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By DERON SNYDER The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum didn’t exist in 1973 when Major League Baseball held the All-Star Game in Kansas City, Mo. Founded in 1990, the shrine to pre-integration baseball narrowly survived long enough to be resuscitated this … Continue reading →

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By DERON SNYDER Dead men tell no tales, offer no rebuttals and provide no corroboration. So aside from potential damage to his legacy, former football coach Joe Paterno escaped further punishment for his role in the Jerry Sandusky sexual abuse … Continue reading →

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By DERON SNYDER Rushed judgments have become a national pastime, fueled in part by the 24-hour news cycle’s incessant and insatiable appetite. It demands instant decisions, analysis and commentary, lest you be left behind or deemed wishy-washy. An incident occurs … Continue reading →

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By DERON SNYDER Brooklynites faced a major dilemma this year when the Nets crossed the Hudson River and relocated downtown in New York City’s most populous borough, near the intersection of Flatbush and Atlantic. Playing their home games in the … Continue reading →

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By DERON SNYDER Once again, it’s time to check off some items on my “TIDU List” — Things I Don’t Understand: • Why Stephen Strasburg’s innings limit is deemed controversial. The Nationals are following sound medical advice and a blueprint … Continue reading →

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By DERON SNYDER Determined to be players in the franchise’s first season in New York, the Brooklyn Nets have landed the NBA’s prized free agent, acquired an All-Star shooting guard and still have their sights set on Superman, aka Dwight … Continue reading →

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By DERON SNYDER Independence Day undoubtedly stirs sadness in many folks, including loved ones of former Tennessee Titans quarterback Steve McNair and former Northwestern University men’s basketball coach Ricky Byrdsong. McNair, who led the Titans to within one yard of … Continue reading →

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By DERON SNYDER Locked in a fierce battle to win the AT&T National, the tournament he founded in 2007, Tiger Woods stood at the eighth tee Sunday at Congressional Country Club, just outside Washington, D.C. Although he enjoyed overwhelming support … Continue reading →

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By DERON SNYDER History and tradition are like precious heirlooms to Major League Baseball, which is replete with longstanding questions in those areas. Should the DH exist in both leagues or neither one? Should certain statistical milestones guarantee entry into … Continue reading →

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By DERON SNYDER The sixth AT&T National is in the books, yet we still don’t feel well-acquainted with the tournament or its host. That’s partly because Tiger Woods didn’t come to town in three of the previous five years (though … Continue reading →

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