There is little doubt that NCAA Division I athletics is about one thing, and one thing only, in spite of what we are led to believe: money. Money has forced the re-organization of plenty of major corporations in the course of American history, and has led to the downfall of countless others. Just as it [...]
TweetWatching the X-Games is always something else. Each of these guys are essentially pioneers in their respective sports and are always pushing the envelope to take things to another level. Idaho’s Heathy Frisby pulled off the first-ever front-flip in a 450-pound snowmobile at the X Games tonight in Aspen, Colorado. The physics against something like [...]
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With the combination of a shortened season, a struggling economy, and a team largely lacking in star power, the New Jersey Nets are struggling to get butts in seats. Typically, as far as good sports business practice goes, you want to be very careful as a franchise not to de-value your ticket stock, unless things [...]
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Over the past decade or so, the athletic programs at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) haven’t had the lustre they once did. The legendary basketball program has been up-and-down, the baseball program average at best, and the football program has been a revolving door for head coaches, with several coming and going [...]
TweetThe Murray State Racers basketball team has shocked the nation, and remains Division I’s only remaining unbeaten at 21-0. Led by Isaiah Canaan and Dante Poole, the Racers are dominating their competition and have finally caught the eye of basketball pundits across the country and entered the AP Top 10 for the first time in [...]
TweetIt appears that Roger Clemens still has it. Well, sort of. As is the annual tradition in Austin, Texas Longhorns baseball alumni, including Clemens, Huston Street, and Drew Stubbs went up against the 2012 Longhorns squad in the Alumni Game yesterday at Disch-Falk Field. Roger Clemens drew the assignment of pitching the first inning for [...]
TweetThere is finally some hope for the future in Towson, Maryland, as the Towson Tigers men’s basketball team have finally done what once seemed impossible– they have won a game. Towson’s 41-game losing streak– by far the longest in NCAA Division I history– came to an end this afternoon with a 66-61 win over UNC [...]
TweetIn a short amount of time, New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski has achieved near-legendary cult status. From his record-setting 2011 season, to the alleged trysts with certain adult actors, to his overall dominating physical presence, Gronk is a force to be reckoned with. This group of Patriots fans have taken things to a [...]
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Jack Del Rio’s time in Jacksonville, as the Jaguars’ head coach was controversial. Some believed that he never truly had the talent available to compete at a high level in the AFC. Others believed that he was a defensive-minded coach at heart, who wasn’t truly cut out to be a head man in the NFL. [...]
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