Today's Sports

"So, your new lady friend is a Wiccan, huh?"

Those words were spoken to me many years ago.

At the time, I lived in Richmond.  At the time, my next door neighbor was a musician:  as laid back as they come.  He was a pleasant fellow, cut from the stereotypical cloth of the 1960's style hippie.

He had wandered over my way after the woman who would become the wife had just departed my abode, asking his nonsensical question.

"What are you talking about, Cory?" I asked.

Over the past few years, Liberty has had a relatively easy go in its second week of the season.

In fact, over the past six years, the Minutemen were able to ring up big scores against teams with a combined record of 17-45.

During that stretch, the only playoff team the M-Men faced was Staunton River, in 2011.

During two seasons, they faced teams in that second week which would go on to post exactly zero wins for the season.

Those days, it seems, are gone.

Serious topics merit serious action.  And discussion.

Lately, things seem to be getting fired up about the Washington Redskins.  

The debate isn't whether the team has the right pieces in place to make the playoffs (it does).

Nor is it about whether last year's sensation, RG III, will be pushed into action prematurely (I certainly hope not).

The controversy is over the team's name.  Now, this issue erupts every so often.  Now, on the cusp of the season, it has arisen once more.

It would appear that the Steroids Era is back from the grave.  

But absent the fun that came with it.

The Milwaukee Brewers' Ryan Braun seems to be the latest Major League ball player who couldn't resist steroids' siren call.

These days, big-name players are getting hit with big-time penalties.  Braun will sit out a 65-game stint, making him useless to the Brewers for the rest of the season.