Redskins: Benching Robert Griffin III Will Do More Harm Than Good
Benching Robert Griffin III didn’t just send the wrong message to the fans and players, it could hurt the Washington Redskins for seasons to come.
Portland Trail Blazers: Welcome To The Rip City Revival
For more than two million people who’ve been living in the darkness of Greg Oden, Brandon Roy, and a lifetime’s worth of bad knees; the sun is shining on a city that needs it, and a franchise that city needs even more.
Robinson Cano Forgets the Concept of Location, Location, Location
When the displaced Yankee snatched his $240 million contract from the Mariners — the Seattle Mariners – he showed baseball it was all about himself, that greed is still good a generation after Gordon Gekko’s prime.
Kobe Bryant: Judgement Day
Sunday night was a cruel, cruel reality check. What if he’s not Kobe anymore? Is there a point to basketball? Who will we deem the best clutch player of all time without any statistical evidence to back it up next?
Broadcasters Would Bring Knowledgeability to Flawed Hall of Fame Voting
George Castle weighs in on the state of Hall of Fame voting in baseball.
Baseball and Samuel Beckett: Try Again. Fail Again. Fail Better
When I write, I am reaching always back to words already written. I reach back now to take hold of the words of Samuel Beckett who staked this declaration into the hard dirt of our living ground: “Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.”
Our Hunger For Legit Role Models Should be Sated by Granderson
Not only did Granderson raise money for the near-hungry, he also contributed $5 million out of pocket to a baseball complex in his name at alma mater University of Illinois-Chicago.
Icing the Competition: NHL, Rogers Communications Announce Broadcasting Deal
It’s perfect. This deal announced on this day helps the NHL reinforce the notion that it’s a deal necessary for the viability of struggling franchises (that Forbes article comes out around the same time every year), while Rogers has been able to watch Bell Media vie for months trying to win a potential monster deal that they had no chance of getting in the first place.