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There are many fine broadcasters, as well as some not-so-good ones. So who’s the best of the best? Let’s see. (This list only includes analysts, not play-by-play guys or studio hosts/personalities. Also, I don’t watch golf, college football or the NBA, so those sports have been excluded from this list.)
There you have it. A total of 20 conferences were affected by this summer’s round of realignment, including the creation of a new conference and the disbanding of another. Of course, some big ones are on the horizon again next summer, with Rutgers and Maryland joining the Big Ten, Louisville going to the ACC, and the American adding a few more from Conference USA. So, don’t get used to the current conference landscape just yet. It might take the whole year to straighten things out, anyway.
There you have it. My Mount Rushmore consists of the greatest player from each of the four great eras in Giants history. Of all the great players in franchise history, Mel Hein, Frank Gifford, Lawrence Taylor and Eli Manning stand out as the best–and the most deserving of the honor.
More to the Story of the Biogenesis Scandal-There’s still going to be a lot more that comes out from the Biogenesis scandal. I’m having trouble deciding where I come down on this, too. If the players mentioned actually did everything they supposedly did, suspensions are more than warranted. But there’s so much more to the story. I suspect we don’t even know the half of it.
Gordon Gee “retired” as President of Ohio State today. I put “retired” in quotes intentionally. Because I’m not really sure how much choice he had in the matter. The way I see it, you can call it anything you want. The bottom line remains the same though. Gordon Gee had to go and everyone knew it. So whether it was completely his decision or he was in fact forced out (which is what I suspect), Ohio State did the right thing. Something that Rutgers can learn from.
Finally, over in the National League is the biggest surprise team of them all. As crazy as it sounds for a team that won the World Series two years ago and went back to the NLCS last season, I’ve been stunned by the success of the St. Louis Cardinals this season. No matter what, they always seem to do it. Chris Carpenter out for the year, whole new cast of characters, best record in the Majors. It’s truly a testament to the entire organization. What the Cardinals are doing is working.
With ESPN reaching a deal to take over the US Open last week, that leaves the French Open as the only tennis major that won’t be seen exclusively on ESPN in two years. The only reason I’m bringing that up now is because we’ve reached that time of year. The time when “An American In Paris” refers to a movie, not a tennis player. The time when Rafael Nadal channels his inner Taylor Swift and pretends to be surprised he won the French Open again (as if anyone could actually be surprised by that).
Greatest College Basketball Coaches of All Times,Last night, I had the privilege of attending the Winged Foot Awards Dinner at the New York Athletic Club. the Winged Foot Award goes to the winning coaches of both the NCAA Men’s and Women’s Tournaments. That means this year’s recipents were, obviously, Rick Pitino and Geno Aruiemma. Two pretty good coaches. Throughout the dinner, they praised each other and there were plenty of references to the greatness of the legendary John Wooden.
I can’t get that interview Brittany Griner did with ESPN The Magazine the other day out of my head. Mainly, I think Kim Mulkey is getting a bum deal. She’s getting completely thrown under the bus for the whole situation, and it’s not really fair. In a lot of ways, Mulkey’s hands were tied, so to lay 100 percent of the blame on her is completely ridiculous.
Each major sports league has it’s All-Star Game, and NASCAR’s is actually pretty good in comparison. While it’s not the best, it’s certainly not the worst. That honor clearly belongs to…
