A couple of weeks back, I wrote of the demise of a Division One baseball program. At that time, it looked like the beginning of more schools doing the same because of the health crisis that the nation has been dealing with since early spring. There is good news to this story as Bowling Green […]
Congratulations to the NFL’s Denver Broncos. They’re just one of four major professional sports franchises to be named finalists for ESPN’s National Humanitarian Team of the Year Award. Truth be told, it means a little more than usual during this time of racial injustice. We’ve all seen unparalleled chaos in the wake of George Floyd’s […]
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Temple University Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Patrick Kraft, considered one of the best athletics administrators in NCAA Division I sports, has been named the William V. Campbell Director of Athletics at Boston College, effective July 1. Kraft, who has been credited with transforming Temple’s athletics program through new coaching hires, investments in facilities, […]
The cancelation of sports across the world is still hitting us very hard. The NBA, NCAA Basketball, and NHL were heading into the stretch runs of their seasons while MLB and College Baseball never even got underway due to Covid-19. Two of those leagues are working on getting back to business, but there are still […]
How college basketball will be affected beginning in 2021 when the one-time transfers immediate eligibility takes effect “WHY NOT”? Those are the two words that are read across the class of 2020 #1 nationally ranked prospect guard Jalen Green as he brought up the ball for Russell Westbrook’s Team Why Not during 2019 annual Nike […]
Since the spring college season was canceled because of the virus, programs across the country have been hard at work trying to figure out the financial damage that was caused by it. If you are a Power-5 Conference member, you have little to worry about. That is because of the television contracts these conferences have […]
The prior week in MLB was about the league sending an economic proposal to the players’ association, MLBPA requests a longer schedule in counter-proposal and hundreds of minor-league players are released. MLB Sends Economic Proposal to MLBPA with Sliding Pay Scale MLB sent their new economic proposal to the MLBPA last week, which had a […]
The story of Roy “Doc” Halladay has me thinking about deep and important issues about life and its meaning and the insidious power of mental illness. ESPN aired a documentary about him the other night that was so sad, perplexing, and disturbing that it has me feeling terrible for whatever was going on inside the […]
The Kansas City Chiefs will be the most electrifying offense in the NFL in 2021. Patrick Mahomes will be the top passer in the NFL and will of course benefit from throwing to Tyreek Hill, Mecole Hardman, Sammy Watkins, and Travis Kelce. Running backs Damien Williams and rookie running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire and will be one […]
The sports world finds itself flummoxed, flabbergasted, and frustrated. This is a holy mess requiring rapid rectification. All the world’s sports honchos are jonesing to reopen their sports. But they’re confounded as to how and when. Analysis paralysis torments their minds and jerks us around. To minimize coronavirus cases, they can’t figure out how many […]