Recent sports news has become less about the competition on the field, and more about politics. Here is how the NFL dropped the ball on creating meaningful change. April 15th, 1947 is a day that baseball fans worldwide cherish. It was on this day that the Brooklyn Dodgers stood up to racial segregation in Major […]
Rewriting Sports History
August 6, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Here’s how winning (or winning more) can change a career. Five athletes who could benefit from rewriting the sports record books. 5. Ken Griffey, Jr. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 13-Time All-Star 1997 AL MVP 10-Time Gold Glove Award Batting average .284 Hits 2,781 Home runs 630 Runs batted in 1,836 When Ken Griffey, Jr. first appeared […]
The Slighted Spurs
June 16, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Ignored by a generation for nearly a decade and a half, the Tim Duncan-led Spurs may have won more than a Championship with their impressive win over the Miami Heat. Finally. Walk around a shopping mall, NBA arena or any public place that may feature young NBA fans and you will never see a piece […]
Manziel’s Magic: Why Johnny Football will be Johnny the Great
May 8, 2014 By Leave a Comment
30 players will attend Thursday night’s NFL Draft. Some of them will wait and wait, anticipating, hoping and praying to be selected in the first round. Some of them won’t be. Johnny Manziel will be one of the 30 players in attendance. And he will be selected in the first round. If the Texans are […]
The Masters: A Tradition Unlike Any Other
April 6, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Golf’s greatest spectacle reinvigorates golfers worldwide Jim Nantz’s CBS-pitch line of The Masters could not be truer. Augusta National, where the Masters is played, is not just another golf course. It is not just another major championship. It is golf’s version of football’s Super Bowl or baseball’s Opening Day, all wrapped into one event. For many of us […]
Stop the Madness!
March 24, 2014 By 1 Comment
A Salute to the All-First Week Team & Those Who Busted Our Brackets Each year it seems like the NCAA Tournament cannot get more exciting. It’s impossible, I tell myself. But, every year it exceeds my expectations. This year has to be one of the best first weeks in recent memory, with plenty of upsets, […]
Three NBA Coaches I’d Want on My Sideline
February 18, 2014 By Leave a Comment
While there is an amazingly high turnover rate of coaches in the NBA, it is worth celebrating the success of those who provide stability and consistency year after year. This season, there are numerous coaches who are doing a fantastic job with their teams, including Indiana’s Frank Vogel, Jeff Hornacek in Phoenix, and Steve Clifford […]
The Time is Now: Fixing the Knicks (2013-2014 Edition)
January 23, 2014 By Leave a Comment
The time is now: To rebuild that is – broken Knicks need new path Following their 23-point loss to the Brooklyn Nets, at home, on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, it became as obvious as it ever has during this maddening season. The Knicks need to rebuild. Yes, I said it, rebuild. R-E-B-U-I-L-D. It seems […]
New Stadiums Suck
December 13, 2013 By Leave a Comment
After getting caught up in the aura of a shiny new arena or ballpark, just admit it. New stadiums suck, and here’s why: It was the summer of 2006, and for our family vacation we did what the 14-year-old kid wanted to do: take a trip down the East coast to several different baseball stadiums […]
My Top 5 Most Hated Professional Athletes
November 19, 2013 By Leave a Comment
As a New York sports fan, the list could be endless. I narrow it down to the top 5 athletes I despise. 5. Martin Brodeur As a career New Jersey Devil, Martin Brodeur has been routinely beating the Rangers since I was born (1991). He touts a career record of 48-30 against the Blue Shirts, […]
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