Author Archives: Deron Snyder
Not one to be swept, LeBron keeps Cavs from going down easy
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By DERON SNYDER An NBA series isn’t a series until one team loses on its home court. So welcome to the NBA Finals. This series was supposed to be over the instant Kyrie Irving went down with a fractured kneecap … Continue reading
Should our boys play football? To each his own
By DERON SNYDER It’s the mentality in football: Playing hurt. Playing in pain. Playing with a concussion. NFL star Emmitt Smith recently said that he did it. His peers did it. And others will continue to do it. It’s part … Continue reading
Lacrosse making inroads on more-popular sports for Black youth
By DERON SNYDER Are the outliers “in?” History was made in March when African-American swimmers finished first, second and third in a single event in the women’s Division I NCAA championship. African-American. Swimmers. For a long time, when it came to African … Continue reading
For NBA free agents, West = challenge and East = opportunity
By DERON SNYDER Go East young man! That advice runs contrary to the 1851 editorial by John Babsone Lane Souie in the Terre Haute (Ind.) Express, which suggested guys should head west and grab the country’s manifest destiny. The West … Continue reading
Four years later, RG3 fans have gone from one position to another
By DERON SNYDER Where Robert Griffin III once brought promise, now the offer is hope. Our confidence has been replaced by optimism, assuredness exchanged for wishfulness. A battle rages in our head, where doubt and skepticism threaten to drown out … Continue reading
Stopping LeBron is easier said and hardly ever done
By DERON SNYDER “Who’s got LeBron?” That’s the central question and perplexing problem for Cleveland Cavaliers’ opponents. And none have come up with a good answer yet. Watching LeBron James dismantle the Atlanta Hawks in the Eastern Conference finals leads … Continue reading
NBA Western Conference Finals: Babyface versus The Beard
BY DERON SNYDER The NBA’s Western Conference finals – aka, the MVP vs. the runner-up – is off to a scintillating start. And, thankfully, more folks on this coast will get to see games end, as weeknight contests in California … Continue reading
Wizards and Capitals are losers … like everyone else in the 97 percent
By DERON SNYDER “If you ain’t first, you’re last.” – Ricky Bobby. Actor Will Ferrell played a “big, hairy, American winning machine” in the NASCAR-themed movie, “Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby.” The main character would just as soon … Continue reading
Here’s the truth: Pierce did what he came to Washington to do
By DERON SNYDER Paul Pierce came to Washington to do a job. He came to infuse the Wizards with his brazen confidence, his veteran experience and his championship moxie. He came to show a budding young backcourt how to ignore … Continue reading
Lesson on Terps’ tranfers: Looks can be deceiving
By DERON SNYDER The comparisons are unavoidable and unfortunate. Throw in unfair, too. Three years ago, the Maryland Terrapins signed Dez Wells after he was expelled from Xavier team for alleged sexual assault. On Monday, Maryland signed Rasheed Sulaimon, who … Continue reading
