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• The Numbers Don’t Lie: Tiger Is the Most Important Figure in Sports

  By klownboy on April 16, 2014 • ( 0 )

  I said it before the Masters, and I’ll definitely say it now: golf needs Tiger Woods more than Woods needs golf. The ratings for the Masters back up my argument.  The final round earned a 7.8 rating Sunday afternoon (by… Read More ›

• UConn: the School of Champions

  By klownboy on April 10, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  Students, alumni – and fans – have to be mighty proud to be associated with the University of Connecticut. After all, both its men’s and women’s basketball teams won national titles this week.  The UConn men defeated the Kentucky Wildcats… Read More ›

• 2014 NCAA Tourney Is Calipari’s Best Coaching

  By klownboy on April 7, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  The college basketball world’s nightmare is on the verge of coming true: John Calipari becoming a national champion (again). That’s right folks, the poster child of the “one and done”scenario that has fans, the NCAA, and college basketball seething is… Read More ›

• Kobe’s Trayvon Comments Were Understandable, but Executed Poorly

  By klownboy on April 1, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  This has not been a good sports year for Kobe Bryant. First, he came back from an Achilles injury he suffered near the end of last season before Christmas – only to get hurt again with a knee injury that… Read More ›

• Something Ain’t Right about DeSean Jackson’s Release

  By klownboy on March 31, 2014 • ( 1 )

  There are times where I step back and wonder aloud “something ain’t right”. The Philadelphia Eagles cutting DeSean Jackson last Friday is one of those times.  This comes on the same day reports surfaced of his alleged gang activity/support via… Read More ›

• Union Ruling for College Athletes Bad for NCAA

  By klownboy on March 28, 2014 • ( 0 )

  The Chicago district of the National Labor Relations Board ruled yesterday that Northwestern football players qualify as employees of the university and can unionize. This has the potential of being a HUGE game-changer in collegiate athletics. If the student-athletes are… Read More ›

• 2014 Major League Baseball Preview

  By klownboy on March 25, 2014 • ( 0 )

  The 2014 Major League Baseball season is only five days away. There are a lot of storylines heading into the season.  Will the Red Sox repeat?  Will the Yankees and Nationals bounce back?  Will the Dodgers’ Yasiel Puig become a… Read More ›