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Ndamukong Suh Slams Into More Trouble
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By DERON SNYDER At this point, we can’t stop questioning what the deal is with Detroit Lions defensive lineman Ndmuakong Suh. We thought it might be a bum rap as his reputation grew for being a dirty player. In only … Continue reading
Tiger Woods Rediscovers Winning Feeling
By DERON SNYDER The Escalade that he crashed on Thanksgiving 2009 was the beginning of a long and winding road for Tiger Woods, taking him from voicemails to divorce court, from surgery to revamped swing, from new coach to new … Continue reading
Redskins’ Potheads Must Take Responsibility
By DERON SNYDER If tight end Fred Davis and left tackle Trent Williams were suspended solely for marijuana use during the lockout — when, technically, they weren’t NFL employees — outrage would be an appropriate reaction. How dare the league … Continue reading
Magic Johnson a Slam Dunk With L.A. Dodgers
By DERON SNYDER Major League Baseball loses to pro football on so many fronts — TV ratings, broadcast revenue, merchandise sales, etc. — that it can’t afford to miss any chance to one-up the NFL. Especially not the 6-foot-9 opportunity … Continue reading
Coach Finds Great Deal After Black Monday
By DERON SNYDER After the football games have ended and the leftovers have been stored comes Black Friday, which is supposed to be followed by another uber-shopping spree, Cyber Monday. But the sports calendar got stuck in color-coded mode this … Continue reading
P.Diddy’s Son Earned UCLA Football Scholarship
By DERON SNYDER In a perfect world, Justin Combs and his father, P. Diddy, would thank UCLA for offering a football scholarship and then instruct the school to use it on another player. Or Justin would accept the scholarship and … Continue reading
Redskins Planted Seeds Of Hope In Seattle
By DERON SNYDER A patron behind me said aloud what most folks in the place surely were thinking — self included — as Rex Grossman leaned back and went long: “Why is he doing that?” Yes, it was third-and-19 from … Continue reading
Wife Of Accused Syracuse Coach Tells All
By DERON SNYDER Syracuse University fired assistant basketball coach Bernie Fine on Sunday, ending his 35-year run at the school. But that’s the least of his problems. Fine was placed on administrative leave two weeks ago after ESPN reported allegations … Continue reading
Ndamukong Suh Stomp Fits Reputation
By DERON SNYDER It appears that Ndamukong Suh’s meeting last month with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell didn’t do any good. Suh – whose full name is pronounced “En-dom-ah-ken Soo”– initiated the sitdown in response to his growing reputation as a … Continue reading
African-American In Hijab A Fencing Standout
By DERON SNYDER After the USA won a gold medal last month in women’s team fencing at the Pan American games, there was little chance of mistaking which one on the podium was Ibtihaj Muhammad. She was the one on … Continue reading
