Headlines for January, 2008

In Need of BCS Healing

It's a love that wouldn't last. The slow death is over. The 2007 college football season came to an "exhilarating" end this week with the LSU Tigers claiming the BS - I mean, BCS - championship over the always seemingly powerful "Big Eleven" champion Ohio State Buckeyes. Man, I didn't see that coming…Actually, I have to give "The" Ohio State [read more...]

From Bonds to Clemens to Ankiel to Taylor to Tilghman: Context Lost

Months ago, when the Rick Ankiel-HGH news broke, I wrote that his being outed represented - potentially - a watershed moment in sports and sportswriting. It was the moment when the subjects of race and racism, of PEDs in football, and constructive criticisms of all sports, especially the NFL, could be broached by a large enough portion of the U.S. [read more...]

Gulfstream Park: Something Old, Something New

There's an old adage dating back centuries that describes Gulfstream Park: Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue.The fifth line of the saying relating to the wedding custom is often left out: And a silver sixpence in her shoe. A sixpence minted in Britain from 1551 to 1967 was made of silver and worth six pennies. In 1530, racing in [read more...]

NFL in Brief

It's hard to think of a Wild Card weekend in recent years that passed with such predictability. At times, it seemed that the most unexpected twists and turns could be found on MSNBC, where the Republican and Democratic primaries have turned into the political equivalent of a jump-ball. Tuesday's New Hampshire primary may just turn out to be more exciting [read more...]

The (NC) Academy Awards of Football

Almost every major recreational genre has an end of the year awards show. The best TV shows win Emmy's, Grammy's go to the best in music, and the top theater performances are awarded Tony's. Even sports have one, if you count the ESPY's as a valid award show. But there's no doubt the most famous of all these honorary ceremonies [read more...]

Rice vs. Moss: Perceiving “Yesterday’s” Athletes and Today’s

It was only a matter of time before Randy Moss' words caught up with him. After breaking Jerry Rice's record for touchdown receptions in a season with 23 (Rice caught 22 in a strike-shortened 12-game season) Moss told the press that the record meant something only because, "shuttin' you guys [the NFL press] up made it special."Jerry Rice, on Sirius [read more...]

Champion-chips on Their Shoulders

The upcoming BCS National Championship game means many things to many people. For instance - college football's biggest stage provides an opportunity for SEC fans to compile further evidence that their conference is the crème de la crème, which would force the rest of the universe to trudge through another off-season of their pompous drivel.On the other hand, Big Ten [read more...]

Who’s Afraid of the Tennessee Titans?

In the AFC playoff bracket, the 10-6 Tennessee Titans are the team that appears most out of place. They're too young. Their offense is deathbed anemic. They were a lowly 22nd in the NFL in points scored per game (18.8). All season they defeated only two teams with a winning record, and one of those games was the Week 17 [read more...]

Wild, Whacky Playoff Preview

Once again, the time of year has arrived when the NFL struts onto the television and reminds the football world why the BCS Bowl system sucks. Would you rather watch Georgia beat the living Sugar out of Hawaii while nursing a hangover, or see two old school power-running teams in Jacksonville and Pittsburgh get ready for a slugfest? Unless you're [read more...]

Badger Showdown Day 1: Dazed and Confused in Badger Country

Against our better judgment, CSR recently sent Charlie Danoff to cover the Badger Showdown, a four-team ice hockey tournament at the University of Wisconsin. As usual, Charlie's experience went far beyond the games - and here is beginning of his story…Day 1 Given that at this early stage of my writing career, I have yet to get paid enough from my [read more...]

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