Poor Billy Gillespie. Today, he saw his two-year run as head coach of the Kentucky men’s basketball team end with an unceremonious firing, made worse by the athletic director crucifying him in a press conference.
This wasn’t your typical “we wish Billy well in what he does…” This was about as harsh as you can get:
“There [...]
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Saving the WBC from Itself
I’ve been a crank about the World Baseball Classic, but that doesn’t mean that I haven’t watched. I like baseball, and extra preseason baseball with a little more intensity and a bunch of Dutchmen is OK with me. However, this tournament is still a joke and will continue to be until they make some [...]
A waste of time
My friend Derrick decides that the World Baseball Classic needs a better advocate than the world’s most powerful used-car salesman, and that he’s just the advocate. He wants me to care. Why should I? Consider a few important points about baseball, and explain to me why this competition is important or even meaningful:
Baseball best measures [...]
One good recollection
With the closing of Yankee Stadium, I’m getting more than my fill of people’s recollections of their favorite moments there. I’m tired of it. I guess no one can tire of Reggie Jackson’s three home run game in 1977 or the 2001 home runs to win over the Diamondbacks.
For former Tribune sportswriter Robert Markus, [...]
The biggest concern going into the Bears’ season
No, it’s not Kyle Orton, nor is it the bad offensive line, nor the uninspired preseason play by the defense. The biggest concern I have centers around the drum corps.
