Big East Conference About To End Glorious 33-Year Era
A magnificent 33-year run that produced multiple national championships in men’s and women’s basketball and coincided with the ascension of the ESPN Network as a major sports brand appears to be...
View ArticleRutgers Coach Mike Rice Suspended, Fined For Throwing Basketballs at Players'...
Maybe it’s time for ESPN analyst Bobby Knight to come out of retirement as two coaches have been suspended in the last month for berating their players in similar methods.
View ArticleCraig Biggio, Mike Piazza, Fred McGriff And Lee Smith Deserve Induction Into...
It’s that time of year again when ballots are being mailed for Baseball’s Hall of Fame. Inductees for 2013’s class will be announced next month. This year marks my 20th year as a voter after covering...
View ArticlePennsylvania Suit Against NCAA For Penn State Sanctions Is Unwarranted
Six months after the Penn State football program accepted harsh NCAA sanctions, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett announced today that he plans to launch an antitrust suit against the organization in...
View ArticleLouisville's Rout Of Florida In Sugar Bowl May Have Meant Big Bucks For Big...
The irony cannot be denied. Louisville’s shocking 33-23 domination of No. 4 Florida in the Sugar Bowl Wednesday -- a seeming two-touchdown mismatch between the Big East Conference and the Southeastern...
View ArticleCollege Basketball's Anemic Offenses Bound To Hurt Ratings At Some Point
It’s an anomaly that has persisted in college basketball the entire season. While there have been a slew of exciting games, including a five-overtime affair, it was revealed this week that the scoring...
View ArticleESPN Analyst Bill Walton Flourishing Again After Life-Threatening Spine Pain
The effervescent Bill Walton, currently an ESPN college basketball analyst, is the last person in the world you would expect to contemplate suicide. But just four years ago, severe back pain which he...
View ArticleInjured Fans Consider Lawsuit Against Daytona Speedway, But Settlement Is Likely
The age-old argument of whether a ticket to a sporting event is a legal and binding contract was brought to the fore again Tuesday when Matt Morgan, an attorney for three of the more than 30 fans...
View ArticleBig Bucks Doesn't Guarantee Success When Switching Conferences
The Beatles sang “money can’t buy me love” nearly 50 years ago and there’s ample evidence it can’t buy success in collegiate sports either.
View ArticleMasters Win Would Complete Amazing Comeback For Tiger Woods
A year ago, Tiger Woods won his seventh Arnold Palmer Invitational and it appeared he was poised to break his four-year majors drought. But he went to Augusta National and finished tied for 40th, 15...
View ArticleTim Pernetti Says Rutgers''University Policy' Prevented Him From Firing Mike...
If Rutgers Athletic Director Tim Pernetti had made the proper decision to fire men’s basketball coach Mike Rice in December, he would still have his job today. Instead, he resigned under pressure this...
View ArticleTiger Woods' Penalty Should Have Been Assessed On The Spot Or Not At All
All the talking heads and golf analysts are filling the airwaves with their opinions on whether a two-stroke penalty administered early this morning was the proper assessment or whether Masters...
View ArticleEddie Jordan A Strong Choice To Replace Mike Rice At Rutgers
Eddie Jordan could be named the new Rutgers University men’s basketball coach as soon as Monday, according to multiple reports, and, if nothing else, he’ll provide class and stability to a teetering...
View ArticleNutritional Supplements Flexing Muscles As Growth Industry
One of the fastest growing industries in the world is the nutritional supplement group, or more broadly known as Vitamins, Minerals and Supplements, or VMS. Producing about $32 billion in revenue for...
View ArticleJason Collins Is No Jackie Robinson
The mass coverage from both network and social media of Jason Collins’ revelation Monday that he was gay may be the bigger story than Collins himself. Is anyone really surprised there is a gay athlete...
View ArticleO'Bannon Ruling Could Put NCAA Out Of Business
There is a lot of anticipation in the sports and legal communities about a ruling that will be made next month in a four-year-old antitrust suit. A judge will decide if O’Bannon v. the NCAA qualifies...
View ArticleTiger Woods' Dominance Doesn't Need The Validation Of A Major
I was completely wrong about Tiger Woods. There, I said it and it feels good. Like so many others, I had written him off after the sex scandal that wrecked his marriage and leg injuries that sidelined...
View ArticleLeBron James Will Eventually Top Michael Jordan As Basketball's Greatest Player
Although there will be resistance, LeBron James will ultimately be seen as the greatest basketball player of all time, surpassing Michael Jordan. And it shouldn’t really be close.
View ArticleRutgers' New AD Julie Hermann Accused Of Abusive Behavior By Former Players
From the file of how could it not see this coming, Rutgers University is embroiled in another controversy. It has been a couple weeks since the last one to be fair. Julie Hermann, hired two weeks ago...
View ArticleJulie Hermann Needs To Immediately Withdraw As Rutgers' Athletic Director
The cloud over the Rutgers University athletics program is now approaching two months and there do not appear to be any sunny skies any time soon as it remains a fluid situation. Despite New Jersey...
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