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In July 2009, when Harrah's of Reno employee Andrea McNulty filed a civil lawsuit accusing Ben Roethlisberger of sexual assault, the denying outcry from Steeler Nation was almost deafening.   I wrote an article here offering my perspective as a woman, suggesting that with past history and rumors, Roethlisberger wasn't above suspicion, and the outcry over that was almost as loud. Fast forward to March 2010, and Roethlisberger finds himself in the ...

The 2009 New York Yankees: Sorry, Kids, but They Didn’t Buy This One

Posted: 24th December 2009 by Trish Bennett in MLB
In the weeks since the New York Yankees won their 27th World Series championship, the haters have been out in full force with the usual and increasingly tiresome cries of "They bought another championship!"á These cries almost overwhelmingly come from those under the age of thirty, whose memories don't stretch back before 1996.á The conceit and arrogance of youth, however, don't overcome the truth. I've been a Yankees fan for so long ...