A couple of weeks ago I posted about the controversy swirling around Fisher DeBerry’s comments about black and white athletes. At the end of the article I questioned if that sensitivity is really productive. And now I found out about this. Sigh. Again I ask, is this what we want as a society? Do we…

Wow. This is something you don’t see everyday – a well-respected national columnist savaging the head coach of a major athletic program. CBS Sportsline’s Gregg Doyel goes off on Jim Calhoun in this article, saying without reservation that Calhoun is a man of low integrity who plays dirty. Let me give you a taste: Connecticut…

You know I like me some Chris Chase. He’s a funny guy. It turns out that he’s pretty well-read too. Or maybe he just knows the titles. Either way, he had a great gimick for his NFL rankings this week – great works of literature. Funny and smart! Who says that blogs are just a…

Football is great. I love it. It’s a great game and it comes at a great time of the year, just about when I’m positively sick of baseball highlights on ESPN. But basketball is even better, especially here in ACC country. College hoops rules. I’m way behind on my links to basketball articles. There have…

For a couple of days now, I’ve planned on writing an article about the two big “controversies” this week in sports – Sheryl Swoopes coming out of the closet and Air Force football coach Fisher DeBerry having to apologize for making comments about black athletes. I just never found the time to actually convert my…

Remember the News & Observer’s Flash animation Chuck Dynamite? Very funny stuff, right? Well, they’ve done another and it might even be funnier. This one’s based on John Bunting and it focuses on his tenuous job situation, particularly how he saved his job last year by beating Miami. With the Heels headed to the Orange…

The Eagle in Atlanta is a good blog. I need to get it in my regular rotation. Every time I’ve visited, I’ve been impressed with his work. Today, with Boston College travelling to Blacksburg for a very difficult game in Lane Stadium on ESPN, Bill is seeking divine intervention. Hindu divine intervention. Now that’s an…

I used to like Jean Van de Velde. I felt sorry for him after what happened at the British Open in 1999 and I liked the way he handled it. On top of that, well, that incident has provided me with a lot of laughs. He’s an easy target. But now I realize that his…

You may have heard the news: Mike Krzyzewski is going to coach the US Olympic basketball team for at least the next three years. It’s a tough time for the Duke haters. And they are legion. One of those hater happens to be damn good (and funny) writer. His name is Patrick Hruby and he’s…

OK, quick glance – who’s stadium is this? Sucks for Wake, huh? Actually, I guess it’s all OK in the end, because despite playing a road game at home, they won. The good fellas at StateFansNation were obviously disgusted and decided to run a few numbers. Which program, Wake Forest or NC State, is doing…