Category Archives: Sports
Girl Football Player Sits For Team’s Sake
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By DERON SNYDER Females who play tackle football against males are rare and usually found at a particular position: kicker. That keeps them from virtually all contact, but it doesn’t ensure their acceptance or safety, as evidenced by the ordeal … Continue reading
LeBron James: A Slam Dunk As NFL Star
By DERON SNYDER The odds of most NBA players making a successful transition to the NFL are the equivalent of them making a length-of-the-court heave. But not for Miami Heat superstar LeBron James. It’s a virtual slam dunk that he’d … Continue reading
Tiger Woods On Top But Facing Long Climb
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
Kobe Bryant to Italy Won’t Help NBA Lockout
By DERON SNYDER The NBA players’ union and league officials met Tuesday in a last-gasp attempt to save the upcoming season as Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant tried to finalize his contingency plan of playing in Italy if the … 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
