Headlines for December, 2006

Duke Rape Case a Lesson in Media

This column originally ran in September of this year and is being republished in light of the rape charges against three Duke lacrosse players being dropped. I no longer believe a rape occurred at Duke. It no longer adds up. The problem now is trying to decipher whether it ever did. Was there ever a case against the Duke lacrosse players? And [read more...]

Legacy Mongering

Nobody writes more eulogies than a sportswriter, because we so often write them for the living.But we also like to bury the still-breathing athlete. This week we've had the chance to bury Carmelo Anthony. Wrote Mike Freeman on CBS Sportsline, "I saw an ugly turning point in a young career." And later, "Anthony's mistake was epic. The reason why has [read more...]

David Stern’s About Face

I've had a real problem with many of the actions taken by the NBA in the past couple of years-starting with their dress code, following through their absurd rule that a player must be at least one year into college before he can be drafted, and continuing on with their new anti-emotion policies and the new ball. I think that [read more...]

Where Are They Now: Ray Rhone

I will never forget the first time I saw Ray Rhone play basketball. I was a high school sophomore playing Saturday afternoon pick up games at St. Anslems' gym, when a St. Dorothy's eighth grader named Ray walked in, introduced himself and started playing. It didn't take long to see that Ray was extraordinary. After running up and down the [read more...]

The Endlessness of Ali

Is the subject of Muhammad Ali a limitless topic? Was he ever just a boxer? Does the intrigue associated with him ever end? I tend to wonder. At my age, I feel I've failed to understand the gravity of the man, and a lack of perspective is painful, because I can't determine with acuity whether that perceived force has been [read more...]

Holding Out Hope For The Human Cheat Code

Anybody remember Christian Okoye? A short-run star for the Kansas City Chiefs back in the early '90s, Okoye possessed one of the finest nicknames in sports -- The Nigerian Nightmare. The guy was a brutal, run-through-a-brick-wall beast, and you needed six, maybe seven men to tackle him. You could count on him getting at least 300 yards and six [read more...]

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