Middle school baseball coach allows boxing; parents complain

Earlier this week, a few parents of baseball players at Philadelphia Middle School in Loudon, TN called to voice concerns over the practice strategy of Coach Brian Curtis.
Curtis, who has a boxing background, provided gloves and supervision to those students who wished to participate in a boxing competition, but reportedly did not force anyone to.  [...]

Danica Patrick’s first win comes… timely

For all the media attention, pressure, and expectations that has been dealt to the IRL’s Danica Patrick, female, she perservered and silenced the critics over the weekend in Japan. 
Or did she?
Now, anybody this side of Tony Stewart would call a win a win.  But, in my estimation, there are a few extenuating circumstances surrounding Patrick’s first [...]

Lunardi predicts 2009 Bracket, has SEC upside down

Yes, average reader, it is entirely too early for looking towards next year’s March Madness.  Honestly, who, at this point in the year, would spend time looking at next years college hoops season? Oh. Right.
What Joe made famous, Joe now delivers year round.  Let’s take a look at the ACC and SEC according to Lunardi.
Atlantic [...]

Hamilton to charge students for tickets; no comment from boosters

For all the good AD Mike Hamilton has done for the University of Tennessee athletics programs over the past few years, the news out of Knoxville today has got to be the most despicable. 
UT has long been lauded as the place where the greatest football fans in the world converge on Saturdays in the fall.  [...]

Are the 2008 Bat Cats That Good?

Most teams would kill for a 19-0 start in any sport.  That is exactly how the 2008 Kentucky Wildcat baseball team started out the year.  Right now, the Bat Cats are 26-7.  UK has played .500 baseball over the past 14 games of their schedule.  What has brought this on?  A couple of things have [...]

A (premature) look at SEC East Basketball Starting lineups

Okay, so the season just ended Monday night, and players this way and that are declaring either one more year of school or their intentions to test the Draft waters.  Let’s take it a step further and lay out the most likely scenario for matchups this fall.
The SEC East, in order of 2008 finish:
Tennessee
G – [...]

Pat Summitt, the most dominant coaching career ever?

I know a few UCLA fans that will take offense to even the question being posed, but as we were watching the National Championship last night, it seems a realistic inquiry.  Some of Coach Summitt’s numbers over the years are just downright unbelievable. 
Let’s take a moment to make a comparative analysis:
Summitt has coached in all [...]

The Travis Ford/LSU Saga update

The unexpected run through the NIT that UMass displayed over the past 3 weeks coupled with a premier SEC opening has led to several reports that former Kentucky standout Travis Ford is the next coach at LSU.
Ford has no doubt built a winner in a situation that has lacked consistent success over the past 10 years, but [...]

Opening Day at Keeneland

 
For those of you in the Central Kentucky/Southern Ohio areas, this “announcement” will do nothing but perhaps serve as a reminder to go to the dry-cleaners to pick up your nicest suit and/or big floppy expensive hat.  For the rest of you, today is the Opening Day of racing at Keeneland Racing Course in Lexington, [...]

Hopson to UT, The UK Aftermath

Buried beneath a week full of tragedy surrounding the University of Kentucky, on a completely different level was even more bad news. While the news pales in comparison to the deaths of Bill Keightley and Marvin Stone, Scotty Hopson’s commitment to Bruce Pearl and the Vols also made waves. Hopson is a McDonald’s All-American, although [...]