Eric Knapp was raised in Pullman, WA as a brainwashed Washington State University sports fan. He graduated from Wazzu with a Business and Marketing degree which he never used. He instead suffered through 19 years living in Seattle while mowing greens, managing a warehouse, sitting in traffic and fruitlessly rooting on NW sports teams. Eric is now living the dream in Bend, OR. He loves outdoor adventure, coaching little league, playing golf and, alas, still cheers on the Cougs.
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The Johnny Football Saga
What you’re reading is part of the problem. When Cleveland Browns QB Johnny Manziel farts, somebody reports it. NFL teams started up rookie camps a couple of weeks ago and followed up last week with organized team activities, or OTAs. Manziel, the 22nd overall pick in the NFL draft earlier this month, has been the subject of much controversy and debate throughout his college career and the microsc
Elbow Epidemic
Miami Marlins ace pitcher Jose Fernandez is one of baseball's most exciting young prospects. His elbow is hurt. Ditto Mets young ace Matt Harvey. Ditto Kris Medlen. Ditto Brandon Beachy. Ditto Patrick Corbin. Ditto Jarrod Parker. Ditto Matt Moore...
Seahawks Draft Preview
There are plenty of juicy stories at the top of this week’s upcoming NFL draft.
Early Reviews on MLB Instant Replay
Major League Baseball instituted a new instant replay rule for the 2014 season. Only 19 games in, the new rules and technology have stirred controversy both old and new. The replay rules provide managers with 3 challenges - one in the first six innings of the game and two beyond that...
Best Names in Sports
Bubba Watson won the Masters Sunday. How does a guy named Bubba win the most prestigious tournament in golf? Twice? It seems something more befitting of a guy named Charles Howell III. This dichotomy got me thinking about some other great names in sports history...
Masters Preview
The 78th Masters golf tournament is set to tee off this Thursday, April 10th and play out through Sunday, April 13. The biggest story this year is that four-time Masters champion Tiger Woods will miss the event for the first time since 1994...
Cougs Hire Kent
Washington State University will hold a press conference Wednesday to announce the hiring of Ernie Kent as men’s head basketball coach. Coug fans have much to be excited about. Kent is amongst the most successful coaches ever hired at Washington State...
The MLB Diet
Loosen your belts and settle in baseball fans. The Major League Baseball season begins in full this week with a slate of games Monday on “Opening Day”. Of course the Dodgers and Diamondbacks have already played two regular season games in Australia over a week ago...
Seahawks Free Agency Update
The reigning Superbowl Champion Seattle Seahawks have been mostly inactive in the NFL free agency market thus far. Their championship roster has been cherry-picked by needy NFL teams while fans have watched potential high profile free agent replacements such as CB Aqib Talib and WR Eric Decker sign elsewhere...
Bucket List Baseball
Every baseball fan should have a spring training trip on their bucket list. I’ve just returned from a long weekend in Arizona where I took in some Cactus League baseball. It was my first ever trip to spring training and I’m now convinced that next to the post-season, the best baseball to watch is played in March...