There’s a lot of commentary right now about the remarks by a couple of coaches who equated Alabama coach Nick Saban with Satan. Tim Davis, a former Ute assistant and now offensive line coach at Florida, told a booster club on Tuesday that “I’ve always wanted to work with Will (Muschamp, the Gators head coach). Will’s got a plan. Will coached under the … Continue reading
If ever there were doubts that the public has a short memory with pro athletes and their troubles, consider this: Floyd Mayweather Jr., the boxer who got out of jail less than a year ago, is expected to be the highest-earning figure in sports this year. Projected winnings: $90 million. Mayweather was released from a Las Vegas jail in August after serving two months in … Continue reading
As I interviewed retiring Jazz director of game operations Grant Harrison, last week, he mentioned several times that Bear, the mascot, is the face of the Jazz. “Players come and go, even owners come and go. But if someone asked me who is the face of the Jazz, I’d have to say, ‘Honestly, Bear,’” Harrison said. He went on to say that in the past, … Continue reading
As much as people like to say a team belongs to the community, apparently that isn’t so. It belongs to the ownership — until someone else pays the bills. Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder made that clear this week when he told USA Today, “We’ll never change the name. “It’s that simple. NEVER — you can use caps.” So it’s true. Aside from possible … Continue reading
This happened last summer. And the summer before that. Don’t be surprised if it happens in 2014, too, unless he gets hired now. Jerry Sloan’s name just keeps coming up. The ex-Jazz coach is being prominently mentioned as a possible replacement for P.J. Carlesimo in Brooklyn. Why, at age 71, would he be a consideration? He would be the oldest coach in the NBA. Hasn’t the game passed him … Continue reading
I think I’ll watch the NBA playoffs this week. There are some nice match-ups ahead. So why am I bummed out? Because I’m likely to be watching the watered down version of the playoffs. Injuries have combined to make this year’s playoffs considerably less interesting than they should be. For starters, there was the knee injury to Kobe Bryant that knocked him – and … Continue reading
An Associated Press poll this week showed 79 percent of Americans are in favor of keeping the nickname “Redskins” for the Washington NFL team. Eleven percent think it should be changed and 10 percent didn’t respond or weren’t sure. I’m a traditionalist in many sports things, but I still think Redskins should have been gone long ago.This is an easy call in one area: No … Continue reading
Breakups are never pretty. Steve Alford, the UCLA coach who torpedoed a 10-year deal with New Mexico only days after signing the contract, now says he won’t pay the $1 million buyout. He says he only owes $200,000, the buyout terms on his old contract, because his new deal didn’t go into effect until April 1, two days after he announced his resignation. … Continue reading
It was no huge surprise to read that Tim Tebow has been released by the New York Jets. With six quarterbacks, there was no reason to keep the guy who raised the profile but lowered the bar when it came to passing. Now it’s debatable whether anyone wants the former Florida quarterback. With the controversial Tebow in New York, the story was … Continue reading
It’s NFL draft day, which can be crazy/exciting/wild for those who get selected high in the process. That will probably happen to BYU’s Ziggy Ansah and Utah’s Star Lotulelei. Meanwhile, flying under the radar for the first time in several years, there is Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o, the LDS player who considered attending BYU. Same guy who said he got duped into … Continue reading