Headlines for February, 2004

Another NCAA Controversy?

- Under the Radar They say that the wheels of justice turn slowly, but they turn very slowly indeed at Baylor University. The university's president, Robert Sloan, reported this week that former basketball coach Dave Bliss made improper payments to students and allowed major NCAA infractions to occur in his program.No. Say it ain't so, Bob! A school-appointed committee was established [read more...]

Hart Surgery: Big Time, Small College

I have followed big-time college basketball for as long as I can remember. Over the years I rooted for Mississippi State (Final Four in 1996) and Texas (Final Four 2003), and watched first-hand as Carmelo Anthony led Syracuse to the national title. The only time I ever bothered with smaller college ball was when filling out my bracket. At Lehigh, I [read more...]

Terrell Owens: Too Busy Loud Mouth

When he hasn't been blasting his teammates, especially quarterback Jeff Garcia, or pulling Sharpie pens out of his socks to sign footballs, Terrell Owens has been not-too-patiently waiting for this off-season, when the superstar wide receiver could cancel the remaining years on his contract with the San Francisco 49ers and become a free agent. Owens is due to make $17.7 million [read more...]

Helping Friends or Failing to Curb the Posse?

For the second time in five years, a Baltimore Ravens superstar is in trouble with the law, both times in Atlanta. Raven running back Jamal Lewis is now facing federal charges that he tried to help a childhood friend buy cocaine in the summer of 2000.Lewis, who grew up in the Atlanta area, pleaded not guilty to the charges, which [read more...]

Bonds Just Doesn’t Get It

There is no question that Barry Bonds is one of the greatest baseball players of all time. And you could make a pretty solid argument that he is the best all-around performer in the history of the game. Nevertheless, his intolerable arrogance and selfish attitude have cast him as a villain in the national pastime, and he has no one [read more...]

Vandalism Or Racism?

There are few good things about downtown Detroit. There isn't much to do outside of Greektown, and the empty stores and buildings seem to have increased from the time I started going there for business in the mid 1980s to 2002, the last time I was there. However, one of the cool things in my opinion is the pride that [read more...]

Better Than Bringing a Gun to School

I have a feeling that someday I will be retiring to Europe or Canada, someplace where America's hypocritical attitudes won't bother me as much. The latest needless uproar concerns a 12-year-old kid who apparently has been suspended for bringing a copy of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition to his school in Belpre, West Virginia. Sixth-grader Justin Reyes was suspended for three days [read more...]

Cap Cures Pile Up Side Effects

Each year, baseball prophets, pundits, prognosticators and pinheads all agree on a few things:-There are only a handful of teams in clear contention for a World Series title. -There is a clear chasm between the haves and the have-nots. -George Steinbrenner and the Yankees get what they want. Red Sox owner John Henry, a good baseball man with spending habits second only to [read more...]

Kicking a Dying Dog

University of Colorado head football coach Gary Barnett must think that the fates are kicking his football program while it's down.This week, Sports Illustrated printed an interview with Katie Hnida, a former female placekicker at UC, who claims that she was raped by a football teammate four years ago. Ms. Hnida, who has since transferred to the University of New [read more...]

Hart Surgery: It Ain’t Over Till It’s Over

I know it seems like the universe has just collapsed on itself, but in the immortal words of Tobey Maguire, let's all "simma da na." Yes, A-Rod is now a Yankee. Depending on your point of view, this is either the worst thing that could to happen to baseball, or the worst thing that could happen to baseball (Yankees fans' [read more...]

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