March 9, 2010 – The thing about basketball at “the world’s most famous arena” or basketball in New York in general, is the insistence that everything is the best, when it comes to “The City Game.” The trickle down goes from players to coaches, announcers and even to officials. How many times do we have [...]
September 25, 2010 – One persistent reader keeps demanding balance in our coverage…he wants to hear something good for every bad we write about. So here’s for all the Joe’s out there… We are all in for Derek Jeter. Despite his late season slump and predictions of his demise at 36, Jeter is making a [...]
June 19, 2010 – By Norman Rey It’s not like it took Jim Joyce for us to question the role of referees in the outcome of games. The “human element” has been at work longer than anyone can remember. Thursday night’s NBA Final was full of it. A four point game and refs seeing things [...]
June 10, 2010 – The slow disintegration of the NCAA (“No longer in Charge of American Athletics)began today when Nebraska and Colorado left the Big 12. It begins the long unraveling of the power base where college presidents collected from, over-legislated, and ruled with an iron fist over its member institutions. Money was their main [...]
April 19, 2010 – Mike Rosario had kind words for Rutgers as he announced that he would take his crooked shooting to Florida to finish his basketball career. After all, he lives in New Jersey and wants to come back periodically. Rosario will finish the semester on the state of New Jersey’s dime and then [...]
