Ballys Sports Detroit does periodic Players Only telecasts, which serve as a nice change of pace from the usual fare. Last night Dan Petry, Todd Jones and Craig Monroe were perched out in the outfield stands and welcomed in a wonderful group of Guys to Remember, including Hall of Fame …
Read More »Oscar winner and Hollywood veteran Alan Arkin dies aged 89
Veteran Hollywood actor Alan Arkin has died at 89. The New York born actor’s cause of death has not been revealed but his sons Adam, Matthew and Anthony on Friday, June 30 confirmed his passing. “Our father was a uniquely talented force of nature, both as an artist and a …
Read More »'I’ll drive his f****** car there myself': Alan Shearer jokes about protecting his goalscoring record from Harry Kane
Shearer does suggest Kane should move away from Spurs in search of trophies, and it’s got nothing to do with Kane being 47 goals behind his record
Read More »‘I got him pissed on Blue Nun’: Peter Reid and Alan Curbishley swapped stories in the tunnel before their teams played out the greatest play-off final ever in 1998
When Charlton Athletic met Sunderland in the First Division play-off final in 1998, the game pitted Alan Curbishley and Peter Reid against each other in a highly tense environment at Wembley. However, the pair were relaxed before kick-off, conversing and joking with each other in the tunnel while both teams …
Read More »‘Frightening’: Danny Rose certain former Tottenham teammate Harry Kane will break Alan Shearer’s record
Ex-Tottenham (opens in new tab) and England defender Danny Rose has no doubt that former club and international teammate Harry Kane will break Alan Shearer’s all-time Premier League goalscoring record. Kane surpassed the late Jimmy Greaves as Spurs’ highest-ever scorer in February, and he’s now within 55 goals of the …
Read More »Sky Sports’ Alan Smith offers a surprise pick for a pundit he loves – and it’s someone on BT Sport
Sky Sports co-commentator Alan Smith has risked the ire of his office by picking a BT Sport pundit as a favourite that he enjoys on TV right now. Of course, the likes of Neville and Carragher probably don’t mind at all – but when FourFourTwo caught up with former Arsenal …
Read More »Football fan loses wallet on London tube – only for Alan Curbishley to return it
Nothing restores one’s faith in humanity like a lost item making its way home through the kindness of strangers. Whether it’s a phone dropped in a nightclub or a coat left in a taxi, that feeling of gratitude towards your fellow man when it comes back is unparalleled. Well, unless …
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