The (sports) Gospel According to Mark: Point/Counterpoint: Vick is overrated
People say that you should always look at both sides of an argument, mainly so you can understand where the other side is coming from. If you are a neutral person, looking at both sides of an argument can help you determine which side is right. So for one column, and one column only, I am going to...
It was a sad day in the world of boxing saturday night. Former `pound for pound` king Roy Jones Jr. was KO`d in the 9th round in Tennessee. After getting caught by what some say was a lucky punch from Antonio Tarver, Jones stepped back into the ring for what was called a `warm up fight` for a...
The last five meetings between one of the greatest active collage football coach in our time.Goes up against one of his own this weekend when his Florida State Seminoles plays at home to Clemson for a meeting between his son tommy and his son team Clemson Tigers who won last year game to give him a...
Bucs Fan Says American Flag Got Him Booted From Game
A Tampa Bay Buccaneers season ticket holder says he and his family were kicked out of the stadium because he hung an American flag from an upper-deck rail -- something he says he`s done since the 2001 terrorist attacks.
But the team said it wasn`t the flag that got Ken Hill of...
The (sports) Gospel According to Mark: Hazing leaves Freshman "beat down"
Everyone remembers their first year of high school. Most people were shy and slightly intimidated, and just trying to find somewhere to fit in. Garrett Watterson was, in many ways, just like any other 14-year-old boy. He was a freshman at Sandwich High School (which is not the Subway equivalent of...
So the National Hockey League and the National Hockey League Players Association have failed to come to a reasonable compromise that is favourable to both parties. The players have been locked out of their jobs, and it’s...
The Jester's Quart: Revisionist History, Yankee Style
There`s a thin line between clever and stupid, and an even thinner one between a leap of faith and suspension of disbelief.
Cynics suspend disbelief; optimists make leaps of faith. Buying milk that`s one-day beyond its expiration date is to assume, for a moment, that its stamp is...
The (sports) Gospel According to Mark: Luck of the Irish returns to South Bend
Trev Alberts echoed the thoughts of many in the country when he took a stand on “College Game Day,” stating that Notre Dame had NO CHANCE against Michigan and the Fighting Irish would be embarrassed by the far superior Wolverines.
It’s hard to screw up the NFL these days. It’s like the Teflon league.
Even television networks can’t sully its appeal. They’ve crammed 1,000 commercials into every game—you could knit a sweater in the ad time between the kick-off and the next offensive play from scrimmage. They’ve...
When I arrived at the University of Maryland as a freshman, the school’s football and basketball programs were really nothing to burn down College Park over.
Gary Williams had a .500 team in the ACC, playing in the shadows of Wake Forest, Georgia Tech and North Carolina. And the...
