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Laying It On The Line At Indy

If you want to truly understand what qualifying for the Indy 500 means to teams and drivers, you needn't look any further than at what transpired on Bump Day Sunday. Bravado is what qualifying for Indy has been known for during its rich history. It's about laying everything on the line to make the field; leaving nothing on the [read more...]

Donaghy’s New Allegations Have A Very Real Past

"Anybody who tells you that Michael Jordan was suspended for a year because of gambling is lying. That's not what happened." That was one of ESPN's [read more...]

The Sports Blogosphere and Today’s Latest News

And finally, as a tie-into relevant headlines of today, what's really wrong with the sports blogosphere… Because it, like the mainstream sportswriting landscape is filled with [read more...]

Indy 500 Lifer

Indianapolis--Foyt, Mears, Andretti, Rutherford, Unser, Sullivan, Rahal, Castroneves, Hornish; sometimes Indy makes the people. When it comes to the likes of a Tom Bose, someone [read more...]

A Dozen Challengers Will Try to Upset Big Brown

Big Brown was installed as the heavy odds-on early favorite in the 133rd Preakness that attracted a surprising number of challengers -- 12. The last [read more...]

Barry Bonds’ “New” Indictment: Same As the Old Indictment

Everyone in any position of management in Major League Baseball is reciting the mantra. Every Big Box sport media outlet writer or talking head is [read more...]

O. J. Mayo Report 2: Investigation, the ESPN Way

ed. note - read D-Wil's Monday column on O.J. Mayo here. Chapter 2 of Marc Isenberg's book, Money Players: A Guide to Success in Sports, Business [read more...]

Local Headlines...

Ten Years Later...

When was the last time you went on YouTube and watched some old Michael Jordan highlights? Can you remember the smile on your face when John Paxson's three beat the Suns in the 1993 Finals? Do you still consider Phil Jackson a Bull, or has his time with the Lakers adjusted your thinking? It has been ten years since the Bulls [read more...]

Say Yes to Edmonds

I admit I have developed a respectful disdain for Jim Edmonds over the years. He was everything the Cubs always needed but never had - [read more...]

Reinsdorf Plays the Blame Game

The chairman has spoken. In an interview Monday night with the Chicago Tribune's K.C. Johnson, Bulls Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf didn't mince words in expressing his [read more...]

Pick The Best Player Every Time In Your 2008 Fantasy Football Draft

Choosing the right player who is in just the Right Spot is critical for winning your fantasy football league. And that doesn't mean you have [read more...]

Staying Positive

Thirty-two is the magic number for Chicago White Sox outfielder Brian Anderson. Ironically, Anderson's favorite sport is basketball and he said he wears 32 because [read more...]

Nothing Less Than Great

Like a kid in a toy store, Jim Thome walks around the Chicago White Sox clubhouse with an ear-to-ear grin. He's happy to see everybody [read more...]

Several NFL Veterans Should Be Looking Over Their Shoulders In 2008

With the 2008 NFL Draft in the rearview mirror, it's an exciting time for rookies who were lucky enough to land a job. On the [read more...]

From Our Blogs

No winners here.

Parents in Wayne, N.J. have filed a lawsuit against a bat maker, a league and a store because their son, Steven Domalewski, was struck [read more...]

Indy 500 Update: Hair Raising Bump Day; Field Set

Bump Day Sunday offered all the excitement that qualifying for Indy has been know for during its rich history. Drivers and teams put everything on the [read more...]

Serie A is a joke

Inter Milan secured its third straight title on Sunday with a win over Parma, but the victory came under some suspicious circumstances. The week of [read more...]

Spurs Win and A Brief Conference Finals Preview

So I get out of the Rush only to find out that the San Antonio Spurs won game 7 in New Orleans. Excuse me while [read more...]

First Take: Rush vs. Avengers

I'll keep thing brief tonight since it's late and my game report will speak for itself in many ways. The Rush accomplished a great deal tonight. [read more...]

Dear Soccer: Please take me back, I love you

Dear Soccer/Fútbol: I just wanted to apologize from the bottom of my heart for all of the horrible things I said about you when I wrote [read more...]