So VCU lost. The clock struck midnight. Cinderella’s carriage turned into a pumpkin. The horses in mice. And other generic Cinderella metaphors. Shaka Smart, some fans say, didn’t live up to his name. The Rams collided with an opponent that’d […]
Author: Nick Lilja
ESPN changing “Sunday Night Baseball”
ESPN does a lot of things right. A lot. But the four-letter network may have slipped up recently. The network replaced Jon Miller and Joe Morgan on “Sunday Night Baseball.” Bobby Valentine and Orel Hershiser along with play-by-play man Dan […]
Utah Utes hope Cron outlasts UNLV Rebels’ Tanner
The Utah Utes are set to being a three-game series with UNLV Friday. The team has won five of their last six. UNLV, conversely, has lost six of their last eight games. The UNLV Rebels (18-9, 1-5 Mountain West) were […]
Refuse to break news on April 1
Lets be real, with the advent of twitter, news can break at the metaphorical drop of a hat or the very literal eavesdropping of a nosey person. “If you over hear an an athlete tell his family at a restaurant, […]
Patrick Peterson maybe involved in pay-to-play scandal says ESPN.com
The rabbit hole is getting deeper. Right now, ESPN.com is reporting, “Former Texas A&M assistant coach says a man who runs a Texas-based recruiting service told him the Aggies had to “beat” $80,000 if it wanted to sign Patrick Peterson […]
This one is for Chelsea Reber
NCC News reporter Chelsea Reber is probably freaking out. Texas A&M linebacker Von Miller is – reportedly – invited to the NFL draft. That would be news enough for us… but wait, there’s more! Bonus fact: He is a plaintiff […]
North Carolina, c’mon and raise up!
Take your shirt off. Twist it ’round your head. Spin it like a helicopter. Oh, Petey, we miss you. Truth be told, I feel like Petey Pablo right about now. I’m in a whirlwind of North Carolina State fans. Thanks […]
Shaka Smart has options
VCU AD said in the USA Today:”we’re going to keep him” in reference to Shaka Smart. Good luck. Shaka Smart is creating more buzz than the-same-sounding-differently-spelled Chaka Kahn once did. Unless VCU plans to pony up the dollar bills, Shaka […]
More Proof: Runners aren’t smart
Now, I run.. well, ran. I get out my Asics every so often and go for a jog now. But, I still have the competitive-running edge. When I see people out on the streets running – I’ll judge them. Runners […]
Missouri coaching search, candidates may surprise fans
The search is on at Missouri. Like a lot of Division I schools, Missouri hired a firm to assist in the search, according to the Associated Press. Two names on the radar are Brian Gregory of Dayton and Scott Sutton […]