LT and AI. Two Monikers. Two Symbols. Two Dark Shadows.
Lawrence Taylor and Allen Iverson are two men who have reached such a magnitude and infamy within their respective sports that they can be recognized simply by their initials. These are two men who have seen both the pinnacle and prodigal side of life. These are two larger-than-life athletes who faced more then their fair share of problems, vices, and demons along the way.
The only difference between the two is timing.
Lawrence Taylor has been there and done that. Twenty years ago he was living out the saga that Allen Iverson is ...
If poker, pool, and racecar driving are sports, then shouldn’t certain international flights qualify as well? These flights—and if you’ve been on one, you know exactly the ones I mean—require physical and mental stamina at least equivalent to flopping a full boat or driving in a circle at suicidal speeds.
I mention this because it’s taken me roughly three days to completely arrive at the home of the 2010 Laureus World Sports Awards .
The festivities are being held this year in Abu Dhabi—one of the United Arab Emirates shining jewels of modernity on the Persian Gulf. The other gem is, of ...
Only recently did I find a transcript from the November 2, 2009 program of Countdown with Keith Olbermann.
In which, I was called out as the "best uninformed blogger."
I had written an article that argued that the US Congress should revoke ESPN's license to broadcast. In part because of ESPN's refusal to report charges of sexual assault by Ben Roethlisberger last summer, overplaying the stories about Pacman Jones, and the hit-pieces against Raiders coach Tom Cable.
Turns out that ESPN has no license to broadcast because the FCC has no authority over ESPN.
Touche.
Nevertheless, I would say that while I may be uninformed about many of the basics ...
“Oh God!”
The phrase can mean a lot of things in the context of a sporting event: Exasperation after a bad play, disagreement with an official’s call, or merely a casual request for divine intervention.
Utter those words on the pitch in an Italian professional soccer match, though, and you might get more than you bargained for.
Like a red card and a subsequent one-game suspension.
Italian soccer officials recently concluded that blasphemous outbursts fall under the umbrella of “offensive, insulting or abusive language” and, therefore, should be penalized with an ejection and suspension.
That’s right, make a comment ...
Last night, I decided to Google my name. Yes, I Googled my name. You'd be surprised at how much can show up with your name on it.
Some people will even use valuable time to dedicate blogs that attack my blogs, even on Facebook. It's like mad blog disease.
In one case, I was apparently mentioned or discussed on Countdown with Keith Olbermann for my many articles about ESPN.
Olbermann, of course, is the former host of SportsCenter. Feels a bit humbling, though I don't know what was said, just enough to know, "David Xaviel of thebleacherreport.com is convinced that..."
I suppose I deserved that ...
High School students in Missouri may have something to do during their long summer break. A new sport, Hybrisball, is beginning its first year. The new sport will be running small tests this season to to determine whether it will be successful. If reactions are good, founders plan to spread the sport across the state, with the eventual goal being to form one statewide league.
Hybrisball is a combination of several sports, tweaked with its own set of rules to make it unique. Each team has seven players on the field, with substitutes free to come in and out, ...
The First Lady, Michelle Obama, joined the U.S. Soccer Foundation, the major charitable arm of Soccer in the United States at its free youth soccer clinic in Washington, DC on Friday, Mar. 5, 2010 to highlight the Soccer Foundation’s commitment to the national fight against childhood obesity and support for the First Lady’s Let’s Move! campaign that emphasizes the importance of children getting 60 minutes of active play each day.
Representing Women's Professional Soccer was Washington Freedom goalkeeper Briana Scurry, the Freedom’s mascot “Glory,” and Mark Washo, President and GM of Washington Freedom. As a league, WPS has pledged its commitment ...
Forty college students at a university in Texas enjoyed a forum between Damali Binta and another Bleacher Writer on Mar. 5, 2010. They got a chance to read two BR writers comments on the usefulness and appropriateness of certain types of information when analyzing or training NFL football players, especially the Oakland Raiders .
It was a good encounter, and no one got upset or drifted down to four letter words. You know what I mean!
Jay Dee's article broadened our awareness of the fact that there are four quarterbacks on the Raiders team, but most of us seem to focus on just two of them. Since the other two ...
Remember when Elizabeth Lambert yanked another girl down by the ponytail during a BYU-New Mexico game and the whole world went up in arms because women were (OMG!) fighting in sports? Well now Brittney Griner has upped the ante after her chicanery during a basketball game. Griner now joins a list of idiots who decided to drop all sense of reason and take matters in to their own hands.Begin Slideshow
Brett Favre appeared on "The Tonight Show" with Jay Leno Thursday night and the main topic of discussion was, of course, the Minnesota Vikings quarterback’s pending decision on his retirement. Since Jay was basically forced to resign from "The Tonight Show" a few months ago by NBC and the reigns were handed over to Conan O’Brian, who has subsequently been fired, and then resulted in Leno being asked to come back—the talk show host couldn’t help but poke fun at the back and forth that both he and Favre had gone through. Leno gave Favre a gold watch for his ...
