Notes: Jake Delhomme Finally Done with Carolina; Finley Signed by Boston; Peppers, Taylor to Bears? Cromartie Now with Revis

Jake Delhomme, who began his career as an NFL starting quarterback by leading the Carolina Panthers to the Super Bowl, was released Thursday by the Carolina Panthers. Delhomme, 35, who quarterbacked the Panthers to a Super Bowl berth and two NFC Championship Games, fell off precipitously from his previous level of play in 2009. His demise began with a disastrous six-turnover performance [read more...]

Short Notes – and even shorter thoughts: NBA Trade Talk; UConn in Peril; Warrant for Landis

By hook or by crook Canada wins a Gold. A promising sports weekend with multiple events at once —- stunk. -The NBA All-Star game was a dud. Over 100,000 people – 108,713 to be exact – witnessed one of the more boring All-Star games – and weekends – in recent NBA history. Deron Williams lost track of the score with the game [read more...]

Carlton Fisk Hates on Big Mac

Carlton Fisk hates on Mark McGwire and other players who he feels have cheated the game of baseball. Carlton Fisk is the latest former baseball player to come out and blast Mark McGwire after he admitted to using steroids and HGH. The Hall of Fame catcher, who played with the Boston Red Sox and the Chicago White Sox, was angry with [read more...]

Tiger Woods: Can a Cablanasian Man Have Some Privacy???

Since Rachel Uchitel says the stories of an affair with Tiger Woods are lies, why can't the press drop the story? “I’m assuming they’re (the Woods team) covering something up.” Ahh, yes those words were spoken on Jim Rome Is Burning Tuesday by some New York writer hack who attended Notre Dame – oh, that would be Eamon McAnaney, and he [read more...]

The Weekend Is Here: NCAA, NFL Picks

Hey folks, I’m busy today trying to get three stories together and get two out for Monday. Each requires a bit if research while one also requires an important phone call that might further substantiate some recent blockbuster news. So, instead of forcing a commentary that isn’t really formed, I’m going to make some game picks for some of Saturday’s [read more...]

Steve Phillips Fired by ESPN

From Greg Lee of the Boston Globe: Baseball analyst Steve Phillips has been fired by ESPN after admitting to an affair with an assistant at the cable network. ESPN spokesman Josh Krulewitz said Sunday night the network determined Phillips’ ability to be an effective analyst was “significantly and irreparably damaged.” Phillips took a leave of absence Wednesday after acknowledging the affair with 22-year-old [read more...]

Sports Notes: Cuban-Steroids; Manny Gets Clean; Wilpon-Madoff; SOMM Sides with ESPN; Jeff Fisher-#18

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban has seen the light – or at least voiced the fact that he has. Cuban returned to the University of Pittsburgh, which he attended, to participate in a forum about sports and let the audience know that he is pro-steroids when administered under the supervision of a doctor: “I’ll get killed for saying this,” Cuban replied, [read more...]

Juan Williams Crashes OTL and President Obama’s Chicago Olympics Bid

ESPN’s Outside the Lines Wednesday show featured talk centered around President Barack Obama’s efforts to bring the 2016 Olympics to Chicago. The show was hosted by former investigative reporter for the New York Daily News, now ESPN part-time show host, T.J. Quinn. The guest panelists were Chicago Tribune Olympics columnist Philip Hersch, Washington Post sports columnist, Michael Wilbon, and Fox News [read more...]

The NFL Hawks Throwback Gear to Opposing “Teams”

A mythical Oakland Raiders cornerback wearing a white jersey leaps to make an interception. A New York Jets wideout in a deep-blue New York Titans throwback uniformed receiver is watching the Raiders player reach for the ball. In the next scene there is a flashback jump cut to Oakland Raiders players emerging from their tunnel, all early 1970s black jerseys [read more...]

ESPN and the Fight to Demean All Black People

It’s Michael Vick night and the country is going mad - especially the White ESPN-oriented segment. Wednesday on Philadelphia’s - and ESPN’s - 950-AM sports talk radio, show host Mike Missanelli interviewed J. Whyatt Mondesire, head of the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania chapter of the NAACP. Mondesire, along with the Black Clergy of Philadelphia have planned a counter-demonstration to animal rights groups that [read more...]

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