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With the NCAA basketball championship reaching its final minutes tonight, it seems sad that Louisville coach Rick Pitino can’t enjoy the game. He looks so nervous, pacing and gesticulating, always with
Not everyone agreed with the decision to fire Rutgers University basketball coach Mike Rice. One of the dissenters was Eric Bolling (pictured) of Fox News. Among other comments, he asked, “Are we better off as a nation now “with all of the
The ad appeared on two social media sites and has garnered opposite reactions. Regardless of what you think of it, we believe Nike could come out a winner … in the wrong way. They may have reasoned that
It was a disappointing moment for us when we heard the sportscaster say that he would lie to the
Brent Musberger, one of the most veteran sports play-by-play announcers, did what so many others with much less experience do in presuming at the Rose Bowl football game this evening that it would have gone exactly the same way if one different decision was made earlier in the game. He wondered what would have happened […]
It’s a common sight in the NFL. We mentioned it once before. Defensive players who sack a quarterback step forward to celebrate themselves by raising their arms and punching the air, or doing some similar thing. We said previously that celebrating doing what the defense is supposed to is a bit much. We know about […]
Regardless of what your opinion is on Tebow’s actions after a game, you may agree with us that the following Letter to the Editor is a civil, respectful response. It appeared in the Washington Times last week: I don’t follow professional football much anymore, having long ago become disenchanted and frustrated with the many overpaid, […]
The New York Daily News sports section sometimes has a short item called Double Talk. In today’s edition, it was two sentences about the Jets ugly loss Thursday night. “What Mark Sanchez said, It’s just an embarrassing day for me.’” “What Mark Sanchez meant to say, ‘To quote Justin Tuck, I do suck.’” This feature […]
The scandal at Penn St. University involving charges of pedophilia is barely three days old and one man thinks he knows that it will override Paterno’s football legacy. B.J. Schechter, executive editor of SI.com, said in a TV interview that whatever role he may have had in the communication about what his assistant coach is […]
The following article comes from the –: Although Rare, Sportsmanship Is Still With Us I am nearing the beginning of my seventh decade on this earth, and I have recently witnessed a trend that is new and disturbing, to say the least. This trend has to do with parents and fans and their over-involvement in […]
Compare the following NY Times editorial about Rafael Nadal with the post dated Sept. 12th about Serena Williams’ behavior during her losing match in the U.S. Open tennis tournament’s women’s finals: The Spirit of the Game Gracious losers, and winners, are, sadly, rare in professional sports.Rafael Nadal’s performance Monday night, after losing this year’s United States […]
Williams received a slap on the wrist, a $2,000 fine for her latest outburst Sunday during the US Open final in NY. Reports differ on exactly what Williams said to the chair umpire. One version is thatWilliams went over to talk to the umpire, saying, “I’m not giving her that game.” Williams also reportedly said: […]
April 8, 2013 by mikes888
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