Category Archives: Culture
Tiger Woods On Top But Facing Long Climb
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By DERON SNYDER He missed the cut in the PGA Championship a couple of months ago. He hasn’t won on the PGA Tour in more than two years. And he’s dropped out of the world’s top 50 golfers for the … Continue reading
Walter Payton Bio A Not-So-Sweet Tale
By DERON SNYDER From King David to Martin Luther King Jr. and — more recently in sports — from Michael Jordan to Tiger Woods, plenty of high-achievers have been known to commit adultery. Others in all fields have strayed, perhaps, … Continue reading
NCAA’s Goodfellas Handling ‘Family’ Business
By DERON SNYDER The future looks grim for Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas State and Kansas, on the verge of being abandoned in a shell of the Big 12 Conference. But hold the pity and save your sympathy. They have no … Continue reading
HBCU Football Different, But Still Impactful
By DERON SNYDER Another college football season started Sept. 1, with the bulk of attention heaped on the usual suspects, powerhouse programs such as Oklahoma, Alabama and Louisiana State. Such schools — members of lucrative Bowl Championship Series conferences — … Continue reading
Cam Newton Starts Career With Diss Track
By DERON SNYDER It’s only two games … it’s only two games … it’s only two games. That’s the mantra for Cam Newton and his fans, now that the Carolina Panthers quarterback has started his career in historic fashion. But … Continue reading
Lowlifes Target LeBron James, Vince Young
By DERON SNYDER Major professional sports leagues such as the NFL and NBA often have mandatory orientation sessions for incoming rookies, who learn the hazards of their impending fame and fortune. They’re counseled to guard themselves against gold-digging women, down-on-their-luck … Continue reading
‘TIDU List’ – Tiger’s Caddie, Shaq’s Diss & More
By DERON SNYDER Once again, it’s time to check off some items on my “TIDU List” — Things I Don’t Understand: • How Steve Williams can complain about the timing of his firing. He earned an estimated $20 million on Tiger … Continue reading
Soccer Events Enthrall But Soccer Itself Doesn’t
By DERON SNYDER Soccer lovers in the U.S. have a chip on their shoulders and with good reason, miffed that their sport isn’t as beloved here as it is worldwide. But they aren’t the only fans frustrated by America’s particular … Continue reading
Choose Early Education Around The House
By VANESSA W. SNYDER If you want to avoid drama later, teach your children to do chores and demand consistency early. I didn’t do that and now I’m having a hard time getting them to comply. I’m not sure what … Continue reading
Texas-Sized Ego Got Best Of Clemens
By DERON SNYDER In deciding to voluntarily testify before Congress in 2008, Roger Clemens displayed little intelligence and insulted our own. Now everyone has to pay as baseball, yet again, is dragged through its Steroid Era. The federal trial taking … Continue reading
