Monthly Archives: September 2011
Boston’s Crash And Burn
This just in. Here’s shocking new video of the Red Sox’s September. Oh wait. Here’s more footage.
Boston's Crash And Burn
This just in. Here’s shocking new video of the Red Sox’s September. Oh wait. Here’s more footage.
Requiem For The Red Sox
Unbelievable final night to baseball’s regular season. Just unbelievable. If Dickens comes back and writes a baseball novel, it will be about Wednesday night. Here we go: — You think if the Red Sox could have splurged just a little bit more for Carl Crawford, say a $143 million contract, he maybe could have caught […]
Should College Athletes Be Paid?
According to a new report, the fair-market value of a Division I football or men’s basketball player is more than $100,000. The report, penned by an advocacy group which believes that college athletes should be paid, shockingly concludes that college athletes should be paid. Given that big-time programs can generate upwards of $20 million in […]
What Does The Future Hold For Nicolas Batum?
Wendell Maxey has an update on Nicolas Batum, who is playing with the French national team and has signed with a team in the French league in case the NBA lockout is an extended one. “When I first arrived in Portland, I was a shy kid,” Batum said. “But there is nothing like the Blazers. […]
The Future Of College Sports
Dan Wetzel of YahooSports has a column about the conference musical chairs in college sports. Wetzel writes: “The merry-go-round will affect everything and nearly everyone in college sports. Would the ACC try to raid the Big East (Connecticut, Rutgers, Pittsburgh) in an aggressive effort to get bigger before the SEC tries to pillage? Is West […]
Kara Patterson Is Ready For 2012
Received a note late last night from javelin thrower Kara Patterson, after she struggled in the qualifying round at the World Championships. Here’s what she wrote: “The distances I produced in qualifying weren’t that surprising based on how this season has gone, but didn’t reflect the progress I’ve made in the past few weeks. Javelin […]
Are You Ready For The Pac-16?
A columnist for the Austin American-Statesman thinks that we’ll soon have the Pac-16. From the looks of the article, this appears to be nothing more than speculation. And yet it makes perfect sense. The scenario: Texas, Texas Tech, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State join the Pac-12 to form a super conference. That would give the league […]