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Lleyton Hewitt is in trouble again for possibly saying a word that translates into **** while playing G. Coria of Argentina in a recent Davis cup match. The media as expected has come down hard on him. In fact I will be blunt. The media hates Hewitt to such a degree I wonder at times if they...

Woods is more of a symbolic figure for caste. Golf falls out of the realm of athletic superiority for me and most but his rise, along with the Williams sisters has given us pause. Since tennis does fall into our caste/athletic discussion in real terms the Williams sisters more significant. Still...

Lets see. Vick has been on cover of SI three times plus three other times little cover pics as well.6 in all.Yet he is moaning about lack of respect. Oh wow my rear end. Roger Federer wins Wimbledon three times--an event one of the coolest white guys who ever lived attended--Sean Connery---and...

The biggest problem with Venus W winning is she is so damn athletic. Which means the media will use it to keep pushing their black supremicist(athletic) slant. Like to use the abbreviated(bs) to represent black supremicist from here on. And it did not help she was playing a lard butt like...

I am so ticked off about Maria losing I can't even post.

Cooper out of Clearwater is a Matt Jones type two sports athlete. want measurables: 4.37 40, 40+ vertical. A safety-returner--multipositional football player is also a baseball outfielder. At the National Showcase recently he posted the third fastest time in the 60: 6.29.. That is a fast time...

A few post series observations. As for Manu check out JB Cash's article that sums up the importance of his achievements. Manu's play was a direct stab at stereotypes. Indeed the fact he burned by the most elite athletes in the NBA--Shawn Marion, Pistons D etc... proves just how much of a talent...

My memory must be getting hazy.I thought there were more white skill players at Tenn in the late 60's and 70's. Thanks as usual for the info SH. You know your stuff.

The big green event is underway. Go Maria. Henin-Hardenne was upset in the first round. Not pretty.

Erstad has a 21 game hitting streak and the media is all over Vlad. Even ESPN ticker ignored Erstad's current feat.Seems to me the Angels did ok with Vlad out of lineup for a while. Vlad is a big time player for sure but Erstad is always in the middle of anything that has to do with winning. Of...

Thanks SH and guys for clearing up Faulkner. That is the guy I was thinking about. Didn't Tenn used to have a bunch of speedy white skill players pre 1980? Maybe SH can give us a lesson on Tenn players from the 60's and 70's. Johnnie Majors, Richmond Flowers(who has been mentioned at caste)...

Also Dickie Lyons a soph wr at Kentucky has speed. Comes from a football family background out of New Orleans I think. I am thinking hard about white Tenn wr's and was there not a guy in the 90's but name eludes me at the moment. I believe he wore #4. Maybe sports historian can remember? Maybe...

Yes Gregory is a fast cb and for some reason Syracuse experimented with him at wr in 2004--which to me was a waste of Gregory's time. He has likely zero chance at wr in the NFL but at least some potential at cb. Also on Syracuse is DE Ryan Lacasse who runs a 4.3 forty or so. Was a sprinting star...

I know col reb is listing potential starters but here are two names to keep an eye on. Miss. State's WR Tyler Threadgill(sp) is a converted QB with speed. Believe is a sophmore. And arguably the best athlete in the SEC is Ole Miss QB Robert Lane. Funny thing about Lane is I suspect he is playing...

My favorite college football preseason mag is Phil Steele's. Tons of info and he added jersey numbers. If you are a college football hound like me it is a must own. It says Syracuse DE Ryan Lacasse runs 40 in 4.37. Unheard of time in 40 for DE. Unfortunately he hasn't really shined on the field...

Maria is on the cover of June 20 ESPN magazine. Also a feature on Federer. Nice pics of Maria.

Twice this year SI has placed auto racing on the cover. Yet tennis and hockey and perhaps soccer have been ignored by SI the past few years when it comes to covers. Quick recap. Last year Maria made the cover off her Wimbledon victory but they had no choice on that one it seems. The last tennis...

Former Detroit Tigers minor league farm hand has seen the light of day after three miserable seasons and re-signed with Western Carolina to play safety. Right off the bat, no pun intended, Sovie will be one of the fastest college players around. Over 6 feet and 200 lbs, Sovie was a three sport...

Good news. Reid Engel the speedster out of Colorado is white. He was drafted in the 5th round by the Red Sox. He was an all stater---Rocky Mountain News.Chances are he will sign. If not he is headed to Baylor. He is a CF. We need more of these speedy CF players to advance and make noise in the...

Erstad rammed the Braves catcher at home the other night and it has started a feud between the teams. The Braves threw a pitch behind Erstad last night to send a message. I do not condone ramming catchers as a daily routine but in the heat of battle these things sometimes happen. Erstad might be...

Nascar's cluelessJeff Gordon totally made a fool of himself singing the national anthem at Wrigley Field. Not since Ozzie Osborne has someone totatally screwed up. His biggest mistake was referring to the place as Wrigley Stadium--ughhh--which broughta deep groan from the faithful. Then he went...

I don't know if Brutal is still with us but even a modicum amount of common sense will tell you that most football players are too big to play tennis. There are some tall tennis players but they are lean. The average size of a maletennis player is roughly 5'11 160 is my guess give or take a few...

Excellent all around points Steve. It helps further explain why many college football players skip the NFLcombine 40 lets say, which is more controlled and less likely for big fudging we hope--although again it is still an imperfect science, and opt for workouts on campus where often conditions...

2more guys to think about re: speed.CF Aaron Buckley(sp) out of LeMoyne--6.5 speed and Chris Stanton a 3B out of V Tech does a 3.8 down the line on push bunts.

Like to reply to Brutal re: tennis. He states that comparing tennis players to running backs is cartoonish. Why is that Brutal? What evidence do you have that suggests a tennis player lacks the agility of say NFL running backs. IN fact if tennis was so easy why not more football players picking...