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(07/31/01 9:00am)
A couple weeks ago, Fred McGriff vetoed a trade from the last-place Tampa Bay Devil Rays to the first-place Chicago Cubs before reversing his decision last week. When McGriff vetoed the trade, he said it was because he did not want to uproot his family. McGriff is a Tampa native and makes his home there year-round.
(07/05/01 9:00am)
Making sense of the 2001 Major League Baseball season is somewhat like reading "A Clockwork Orange." At first, you just don't get it, it's not written in English. The Yankees were far out of first place, and the Cubs, Twins and Phillies were significantly ahead in their divisions. As we keep reading, we begin to filter and translate what's going on. As of today, the Cubs, Twins and Phillies are still in first place, but their leads have shrunk and the Yankees have indeed returned to their perch atop the AL East. It is now at the season's midpoint that we completely understand why certain teams are where they are, and we have a better idea of where we are going. With that said, here are my Mid-Season Awards and Fearless Predictions.
(02/22/01 11:00am)
A couple thoughts this week:
(02/01/01 11:00am)
Awful, just plain awful. Between the two teams, we witnessed twenty-one punts, a third down efficiency of 16.67 percent (5 for 30), 396 yards of offense, and a paltry twenty-four first downs. People expected Super Bowl XXXV to be a slow, field position game but not like this. We also expected it to be a low-scoring, smash-mouth game with a margin of victory no more than a few points.
(01/18/01 11:00am)
This past weekend's NFL Conference Championship games featuring the Baltimore Ravens and the New York Giants were incredible, simply incredible. Going into the game many experts predicted that the Giants and the Ravens would lose. Needless to say, predicting is an inexact science.
(04/28/00 9:00am)
On Tuesday night, a friend of mine was utterly disappointed that the St. Louis Blues had been eliminated from the NHL Playoffs. After posting a regular season record of 51 wins, 20 losses, and 11 ties, the Blues were regular season champions and came into the playoffs with high expectations.
(04/21/00 9:00am)
As the NBA season comes to a close, I'm getting excited for the playoffs. Although it's not the same without Michael Jordan and the Bulls entering the field, I can deal with watching Shaq, Kobe, and ex-Bulls coach Phil Jackson leading the Lakers and Vince Carter, the next Jordan, leading the Toronto Raptors.
(04/14/00 9:00am)
Well, Latrell Sprewell, I think you've met your match.
(04/07/00 9:00am)
As I am writing this article, I'm watching the Late Show with David Letterman on CBS. Lately, FYI, I haven't found his top ten lists too rousing. Anyway, I feel inspired to construct a top 10 list of my own. I'll entitle it "The Top Ten Things I Currently Think About Sports." Here goes.
(03/31/00 10:00am)
The Main Dish: On Monday March 28, Philadelphia Flyer Eric Lindros was replaced as captain by teammate Eric Desjardins. Flyers coach Craig Ramsay made the move after doctors diagnosed Lindros with a Grade II concussion that will keep him out of action at least through the first round of the playoffs.
(03/03/00 11:00am)
On Feb. 15, 2000, I was captivated by news that Discovery Channel CEO John Hendricks had raised $40 million in order to form the Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA), a premier professional women's soccer league.
(02/25/00 11:00am)
The scene is Monday, Feb. 21, 2000 in Vancouver. With 2.7 seconds remaining in a game where the Boston Bruins trail the Vancouver Canucks 5-2, Boston's Marty McSorley lifts his stick off the ice and strikes Vancouver's Donald Brashear square in the right temple. Brashear falls to the ice, sustains a concussion and bleeds from his face. Watch the film, it is one of the most disgraceful acts in sports I've ever seen.
(02/18/00 11:00am)
The past week in American sports has been quite interesting. The NBA All-Star game returned after a one-year hiatus. Two of tennis' all-time greats, Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf, announced plans to wed. Star NFL linebacker and league leading tackler Ray Lewis was charged with two counts of murder, only to be released from prison a few days later on $1 million bond. Tom Landry, the man who coached the Dallas Cowboys for twenty years, making them into "America's Team," passed away. Tiger Woods continued his quest for 11 consecutive PGA tour victories but failed even after catching the leader on the final day. Possibly the greatest player in baseball history, Ken Griffey Jr., returned home to play for his beloved Cincinnati Reds and to continue his quest of catching Henry Aaron's career homerun record of 755.
(02/04/00 11:00am)
This week provided another installment in the John Rocker saga, but before we discuss this further, let's get one thing straight: Don't have sympathy for the man. Rocker is an idiot, true to his nickname, "Rockhead."
(01/28/00 11:00am)
Last week was a little disappointing. Both championship games were less than stellar. They were downright boring. Tennessee capitalized upon mishap after mishap by the Jaguars, while St. Louis fought a war of attrition with Tampa Bay.
(01/21/00 11:00am)
Tennessee (13-3) at Jacksonville (14-2)
(01/14/00 11:00am)
Miami (9-7) at Jacksonville (14-2)