Yearly Archives: 2013

NCAA Commissioner Mark Emmert has not had an easy tenure so far as the head of collegiate athletics in the USA. The job seems to get bigger and more complicated as each year passes. What’s more, Mr. Emmert has had … Continue reading →

Big money is starting to roll into the coffers of the major universities that had the good sense to promote a good football team and make a contract with a major network to televise the games.  That’s the ticket to … Continue reading →

NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley has made the successful transition from the basketball court to the broadcast booth and he’s done it with style and grace. Barkley’s candid commentary has been both entertaining and enlightening over the past 13 … Continue reading →

The Miami Heat assumed that they were going to beat the Chicago Bulls in the opening game of round two of the NBA playoffs in Miami.  So did everyone else. Well, everyone else but little Nate Robinson and the rest … Continue reading →

The Southeastern Conference is cashing in on its seven year domination of the NCAA National Championship Title. The long awaited SEC Network will be launched in 2014 and mega-monies will then begin to flow into the coffers of the 14 … Continue reading →

Golfing legend Jack Nicklaus was in Atlanta this week to receive the Coach Wooden Citizens Cup at the annual dinner of the “Athletes for a Better World.”  When asked about the state of college athletics today, Nicklaus had some very … Continue reading →

They made it. Just barely. Actually they earned it by winning their last 5 games in a row the last 2 without Kobe Bryant. Against all odds, the Los Angeles Lakers made the playoffs. They even ended up with the … Continue reading →

Yankee third-baseman Alex Rodriguez makes more money than the entire Houston Astros baseball club.  That’s a little hard to believe but it’s true. Now Major League Baseball is hot on his trail and the result could determine if ARod will … Continue reading →