Headlines for September, 2006

A Culture of Greatness: MJ on SNL

As sports consumers, we must celebrate the 15-year anniversary of a seminal moment in television history involving the greatest athlete who has ever lived. Only now can such an event be truly appreciated, it falling on the three-dimensional spectrum of TV momentousness more toward the vector of "Man on the Moon" than that of "Murphy Brown single motherhood" or the [read more...]

NFL Scrap Heap

There are expectations, there's pressure, and there's the kind of weight Rex Grossman is going to be feeling for the rest of the season. And it's a peculiar thing, because the Bears would not want it any other way. Pressure is the painful prize for the great among us, and the Bears seem to be ready to finally embrace that [read more...]

The Atlanta Braves, 1991-2005: Praise, Not Burial

An era ended in sports this past weekend. The Atlanta Braves' consecutive-season postseason run ended once and for all in Denver, a city that didn't even have a pro baseball team when Atlanta started piling up division championships. Fittingly, considering the way this season has run, Atlanta's pitching coughed up a seven-run lead, and the Colorado Rockies put the final [read more...]

Into The Buzz Saw

There's one question that should be consuming the sports world this week, and it's not how much Reggie Bush earned at USC or what Terrell Owens had for breakfast. It's a very simple one:How far would you go to defend what you believe? On Thursday, San Francisco Chronicle journalists Lance Williams and Mark Fainaru-Wada once again refused to reveal the source [read more...]

Under the Radar

In college football, it's not Michigan's Mike Hart, nor Notre Dame's Darius Walker, nor is it Ohio State's Antonio Pittman. The man leading the national pack of running backs is Northern Illinois' Garrett Wolfe.Wolfe is not your classic three yards and a cloud of dust power back; he's nothing of the sort. His scampers are animated explosive microbursts, but often [read more...]

A Free Press and a Clear Conscience Support SF Chronicle Reporters

Freedom is a difficult thing. It's messy, open to interpretation, and demands protection from people willing to do almost anything to uphold it. Societies without freedom find such people unnecessary. Journalists with a conscience are among them. As a journalist still cast in the younger lot, I am made forlorn at times by the laments of my elders. They see their readership, viewership and [read more...]

Hart Surgery: The Wedding Planner

On March 26, 2006, George Mason shook up the basketball world by defeating the University of Connecticut in the NCAA Tournament's Elite Eight, propelling the Patriots to the most improbable Final Four appearance since the Penn Quakers in 1979.The game was an instant classic. GMU beat UConn 86-84 in overtime, overcoming a nine-point halftime deficit to defeat the Huskies, a [read more...]

Reggie Bush Deserved More

I'm sorry to hear Reggie Bush's family may have gotten $100,000 worth of side benefits during his tenure at USC. It's a terrible shame, a disgrace for college football, and a black eye to the sport for one reason.He was worth far more. I think he got absolutely robbed. So did Vince Young, so did LenDale White, so did Matt Leinart, so [read more...]

Hart Surgery: Insomnia

I enjoy a practical joke as much as the next guy. When I came home from a wedding back in March to find my roommates had moved the contents of my bedroom into the dining room (and vice versa), I wasn't mad. I was able to appreciate the effort put into it, and even spent the night in the kitchen.However, [read more...]

Pitchers Should Lead the MVP Talk

Can a pitcher be MVP? There are those who say "no," and two reasons are usually given. 1. Pitchers already have their award, the Cy Young. This argument is silly. By that logic, a rookie could never be MVP because they already have their Rookie of the Year award. The MVP should go to the most valuable player, not to the [read more...]

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