This may not be the proper forum to address my dismay over what was supposed to be professional sports writing. On the other hand, I cannot resist the temptation of relating to you what I consider as "unbecoming of a sports writer."
Well, I'm not really that good of a writer and that fact alone probably explains why I haven't had many paid writing gigs, but may I ask: "Is it a mortal sin to ask for a little more professionalism, proofreading, or fact-checking maybe?"
Sports writer —not me, a definition please.
(noun) a reporter who writes about a particular sport in which ...
Last week, when Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer signed a controversial law on immigration that gave police the authority to arbitrarily check the citizenship status of anybody they suspected to be an illegal immigrant, the Phoenix Suns were playing my Trail Blazers in the first round of the playoffs. Before Game Six in the series, I received Facebook event invites to the game from several friends with the tagline "Watch the Blazers Beat the Suns' Asses in the Name of Human Rights."
I didn't accept any of them, not only because I wasn't planning on going to the game, but ...
Former fiery and controversial major league baseball manager Leo “The Lip” Durocher was once told by a reporter that he would win more games if he was nicer to the umpires and his players.
Leo’s response, “Nice Guys Finish Last.”
Leo never met Frank Williams. Frank never finished last in his life.
He was a class act as a father, athlete, coach and teacher.
Unlike former NBA player Charles Barkley who never wanted to be a role model, Frank relished and loved the idea of being a role model to his two daughters Ryann and Randi, and to the hundreds of student/athletes he touched ...
The news has shocked a campus as intrigued the nation as details point more and more toward an act of violence and a murder.
University of Virginia men's lacrosse player George Huguely is in custody in Charlottesville, W. Va., accused of murdering women's lacrosse player Yeardley Love.
Police responded to Love's apartment three blocks away from the UVA campus at 2:15 a.m. Monday where they found Love already dead, her body bloodied after an apparent struggle.
Three hours later, the police trail led to Huguely's apartment, where he was arrested at 6 a.m.
What's the connection between the two students? How did Huguely become ...
Talk about a good year.
On the field, Mark Sanchez went from a much-hyped and much-debated question mark -- did he leave college too soon? -- to the AFC Championship as he managed the Jets into one win after another down the stretch.
Off the field, Sanchez has found a way to continually trade up in the high-profile dating department.
Sanchez's latest catch is Meadow Soprano herself, Jamie Lynn Sigler.
The two met at the Tribeca Film Festival last week and were seen canoodling throughout the night.
Here's the lowdown on Sigler and the recent history of Sanchez's trade-ups.Begin Slideshow
The summer movie season is fast approaching and with it comes the usual flood of blockbusters and must-see-at-midnight flicks.
At the top of the list this year is "Iron Man 2", as we get to see the next chapter in the Tony Stark thrillogy. Add in Scarlett Johannsen in skin-tight costumes and sub in Don Cheadle for Terence Howard.
The sequel is a tricky proposition. We can never get enough of a great thing at the movies, but how do you take the story next level without soiling all over the original?
If you're not careful, you end up with "Teen Wolf ...
As many of you know, I hate fans who act idiotic and ruin things for the rest of us. Last night, A Philadelphia Phillies fan got what was coming to him. 17-year-old Steve Consalvi ran onto the field at Citizen's Bank Park on Monday, where he was Tasered by a police officer. Now instead of going to class today, this moron has to stand in front of a judge and be charged with criminal trespassing.
There are some bleeding hearts who are whining that the use of a Taser was excessive, I could not disagree more.
I think the officer did ...
Early Monday morning University of Virginia Women's Lacrosse player Yeardly Love was found dead in her apartment off campus.
Just hours later fellow men's lacrosse player George Huguely was charged with first degree murder.
As of writing this those are the only facts in the case that have been released by police.
However, that has not stopped many on Internet message boards ranging from ABC News to the Washington Post from posting about how this kid should burn at the stake, or how he was just another privileged athlete who didn't get his way and killed this poor ...
The college search for athletes is a very individual quest. A winning strategy for one prospect could be a losing strategy for another. I think we can all agree that when it comes to recruiting, the “blue chip” kids are going to be found. It’s just a matter of when.
That said, the majority of the prospects looking for a home on a college campus and a varsity team are NOT the blue chip kids. These prospects need to develop and execute a separate plan of attack and begin to tackle what I call the “grey areas” of recruiting.
When I speak ...
The University of Virginia campus is in shock today as they mourn the death of fourth-year women's lacrosse player Yeardley Love.
Police found Love, 22, dead in an off-campus apartment at 2:15 a.m. Monday. Her body showed signs of physical abuse and struggle. A member of the UVA men's lacrosse team, 22-year-old George Huguely, has been charged in the death. The two had a past relationship, but the exact details are still unclear.
The school has not said if and when the teams will play again. Both regular seasons have concluded with seeding in their respective NCAA tournaments to be ...
