After Seattle Seahawk defensive star Richard Sherman’s “I’m the best” rant gave the sports world something to chew on, following the ‘Hawks 2014 NFC Championship victory, an interesting theory popped up. Sports talking heads (radio and television experts) started rehashing a fairly old idea that football cornerbacks, safeties and wide receivers were the most confident…
Is there anyone capable of playing two sports at the very highest levels in the 21st century? Obviously, when this question is posed by media, only athletes from the most popular sports are considered. Why? Because media knows that they will get eyes and ears when they talk about LeBron James — not the latest…
It wasn’t so much that he expected greatness of himself, but that he seemed to think it was destined, SLAM magazine wrote in 2004. How he just knew it was coming. Mostly, though, it was how he went about it all, and how it never quite looked… authentic. Like he was always trying. Trying to…
ESPN LOS ANGELES, June 1, 2013 — Los Angeles Clippers forward Grant Hill announced his retirement Saturday after a 19-year career in NBA. “I’m glad to say I’m done,” Hill said. “I’m officially retired, moving on from playing. I had a great run. I’m announcing it now…. I’ve been hinting at it the last few…
There is a buzz about Baylor University hoops superstar Brittney Griner playing in the NBA. A few souls watched her dominate other women in college, and have concluded that she is transcendent enough to play with the best basketball players on the planet. All us gym rats and weekend sports warriors have encountered the occasional…
What Kobe Bryant said prior to the London Games was actually fairly reasonable: he said the 2012 Olympic basketball team could beat the 1992 team. Not “We’d kill ’em.” We can be sure that he didn’t volunteer it. He was asked, and he answered. That statement was tepidly co-signed by LeBron James. Michael Jordan and…
Was Virginia Tech coach Frank Beamer disappointed with the Hokies’ 2012 season? Probably even more than the most rabid VT football fanatic.   But is Beamer ever worried about his job security? Every fall, the Hokies have high expectations that don’t pan out. Usually, coaches are judged harshly for falling short in too many consecutive campaigns. The…
Is every televised athletic event required to have a female sideline reporter? In basketball and football and other major sports, it’s more often the case than not. This is not news, but only a few mention it. Freakonomics asked this question a few years ago. Commenters to that story circled the same explanations, in general:…