Tirico Tells Us How To Talk

July 16, 2010 – Something of a maelstorm was arisen when Sportscream suggested that ESPN didn’t have any “classy guys” on their broadcast roster, so they had to resort to free lancer Jim Gray for the Lebronshow. What Pat O’Brien wasn’t available? The storm says that ESPN/ABC has Mike Tirico for these types of spots, but he was unavailable because he was in St. Andrews... [Read more]

Some Thoughts About “The Decision”

July 9, 2010 – Twice they play in Cleveland, so Dan Gilbert can count on two sellouts next season whem Miami visits the Cavaliers. A warm welcome I wouldn’t expect, but LeBron James shouldn’t expect a lot of warmth anywhere outside South Beach. With all the hoopla, all the advisors, and all the King’s men, LeBron didn’t make a smart choice. The deliberate, ego-gratifying... [Read more]

FI FA Faux Fumble

July 6, 2010 – During the recent World Cup festivities I was reminded of the time a friend and I were first invited to play golf at a private country club. It was at the invitation of a mutual friend in high school, a guy who played golf regularly at his dad’s club, and who was a member of our school team (because he couldn’t make the baseball team, like his two guests). From the... [Read more]

Haven’t Written About Michael Vick In A While

July 7, 2010 – There’s a limit to how many chances a guy can get. And even though the Eagles don’t have anyone aside from a rookie from Northwestern to back up Kevin Kolb, they should go shopping. And by the way Andy Reid, cross JaMarcus Russell off your list. Michael Vick is in trouble again. His dog fighting partner, who he’s not supposed to be near, got shot in the leg... [Read more]

Schiano Gears For Crossroads

July 6, 2010 – Sportscream never places much faith in opinions or polls, but The Sporting News has came out with its first college football ratings and has Greg Schiano’s Scarlet Knights positioned at 44th in the country. In the Big East, Pittsburgh (19), UCONN (28) and Cincinnati (41) are all ahead of Rutgers. Head coach Greg Schiano enters his tenth year at RU armed with five straight... [Read more]