Sports and the change of seasons

Sports has become such a major factor in our lives, that for many of us, we judge the changing seasons not so much by the budding of new leaves or the changing color of the leaves in Fall, but instead use markers such as Spring training as a harbinger for the arrival of Spring, or the first regular season NFL games in September as the end of Summer and the beginning of the Fall season. In indicates just how much Sports have become a fixture in our culture, and there is now a sport for all seasons and for all fans.

Do NFL or NHL players make for the better interview?

A local Pittsburgh sportscaster was asked recently who made for a better locker room interview, NFL football or NHL hockey players? Without hesitation, he stated that hockey players by far made for the more intelligent and interesting interviews. Having listened to many football players after the game giving their analysis with a hundred or so "you know" in the course of a five minute interview, I would tend to agree that hockey players in general conduct themselves in a more dignified manner than many NFL players. While players such as Peyton Manning are a credit to the game they play and always seem to conduct themselves with respect and dignity, many other NFL players bring the ghetto culture and lingo to the sport, and I usually find myself turning the game off as soon as it is finished.