In his first column, Andrew Kristy tackles the question of why sports matter

I have a confession to make: I missed Thanksgiving football this year. It's not like I wasn't looking forward to Green Bay-Detroit because I was. It's not like I don't have relatives just as into football as I am either because I most certainly do. It's just that it was really kind of nice out…

Some people may not like this year's World Series matchup between the Texas Rangers and the St. Louis Cardinals. As long as you've got a good reason for this sentiment, that's OK. Say you don't like Dallas teams and you don't like the Cardinals' infamously obsessive manager, Tony La Russa. That would be a valid…

Point blank fact - Philadelphia Eagles head coach Andy Reid is a politician. He's not  a football coach. He's not a talent evaluator. He's a back stabbing politician looking to have his own butt and job security. Following the Eagles 35-32 victory over the Detroit Lions last Sunday with then back-up quarterback Michael Vick leading…