Columns
December 2008
Going Deep
College Basketball - Ranking the Top Five Teams
College basketball season is in full swing and, in that case, so is the aggressive mind wandering. How will the deeper 3-point line affect the game? Who will be this year's Derrick Rose and Michael Beasley? Which... Read More
November 2008
Going Deep
Western Conference — More of the Same?
Will it be more of the same, or something completely different? In other words, will the Western Conference continue to be the more competitive half of the league, or will the young, up-and-coming teams of the Eastern... Read More
October 2008
Going Deep
Rodgers: This year’s best NFL comeback story
With a sport as popular as football and a position as admired as quarterback, fans sometimes equate heroism with pocket poise, accuracy and arm strength.But that’s not why I’ve come to admire Aaron Rodgers... Read More
September 2008
Going Deep
Phelps’ Olympic performance up there with the best
Personally, I have never been more moved by a single Olympics than the one we just experienced in Beijing, China.A lot of that had to do with Michael Phelps setting the swimming world on fire and dominating in the pool... Read More
August 2008
Going Deep
Tebow as great a role model as they come
Athletes taking the role of heroes have always been a fabric of Americana. And they’ve never lacked individuality.They’ve emerged as the subject of incredible comeback stories, defied physics with their... Read More
July 2008
Going Deep
’08 Finals don’t live up to billing
Feel a little nostalgic this past June?Feel like you were going back to the days of short-shorts, parquet floors and skyhooks?Feel a bit disappointed when it was all over?I don’t blame you.The 2008 NBA Finals were... Read More
June 2008
Going Deep
Our beloved sports are on the wrong track
I hate to be a cynic, but I don’t like the direction sports are headed.Lately, I feel like the loyal husband married to a woman who’s gone insane: All I want to do is remember how good she was, how much joy... Read More
May 2008
Going Deep
A look back at the 2007-08 NBA regular season
We usually have to wait until May and June to get this kind of excitement in the National Basketball Association. But this past regular season provided six months of endless drama that make this year already one of the... Read More
April 2008
Going Deep
Professional baseball teams in Florida keep lagging behind
Is there ever a more innocent time?Despite the dominance of the National Football League and the National Basketball Association's popularity with the younger generation, the MLB is still America's pastime.And... Read More
March 2008
Going Deep
Looking ahead to March Madness
We see it all the time. A team that is lucky even to be a part of the NCAA Tournament suddenly gains some momentum late in the season and makes a big impact in the brackets, hence messing up everybody’s office... Read More
February 2008
Going Deep
Commercialization Clutters Super Bowl
Remember when the Super Bowl was all about the actual game and not about the halftime show, the new string of commercials or even the weeklong events leading up to it?I don’t.Ever since I can remember, my clearest... Read More
January 2008
Going Deep
A message to all NFL fans:
All season long we have questioned their legitimacy, frowned at their head coach, argued they couldn’t make history and doubted their star wide receiver.All that did was take away from the most obvious fact: There... Read More
December 2007
Going Deep
December is all about giving gifts. And you know what? Athletes are people, too.
During the past year, the sports world has been filled with the nice, naughty and — on occasion — the undeserving. But I am a lenient Santa Claus, and I think everybody deserves a gift under their tree each... Read More
November 2007
Going Deep
Domination, Disappointment and Surprise as Basketball season begins
Once the calendar flips to November, basketball season begins. As always, 82 games and four heated playoff rounds will decide which out of the 30 teams stands above the rest come June.But right now, everybody’s... Read More
October 2007
Going Deep
The Five Greatest Baseball Moments in October History
They made some jump for joy and others sit and sulk.They made some parade the streets in drunken excitement and others toss TVs off third-story windows in sheer anger.They made some love life and others wish they had... Read More
September 2007
Going Deep
Understanding the Only True Sport Left
I must say that in all my years living in Miami — I was born and raised there, and up until one year ago, it was the only thing I knew — I never thought I would consider myself lucky to be a sports... Read More
August 2007
Going Deep
Disc Golfing Brings a Gainesville Family Together
I want to tell you a story about the Gurthie family. Not because they are rich or famous. In fact, they don't have much money and barely anybody has ever heard of them. But people like the Gurthies remind us that... Read More
July 2007
Going Deep
The Carefree Days of Summer
I look back on the summer of 1998 with hatred.At this time nine years ago, Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa were making history with each baseball they hit out of the park. It was supposed to be an unreachable feat.... Read More
June 2007
Going Deep
Five Amazing Moments in NBA Basketball History
Come June, all the hype is gone. Shoe deals, cell phone commercials and late-night talk show appearances don’t matter. During the NBA Finals, it’s all about whose will is strongest, whose blood is coldest... Read More
