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.  [...]

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 [...]