Old-school news, just in time
by Kevin Burton One, point, zero, four. That’s all. Late Monday I got a sixth team (out of eight) into the fantasy football playoffs by a margin of 1.04 fantasy points. But I didn’t win a game by that margin, I won a season, or at least made the playoffs, by that …
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by Kevin Burton I am …the KING…of fantasy hockey. This was confirmed Saturday, though I never had a doubt. Genius? Well I’m not going there. Some will say yes, others no. But this is something many will want to emulate, for sure. I’m not trying to make other players feel bad, or …
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by Kevin Burton There may never be a more heart-felt but quieter airing of Kool and the Gang’s “Celebration” than the one at my house Monday. My spirit was sky high because L.A. Rams running back Cam Akers had finally stopped running the ball, and the team just in front of me lost …
by Kevin Burton “The unexamined life is not worth living,” said Socrates, the Greek philosopher who was said to have driven people to distraction with his constant questioning. “There were times where I feel like I was just out there thinking too much instead of just playing instinctual football. It’s definitely something that …
by Kevin Burton There was a day in 2003 when I took a late afternoon city bus ride to a music store, just in case. Undefeated Ohio State would play defending champion and heavily-favored Miami of Florida for the college football championship that night. I needed a copy of “Celebration,” on Kool and …
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