-nba/ With the new year nearly upon us, here are Red's top 10 predictions for 2010. 1. Premier League winners Chelsea are just that little bit stronger than the rest and they will be crowned champions. Manchester United lack that extra spark now that Cristiano Ronaldo has gone. 2. For the drop It's hard ... http://www.redseditorials.com/2009/12/30/ten-for-2010-football/ If you're a college basketball fan living outside of Utah you've probably never heard of him, because his name is not Wall, James, Harangody or Henry. But if you're thinking about your bracket early with March just around the corner, it's a name you'll want to remember. He is Jimmer Fredette, ... http://www.redseditorials.com/2009/12/29/jimmer-ny-christmas-ncaabb/