I love college sports. I love the passion and the tradition. I love that the athletes are still kids growing into adulthood, maturing before our eyes. I love that they are students, superficially no different from the rest of their classmates. What I don’t like is the hypocrisy of college athletics. I try to ignore…

Wow. I don’t have much to add to this article. It’s a pretty scathing rundown of Miami and how cheating is in their DNA. I agree with just about every word of it, but it’s jarring to see that kind of writing in a newspaper. Usually they tapdance over stuff like that. If only the…

As I wrote about previously, UNC recruit JR Smith is still thinking about skipping college and going to the NBA. Heels fan Ryan Wilson of Heels, Sox & Steelers does a little analysis of others who skipped college since 1995. His analysis doesn’t prove that Smith shouldn’t go to the NBA. The numbers really aren’t…

This entry is going to be largely about the rumor mill. The mill has been working overtime lately, churning out the nice powdery flour of speculation cakes. First, off it seems that Luol Deng might be one and done at Duke. The DBR is understandably concerned. No word yet that I know of about Shaun…

I was skimming the sports section of the News & Observer on Saturday when I came upon an incredible story buried on page 8. Here’s a good version. The basic story is this, Mike Danton, a St. Louis Blues forward, was arrested for allegedly trying to hire a hitman to kill someone. He was arrested…

I’ve been having an email discussion with Dan Lewis of www.armchairgm.com about various rules issues. We’ve talked about my Ban The Charge article as well as his points about intentional fouling at the end of games and refs judging the intent of players. All that rule talk reminded me of something that’s been pissing me…

According to the News & Observer, Julius Hodge is set to make an announcement about whether he’ll leave early for the NBA or return for his senior season. If Hodge is smart, he’ll decide to stay. The smartest choice may be to declare that he wants to test the waters without signing an agent. Then,…

It looks like my Ban The Charge idea is gaining some steam! Actually it’s just a coincidence, but apparantly, Mark Cuban agrees with the concept. Or at least, half of the concept. In his blog (who knew he had a blog?), he writes that the NBA should eliminate off the ball defender charges. Those are…

That was quite a last round at the Masters today, wasn’t it? Phil Mickelson finally won his first major and needed five birdies in the last seven holes to do it. Unlike recent majors, this one was a fight between top players, with Mickelson beating Ernie Els, the #3 player in the world. There was…

UConn won both the men’s and women’s national championships. Very impressive. I’d enjoy it more if Geno Auriemma weren’t such a smarmy ass. Of course, with the end of college hoops, we officially hit baseball season on ESPN. Sigh. Three and a half hour snoozefest games followed by endless “highlights” of identical homeruns. But I…