When this years Australian Open started Serena Williams’ mother said she was rusty. Well, two weeks and a championship later the rust appears to have fallen off. Let’s just hope it stays off. Judging by her celebration and the look on her face after she hit the championship point Serena Williams was ecstatic and relieved […]
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Serena Williams Champion – Welcome Back!
Posted: 27th January 2007 by David Burnett in Female Athletes, TennisTags: Australian Open, dominant performance, Serena Williams
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Reggie Bush In Trouble: What About the Vultures?
Posted: 25th January 2007 by David Burnett in College Football, Heisman TrophyTags: federal prosecutors, New Era Sports, Reggie Bush, Saints, USC, vultures
Reggie Bush is in the news again. This time though its not about doing flips while scoring touchdowns for the New Orleans Saints. Published reports suggest that audio tapes exist of Bush and or members of his family striking a deal with a start-up sports marketing firm for thousands of dollars under the table while […]
Share on FacebookSuper Bowl XLI: Validating the Rooney Rule
Posted: 22nd January 2007 by David Burnett in Black coaches, Coaches, NFLTags: Black coaches, Dungy, Lovie Smith, Rooney Rule, Super Bowl
Following the AFC and NFC championship games yesterday there is one certainty: an African American head coach will win the upcoming Super Bowl. Let that sink in for a minute. For the first time in NFL history two black men will lead their teams in football’s biggest game. This is an extremely significant development for […]
Share on FacebookMartyball: More Than Wins and Losses
Posted: 18th January 2007 by David Burnett in Character, Coaches, NFLTags: Chargers, Marty, Martyball, Schottenheimer
For the record I’m a longtime Marty Schottenheimer fan, so I am pleased that he did not take the fall for coaching yet another losing playoff game last weekend. Still, the outcry for his ouster has been loud and long. While I’m not Marty’s apologist, maybe I should be. There has been a lot of […]
Share on FacebookThe Williams Sisters: Past Champions
Posted: 11th January 2007 by David Burnett in Female Athletes, Grand Slam, TennisTags: Australian Open, Serena, Venus
Whatever happened to…., I started thinking about the Williams sisters the other day when it was reported that Venus Williams was pulling out of next week’s Australian Open, the first leg of tennis’ grand slam. It seems that Venus and her sister Serena have been off my radar screen for a long time now. There […]
Share on FacebookBaseball’s Righteous Hypocrites Cast the First Stone
Posted: 10th January 2007 by David Burnett in Major League Baseball, Performance enhancing drugs, SteroidsTags: Hall of Fame, Major League Basebal, Mark McGwire, Steroids
It’s official, Mark McGwire did not get elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame. More than 75 percent of the baseball writers who cast votes for induction into the Hall made a statement against the alleged steroid user. Meantime those same voters had no problem voting in Cal Ripken and Tony Gwynn. Both Ripken and Gwynn […]
Share on FacebookNFL Moving Toward Coaching Equality
Posted: 8th January 2007 by David Burnett in Black coaches, Coaches, NFLTags: Uncategorized
Forty one years ago the NBA became the first major sports league with an African American head coach when the Boston Celtics named Bill Russell to lead the team. At that time the question many people had was when would the next minority coach be named. NBA teams responded with honor. In four decades black […]
Share on FacebookTyson in Freefall: We’re No Longer Watching
Posted: 4th January 2007 by David Burnett in Boxing, Character, Mike TysonTags: arrested, drug possession, Mike Tyson, Uncategorized
In the beginning we watched a former juvenile delinquent named Mike Tyson with awe and amazement. He was a little – big man with a never before witnessed combination of speed and ferocious power. While most of his fights were sensationally brief and abrupt we were nontheless completely entertained. It wasn’t long before we could […]
Share on FacebookAn Underdog in Name Only
Posted: 2nd January 2007 by David Burnett in BCS, Bowl Games, College Football, UnderdogTags: Boise State, David versus Goliath, Fiesta Bowl, mismatch, Oklahoma, unbelievable finish, Underdog
It had to be the most improbable conclusion to a game in Bowl history. Its hard to imagine any higher drama than what played out in the closing minutes of the Fiesta Bowl last night. The Boise State Broncos – undefeated, but utterly disrespected – against one of college football’s most storied programs, the University […]
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