Category Archives: Sports
Turgeon, Terrapins Growing Into Roles At Maryland
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By DERON SNYDER First-year Maryland men’s basketball coach Mark Turgeon is a breath of fresh air, and not just because first-year football coach Randy Edsall is emitting so much funk. No matter who occupied the head office at the Gossett … Continue reading
Mayweather Tweets Are Test for Pacquiao
By DERON SNYDER There’s nothing like some good old-fashioned trash-talking to whet our appetite for a big fight. And Floyd Mayweather is doing his part to promote the one bout that every boxing fan wants to see. Maybe he was … Continue reading
Alabama’s Title Still ‘Mythical’
By DERON SNYDER Somewhere along the way in major college football, we stopped. We quit being accurate in our description. We dropped the extra syllables and characters. We got lazy and gave in to convention. But it wasn’t long ago … Continue reading
Trouble Finds Coach Todd Bozeman … Again
By DERON SNYDER Todd Bozeman actually should have landed a better job by now. His talents should have been requested at a more prestigious school, for a job with a national profile that’s worthy of his résumé. He did his … Continue reading
Bill O’Brien: Penn State’s Clean Break
By DERON SNYDER As word leaked that Bill O’Brien would be the next head football coach at Penn State, some prominent alumni illustrated the same narrow-minded, shortsighted thinking that contributed to the mess at their alma mater. Apparently, critics such … Continue reading
White LA Lakers Noticeable, Not a Problem
By DERON SNYDER Just as we can’t help noticing that more than 80 percent of NBA players are black, it’s impossible to be oblivious when a team can put five white players on the court. Especially white American-born players, who … Continue reading
Georgetown Wins With Selfless Approach
By DERON SNYDER The Redskins are awful, and the Capitals are disappointing. The Nationals could be a year away; Mark Turgeon’s Terrapins might be two. And the Wizards will be 0-7 unless they somehow manage to upset the New York … Continue reading
Sickle Cell Sidelines a Pittsburgh Steeler
By DERON SNYDER Ryan Clark thought that Saturday might be different. Even though he sat out the Pittsburgh Steelers’ last two games at Denver — after suffering a severe medical condition when he played there in 2007 — Clark thought … Continue reading
Colts Need To Rebuild Without Peyton Manning
By DERON SNYDER Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay, clearly filled with emotion after reaching a momentous decision, steps up to the lectern and empties his heart: “It was difficult, but it was time and it was the right decision to … Continue reading
Dennis Rodman Unveils Bare-Hopes Idea
By DERON SNYDER Playing basketball while naked from the waist up sounds like an uncomfortable — if not painful — experience for women. But Hall of Famer Dennis Rodman plans to coach a topless team for HeadQuarters Gentlemen’s Club in … Continue reading
