A fan of 21st Century sports probably always has the thought of cheating in the back of his/her mind. Be it the very real potential of a played using performance enhancing drugs, or the possibility of a match or point fixing scandal, the integrity of sport is more of a concern then ever. Tennis is […]

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I still believe that Antwaan Randle El was one of the best individual players in Big Ten History. Yes, he played quarterback at Indiana University, a long moribund team always upstaged by the basketball team. But Randall El was a one man show: with no great running back behind him, not a great offensive line, […]

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Let’s start with an opinion: professional all star games are worthless wastes of time. They appear to the most casual fan. Former Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig made a ghastly mistake that still hasn’t been rectified – giving World Series home field advantage to the winner of a meaningless travesty. However, it is an honor for […]

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Long time readers know that I have very little respect for ESPN college football analyst Kirk Herbstreit. Having played at Ohio State, he is a rabid “homer” who crabbily puts down any change, advancement to his beloved college football. Of course, since he got his notoriety from being a Big Ten QB back in the […]

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So, we’re now down to the last four teams in the NFL and there are, as usual compelling story lines that the newspapers and television stations will be commenting on until Sunday. First, we have the NFC Championship Game between Arizona and Carolina. First off, this is historic since this is the first time that […]

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I admit that I don’t understand many hackers – breaking into computer systems just to prove you can is immature braggadocio. I do understand the hackers for money, and I do also understand sports fixers. It’s all about money, but like hackers, I do wish they’d go away. We have seen scandals in most sports […]

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The fairy tale that you get from the NFL is – young man from bad home/troubled background is given the chance to play college football, excels, is drafted by the NFL, becomes a big star and lives happily ever after. Of course, the happy ending hardly ever happens: the majority of NFL players go bankrupt […]

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