March Madness: Low Seeds Soar; Villanova-Robert Morris, Texas-Wake Forest Officiating Travesties

First, some Thursday tidbits: -A #14 (Ohio) and #13 (Murray State) seed won for the first time ever on the same day. -A record seven lower seeds won on the same day. -Eight of the 10 mid-major conference teams in the tournament won on day one. -Eight of the 16 Thursday games were decided by three or fewer points. -There were three overtime games [read more...]

A Look At the Big Dance’s Best First Round Matchups, Part 2: South and West Regions

After taking a look at the Midwest and the East regions, it’s time to look at the tough first round matchups in the West and South regions. WEST REGION #8 Gonzaga – #9 Florida State. The Seminoles love to play defense and the Bulldogs love to get up and down the floor. It is interesting that the first two rounds of the [read more...]

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...]

Warren Sapp Pulled from NFL Network Super Bowl Coverage

Former Tanpa Bay Bucs great and NFL Network analyst Warren Sapp was pulled from the league’s flagship television station after he was charged by Miami police with domestic battery: The Miami Police Department arrested Sapp for an alleged physical altercation with a female acquaintance at around 6 a.m. Saturday at the Shore Club Hotel. Sapp will attend the preliminary hearing on one [read more...]

Super Bowl XLIV Week Notes: Ryan Fined; XLIV Crew Chief Named; Pereira Done as VP of Officials

Woody Johnson must be reading SOMM. The New York Jets owner fined head coach Rex Ryan $50,000 for making an obscene gesture toward Miami Dolphins fans during a mixed martial arts event in Sunrise, Florida. Johnson’s fine might circumvent any penalty NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell was thinking of handing down to Ryan. However, as Goodell has made athletes “examples” and [read more...]

With Pro-Life Commercial, Tim Tebow’s First Lesson as a Pro Might Be a Hard One

Tim Tebow and mother Pam on Senior Day at the University of Florida. During Super Bowl XLIV an ad featuring Tim Tebow is set to appear. It isn’t a Nike or an NFL ad. “It” is an anti-choice advertisement detailing alleged events of his mother’s pregnancy before she birthed the soon-to-be NFL draft pick. In the ad Tebow will tell of his [read more...]

A Short Note on the Death of Air America (yeah, there’s a sports mention, too)

Al Franken represented well Air America's 21st century self-absorbed liberal viewpoint. Air America died. Upon hearing the news Markos Moulitsas of the Daily Kos asked sardonically, “Air America was still really on the air?” The same could easily apply to the Kos. A.A. died for the same reason the Daily Kos is irrelevant, and the same reason The Huffington Post and The [read more...]

An All-White Basketball League? And It Isn’t Racist?! With an Important Don Lewis Addendum

'And now, your AABA East All-Stars!' A little over one month ago an Outside the Lines segment featured Kyle McAlarney. The former Notre Dame point guard asserted in no uncertain terms that there was a bias by NBA management toward Black players. After viewing the segment and writing a commentary about it and McAlarney, I wondered why ESPN would air such [read more...]

Short Note: HuffPo Sports, Daily Beast and Posner? Sure – Meet the New Boss, Same As the Old Boss

This is why there is no such animal as an “independent media.” Both Arianna Hufington and Tina Brown of the Daily Beast are sheep-dipped shills for the ruination of American society. Let’s check the quote, sports, headlines for Tuesday’s HuffPo: Florida Sportscaster Charged with Chld Porn Distribution PHOTOS: Did Three MSU Recruits Visit Strip Club? WATCH: Bobsledder’s Bodysuit Splits Before Big Race HuffPo also has [read more...]

NCAA Short Notes: Carroll Leaving USC? Joe McKnight is; More on the Jim Leavitt Firing; Tyler Smith Dismissed from Tennessee Under Cloud of Suspicion of Drug Dealing on Campus

USC running back Joe McKnight is tired of being hounded by NCAA lackeys and is turning pro. This is happening in the midst of serious talk that SC coach Pete Carroll is reported to be leaving the school for the Seattle Seahawks. Sources say that in the last few months the relationship between Carroll and USC athletic director, Mike Garrett [read more...]

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