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Doug Jones and Billy Daniels were black. Jones was a 188 pound blown-up light heavy, and wasn't successful as a heavyweight, but took the then Cassius Clay to a close decision. Ali's win over Jimmy Young was considered a gift decision, but Young was very defensive. At times during their...

I remember something I read after Ali won the title for the third time by beating Leon Spinks in their rematch in September 1978. Ali had lost to Spinks in February of that year. He got more gushing praise at that time than probably any prizefighter in history. Around that time, I read that...

Mazeroski, Alley, and Blass were still with the Pirates in 1971.

If Indianapolis win the Super Bowl, Peyton Manning will be the main story. This assumes that Peyton has a big game and is Super Bowl MVP. I wrote on another thread that it's about time that Manning dominated the playoffs and won a Super Bowl. It's an interesting fact that running backs NEVER...

Another mistake I have seen in both college and pro football is the fair catch inside the 10 yard line. Trying to intercept on 4th down is in the same league. I don't think either announcer said a thing about it, even though it cost San Diego a chance at the Super Bowl. You see these mental...

Remember how Joe Montana would have big games in playoff and Super Bowl games? Terry Bradshaw often came up big in these situations. It's about time Peyton Manning did the same. I write this as someone who is a fan of his.

There is a very good article by Nicholas Stix about the Duke Hoax today at the vdare.com home page. The article is long and very detailed. It looks like the families of the Duke players are going to sue everybody in sight. It is the only way to prevent these hoaxes. Note that SI's "legal...

That's Brooks Robinson celebrating the 4 game sweep of the LA Dodgers by the Baltimore Orioles in 1966. It was a big surprise at the time.

Don told of how the fans do like an "over-achieving white guy" like Rocky Bleier. The corollary to this is a strong dislike of white players like Peyton Manning or, if he struggles, Big Ben. That explains why movies like "Invincible," or even "Rudy," are made. The Rocky Syndrome of the...

I made a mistake. Nick Saban is Lou's cousin, not his son. I checked on wikipedia. However, they do show the same tendency to not stay for long in one job.

Nick Saban is just following the pattern of his father, Lou Saban. Lou jumped from job to job for decades. Sometimes Lou would be head coach at three places in three years. For example from 1965-67, Lou was coach at Buffalo (AFL), Maryland (College), and Denver (AFL).

If you follow the news, a lot of young white women are out after 2am and find themselves murdered. Does Natalie Holloway ring a bell?

We have to wait and find out exactly what happened. Events this year show that all the facts must be studied before any judgement can be nade.

No player can cause a pro football head coach to lose his job faster than can his QB. A coach who makes the wrong decision at that position will fail. I think that deep down, most head coaches know that they are more likely to win and keep their jobs with a pocket passing white QB. Eleven of...

Just suppose the accuser had said that 3 black members of the Duke basketball team had raped her. Can you picture the following happening? The Duke basketball season is canceled. Coach K is forced to resign. The scandal becomes the major media story in the country. The Durham DA denounces the...

Mike Williams was the first black player to appear on the field for LSU as a DB in 1972. As I have posted previously, Tennesse was the first to have a black starter, WR Lester McClain from 1968-70. He had played his entire career before Bryant had any black players, which was in 1971.

Yes, I should have mentioned Greg "Pappy" Boyington and the Black Sheep Squadron. Boyington wrote a best-seller in the 1950's (Yeager's book was in the mid-1980's). NBC had a (extremely fictionalized)TV show about the Black Sheep during 1976-78. The TV show portrayed the squadron as a group...

I'm also a WWII aviation buff. The fact is that the public doesn't know the names of practically any of the top WWII American fighter pilots. Forty years ago, some people would know of Richard Bong as the leading American ace of the war, but Bong died while testing a jet fighter in August 1945...

Don, Sorry I flubbed that post. You wrote the following: "Whites on average are as good or better than blacks in every respect of the game except straight-line speed, and even there the far greater number of white football players neurtalizes that small advantage. Intelligence, hand-eye...

The parents of the accused Duke Lacrosse players are affluent and live in large houses in fashionable neighborhoods. They enjoy a country club lifestyle. Then, their sons are charged of a crime under exceedingly dubious circumstances. The administration of their university believes their...

I see Barber's commercial on Dish network ever so often. Barber is shown outsmarting a goofy, white nerd.

Regarding Flutie, the Pro Football Hall of Fame selectors never have liked players who played much of their careers in leagues other than the NFL. This is true of the CFL, especially. Warren Moon had a very long career in the NFL and put up some big numbers. Flutie's career does not merit HOF...

I saw the movie today. Not great, but very good, and worth seeing. Rocky is a widower as Adrian has died of cancer a few years earlier. Rocky is running a restaurant, and telling the patrons stories from his boxing career. His son is staying away from him. Rocky meets a woman he had...

There's still at least one MSM type supporting Nifong. Go to si.com and find an interview with one Lester Munson, SI's "legal expert." Get this reaction from Munson regarding Friday's dismissal of the rape charges: "They still face some serious charges. There is little doubt that something...