Verses for Tim Tebow on being released by the New England Patriots

Dear Lord,

Grant Tebow

The wisdom

To know

When his

Golden boy run

Is finally

Done.

As we all

Understand

He falls short

Of pro demands.

The problem

With Tim

Is teams can’t

Win with him.

The bottom line

Being the reality

That the Pats

Have 53

Players

Better than he.

Consider the

Times he’s prayed,

And direct him to Christian Mingle

So the guy can get laid.

And please also

Bless

Skip

Bayless

Now’s he’s been

Proven wrong,

With confirmation

It was bullshit all along.

Leaving Tottenham with Grace and Dignity

Bale
Bailed.

Previewing the UEFA Champions League Group Stage

Shakhtar, Leverkusen,

Sociedad, Man United.

David Moyes

Will be delighted.

Madrid, Copenhagen

Juventus, Galatasaray.

Danish supporters

Have reason to cry.

Benfica, Anderlecht,

Olympiakos, St-Germain.

Some decent trips loom

For the travelling fan.

Man City, CSKA,

Plzen, Bayern.

The sub-zero points

Will be tricky to earn.

Schalke, Bucharest,

Basel, Chelsea.

Mourinho laughs

Maniacally.

Dortmund, Marseille.

Arsenal, Napoli.

Gooners are cautious

But react happily.

Vienna, Atletico

Zenit, Porto.

The Iberian pair

Qualify without woe.

Milan, Celtic,

Barcelona, Ajax.

The Scots have no chance,

Those are plain facts.

The 30-Minute Suspension of Johnny Manziel

A comedy punishment

For a joke of a crime.

ESPN earns its money

After halftime.

England Celebrations at The Oval, 2013

England must be commended
For their eco-friendly cricket.
A dedication to returning
Nutrients to the wicket.

The detail that makes this story so great
Is the creation of the word pissgate.

The 5th Ashes Test Debacle

With millions enjoying an unforeseen show

The thrill ride was strangled with four overs to go.

The ICC succeeded implementing its plans

With a straight-bat defence against entertaining the fans.

The Ashes 2013 Series Review

England: Played well in patches,

Enough to win three Test Matches.

Australia:

Abject failure.

Roger Goodell vs Concussions

The foundations of Goodell’s malignant dictatorship,

Eroded by concussions, have started to slip.

But a media enthralled by football thrills

Relies on the League to pay its bills,

And obediently complies

And turns blind eyes.

But the play diagram is written on the wall.

It’s the era of crisis for American Football.

Happy Trails Allen Iverson

He admitted he was a practice hater.

He’d always shoot first; ask questions later.

You wouldn’t want to be stuck with him in an elevator.

In the cold light of day there’ve been few players greater.

Haiku Celebrating the Return of José Mourinho

If titles were won
On self-satisified smugness,
Chelsea dominate.

Toronto Blue Jays 2013

Congratulations to the Toronto Blue Jays

Who continue to lose in spectacular ways.

Destined to contend after preseason signings,

2013’s cloud bereft of silver linings. 

Reviewing the 2013 World Athletics Championships in Moscow

Athletic feats.

Empty seats.

Atmosphere?

Not found here.

Bolt gives Moscow seven out of ten.

In Sochi expect the same again.

Game Over for the NCAA

An American aberration.

Amateurism’s deification.

Exploitation

Of Aspiration,

Masquerading as education.

Justification

For the NCAA’s disintegration.

The Firing of Charlie Manuel

“Thanks for the Pennants. We appreciate those greatly.

More importantly, what have you done for us lately?”

Mo Farah: Double World Champion, Double Olympic Champion

It gives me much pleasure to report

The latest triumph by the UK’s best sporting import.

The finest runner the country has produced.

The deliverer of an annual national boost.

Outsprinting the lies the anti-immigrant press has written,

Mo Farah runs for the Greatness of Britain.

The Return of Alfonso Soriano

Who could know

That underrated pro

Alfonso

Soriano

Would be back in New York starring in the Show

After being traded ten years ago?

Looking back though

That trade for A-Ro’

Was only so-so

And a huge waste of dough.

Hindsight is 2-0-2-0.

Even so

D’oh!

South Africa 1974 vs Sochi 2014

John Taylor didn’t tour

South Africa in ’74.

He didn’t like what he’d seen

When he’d been there before.

The rugby suits said

Apartheid wasn't their quarrel.

The Welshman understood

When silence is amoral.

Boycotting Sochi may

Be overreaction.

But the journey to change

Begins with one action. 

Seven Words on England's Victory in the 4th Ashes Test

Stuart Broad
Inspired.
Australia overawed.
Mercilessly retired. 

The Irony of Usain Bolt and Jason Dufner Winning Major Titles on the Same Day

Two kings crowned on the same day

Each earning their thrones in different ways

One is rightly celebrated

The fastest human yet created

The aesthetic ideal of speed and grace

The other smacks golf balls about the place

A bored tubby dude sat in a weird position

The aesthetic ideal of the American condition

homage to ee cummings

a thousands volumes i have studied

searching for wisdom

from games of cultures

forgotten

egyptian dynasties

eclipsed by

the colossal glory of rome

mayans vs incas vs aztecs

battling for america

the mysteries of generations

lost to history

have taught me this

life is too short

to watch pro wrestling

The Beautiful Irony of the Luis Suarez Saga

The camel’s back has been broken

With a “Total disrespect” transfer request the final straw:

Brendan Rodgers’ self-centred whining

Ignoring what has gone before.

Cheating, racism and biting

All pardoned by the boss,

Yet acknowledging Liverpool’s failures

Puts Brendan at a loss.

Rhyming Triplets on the Sochi Olympic Dilemma

There is a logical school of thought

Calling for Sochi to be boycott

Or moved to a country not fraught

With heinous violations of human rights,

Like Vancouver’s scenic Olympic sites;

Kicking off countless diplomatic dogfights

About which nations are deserving

And sporting relations worth preserving

Through moral lapses most unnerving.

Can America and Britain take the moral high ground,

As unmanned drones continue to pound?

Reasons to boycott can always be found.

Still, I’m not going to be the guy

Arguing with Stephen Fry

And George Takei. 

Riley Cooper vs Alex Rodriguez vs the American Sports Media Machine

Racism! Cheating! Two scandals on the bounce!

The saintly sports columnists go to town.

The one moral conundrum on their minds as they gleefully denounce,

Which athlete to kick harder when they’re down? 

Thoughts on the 2013 Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinements

Cris Carter is an all-time great.
Seven years was too long a wait.

Michael Strahan should have been there.
Blackballed for taking Regis Philbin's chair. 

Third Ashes Test, Day Three: The Return of Kevin Pietersen

Well played KP
Vital century
Tomorrow's rainy
That'll do nicely

Haiku Discussing Riley Cooper's Racist Outburst

Racial slurs deserve

League suspension? How about

"Washington Redskins"?