The Failures of NBC Sports

What is Wrong With NBC Sports?

With only one weekly football game, no baseball, and no basketball, how has NBC Sports managed to become the worst national broadcaster of sports in the country?

Five Years Later: Remembering Pat Tillman

There are two days in my life in which I will never forget waking up to a phone ringing off the hook. The first was September 11, 2001, as being on the West Coast, I found out what was going on by phone before I turned on my television that morning. The second was April 23, 2004, when the news of Pat Tillman’s death got to me.

Baseball’s Parity Myth and the Need For a Salary Cap

One thing is getting more and more clear with each passing season: Major League Baseball needs a salary cap. The parity that exists in baseball is a myth, and restoring the competitive balance can only be achieved with control of salaries and a proper revenue sharing program.

Final Combine Roundup and Top Performers

Everybody has taken the field at the 2009 NFL Scouting Combine, and we can now determine who the winners and losers were. Was there a Mamula-esque “Workout Warrior” this year?

To Kill a Legacy: An Examination of Former Sports Heroes

You want the blueprint for how not to end your career? What Roger Clemens and Brett Favre have teamed up to accomplish in “retirement” is practically as legendary and impressive as their actual careers were.

Hatton – Mayweather Weigh In Videos

The Hatton – Mayweather fight was a sight to behold in Las Vegas. With nearly 30,000 Brits invading the States for this fight, the atmosphere was unreal. Here is a sample of some of the videos that I personally shot at the weigh in.

Hatton vs. Mayweather Preview

The time has finally arrived, the exciting conclusion to an amazing 2007 in the world of boxing. And of all the matchups, I think this one is my favorite. Two undefeated fighters, two Ring Champions, two of the best in the world, meeting with it all on the line.
Floyd Mayweather, Jr. (38-0, 24 [...]

Did the BCS Get It Right?

Did the BCS get things right this year by matching up LSU and Ohio State for the National Championship? Well, I guess they didn’t get it wrong. In a year where there were many combinations of games that would have been acceptable to me for the national championship, I think they came up [...]

The Alex Rodriguez Free Agency Saga

As the Alex Rodriguez sweepstakes marches on, the player’s union is worried about possible collusion to keep Rodriguez’s value down. General managers have spoken openly at the winter meetings about what players they are interested in (a frowned upon act), leading the union to suspect that it might be a ploy to keep A-Rod’s [...]

Mosley – Cotto Preview

The amazing end of year boxing schedule rolls on this weekend as the welterweights take the stage with Miguel Cotto taking on Shane Mosley at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Of all of the great matchups this year, this may be the best individual matchup, with the highest potential for fireworks.
Both of [...]