Lately I’ve noticed a lot of bothersome issues in all things sports. Let’s take a look at the issues and decide ‘What’s Cool’ and ‘What’s Not’. What’s Cool? Twitter What’s Not? Tweeting while on the bench If it can’t wait until after the game, toss your phone to the towel boy and let him do it. More than likely, he has already tweeted about how close he is to you. I mean honestly, if there [...]

‘Twas the night before his hearing, when appeared a creepy mouse So hide ya kids and hide ya wifes, Lawrence Taylor is out of the court house. The Patriots handled the Jets with a motherly care, In hopes that Tom Brady will soon cut his hair. The Texans all wept when they found out Matt Schaub was dead, But then he arose when Dan Orlovsky couldn’t find a helmet for his head. Jayson Werth’s contract [...]

Each week of the NBA season brings about more astounding, remarkable, hard to believe and sometimes mind boggling stats. This should sum them up for you. Miami is currently the #6 seed in the eastern Conference at 8-6. One more loss would have them out of the playoffs if they were in the West. The best record in the NBA belongs to the San Antonio Spurs at 12-1. They are also the second highest scoring [...]

Really Bruce Pearl? Not only did you violate NCAA rules by hosting a BBQ at your home for recruits, but then you allowed those recruits to photograph the event. Really? Has Michael Phelps taught you nothing? However, it would be unfair to place the blame entirely on you. When you coach at the same university as Lane Kiffin, NCAA infractions become the norm. Really Outside the Lines? You made the focus of your November 19th [...]

So everyone in Miami now loves LeBron. Everyone in Cleveland hates him. What’s left of the rest of us who appreciated his skill, but never boarded the USS Mint? Perhaps it’s just me, but these shenanigans have turned me sour on a man to whom I previously had no emotional reaction. Really? An hour special on ESPN is required to break the hearts of everyone in a town who has grown up loving you? An [...]

When, in sport, is it better to lose to gain future advantage on winning? Just the idea and saying this (typing this) out loud makes no sense to me. Didn’t Herm Edwards quote it perfectly? “We play to WIN the game. We play to WIN the game.” In the mixed up era of collective bargaining, player’s associations, no salary caps, 17-year-old professional athletes that haven’t even mastered the art of shaving, dumping players and salaries [...]

I didn’t have high hopes when the season began, but suffice it to say that 21 games into the season, the Pacers have found a way to come up short of even low expectations. Have they had injuries? Yes. Are they young at many positions? Yes. But that still doesn’t excuse the complete lack of consistency across the board, and more glaringly, in the area of effort. How does a team play well for stretches, [...]