Category Archives: Sports
NCAA Culture Won’t Blink At Penn State Penalty
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By DERON SNYDER In penalizing Penn State for its role in the child sex-abuse case involving Jerry Sandusky, NCAA President Mark Emmert sent a message to other schools whose approach to sports might be off-balance. While most cases involve infractions … Continue reading
Knicks Blow Chance To Capitalize On ‘Linsanity’
By DERON SNYDER If 100 people were asked whether the New York Knicks were smart to let Jeremy Lin leave for the Houston Rockets, half might say yes. The other half would be correct, though, because Lin meant more to … Continue reading
Fathers Get Big Assist From NBA Vet Etan Thomas
By DERON SNYDER Former Washington Wizards forward Etan Thomas was a youngster when he came home one day and found his mother watching an “ABC Afterschool Special.” Tears welled in her eyes as she listened to depressing statistics about kids … Continue reading
Dez Bryant Must Be Woozy Or Something
By DERON SNYDER Maybe the side effects of NFL football are getting to Dez Bryant. Maybe he suffered a concussion that went undiagnosed last season. Or maybe he fell and bumped his head while engaged in some other activity. Whatever … Continue reading
Defense Must Be Emphasis For Team USA
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
