The news that Ron Jaworski is stepping in for Joe Theismann on Monday nights this year is certainly welcome news, a step in the right direction. Not only has ESPN finally gotten the hint that just about none of...
RP, our sometimes contributor, will be writing a semi-regular "Sports Giant" column, a sort of guide to once-great athletes who have gone by the wayside. This is his first. If you don't know who Bill Tilden is, it's probably because...
The over-sensitive anti-NHL brigade is in full force again after Colton Orr knocked Todd Fedoruk out with one clean punch, as you can see above. Fedoruk's season might now be over, and, as has been the case a few...
Matt Schaub has finally gotten his chance. The highly-toted backup to Atlanta's Model Citizen Mike Vick was traded to the Houston Texans for an exchange of first round picks (Texans get the 10th, Falcons get the 8th) and the...
With opening day rapidly approaching, maybe it'd be a good idea to see how those Japanese imports have been doing. Of course, spring training usually has nothing to do with how a pplayer will perform in the regular season....
I guess it's hard to criticize NFL owners for spending every cent of their salary cap dollars. The way the NFL's popularity is expanding at a celestial rate, there's just a lot of money floating around. And who can...
Big hat-tip to the blog at sportscolumn.com for this video, especially for their Lost In Translation-biting headline. I really have no idea what this is advertising or when it's from -- is that an air-conditioner? a humidifier? and what...
Well, the first results of the "How Will David Wells' Unhealthy Lifestyle Come Back To Hurt Him?" pool are officially in: Wells has been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. Controlling blood sugar by exercising, eating healthfully and taking medication...
The above is part of Jakob Nielsen's study of how people look at the Web. Nielsen used an eye-tracker to gauge where people tend to focus on a web page. The study attempts to help web designers create pages...
Apparently, Alex Rodriquez will leave the decision to opt out of his contract at the end of the year up to the Yanks fans. This method seems rather socialist to me, and much like socialism's real-life form Communism, this'll...
What good is being the greatest player in the history of a sport when it doesn't even get you chicks? Michael Jordan threw up an air ball with the ladies last week at the ME Hotel in Cabo San...
I'm not really into college basketball, but one thing I know, unequivocally, is that DUKE = BAD. I'm not good at putting words to thoughts -- yet oddly enough I aspire to write for a living -- so thankfully...
Kobe Bryant's blatant disregard for sportsmanlike conduct doesn't really bother me. It's his refusal to mask it somewhat that perplexes me. The video above captures two Bryant elbows, both of which received one-game suspensions. History repeats itself. An elbow...
Yeah. He's coming back. Garden chairman James Dolan will announce today that Thomas has earned a contract extension. The news comes about nine months after Dolan fired Larry Brown and said that Thomas needed to demonstrate significant progress to...
They let Ron Rivera, one of the best defensive coordinators in the NFL, go because they wouldn't pay him. It took a swell of public persuasion to finally give Lovie Smith a raise. They franchised Lance Briggs against his...
When are people going to learn that the Internet is anything but private? The series of tubes is a dangerous thing -- access is available to everyone -- but consider this a case in technological Darwinism. "White Nation" was...
Following Chris Neil's hit on Chris Drury (which sparked a brawl), and Chris Simon's baseball swing last night on Ryan Hollweg (which was especially despicable), Cam Janssen's hit on Tomas Kaberle doesn't seem so bad. At least, that's what...
I love David Wright. I do. He's the same age as I am, but I admire him as if I were seven. He's a great player, nice guy, and the future of the Mets. My life would be shattered...
Many of you know I'm a Maryland fan. Obviously, I hate Duke. Everyone at Maryland does. I had a boner when they swept Duke this year. Because of that, I'm sure I was a tad biased when watching the...
As noted before, I'm a Shaq fan. I admire his game, and support his quest to cleanse the world of perverts. Plus, he just seems like an all-around fun guy to hang out with. But I'm not really in...
The blogosphere is tearing this list ranking every major sports' GMs already, but allow me to focus on the most egregious error. The second-best GM in sports, according to those athletic wizards at Forbes, is the Tampa Bay Lightning's...
We sort of missed the boat on this yesterday (sorry), but rumors of Mark Cuban buying the Cubs have gone crazy. Not so fast, says the mothership: Before everyone goes nuts about Mark Cuban possibly owning the Cubs, take...
Heads turned when Calvin Johnson ran a 4.35 in the 40 at the NFL combine last week. Johnson was already cemented as the #1 receiver in the draft, but in less than four-and-a-half seconds, he made a case for...
Which is exactly what Stephen A. Smith says will happen. It's the unspoken expectation around the Wachovia Center these days, but an expectation reverberating around the Sixers nevertheless: The second this season is over, the second team chairman Ed...
It's awesome being the Super Bowl MVP and the most recognizable face in the NFL (even with a wig and mustache). There are perks. Groupies. Endorsements. Free drugs. Errr....scratch that one. There's also the opportunity to host Saturday Night...