I’m sorry, but despite allegations of wrongdoing at Ohio State, violations at the Big Ten schools look like spitting on the sidewalk compared with the SEC or the University of Miami. Howard Schnellenberber, Jimmy Johnson, Dennis Erickson, the list of fast coaches barely running an outlaw program – the reputation never changed, but other than […]

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The NFL Supplemental Draft was originally scheduled for yesterday, but Commissioner Roger “See, I Got A Deal Done” Goodell had not made a ruling on the status of former Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor, who left school as a result of the violations uncovered when Pryor and four other players were found to have traded […]

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There is a fine line between perfectionism and crazy and all too often, Carlos Zambrano crossed far over that line. He was in a fight with catcher Michael Barrett; threw his teammates under the bus for a home run HE gave up. Then, last week, he finally went off for the last time in a […]

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Last Friday night, the Chicago Bears were supposed to practice at Soldier Field in the team’s “Family Night” promotion. The Bears get income; the fans get close to the players. Overall, not a bad thing, right? Except that the team was forced to cancel the practice because the stadium turf was considered “unplayable.” Tim LeFevour, […]

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• S&P downgraded the United States debt rating over the weekend, and just downgraded Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. This is important, but aren’t these the same guys who gave AAA ratings to mortgage paper just four years ago that turned out to be worthless? Their credibility isn’t exactly the highest. • There has been […]

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If you had asked me who would be playing this season and who wouldn’t between Randy Moss and Plaxico Burriss, I would have voted for Moss playing and no one wanting to take a chance on convicted felon Burriss. But I would have been dead wrong. Earlier this week, the Jets, who are one of […]

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It is ironic that the Chicago Cubs traded outfielder Kosuke Fukudome on the same day that former Yankee reliever Hideki Irabu was found dead, an apparent suicide in California. Both were highly hyped, big money players who had limited impact in the Major Leagues, and perhaps it’s time to proclaim an end to expensive Japanese […]

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