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By DERON SNYDER The Washington Nationals were quite popular among the baseball media during spring training, drawing postseason predictions from multiple prognosticators. Virtually everyone spoke highly of the Nats’ rotation, bullpen, defense and core youngsters. However, there was a nagging … Continue reading →

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By DERON SNYDER The Los Angeles Lakers apparently broke Lamar Odom’s heart and crushed his spirit when they elected to trade him last December. The deal wasn’t approved, and the NBA’s reigning Sixth Man of the Year stayed in Hollywood … Continue reading →

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By DERON SNYDER The affair with a woman young enough to be his daughter was the least of Bobby Petrino’s worries. If that was the sole charge he faced, Petrino still would be employed as Arkansas’ football coach, mapping out … Continue reading →

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By DERON SNYDER Sticks and stones can break your bones, but words can hurt you, too. We lie when we tell children otherwise. Words don’t leave visible scars, but they can cut and sting like a lash. The latest case … Continue reading →

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By DERON SNYDER Let’s make this as simple as possible: The NBA has absolutely no reason — at least not a good one — to increase the minimum age for entry to the draft. Such a move would be completely … Continue reading →

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By DERON SNYDER As it turns out, Nene and Brian Cook weren’t the only bigs Washington acquired when it traded JaVale McGee, Nick Young and Ronny Turiaf. The Wizards also got the new-and-improved player who was buried on their bench. … Continue reading →

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By DERON SNYDER Maybe Muhammad Ali wanted to be on that golf cart Wednesday night. Maybe he wanted to hear a crowd’s cheers one more time. Maybe he actually feels a real strong connection to Miami, where he beat Sonny … Continue reading →

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By DERON SNYDER Baylor University’s women’s basketball team just completed a dream season, blowing out Notre Dame to win the national title Tuesday and finish with a 40-0 record. As she’s been throughout the season for the Lady Bears, star … Continue reading →

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By DERON SNYDER Despite all the hype and highlights, strikes and spotlight, and the accolades and attention, Stephen Strasburg is a relatively unknown quantity. Entering his third season with the Nationals, he’s yet to begin a year in the majors, … Continue reading →

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By DERON SNYDER Considering the Charlotte Bobcats’ status as one of the NBA’s laughingstocks — currently on a seven-game losing streak and in possession of the league’s worst record — fans were probably heartened by a recent report involving team … Continue reading →

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