The Super Bowl is finally here — which means you might be in danger of violating some major Super Bowl Party Dos and Don’ts.  DO wear a jersey of a team that is playing in the big game. DON’T effin wear the jersey of your team that not only did not make it to the Super Bowl, but didn’t even make it to the playoffs. Don’t be that guy (or...

An old football-watching buddy of mine emailed me last year reminiscing about a bad Super Bowl party or two that we had been to together. Tom reminded me of the time my brother-in-law invited us over to his house for the ’99 Super Bowl (ATL/DEN), and then when we got there, he had a 20″ TV and a bad cable connection. We were also together at a Super Bowl...

Twenty years ago today, my father lost his battle with cancer. I’ve mentioned it before in a Father’s Day post I wrote a while back, but on this anniversary, I wanted to talk a little further about what I have learned from Dad’s lessons. One thing I do understand is that I’m grateful for the 21 years I DID have with him. Obviously, like most people when...

Thirteen years ago, I started a Fantasy Sports website called, FantasyRef.com, then I sold it a couple years later in order to join the Fantasy staff at CBSSports.com. After writing there for five years, I joined a start-up site called OpenSports.com, where I worked a few more years. When it fell in late 2010, I began writing with the guys at RotoExperts.com. I...

Many times, people get an iPad as a gift, but they don’t know what to do with it or what apps to start filling it up with. To me, the iPad is kind of half-for-fun and half-for-work. There are certain apps a fella’s going to want to load up on their new iPad. These iPad apps for guys can also be enjoyed by many women, of course, but since I’m a guy — I...

The following random thoughts have been provided by Yeti Vedder. He writes for us from time to time and downloads his thoughts for our amusement. The views expressed in this article are those of the Yeti and do not necessarily represent the views of, and should not be attributed to, David Gonos — especially when he talks all sweet and fluffy about any Boston...

Every now and then, I’ll come across a sports story that I assume everyone around me is familiar with. Then I realize, I’m an old bastard, and the guys around me are mostly in their 20s. So then I have storytime. It’s like when your grandpa tells you about the Heidi Game. I also figured most of my readers might not know these stories either, so here you go....