A Grip on Sports: The last month of the year means football is on its last legs, though it´s about to get really fun
(WorldNews Sport)

A GRIP ON SPORTS • We are almost there. Almost to bowl season. Almost to the NFL playoffs. How do I know? It’s easy. Today is Dec. 1. The last month of the year. And the beginning of winter. ••••••• • My favorite line from Shakespeare? That’s easy. It’s the opening one from Richard III, my second-favorite of his historical plays. “Now is the winter of our discontent made glorious summer by this son of York.� This is the time of year, when the calendar turns to December, when I begin to long for the sun of anywhere, actually. The days are short. They will get shorter. But in three weeks or so, the earth will slowly...