Headlines for July, 2008

IndyCar Series Making Strides in ‘08; Announces ‘09 Schedule

When the 2008 IndyCar Series began in March following the last-second unification of American open wheel racing, many closely associated with the sport – professionally and emotionally – cracked a cold one and exhaled a sigh of relief. Finally; after a long, bitter 13 year divorce, the IndyCar Series and the Champ Car World Series agreed joint custody of [read more...]

The Brain Leak

The Brain Leak (Week of 7/21/08 - 7/27/08) My friends, I must apologize for robbing you of an intro last week. It's outside my realm of understanding how I could let something like that happen. My lackluster effort becomes all the more reprehensible when I begin to contemplate how the first paragraph of each column I write does wonders for the content [read more...]

Questions and Answers

I'm the kind of person who has always had questions. I once asked my sixth grade teacher if I was constipated, having no idea what constipated meant. No joke. That was almost as good as when I raised my hand and with a straight-face asked my fifth grade teacher during sex ed if you could make yourself ejaculate. Neither public [read more...]

It’s Do or Retire for Big Brown in Haskell Invitational

Not long ago the expected field for the Haskell Invitational was six or seven. Now it appears there could be as many as eight or nine 3-year-olds going in Monmouth's Park premier race on Sunday. For some reason, Big Brown doesn't scare away the opposition. In fact, the fewest challengers that took on the son of Boundary were in the Belmont [read more...]

What’s a Summer Without the US Open Series?

We are now officially in the midst of the US Open Tennis Series where 200 tennis players from around the world will treat us to sand in-the-eye fashion choices of the companies that endorse them. Unless, of course, you are Bethanie Mattek and have your own special brand of this is what a tennis dress looks like after an evening [read more...]

Delonte West to Russia?… NBA Players Beware of the Euroleague Move

Now it's Delonte West. The Cleveland Cavaliers point guard, a restricted free agent, is mulling a two-year, $10 million offer to play for Dynamo Moscow. Last week Cavs shooting guard Daniel Gibson signed a five-year, $20.8 million deal, which is the most Cleveland is expected to offer West. Because of his free agent status Cleveland can match any offer another NBA [read more...]

Arena Bowl Preview: Philadelphia v San Jose

Philadelphia Soul (15-3) vs. San Jose Sabercats (13-5) Sunday, July 27, 3:00 pm New Orleans Arena (ABC HD) A long Arena Football League season is about to come to an end. The AFL's 22nd season has seen more scoring than ever; it's seen the resurrection of a lost city in Grand Rapids; another city, Cleveland, has quickly become one of the best markets [read more...]

The Brain Leak

The Brain Leak (Week of 7/14/08 - 7/20/08)   Pelosi's mean streak, a French prostitute in Hollywood, The Shark out of water at the Open and JT's ESPY brown-nose party This One's on the 'House' Nancy Pelosi sat upright and poignant Thursday. Her notable posture was completed with arms folded at lap and accentuated with an ear-to-ear smile. She grew exponentially more attentive with each [read more...]

Flattops, Afros, Euros and Oligarchs: How the NBA’s End Begins

A confession about my newspaper-reading habits. Even in tough times--actually, especially in tough times--I immediately open to the sports section, trying to avoid the headlines screaming about the world's problems. But lately, basketball news hasn't provided a refuge from stories about stagflation and the dollar's drop. And as a result, it's got me wondering: After surviving accusations of fixed drafts, [read more...]

ESPN-ing Blackness

(This is written in reaction to a general feeling of what I consider to be a "defeatist malaise" among people who would want to see truly diverse voices in mainstream media (MSM)…) Jemele Hill recently wrote a commentary about the NFL and it's new emphasis on stopping "gang sign" among its players. Beyond its initial two sentences, the piece wavers between [read more...]

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