The intersection of avians and professional athletics in America can be fascinating, especially when looked at through the right lens. Nick Lund, who blogged...

The hours are ticking down to Super Bowl XLIII, a hotly anticipated contest between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Arizona Cardinals. As an avid American...

We’ve never been this close to having an official National Football League Bird Bowl, meaning a Super Bowl played between two teams named for...

Friday night my parents, Daisy and I enjoyed a baseball game at Shea Stadium, just up the road from my apartment.  The St. Louis...

Folks unfamiliar with Detroit’s NHL team can be forgiven for thinking that the organization is named for the Red-winged Blackbird. After all, Agelaius phoeniceus...

So my beloved Mets aren’t going to take it all this year after all. As they say, there’s always next year. This time, they...

How about those Seahawks? Though I’m a serious New York Giants fan, Seattle’s NFC Championship makes me pretty happy. Why, you ask? Besides the...

Every year, hope springs eternal that Seattle’s NFL football team might finally make it deep into the playoffs, perchance even win a Super Bowl....