Cal going to Lexington, according to everyone on ESPN, is a good fit. He recruits, he coaches defense and he’s charming. He’s perfect to handle the Blue Grass pressure cooker and the future is bright for bringing his dribble drive motion offense to Kentucky as well as his Memphis steakhouse. In-state fellow Italian rival Rick [...]
Christopher “Mad Dog” Russo is on Satellite Sirius/XM now, happy to be the producer of his own channel with fewer listeners and, if you believe his whining, for less money. You have to work harder to get his show now and lately, you have to work harder to listen. After AROD ad nauseum last week, [...]
The New York Observer, the keeper of the moderate left, spent a considerable time defending Sports Illustrated’s Selena Roberts in its “Off The Record” media column this week. Citing Roberts herself, her SI editor, Terry McDonnell, her book editor, David Hershey, and an ex-colleague Tom Jolly, sports editor at The New York Times, we’re told [...]
I would think that if today there were a round table in some fancy New York hotel where the literary elite sat around and shared, Sports Illustrated’s main editor Terry McDonell would be there. Not to say that he’s what passes for the literary elite these days, but he’s got some game. Having earned his [...]
When Jim Schwartz first assessed his Lions he started identifying his needs. The cheap advice and criticism from the pundits was to start all over, there wasn’t any talent. Schwartz knew better. On offense, he inherited two first round tackles and a center that was a short time ago, a Pro Bowl alternate (whatever that means). [...]
