Another Day with Roger Clemens: Let’s Hope It’s the Last

For Roger Clemens, first it was Mindy McCready, then it was private plane indiscretions, now it's the ex-wife of John Daly, the former Paulette Dean Daly. The traditional NY Daily News performance-enhancing bust 'em crew of Teri Thompson, Michael O'Keefe, Nathaniel Vinton, and Christian Red has their hooks into Clemens and they are not about to let go of the former [read more...]

Team USA Exporting their Wins

8/16/2004 8:00:00 AM American hoopsters have become like Hollywood political pundits, and not simply because none of them have degrees. Both are convinced that fashionable is focal, and perhaps bears greater gravity. Both, however, miss the point. Style does not rule out stupidity, and dunks still count like lay-ups. And after Team USA was pummeled by Puerto Rico on Sunday, 92-73, [read more...]

Hart Surgery: End of the Lake Show?

Most of the time, the sports world is a continuous spectacle. Season bleeds into season, sport merges with sport, and rarely does anything really stand out. Occasionally, an event will transcend like the Olympics, or a heavily anticipated title fight - but rarely does it involve a major sport. I would argue, however, that Game 5 Thursday night between the Lakers and Spurs is such [read more...]

Hart Surgery: Threesomes!

A report out Tuesday says the Lakers are going to sign Gary Payton. As my friend Josh points out, if the Lakers sign Payton, they will now possess the world's best center, best shooting guard, and a top-5 point guard. They will also have the world's best coach, best two perimeter defenders, and the game's most intimidating post presence. Many [read more...]