Headlines for February, 2008

Thank Goodness For Leap Year

Well, another Black History Month has come and is one day from gone. And for sports television, the months get progressively less important; this one was the worst.I watched a fine show on ESPN on Thursday, Feb. 28 titled, "Say It Loud" - an obvious nod to James Brown's legendary, seminal, and all that chant of a song, the reason [read more...]

Of Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds and Falls from Grace

On Feb. 13 Roger Clemens walked out of the Capitol in trouble. In one key moment that day, he testified that he was never at Jose Canseco's home on June 9, 1998 and even produced a receipt from a public golf course from that date. Clemens' attendance at this party was an important point of contention between the pitcher and [read more...]

The Right Coach For Illinois?

On Dec. 6, 2007 University of Arizona head basketball coach Lute Olson announced he was taking a leave of absence after being on the Wildcat sidelines for 24 years. Two months later, on Feb. 4, 2008, former Indiana and Texas Tech leader Bobby Knight decided he needed a break from hoops as well, announcing his retirement.These two departures from the [read more...]

A New Way to Kill a Community: Nets’ Ratner, Jay-Z, Barclay’s Bank in a $5 Billion Hip-Hop Lawsuit

The New Jersey Nets move to Brooklyn is still in for a fight. In an interesting, if little-known (outside of New York City) news tidbit, New Jersey Nets owners Bruce Ratner and Shaun Carter (Jay-Z) along with Barclay's Bank of England are being sued by legendary DJ Clive Campbell (DJ Kool Herc) and a Brooklyn-based organization, Da Black Defense League [read more...]

Playing The Pick 3

Parimutuel wagering is fairly new compared to horse racing, whose modern origins date back to the 12th Century. That's when English knights returned from the Crusades with swift Arab horses.Over the next 400 years, a growing number of imported Arab stallions were bred to English mares, producing horses that combined speed and endurance. Parimutuel wagering is only 143 years old. Pierre [read more...]

Kelvin Sampson’s World Today

"Failed to comply with sanctions imposed ...""Exceeded NCAA limits ..." "Acted contrary to the NCAA principles of ethical conduct ..." "Failed to deport himself in accordance with the generally recognized high standard of honesty ..." "Engaged in an impermissible recruiting contact ..." After a one week "internal investigation" of the above charges, Indiana University President Michael McRobbie announced that Kelvin Sampson and the school [read more...]

Teed Off

There's not much that's funny about being a spectator at a professional golf tournament in Southern California. I went to the third round of the Buick Invitational in Torrey Pines, notebook and pen in hand, ready to make copious notes, and after a full day of spectating, could only come up with one funny line: Some men should not wear [read more...]

Peaking At The Right Time

The calendar says that February is the shortest month of the year, as it ends two or three days before each of the other 11 months. But in college basketball, February is a long and winding road beating up teams on their march to March. Conference play is in full swing, injuries and suspensions are common and the unexpected upset [read more...]

Pettitte, Clemens, Bonds, McNamee, Congress - We Have Ourselves a Fine Mess Here

So, Andy Pettitte gets the kid gloves treatment: my gaaawd, he's a veritable hero because he kinda, sorta came clean-over time... we think. Roger the 'Roid Dodger Clemens might not even be indicted. Dang it, there's just not enough evidence. Oh really? Well, there's that little thing of the physical evidence turned over by Brian McNamee to BALCO superhero Jeff [read more...]

“Big Red” Dawn

When Hoosier Nation wakes up from its week-long nightmare this week amidst allegations of major NCAA violations, Kelvin Sampson-barring a Jimmy Chitwood feel-good miracle shot-will most likely no longer be coaching at Indiana University. And just as waking up from your worst real-life nightmare, the mental after-effects will be tough to shake for quite a while for those who cheer [read more...]

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