Category Archives: Sports
No Fortune After Fleeting Flame
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By DERON SNYDER HBO’s Emmy-winning newsmagazine, “Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel,” returned Tuesday night to open its 18th season. The lead story was a feature on Magic Johnson, the NBA great-turned-businessman whose net worth is estimated at $750 million. His … Continue reading
Replacement Refs Increase Danger For Players
By DERON SNYDER Friends, football fans, countrymen, lend me your ears; I come to praise the NFL’s replacement officials, not bury them. I compliment them for accepting the challenge and allowing the games to continue. I congratulate them for reaching … Continue reading
Callous NCAA Heartless Toward Terps’ Cassell Jr.
By DERON SNYDER What do Ebenezer Scrooge, the Grinch and torturers of small animals have in common? They all have more heart than the NCAA. Remarkably, college athletics’ governing board has lowered the bar yet again, a feat that seemed … Continue reading
Redskins Fans’ Dreams Set Free By RG3
By DERON SNYDER In the NFL, lasting impressions have a seven-day shelf life. Seasons can soar and swoon from week to week, careening through the levels of ecstasy to the stages of grief. We know we shouldn’t put too much … Continue reading
No Strasburg For Nats, No Problem For Lannan
By DERON SNYDER NEW YORK — Pitcher John Lannan entered Citi Field’s visitors clubhouse at 4:30 p.m., wearing a dress shirt and slacks. He went to his cubicle, washed down a couple of pills and began unbuttoning his shirt. Looking … Continue reading
Bits Of Baylor Good For RG3 & Skins
By DERON SNYDER Running quarterbacks were oxymorons in the NFL, as curious a term as “blocking offensive linemen.” Running was the nature of each back in the backfield — whether he was a quarter, half or full — until a … Continue reading
Fan Plan For Nats Is Letter Perfect
By DERON SNYDER Letters from team management can mean bad news for Major League Baseball fans. Pittsburgh included some good news last month in its correspondence, instructing season-ticket holders on how to buy tickets for what would be the Pirates’ … Continue reading
$100 Million Mark No Match For Tiger
By DERON SNYDER Everything in life is relative, and sports are no different. New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez has signed two $200 million contracts during his career, earning $275 million from his present employer after getting $252 million … Continue reading
Major Differences In Terps’ Major Programs
By DERON SNYDER There’s quite a drama playing out in Maryland’s athletic department, where it’s the best of times and worst of times in the Terrapins’ “Tale of Two Programs.” Both have head coaches in their second season. Both coaches … Continue reading
Obama Predicts Heat Beatdown On Romney’s Linsanity
By DERON SNYDER With all due respect to President Obama, Mitt Romney is no Jeremy Lin. Romney, scion of a heavyweight businessman and politician, enjoyed a life of power, privilege and prestige en route to becoming the GOP presidential nominee. … Continue reading
