Last Thursday, college basketball lost a good man. Wake Forest head coach Skip Prosser died of a heart attack in his office in Winston-Salem, N. C. He was only 56 years old.
Prosser was an excellent coach. Prior to going to Wake Forest, he had been the head coach at Xavier University in Cincinnati for six [...]

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I have two words of advice for baseball commissioner, Bud Selig: Grow up. It’s time to be a big boy and be the commissioner of baseball.
For weeks and months now, baseball’s commissioner has agonized over whether or not to be present when Barry Bonds becomes baseball’s all time home run king.
This has been [...]

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Often in Major League Baseball, pennants are won by teams that make strategic trades in late July. Many teams will give up good young prospects for a veteran player who will put them over the top for that season as they try to take advantage of the opportunity to win now.
This season though the prospects [...]

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Word this past weekend that former NBA official Tim Donaghy is being investigated by the FBI on possible gambling and point-shaving charges is the worst possible news for a league that continually struggles with its image. This is horrible news for the NBA and basketball on a variety of fronts:
There are basketball fans who, even [...]

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This weekend’s Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremonies in Cooperstown, New York, will bring back youthful memories for many of the nation’s baseball fans. Here’s a list of players from my childhood that I will be thinking about this weekend. (in alphabetical order)
AL KALINE – Detroit Tigers – Kaline remains one of the game’s most [...]

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