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Thats the guy all right.Someone to keep an eye on. I recall his name in football circles and apparently he went to McNeese State for a while for baseball. His speed is legit. Odd though they timed him in a 40 yard dash . Baseball usually times guys from home to first and the 60 yard dash. Good...

The hype surrounding this young punk has been withering. He basically hijacked an entire league(MLS) and now that his team DC United is out of the playoffs people are finally beginning to reconsider what all the fuss was about. I for one am sick and tired of the media hyping very young black boy...

Baseball America is starting its annual draft report card and here is an interesting tidbit. The Red Sox drafted a pitcher Clay Buchholz out of Texas somewhere. He is 21 and get this he recently ran the 40 yard dash in 4.25 and 4.27 seconds. Too bad the guy is a pitcher. He should be a CF. To...

SI web site has nice piece by Tim Layden who covers T& F. Kind of surprising since I never thought he was very enlightened in the past.

Hate to paint the entire media with a big brush because not every sports journalist buys into the stereotypes but the mediacoverage of DeBerry etc.. has been pathetic. And a cruel reminder that nothing has changed and possibly things are getting worse.ESPN radio hostColin Cowherd has been...

DeBerry is not the first coach to make such comments but you wonder why would anyone say that? And as mentioned his teams are usually good.Apart from being just plain stupid or looking for excuses it makes no sense.. The guy coaches at the Air Force for crying out loud you think he would have...

I know Pod lost the MLB stolen base crown due to injuries but the minor league champ was Todd Donovan, a speedster with the Dodgers organisation. Maybe a future Pod? He isn't real young unfortunately but neither was Pod.

Yeh I thought the ball was knocked out around the two yard line but the refs and the announcers can't chew gum and think at the same time so amidst the chaos evryone forgot to think about that important thing. Big difference between 2 yard line and half a yard for TD. I could be wrong but the...

Sailer is one of many who adhere to the white castration rule of thumb. They are not bothered by the implication. And he does enjoy throwing sand in everyone's faces. There are a lot of people out there who agree with his theories. Me I am offended. Who need him.

Before my point did anyone catch that scoring ERROR when Johnny Damon jogged a few steps and dropped a ball off TB's Crawford's bat? The official scorer called it a triple. One of the worst calls I have ever seen . Game was in TB and Crawford, who is out for rest of season with a wrist injury...

Federer's achievment is off the charts. He is in the Woods, Jordan, Armstrong ,Gretsky category ofcompeting on another statosphere. And Clijsters has athletic pedigree. Her mother was a top gymnast and her dad a famous soccer star for Belgium. Her legs are locomotive like and she became the...

Some notes. 1) The Williams sisters are acting like clowns(big surprise). Venus in her own littlte fog and Serena wearing and dropping diamonds etc. on the court. They make me sick. I thinkparts of the mediaare finally starting to complain. 2) Get ready for the new black generation of...

Bear-arms you are referring to local sports. Some cities black out the home team home games. The NHL deal on OLN is about national games that feature teams throughout the league. For example how will I be able to watch the Red Wings ifI don't live in Detroit? ESPN would show Detroit amoung other...

Bradley is a first rank jerk of the highest order. He has been a trouble makerfor years. In fact read Rick Reilly's latest article on trouble makers getting second chances. This guy should be out of baseball period. Imagine trying to act like him at ordinary workplaces. We would be out on our...

It was a surprise to see Francouer on the SI cover and a little pic on top for tennis. Francouer was a 50/50 baseball/football player and many believed he would opt for football. A dominating safety with 4.4 speed. Watching him play baseball it is obvious the guy has loads of talent and follows...

Real George is some kind of optimist. I think the deal with OLN is a disaster and a great step backward for caste. Yeh OLN might do a better job of coverage although only 2 games a week? And perhaps somewhere down the road the whole enterprise of OLN will take off and challenge ESPN. See recent...

The pole vault is the weirdest T& F event. Most everyone can't even try it. And if blacks were to start winning ityou wouldsee the athletic aspect of the event emphasized more than ever. Like the long jump the pole vault requires a lot of raw athleticism. Remember when SI was comparing the...

The most significant thing at Helsinki was the results of the high jump. With Ukrainian Yuriy Krymarenko and Swede Kajsa Bergqvist capturing gold the grand myth that whites can't leap has been virtually destroyed. Stefan Holm,Athens gold medalist lost out and electrifying Yelena Slsarenko, also...

NIce piece on the Pod in SI. He is on the cover too but you may need a microscope. SI at times is a good magazine. In my opinion they have covered Lance Armstrong in depth over the years and it is still the best sports magazine then again what else is out there? I have been critical of them in...

AfterHelsinki I want to post a paragraph or two synopsis. While there are some good things happening and perhaps a few more with mens HJ and womens 400 MH, as well as mens LJ albeit not very optimistic about that one, to be completed soon, overall I was disappointed. Once again a trend has...

The book I refer to above is called "Black Planet" by David Shields. Should give it a look.It covers diary style the Supersonics 94-95 season. I was turned off by the book's tone and the feeling he was making fun of "slow"white athletes.The author comes across as a hipster who thinks it cool to...

I think we can mostly agree that the WC's have been a disappointment apart from a few bright spots. Fotunately two Olympic stalwarts came through. Jeremy Wariner captured the 400plus Andrew Rock grabbed a silver. Not bad. And Isinbayeva won the pole vault with yet another world record. More on...

Things are not going especially well. Bryan Clay won the decathlon. Tianna Madison,19, American won the long jump. The Russian favorite finished second. With Lauryn Williams grabbing 100 meters and rising high jumper Howard,19, bagging a silver,and a few other black Americans performing well the...

I don't see why the media is clapping about Comcast cable carrying NHL games. I hear they might put it on the OLN network which would be awful. For one thing that is a premium channel for most I think and not sure it is offered in all areas. Plus one would probably have to sign up for digital...

The 100 meters(m+w) results were bad. Sad note 100-200 meter runner Ivet Lalova broke her leg very recently and will be out of action for a whilewhich iswhy she is not in Helsinki.. Bad news. She was one of the real talents. Hate when that happens.