Category Archives: Culture
Reforms Won’t Solve NCCA’s Problems
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By DERON SNYDER Paying college athletes always has seemed wrong to me for a number of reasons. All college athletes aren’t big revenue producers. There’s no way to devise an equitable compensation system. Athletes in nonrevenue sports need the funds … Continue reading
Rangers Manager Enjoys Success, Seeks Respect
By DERON SNYDER Twice last week the Texas Rangers were one strike away from winning the World Series, as close as a team can possibly come. But they didn’t get that one strike against the St. Louis Cardinals in Game … Continue reading
Not Too Proud: Allen Iverson Pleads to Play
By DERON SNYDER We don’t like to see superstar hang on too long, stumbling and fumbling through the twilight of their careers. We don’t like to look at their diminished abilities and reflect on the daunting athleticism of yesteryear. We … Continue reading
NFL Punishment Often Doesn’t Fit The Crime
By DERON SNYDER You know the thing about common sense? It’s not that common. The NFL proves as much time and again in deciding what’s a fineable offense and what isn’t. The league often hits when it should stay, and … Continue reading
NBA All-Stars’ World Tour A Terrible Idea
By DERON SNYDER It’s dubbed the “World All-Star Classic,” a proposed series of six games over two weeks played on four continents. The expected headliners are Kobe Bryant, Dwyane Wade and Amar’e Stoudemire, among the NBA’s best players and biggest … Continue reading
NFL Star Lectures At Harvard University
By DERON SNYDER Using “brave” to describe athletes and their feats is almost always a poor choice of words. But it’s quite appropriate in describing Miami Dolphins wide receiver Brandon Marshall, who has been exhibiting a form of courage that’s … Continue reading
Looking Past The Sleaze Of High School Hoops
By DERON SNYDER It’s easy to be jaded and cynical and skeptical about the merits of big-time youth basketball, in which teenagers fly around the nation, play on national TV and grace magazine covers. It’s easy to surmise that the … Continue reading
Gumbel Indicts Self, Not Stern, With ‘Overseer’ Insult
By DERON SNYDER HBO host Bryant Gumbel made a few accurate points Tuesday in his rant against David Stern, especially the part about the NBA commissioner being “infamously egocentric.” But in trying to climb inside Stern’s head and assess Stern’s … Continue reading
Girl Football Player Sits For Team’s Sake
By DERON SNYDER Females who play tackle football against males are rare and usually found at a particular position: kicker. That keeps them from virtually all contact, but it doesn’t ensure their acceptance or safety, as evidenced by the ordeal … Continue reading
LeBron James: A Slam Dunk As NFL Star
By DERON SNYDER The odds of most NBA players making a successful transition to the NFL are the equivalent of them making a length-of-the-court heave. But not for Miami Heat superstar LeBron James. It’s a virtual slam dunk that he’d … Continue reading
