Flashback to last month. The New Jersey Devils were struggling mightily, alternating spots with losing teams at the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings. Their coach, Larry Robinson, resigned due to health problems. At the end of the month, one of the Devils’ better scorers, Alexander Mogilny, was placed on waivers and subsequently demoted to the AHL. It was indeed looking bleak for a franchise with 3 Stanley Cups under their belts. Some were thinking it was time for the Devils to pack it in.
by Trevor Freeman
“I can’t even explain him. He’s scary.”
-Armando Surratt, point guard, University of San Francisco
I remember the first time I heard his name. Dick Vitale was hyping him up to be the next Larry Bird. This was before he was about to take the court at Madison Square Garden for the first game of his collegiate career. Imagine the pressure he must have felt. Imagine knowing that from now on, the only person you would ever be compared with is “The Hick from French Lick.” The fact that this eighteen-year-old kid didn’t seem fazed by it was the first sign of his future greatness.
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What Would You Do?
Antonio Davis was born on Halloween. Surely, he’s had his share of practical jokes and April Fools-like horrors regarding his birthday. He is one of the most respected players in the league mentally as well as physically. The thirteen year veteran and President of the Player’s Association couldn’t have been more terror stricken than to see his family involved in an altercation during his team’s visit to a hostile arena. It should be noted that Davis is a former Bull player, so fans of Chicago are familiar with him.
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That Time of Year Again
I think that people in this country truly do not grasp the fourteenth amendment.
Like any other survey on racial equality in collegiate sports, the University of Central Florida is attempting to dictate NCAA policy. According to “Professor” Richard Lapchick’s study, minorities make up less than 20% of presidents, athletic directors, and head football coaches at Division 1-A universities, including a decade low in number of head football coaches. And this is all true.
The Pittsburgh Steelers are for real. Yes, I am saying it right now for everyone else to hear.
They are the first sixth seeded team to reach the Super Bowl, and may the force be with them. Of course you would think, this team is probably the most relaxed team going into the big game, after all they are carrying the most eloquent quarterback, Ben Roethlisberger on their shoulders.
Well, then of course you’d be wrong.
The media continues to hype up the NFL beyond comprehension.
I have always mused that one of the main reasons the NFL is considered “America’s favorite sport” is because the games are only played once per week. If baseball or basketball had the same week-long build up that, say, a November game between the Bengals and Colts received, then I have no doubt that Yankees-Red Sox would out draw even the most attractive football tilt. This is not to take anything away from a Sunday at your local NFL stadium, which – like a Sunday afternoon at Fenway or Wrigley – continues to be Americana personified, but the media contributes too mightily to football’s current aura of supremacy.
Thanks mostly to football, conference expansion is impacting much of the college athletic world. Even from baseball to women sports, the movement of teams from one conference to another is causing the competition level to increase across the NCAA. Still it is the Big East’s calling card where the best storyline is being played out. For a head basketball coach, preparing for a week in the Big East is akin to a deer preparing for a walk during hunting season. There is no time to relax. That is why fans should not wait until March to enjoy this conference. Because no matter what happens then, the action taking place now is not likely to be duplicated elsewhere.
Los Angles Lakers star Kobe Bryant scored 81 points last night in a convincing win vs. the Toronto Raptors.
What?
Let me say it again:
Los Angles Lakers star Kobe Bryant scored 81 points last night in a convincing win vs. the Toronto Raptors.
Yes, you just read that statement correctly BOTH times. Kobe did put up 81, 2nd only to Wilt, and the Lakers did win again, making their record 22-19.
You all probably knew that anyways, it has been all over ESPN and its million partners all day long becoming so over-aired sports fans may be sick of it already. So now we can all put the past behind us and start looking into the next chapter of Kobe Bryant’s illustrious career.
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Doctor K: Life in the Fast Lane
It was a beautiful summer day in early July, July 8th, 2000 to be exact. The Yankees and Mets were in the midst of baseball history playing the first ever day/night doubleheader in two different stadiums on the same day. It turned out to only be a tease of what was to come in October of that season but there was more to the game than just Yankees vs. Mets. I’m sure fans on both sides of the game remember Chuck Knoblauch’s lead-off single that turned into two bases after Todd Zeile was called for obstruction and Mets’ manager Bobby Valentine was then tossed for arguing the call. It wasn’t more than an inning later where Knoblauch created obstruction himself and the call was missed, this time Zeile being called for interference. The Yankees, yes those Damn Yankees, swept the Mets first in Queens and then in the Bronx later that night on a day when New York area fans were treated to a bit of nostalgia, Mets fans were stung by a flashback from Dwight Gooden.
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Not So Fast
Yes Eli Manning had a bad game against the Panthers. Actually, he had a really bad game, throwing three interceptions and loosing a fumble in the Panther’s domination of the Big Blue. But don’t jump on Eli’s back just yet.