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One Hero, Two Goats

Goodell and Stern by Michael-Louis Ingram
Congressman Dennis Kucinich shows he has bigger balls than Roger Goodell and David Stern.
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Floyd MayweatherFloyd Mayweather Retired? So What!
by Ralph Rimpel
Fight fans and the media had hoped if Mayweather were to defeat De la Hoya in their rematch, he would give the fight fans the matches that we wanted to see, which was Mayweather-Cotto, Mayweather-Margarito, and/or Mayweather-Williams. Instead of making these fights happen, Mayweather abruptly retired from the sport that has made him millions and relatively famous.


Sports and CableThe Cable-Lization Of TV Sports
by Gary Norris Gray
This will signal the completion of cable-lization of American Television sets which started in 1978-79. 90 % of the American television viewership will be paying for something that was free for over 30 years. We can thank ESPN, Fox Sports Net (FSN), TNT, Cox, and Comcast and many other cable news and sports stations for this amazing and disgusting capitalistic feat.


Matt JonesYour Move, Mr. Goodell
by Roy S. Johnson
This time, it's not a braided, bling-out cat "makin' it rain" at a strip club and causing such a ruckus that someone gets shot. It's Matt Jones, a clean-cut All-American (read: white) wide receiver from the heartland (or Arkansas, at least) who plays for the Jacksonville Jaguars.


Chicago East-West All Star GameWhen duty calls, Chisox have answered
by Carol Slezak
Why have African-American kids abandoned baseball? The reasons are varied: Today's kids like video games, soccer, basketball and football more than baseball. Parents don't play catch with their kids anymore. Our urban areas lack coaches and facilities. And so on.


SoupThe $723 Billion Dollar Question
by Tony Price
This is sure to offend a few people, I think part of the reason is because like the rich history filled legacies, traditions, heirlooms and other recollections of circumstances that help us link to the past and appreciate where we've been and how we've overcome horrific situations, yet still managed to survive and excel, on the flip side we've also pass down a "Poverty Mentality".


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