It’s only a matter of time now; soon NBA Commissioner will have the same hang dog look that was on the face of NHL Commissioner Gary “The Count” Bettman had on February 16, 2005, when he announced the cancellation of the entire season. Unlike Bettman however, Stern’s NBA is in much stronger financial position than […]

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First, I have to take to task the writers and pundits who said nothing much before the Penn State – Nebraska game last Saturday, but then blasted all involved for not cancelling the game. What would that have proved? Yes, the allegations against former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky are very serious, and more important than […]

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We have heard of professional athletes have relatives kidnapped and ransomed, but this may be the first time that a player has been kidnapped. Washington Nationals catching prospect Wilson Ramos was abducted by gunmen from his home. Ramos, a 24-year-old who just finished his rookie season in the big leagues, was taken away in an […]

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First, my apologies to my favorite composer, Pete Townshend. The Penn State story came to an eventual time last night – even though Joe Paterno wanted to retire at the end of the season, the university’s board of trustees fired Paterno and President Graham Spanier. In light of the child-sex abuse scandal that has gripped […]

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Since the Penn State assistant allegedly was having inappropriate contact with young boys story came out, the 800-pound gorilla in the room was the fate of Head Football Coach Joe Paterno. Although no charges have been leveled at Paterno as of now, it is obvious that Paterno knew of allegations against his defensive coordinator Jerry […]

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Everyone knows by now that the world has lost Joe Frazier. Best known as the adversary of Muhammad Ali, Frazier was a great champion, winner of an Olympic Gold Medal in 1964. But it is too bad that Ali went too far in demonizing Frazier, even to his own people. Ali called Frazier ugly, stupid, […]

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• Does anyone miss the NBA yet? If David Stern isn’t careful, that might be the impression for a long time to come. • Brett Ratner is a jerk. Worse, he is a bad director – the comedic version of Michael Bay. Yes, his “Rush Hour” films made money, but Jackie Chan is great, and […]

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