Olympic Athletes — Real Life Avengers
The Olympics hooked me from my earliest memories of Bill Toomey, Lee Evans, and Jim Hines in Mexico City in 1968. The Super Bowl, …
Brian Goff
Tail Wags Dog — In Some Leagues
Skip’s post on Tuesday along with the NBA ref scandal brings to the front differences in league management of their referees. All referees-umps will make …
"The Truth" on Bonds
This week’s Sports Illustrated cover story excerpts parts of the new book, Game of Shadows, detailing the evidence about Barry Bonds’ steroid use. SI.com also …
Soccer in Seattle
A bit behind on this, but the new MLS team in Seattle (The Sounders) have sold more season tickets (per game) than the Mariners. Here …
Bergkamp, Zidane, and Fame
Watching Dennis Bergkamp’s vision, touch, and pace in the 1994 World Cup converted me from an occasional soccer watcher into a real fan. His move …
Singletary v. Madden on Management
The San Francisco 49ers won their first game yesterday, beating their even more hapless cross-Bay rivals, the Oakland Raiders. The Niners’ head coach, Mike Singletary, …
Texas A&M Stays in “Varsity’s” Shadow
“The eyes of Texas are upon you”, that’s the song they sing so well Sounds like hell, so good bye to Texas University We’re going …
The Media and Sports Royalty
The web buzzed this morning over John Calipari’s remarks concerning Duke’s flopping, USA Today, Huffington, … Coach K’s responded, but his reply subtly tells Calipari’s …
Aggressive & Passive Responses to Doping
A Yahoo! Sports headline and associated summary regarding the Tour on Monday headline reads, Sastre Wins Doping-Scarred Tour de France. Setting aside moral philosophy, I …
Plays or Players?
During his trip to the Jacksonsville Jags’ camp, SI.com’s Don Banks elicited a couple of interesting quotes: From [QB Byron]Leftwich: “You can’t describe Carl’s system. …