Headlines for September, 2005

One Hit Wonders

If people think the laid back San Diego crowd was hard on Eli Manning this past Sunday night, just imagine how bad it would have been had the situation been reversed, with him rejecting the Giants on draft day last year and wearing a Chargers jersey as he emerged from the tunnel at the Meadowlands … I refuse to make any [read more...]

Let the Debate Begin: Overrated vs. Underrated

We hear it all the time. Virginia Tech is so overrated this year. The Bills defense is very underrated this season. No matter what the public conception is on a certain team or player or number, there is guaranteed to be a horde of folks who think that player, team or what-have-you is better or worse than the rest of [read more...]

Willie Parker Underscores NCAA Survival Issue

Let's hop in our Delorean's, go back three years, and ask this question: Who will have the better pro career, Willie Parker or Cedric Benson? This is a no-brainer, right? Benson is busy running all over the Big 12, behind (ahem) the best offensive line in college football, and pondering an early leap to the NFL. Willie Parker is deep on the [read more...]

What We Learned From Week 1 in the NFL

There are few things more meaningless than preseason games in the National Football League, aside from Kanye West's political beliefs and Richard Hatch's tax return. The results actually count in the standings after Week 1, so this is the first true test to see which coaches have made the right adjustments, which free agent signings will pay off, and which [read more...]

Wild Card Wailing Is Best Ignored

Apparently, baseball has a serious problem with its play-off system. It doesn't punish the Wild Card team enough or give enough advantage to the team that finished with the best regular season record. Now, let me see if I've got this straight. A few years ago, the problem was that the Yankees always went to the World Series. Now the problem [read more...]

Fantasy Football Fanatics

After moving back to the Sunshine State this past January, I was faced with the possibility of being away from Chicago on the best day of the year. I had to do something about it. And fast. No, I'm not talking about St. Patrick's Day in March, when the city dies the river green and collectively drinks enough to flood Soldier [read more...]

Athletes Often Played in Paternity Game

Despite posting a winning record, the Bears likely are relieved to wrap-up a tumultuous pre-season that featured injuries, a prolonged hold-out, and an off-the-field legal distraction. Training camp opened this year with one the Bears most popular players, linebacker Brian Urlacher, on the defensive after a flurry of unwanted media attention stemming from a paternity suit. Despite Urlacher's pleas for privacy, the [read more...]

Finger-Pointing the Easiest Response in Politics, Sports

There's a myriad of inadequacies that become apparent every time a disaster strikes. Both in the real world, and the sports world. (The two are not the same.) And inadequacies drive accusations. This week we watch presidential hopefuls and partisans slam the president based on disaster relief in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. This is understandable; they are not running for governor [read more...]

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