But I do know one thing; this is another black eye on college athletics that NCAA President Dr. Mark A. Emmert doesn’t need. By now, you’ve heard the allegations – Penn State Senior Vice President for Finance Gary Schultz and Athletic Director Tim Curley were indicted over the weekend on charges that they failed to […]

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No one is happier about Northwestern’s stunning defeat of Nebraska last Saturday than I. After all, the Indignant Wife and I travelled to San Antonio in December 2000 to watch Nebraska run up the score on the Wildcats 66-17 (still the most points scored in an Alamo Bowl Game). They were angry they didn’t get […]

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Or, if this were Don Adams on “Get Smart,” “he missed it by THAT much.” I have hardly ever agreed with Illinois congressman Bobby Rush, even when I lived in his district. While I admit to giving him much respect for having gone from being a Black Panther to Congress, he usually is too wild […]

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One of the main reasons that I have the scrolling “hated” teams at the top of this site is because of that team’s fans. Notre Dame alums are obnoxious and the fans who couldn’t spell Notre Dame if you spotted them the Notre Dam, are in many ways worse. (of course, the way the “Domers” […]

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Probably knowing that he couldn’t do a better job bringing a mediocre ballclub to a World Series title, Manager Tony La Russa announced his retirement, just hours after the St. Louis Cardinals won the World Series title. La Russa, who began his major-league managing career with the Chicago White Sox and has always been rumored […]

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Maybe it was because it was John Cleese’s 72nd birthday (happy birthday John!!), but yesterday was a “Ministry of silly walks” day, at least in sports. The big story of course was St. Louis’ comeback last night, down to their last strike twice in game 6 of the World Series, Texas ready to celebrate their […]

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After tip-toeing around the subject for months, NCAA President Mark Emmert is backing a proposal to allow conferences to increase grants to student athletes by $2,000, “to more closely approach” the full cost of attending college, beyond the athletic scholarships athletes receive for tuition, fees, room, board and books. Emmert told the Knight Commission on […]

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