Author Archives: Deron Snyder
Defense Must Be Emphasis For Team USA
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By DERON SNYDER We barely recognized Verizon Center on Monday night. The arena was sold out with a loud, energetic crowd. Unlike similar occasions when the basketball court is in place, the throng was virtually unanimous in its allegiance. Nearly … Continue reading
Team USA Gets Send-Off From Baller-in-Chief
By DERON SNYDER President Obama has some explaining to do. He was expected to be courtside Monday night at Verizon Center in Washington, D.C., to catch part of the first game, which featured the U.S. women’s Olympic basketball team versus … Continue reading
Lin Worth More To Knicks Than Any Other Team
By DERON SNYDER An item’s value and its worth aren’t necessarily the same thing. A person’s wedding ring might be valued at X amount of dollars, but it can be worth many times that amount to the owner. Intrinsics and … Continue reading
Age Limit For Olympic Hoops Should Be Mutual
By DERON SNYDER A horde of media members swarmed his USA Basketball teammates as Anthony Davis sauntered onto the court Sunday at George Washington University. Kobe Bryant was surrounded on one end of the bench, with Kevin Durant and LeBron … Continue reading
No Reason To Treat Coaches Like Deities
By DERON SNYDER As it turns out, former Penn State head football coach Joe Paterno wasn’t a saint after all, which shouldn’t come as a surprise because no one is. Yet we repeatedly make the same mistake, elevating coaches, civil … Continue reading
Werth Is Nationals’ Wild Card
By DERON SNYDER The season’s first half was a blast from the beginning, when the Washington Nationals peeled off to a 14-4 start. They have been playing with house money ever since — no pressure to win, nothing to lose … Continue reading
Negro Leagues Museum Boosted By All-Star Visit
By DERON SNYDER The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum didn’t exist in 1973 when Major League Baseball held the All-Star Game in Kansas City, Mo. Founded in 1990, the shrine to pre-integration baseball narrowly survived long enough to be resuscitated this … Continue reading
Sandusky’s Accomplices About To Get Theirs
By DERON SNYDER Dead men tell no tales, offer no rebuttals and provide no corroboration. So aside from potential damage to his legacy, former football coach Joe Paterno escaped further punishment for his role in the Jerry Sandusky sexual abuse … Continue reading
Need More Info To Assess Star’s Arrest
By DERON SNYDER Rushed judgments have become a national pastime, fueled in part by the 24-hour news cycle’s incessant and insatiable appetite. It demands instant decisions, analysis and commentary, lest you be left behind or deemed wishy-washy. An incident occurs … Continue reading
Brooklyn Might Be Next Team Fans Love To Hate
By DERON SNYDER Brooklynites faced a major dilemma this year when the Nets crossed the Hudson River and relocated downtown in New York City’s most populous borough, near the intersection of Flatbush and Atlantic. Playing their home games in the … Continue reading
