March Madness, Madness: The Refs Help Michigan State Advance over NMSU

Ten minutes after I wrote my Friday article about the officiating bias – aka, game-fixing- in the Villanova-Robert Moriss and Wake Forest-Texas games, the producers of Mike and Mike in the Morning decided to devote two full segments of the radio-television simulcast – separated by commercials – to a #8 vs. #9 Thursday game. That game was Wake-Texas. Oddly, Doug Gottlieb, who [read more...]

If Ben Roethlisberger or Carl Edwards Looked Like Brittney Griner…

Brittany Griner grabs a rebound over Jordan Barncastle. Earlier his season I openly wondered two things about NCAA basketball: 1) Why the game officials were allowing so much physical play to occur and 2) Musing that, because of the referees refusal to put an end to the constant banging and bumping, it was a miracle there were no major fights in [read more...]

Ben Roethlisberger Named in Sexual Assault Charge

Ben Roethlisberger has, in fact been named as the person involved in a sexual assault. ESPN acts as if no determinations have been made surrounding the charge. ESPN resident lawyer, Roger Cossack said: “We don’t know much… Their gonna talk to witnesses who were around. They’re gonna talk to witnesses who may have been at the scene wh are gonna have something [read more...]

Notes: ESPN’s and the Press’ Silence Following Greenberg’s “Martin Luther Coon King” Statement Can Now Be Understood (and more)

Danica Patrick's #7 car after her crash in Las Vegas. First up a couple of more acrcane sporting mentions… The Danica Patrick-NASCAR experiment is over for the next four months. After three NASCAR Nationwide Series races, Ms. Patrick is headed back to Indy cars for the next four months. How did she do in her first foray into the 21st century version [read more...]

Tiger Woods, the Aftermath

The 12-step program for Co-Dependents of Sexual Addicts reads: 1. We admitted we were powerless over compulsive sexual behavior — that our lives had become unmanageable. 2. Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. 3. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood God. 4. Made [read more...]

Coonin’, on a Sunday Afternoon

Yes they do... both Black and White. Paul Mooney said it best in “Why We Laugh: Black comedians on Black comedy”: “They know what they’re doing… It takes practice to coon.” And the practice of cooning occurs across the board in America. Politicians coon -just ask Michael “You aren’t going to blow my high, baby” Steele. Entertainers coon – ask way too many [read more...]

Black Athlete Dong Watching: A National Socio-Sport-Politic Phenomenon

At Deadspin and the HuffPo, they loves them some... I was three teams from finishing my NBA All-Star break Power Rankings when I decided to save the draft of my work to that point. Poof! Everything I’d written this morning from 5:45-9:45 was gone. I’m stuck a few completed team overviews with one sentence of a Milwaukee Bucks synopsis, which should [read more...]

Jemele Hill, Tim Tebow, and Church: Apocalypse Anyone?

James Dobson, speaking during a "Yes on 8" prayer event held in San Diego in 2008. The ballot initiative banned same-sex marriage in California. For various reasons I generally steer clear of ESPN.com. However, I was sent an e-mail asking me to read Jemele Hill’s latest column. Her subject? Tim Tebow. The headline? “Laud the Courage in Tim Tebow’s Stand,” with [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...]

Tim Tebow’s Divine Mission to Quarterback an NFL Team – and the World

Tim Tebow is on a mission. Just not the type of mission you might think. After “des” posted the link to the Tim Tebow-Slate articles on my Timmy T. short note I read those articles and was shaken. Tebow is not a pawn and firmly believes he is a divine driven-by-god Superman who is convinced the message he grew up with, [read more...]

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