Coaches’ books have become quite a popular phenomenon recently, but few of them have any real news value. That’s not the case with former Texas Tech head coach Mike Leach’s recently-released book, Swing Your Sword, which goes into substantial detail about the controversial saga that saw him fired over allegations he mistreated a player. That […]

For sports, the year 2008 was a year of surprises. The Tampa Bay Rays went from the worst team in Major League Baseball in 2007 to American League champions in all of one season, the NFC Wild Card New York Giants stunned the New England Patriots at the beginning of the year to win the […]

In the mid-’90s, Anfernee Hardaway became an NBA superstar on the court. Off of it, Penny Hardaway was becoming an icon. Just as he so rapidly appeared on the scene, injuries derailed his course to superstardom at a young age. Yet, Hardaway was humble and preferred to look at his successes over his injuries. Between 1993 and 1998, he accomplished more […]

With an NHL franchise that has missed out on the playoffs since 2003-04, Leafs Nation hasn’t had much to cheer about in the post-lockout era. One thing fans of the Blue and White can now hang their collective hat on is the emergence of the Clarke MacArthur, Mikhail Grabovski and Nikolai Kulemin unit — also known as the best second line […]

For many baseball fans, it was a dream turned into a reality. Interleague play. A chance to witness the battles of New York City, Chicago, Canada, Ohio, Missouri, Texas and California, just to name a few. Meaningful matches between geographical rivals who, until 1997, had to rely on exhibition games or an improbable chance meeting […]

The NBA history books are rife with individual athletes who have lingered on in the hearts of fans who adored them long into retirement, but few stand apart as definitive representations of their generation like Rasheed Wallace. It’s a seemingly irrelevant grey day in early 2004 and the bitter winds whipping through East Rutherford make it […]

What comes to mind when you think of Bruce Springsteen, social media and the ripe age of 25? Especially if you’re talking hockey, odds are you’re not making a connection between the aforementioned and the general manager of a major junior hockey club – unless you’re familiar with the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds. After taking over […]

Vince Young was living the dream at Texas. After signing with the university in 2002, he finally broke out on a wide scale in 2004 with an 11-1 sophomore campaign that saw him net 1,849 passing and 1,079 rushing yards with 12 passing and 14 rushing touchdowns. He didn’t, however, stop there. The next season, as a […]

Though now one of the NFL’s top defensive players – a ferocious linebacker who recorded 13.5 sacks, two forced fumbles and an interception with the 2011 champion Green Bay Packers – Clay Matthews III wasn’t even a starter for his high school team in Agoura Hills, CA. His father Clay Matthews Jr., a four-time Pro Bowl linebacker with 19 years of NFL […]

For years, the Florida Marlins have struggled with attendance despite consistently fielding a quality product. That’s about to end next season with the opening of the Marlins’ new, 37,000-seat, retractable roof stadium located on the historic Orange Bowl site in Little Havana. The Marlins’ attendance is near the bottom of the league every year regardless […]