Friday Sports Notes: Gregg Williams Gets His Cheap Shot and “Warrior” On While ESPN’s Mike Golic Defends the Saints D-Coordinator; Kudos to 1st-Time NBA All-Stars

Gregg Williams wants his "warriors" to take out Peyton Manning out of Super Bowl XLIV.. Thursday on the Nashville, Tennessee radio show, 104.5, The Zone’s “Three Hour Lunch,” New Orleans Saints defensive coordinator, Gregg Williams said on the air waves aloud what is normally kept in the confines of the NFL locker room: “If you kill the head, the body’ll die.” After these [read more...]

Updated: Arenas Suspends Arenas, But New Crittenton Story Changes Incident Dynamic… Is This the End for David Stern?

Gilbert Arenas before a game with the Detroit Pistons. Tuesday night in Philadelphia, Gilbert Arena sealed his near future NBA fate. Just after the pregame introductions Arenas gave a double-gun salute of sorts to his teammates in front of the crowd and the televised viewing audience. According to Arenas, the act was a take off on a touchdown celebration scene from [read more...]

*Breaking* George Michael, Sports Television Pioneer, Dies

George Michaels, 1939-2009. George Michael, whose Sunday evening Washington, D.C. sports show, “The George Michael Sports Machine” was the model for ESPN’s SportsCenter, died of cancer today: George Michael, a high-rated and hyperanimated Washington sportscaster whose use of game highlights on his syndicated sports program became the model for successful broadcasters such as ESPN, died Thursday morning at Sibley Memorial Hospital, according [read more...]

NFL Week 8 – Parity NFL Style: 7 Good Teams, 7 Bad Teams, 18 about.500; Replay Officials Keep Iowa In BCS Hunt

Indiana head coach Bill Lynch disputes a bad spot in the Hoosiers game against Iowa. First, kudos to ESPN for their Sunday Outside the Lines segment on Tom Cable. The Oakland Raiders head coach has an obvious history of abuse, toward women and now his assistant coach, Randy Hansen, who claims Cable broke his jaw. —————————— Next up, boo to ESPN for [read more...]

Notre Dame-Washington: When a Touchdown Isn’t A Touchdown

Notre Dame scores a touchdown and Robert Hughes was illegally pushed by his linemen on the two-point conversion which allowed the Irish to take a 30-27 lead with 1:20 remaining in the game against Washington. Just before the Irish kickoff  Tom Hammond intones, “This is the stuff of Notre Dame legend.” Washington ran 10 plays in and around the Notre Dame [read more...]

Soon the NFL Season Will Begin (and the FBS Begins Tonight)

It’s so close now everyone can feel it. The 2009-2010 National Football League season is nearly here. Despite an offseason of discontent filled with complaints about Commissioner Roger Goodell’s actions regarding some of the league’s players, 32 teams with 53-man active rosters are about to embark on the NFL’s 17-week regular season in the hope of playing a few weeks [read more...]

The Black Quarterback: Running from the Devil - Again

It seems like every so often this article must be dusted off and reposted. Today, this article is for Michael Vick, Vince Young, and Tavaris Jackson. The former Atlanta Falcons QB, the backup at Tennessee, and the starter - for now - at Minnesota are taking more than their fair share of hits from the Internet peanut gallery and the [read more...]

Chicago Blackhawks’ Patrick Kane Charged with Robbery

Patrick Kane busy being a "hometown hero" a few days before beating down a taxi driver over 20 cents. Now this should be interesting. After years of bad hockey, the Chicago Blackhawks finally got their act together and made a run to the Western Conference Finals this past season. One of the prime movers behind that run was a group of young [read more...]

Geno Speaks - Will Racism Listen? Michigan State-UNC Prediction; UConn-Louisville to Meet in NCAA Women’s Championship

Geno Auriemma speaks of an ugly truth. And the press' response is?... First, praise to Geno Auriemma pulling the covers off racism is sports. His comments about white athletes being perceived as soft and disciplined and black players being viewed as hard and undisciplined deserve much commentary by mainstream columnists (everyone who cares to know, understands you can and will continue [read more...]

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