Where’s Fred Sanford when you need him? We have a new Lamont, and no, they’re not bringing back “Sanford and Son“, the new Lamont is really Frank Vogel. Yes, I’m still hurting from watching my Knicks get eliminated from the playoffs due to inept coaching. Just when you thought decision-making regarding rotations and substitutions couldn’t […]
August 13, 2012
This year marked the 20th anniversary of the original “Dream Team” winning gold at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona. And, in this time where sports debate is at an all-time high, it didn’t take long for the comparisons to begin. Old versus new, who would win? The speculation if the 92 Dream Team played the 2012 Team USA was fueled […]
February 21, 2012
Back in 1991, while riding in the car with my father, an advertisement came on the radio about the Knicks first game of the season with their new head coach Pat Riley. I had no idea who Pat Riley was, no idea about his playing career with the Knicks or his two championships with the “Showtime” Los Angeles […]
December 14, 2011
Eleven girls were suspended from Kenmore East High School in Buffalo, NY, for using the word “Nigger” in pre-game chants. On December 2, 2011, 15 year-old Tyra Batts (picture above), a player on the Girls Basketball team at Kenmore East High School heard the chant for the first time and took offense to it. This is […]
December 13, 2011
Former Offensive Assistant for Penn State Football Team, Jerry Sandusky, (left) and the recently fired Syracuse Assistant Basketball Coach, Bernie Fine, (right) have casted dark clouds over each of their former universities. Not too long after Sandusky was arrested for sex abuse (story details here), a story aired on ESPN’s Outside The Lines about Bernie […]
December 6, 2011
After nine years the New York Mets will have a new starting shortstop. Jose Reyes, signed a contract for $106 million with the Miami Marlins. Reyes, just finished having one of the most productive years of his career. Last season the switch hitting shortstop became the first Mets player to win the batting title, but unfortunately the Mets did not […]
November 16, 2011
On Day 138 of the NBA lockout, Monday evening, the NBAPA (National Basketball Association Players Association) rocked basketball fans and those depending on the NBA for employment when they rejected the latest proposal from David Stern, who’s representing team owners. This is not the first time since the four-month lockout that player representatives Billy Hunter and Derek Fisher have […]
November 10, 2011
After 62 years, a legacy has ended at Penn State. The most winningest coach in division one college football, Joe Paterno has been fired. Paterno was the head coach for 45 years at Penn State, and had only 3 games left in this current season, but the current sexual abuse case that occurred right under his nose in […]
October 29, 2011
Good ole’ Game 7…. After most baseball aficionados said Game 6 of the 2011 World Series was one of the best games of all-time. This was the game for all the marbles, its win and be famous, or lose and be forgotten. Chris Carpenter, got the start for the Cardinals, but immediately gave up two runs in the […]
October 28, 2011
Game 6 of the World Series was postponed yesterday due to a heavy rain storm that hit St. Louis. This gave both teams an extra day of rest, which is critical for pitchers, an example of this would be the possibility of Chris Carpenter pitching in game 7 if the Cardinals were able to win game 6. In […]
May 23, 2013
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