Each week a new star emerges in college football. The consistent ones are the rarities, making them the real stars. For the first five weeks, Geno Smith was Mr. Consistent. Three weeks ago, I tabbed him as the likely winner… Read More ›
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Baseball needs more like Derek Jeter, Chipper Jones
In Game 1 of the ALCS the New York Yankees came back from four runs down in the ninth inning to go into extra innings once again in the playoffs. Then, in an instant New York and every baseball fan… Read More ›
Did Geno Smith lock up the Heisman?
After only five weeks in the young college football season, the Heisman trophy winner may already be locked up. The numbers West Virginia quarterback, Geno Smith, put up against Baylor Sept. 29 are insane even for a video game. Smith’s… Read More ›
Kris Medlen’s historic season
As we near the end of baseball’s regular season, fans must take in the surprises and amazing feats of the 2012 season — The Nationals, the Orioles and the A’s, R.A. Dickey’s knuckleball, Mike Trout, and Miguel Cabrera’s race for… Read More ›
The curse of college football’s preseason No. 1 team
Every year the Associated Press comes out with their preseason rankings for college football, and the hype begins over the AP No. 1 team. The No. 1 team is filled with stars who assemble a seemingly unbeatable team, who usually… Read More ›
Washington Nationals make mistake in shutting down Stephen Strasburg
The Washington Nationals have made a huge mistake by shutting down ace pitcher, Stephen Strasburg, for the rest of the season. The move made by team management is not fair to the team, to Strasburg and especially not to the… Read More ›
Student-athletes one step closer to compensation
Student athletes may be one step closer to compensation after a group of lawyers representing former college football and men’s basketball players told a federal court Aug. 31 they are seeking to change the fundamental way current athletes are compensated… Read More ›
Domino effect of Melky Cabrera’s 50-game suspension
http://www.theinkwellonline.com/sports/domino-effect-of-melky-cabrera-s-50-game-suspension-1.2886056#.UDaE-RB5mSM Recently Melky Cabrera, a San Francisco Giants All-Star and former Atlanta Braves dud, was suspended for 50 games after he tested positive for testosterone, a banned substance in Major League Baseball. We all thought the steroid era of baseball… Read More ›
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