Mississippi St. football coach Dan Mullen announced Monday that is still an open competition between Bulldog quarterbacks this spring, despite senior Chris Relf’s best Cam Newton impersonations down the stretch last year (1,789 passing yards, 19 TD’s, 713 rushing yards, […]
Author: Jon Wiener
Five for [Five]: A Month From the Masters
Let’s face it. The coming of spring means so much more than pitching reports and playoff runs. It means that magical tournament in with the green jackets and blue azaleas is only a nine-iron away. So in this week’s Five […]
Five for Five: Re-Signing Albert Pujols
The [Five]’s Jon Wiener poses five key questions surrounding the Cardinals’ No.5 — and whether he will be under the Arch next season.
Golf addicts fight winter withdrawl
Syracuse – For the addicted golfer in central New York, the long, snow-covered winter months can be the harshest of withdrawals. “It’s like you can’t get your fix,” said Doug Waterbury, a co-organizer of the annual Syracuse Golf Expo (Feb. […]
Somalian Students Find Basketball, Brand New Court
Syracuse, NY – On October 15th, Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim and NBA star and ex-Orange Carmelo Anthony dedicated a new basketball court in Schiller Park, as part of their Courts 4 Kids charity. “Refurbishing this court,”Anthony said at the time, […]
The Cam Newton Case: A Look at Mississippi State
We’re not used to big things at Mississippi State. Small school, small town, small state. We haven’t been relevant in football in the last decade either. Now, the program is at the center of the biggest conversation in college sports […]
Monta Ellis: The Answer to The Answer?
There’s few things more exciting in basketball than the uncompromising, unrelenting, un-guardable scorer. Especially when that scorer is almost always the smallest player on the court. That’s what made Allen Iverson so appealing to the international mainstream and basketball-playing youngsters: […]
Students Bring Fracking Debate to Local High School
Syracuse, NY – Two gubernatorial candidates came to Nottingham High School last night in order to debate hydrofracking in the central New York area. The debate over hydrofracking is nothing new to Syracuse residents, but last night’s debate had a […]
No. 4 Auburn vs. No. 6 LSU: [Five] Factors for a Classic
The Block’s resident SEC expert previews Saturday’s showdown of undefeated Tigers (3:30 EST, CBS).
Reid Right On with Vick
Philadelphia Eagles coach Andy Reid’s decision to make Michael Vick his starting quarterback for the remainder of the season is the right move, at the right time. Sure, Reid stressed Sunday that Kevin Kolb was still his starter. Maybe he […]