Headlines for July, 2007

Death of The Genius

There is no such thing as too many eulogies when a great man or woman passes on. In the last 24 hours, with the sad loss of Bill Walsh, every outlet of media - from internet to radio to cable - has commented on his passing. With all of this coverage, it's easy to become inundated and tune out. The sad, [read more...]

Danny’s Last Gasp

In the hour or so since the Kevin Garnett to Boston trade became official, one fact is clear: Celtic Green is relevant again.Here's what the deal looks like: to the Timberwolves - Al Jefferson, Gerald Green, Theo Ratliff, Ryan Gomes, Sebastian Telfair, a 2009 first-round draft pick (top three protected) Minnesota's conditional first round draft pick (previously obtained in the [read more...]

Remember Me? America’s Other League

"Summertime Blues," that old Eddie Cochran classic, is the perfect theme for a hockey fan in mid summer. Although the NHL (and hockey in general) has some catching up to do in terms of popularity with the other major sports in the US, there is a small, but extremely dedicated fan base that feels a certain emptiness this time of [read more...]

Bowl in the Bayou

For Jerome's reaction to Arena Bowl XXI, see the CSR Blog, where he popped in for some post-game reaction.This Sunday, two professional football teams will engage in a championship game - the Arena Football League will hold the 21st Arena Bowl. Incredibly, this league has lasted longer than the old American Football League, World Football League, United States Football League, [read more...]

Still Jonesing at Thirty-Eight

Roy Jones, Jr. is still fighting. He's also thirty-eight years old. And two weeks ago, he fought for the first time in almost a year. "It ain't no comeback," he says. "I never went nowhere." Nowhere must be relative, then. Between September 25, 2004 and this past July 14, Roy Jones was hired as an HBO boxing analyst. He put out his [read more...]

Whitney Handicap - All in the Family for Decades

The Whitney Handicap isn't very old compared to other Saratoga stakes like the Travers. When Black Mania won the inaugural in 1928, Petee-Wrack captured the 64th Travers.But the Whitney is historic in its own right, named for a family whose horses have won every major race in the United States. Harry Payne Whitney's Regret was the first filly to capture [read more...]

The NASCAR-ification of America

After watching the talk on televised media, reading reactions around the country, reading comments here and elsewhere, I'm going to throw down the gauntlet.A warning to black athletes, coaches, GMs, and anyone else affiliated with sports who is black: WATCH YOUR BACK! "They" are after YOU! Who is "they"? "They" are sports writers, radio and television talking heads both black and white, [read more...]

On Barry Bonds, Greek Gods, and Sports

If you listen to sports radio or watch the Worldwide Leader, you'd think fans in road ballparks like Miller Park in Milwaukee have pre-game mass get-togethers to orchestrate their jeers when Barry Bonds comes to town; ok, Section 205, you do tee-shirts, 301, you do signs…As usual, once you get away from the portion of sports media that needs ratings [read more...]

Letters to D.K. Wilson

Below is a collection of some of the mail - mostly negative, because those are the strongest and most prevalent opinions - we have received over the last week with regards to D.K. Wilson and his Michael Vick pieces (one about the report that Vick would not be indicted, and one in the aftermath of the indictment; also, our publisher [read more...]

Feeling Vick

Atlanta Journal-Constitution writer Terrence Moore just finished going Scrapple Lips on Outside the Lines. Moore can now be proud to have a new moniker bestowed upon him: "Mr. House."Mr. House evoked "protect the shield" in reference to what players, teams, and owners are, if you listen to Moore, God-sworn to do. Moore said Vick has put the Falcons in an [read more...]

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