I am sorry to say that I have never, ever, won a sports bet. I can’t tell you how many times I thought I knew the right answer and came up on the losing end. One time I was actually sitting at a bar watching an NBA game and a friend came in and asked me the score. I told him what I thought I knew and he argued with me. Not really paying attention, I bet him. Guess what? I lost. Talk about llame!!

In those days we would call the Detroit Free Press to settle bets. Now, due to modern science, you can use your BlackBerry to settle those arguments. Connect to Wikepedia via the Internet with your hand held cell and “wallaa,” you get the answer immediately. Me being a little on the dark side, would look it up first and then ask the question. That way I could start working on my return for all those lost wagers.