It looks like “Trainer Anytime” McLendon is hurt again and will miss NC State’s opener tomorrow against Richmond. State will instead start true freshman Darrell Blackman. Another true freshman, Bobby Washington will also get carries. While both freshman are very talented, it has to hurt State to have McLendon out yet again. Seriously, has any…

This is a really good (and long) article about Freddy Adu and his first year in the MLS. The expectations and time demands on him are incredible. He hasn’t had the kind of season on the field that he would have liked, but this article gives a good look into a big reason why. A…

OK, this time I meant it. I’m not going to write any more about the state of the US national team. Don’t get me wrong, I have plenty to say, but enough is enough. I might dust of my ideas at some point in the future, but not now. That said, the Duke Basketball Report…

From the Too-Weird-To-Be-Fiction department comes breaking news that CBS is exploring the idea of a sitcom based on the life of Bobby Knight. They say they have no writers yet for the show. I’m assuming that John Feinstein is not one of their candidates. I did happen to come across one of the sample scenes…

Tony Kornheiser has a great take on the return of Deion Sanders. Deion really is a trip. He’s an ubelievable egomaniac and I doubt he can really make much of an impact, but I’ll give him credit for being interesting. One great quote from this whole Deion-is-returning story is the quote from his personal trainer…

The SportsProf has an excellent article up about why it’s time for Joe Paterno to plan to leave. When he’s on, the SportsProf is as good a sportswriter as you’ll find, and he’s on here. As for the topic, I agree with him. I wish JoePa would recognize that his time is over and hand…

Once again, I’m jumping on a topic merely weeks after the story breaks! In this case, I’m all over the recent news that ABC is considering junking Monday Night Football, because it’s losing an astonishing $150 million a year. One hundred and fifty million! That’s insane! The real reason I bring this up now is…

I’ve linked to a lot of Bill Simmons articles here. You might call me a fan. He’s a great writer, a rare combination of funny and knowledgeable. In yesterday’s Mini-Cowbell (that’s the name of his column) though, he had an aneurysm. With that said, I will never, ever, EVER figure out why LeBron wasn’t playing…

ESPN’s 25th anniversary lists have gotten more than a little tired. What’s next, the 25 most outrageous arrests or 25 best postgame showers? Anyway, some of the lists are actually pretty good and fun to read. This is one of them. It’s their 100 best individual seasons from the past 25 years. It’s some good…

I know this isn’t new news, but it’s pretty interesting. Duke recruit Greg Paulus enters his senior year of high school as the top-rated quarterback in the country. Could be a huge boon to the woeful Blue Devil football program, right? No. Paulus is going to Duke for basketball only. Pretty funny, huh? I wonder…