Did Georgia, LSU Give CBS Sports Heartache Last Saturday?

There are always risks in signing long term contracts. An underlying theme of long deals is whether or not the value will be there as the contract goes on. That is the type of risk that CBS Sports and ESPN accepted when signing the new multi-year, megabucks media rights deals...

Mark Whicker Pens 'Worst Sports Column Ever Written'

A recent column by Orange County Register columnist Mark Whicker is so bad that it's being circulated around the web under the title 'Worst Sports Column Ever Written.' After reading the Mark Whicker column, it's easy to see why.  So why is it the Worst Sports Column...

Storm Clouds in Barry Land

Barry Bonds is about to get it. While almost all of the BALCO-related headlines scream of Bud Selig’s threat to suspend Jason Giambi and of ex Bonds attorney Troy Ellerman’s plea bargain being rejected, Bonds is on the verge of receiving his just desserts. There is no big...

OTL on Vick: Truth Is In the Voice of the Mic Holder

Kelli Naqi interviewed an “informer” who told her the lurid story about Michael Vick the dog fighter and Michael Vick the dog fighting bettor. According to the informer his dog squared off against Vick’s dog in 2000 saying: “He’s a pit bull fighter. He’s one of...

The Real Dope on Barry Bonds and Those Who Would Pursue Him: Part 3

If the sports media was fair and balanced and not in the FOX News way, the April - it’s April, baseball folks - series between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees would be mentioned in passing. Just like it was before some major sports media outlet realized it was...

The Real Dope on Barry Bonds and Those Who Would Pursue Him: Part 3

If the sports media was fair and balanced and not in the FOX News way, the April - it’s April, baseball folks - series between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees would be mentioned in passing. Just like it was before some major sports media outlet realized it was...

Don Imus, Duke Lacrosse, Life and Sports: What the Hell Is Going On Here?!

The NHL is in the midst of winnin’ time. The NBA nears winnin’ time. The MLB schedule is budding. Yet, because of Don Imus’ statements, because of the Duke Lacrosse team, most of the sports world remains in the permafrost of a silent spring.At first glance, one...

Jason Whitlock: One Last Round for "Mr. Chitlins"

Jason “Mr. Chitlins” Whitlock. I was going to write something entirely different for you; something that dissected each paragraph of “Imus isn’t the real bad guy.” At first your piece really affected me. I was initially saddened by your blatant divisiveness and your...

Jason Whitlock: One Last Round for "Mr. Chitlins"

ason “Mr. Chitlins” Whitlock. I was going to write something entirely different for you; something that dissected each paragraph of “Imus isn’t the real bad guy.” At first your piece really affected me. I was initially saddened by your blatant divisiveness and your...

If Only Eddie Robinson Could Die Every Day

The saddest part of ex-Grambling head coach Eddie Robinson’s passing is that he can only die this one day. If it wasn’t for Eddie Robinson dying today there would be no mention of his 408 victories. Remember, it was Robinson who broke Bear Bryant’s college football...

Bill Simmons Is At It Again, So It's a "Black Jesus" Friday

I’m tired of reading Bill Simmons (and others of his ilk, as Michael Wilbon would say) and his depiction of black athletes - and black people. However, somebody has to make absolutely sure that the watchers are watched, that people of all colors can see racism, even when it...

Sports Media: The Song Of the NCAA Basketball Tournament Remains the Same

“Bzzzzzzz.” What the hell is that noise? Oh, it’s the sound of the hive mind again. I’ve grown weary with the annual slew of pieces condemning the notion of amateurism that come out twice a year, during NCAA football bowl season and now, during March Madness. Such...

Racism and Those Who View the Games

I wonder if, when “the powers that be” chose to force sports into the public eye as the great diversion, if they calculated that these games and what surrounds them would become a clear lens through which Western society can be viewed? Probably not. However, in reaction...

More NBA All-Star Week Fallout: Deconstructing Bill Simmons

I‘m so happy Scoop Jackson called out his ESPN.com peer Bill Simmons. I’m equally happy Simmons responded. This way the public these people are allegedly writing for get to view how they really think. That’s why I love Cold Pizza’s two hour live format; same with the...