According to Joe Torre in his book “The Yankee Years” it was the leadership of the team that made for the success the Yanks haven’t really seen since 2000. The 2009 Yankees are still sporting three of those leaders led by Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera and Jorge Posada. Jeter and Rivera are having career years, [...]

In a familiar story line leading up to Rutgers’ all-important opener at home versus Cincinnati, Greg Schiano has no one to play tight end. Where have you gone L.J. Smith and Kevin Brock and the media laments Schiano threw out when they played? He is also concerned about who is going to be his quarterback(s), [...]

With sightlines looking squarely at the Manhattan skyline and the Statue of Liberty, Tiger Woods has surprisingly joined the 125 for the first Fedex playoff event at uberexclusive Liberty National in Jersey City. Tiger’s caddy Steve Williams will have plenty of opportunity to line up his player at Manhattan landmarks and toward the torch, but [...]

How smart were the Detroit Tigers when they jettisoned Gary Sheffield at a cost of close to $13 million? Not very, said the baseball experts, the same guys who are also trying to figure out today why the anemic hitting Tigers are on top of the AL Central. For most of the season the media [...]

Whaddya think about Michael Vick? Whaddya think about Plaxico Burress? Whaddya think about Rick Pitino? Whaddya think about Brett Favre? Whaddya think about John Calipari? Whaddya think about the steroids guys in baseball? Jeesh! Can’t we just watch ESPN and make fun of the on-air talent, like we used to? If your’re a sportsfan, best [...]