The Syracuse University football team had high expectations and got off to a hot start coming off a 7-5 record and its first bowl win since 2001. Doug Marrone rejuvenated the Syracuse football program within his first three years of coaching his Alma matter. He took over the reins for former coach Greg Robinson who won an abysmal 10 wins in four years. Coach Marrone immediately turned...

The UFC continues to ride the wave of its fox deal with another free card on Fuel TV (US) and Sportsnet (Canada).  Diego Sanchez (3.75) vs. Jake Ellenburger (1.23) The main event features a solid welterweight bout which could have title implications.  Ellenburger seems to be on the way to a title shot and a victory over Sanchez could get him there.  Ellenburger is coming off...

The teams below are displayed below on an S-curve, so they are ranked from left to right within each seeding line.  The italicized teams are ones predicted to win their conference tourney and gain an automatic bid to the dance.  For the conferences who currently have NCAA tourney teams, it is assumed that one of those teams will win their conference tourney.  If not, then a...

I know you all love my track stories, so here's another that got onto Boston.com. On a whopping four YourTown sights, no less! Check it out!

I have a confession, one that I doubt makes me different than countless other baseball bloggers, but a confession nevertheless. Too often, what I call research for this site basically consists of me going to Baseball-Reference.com, Wikipedia, or the SABR BioProject. I combine this perhaps with references to a handful of great baseball books, the occasional interview, and a healthy...

[caption id="attachment_117" align="alignleft" width="600" caption="Lin playing Kobe"][/caption] Linsanity continues at Madison Square Garden. Jeremy Lin has the New York Knicks on a current 5 game Lin streak beating the Timberwolves last night. Taking over cities every night starting last week. Coming of the bench last saturday with 25...

Early Nineties and late Naughties the Brazilian Team was full of players who are of top class qualitiy. Rivaldo, Ronaldo, Ronaldino, Cafu, Robino, Roberto Carlos, Kaka. However, this level of player production seems to have declined and now there appear to be good players but few World Class. Whilst in Brazil last year I spent time at Santos Football Club and Corinthians Paulista...

Harry Redknapp, winner of: Bournemouth Football League Division Three: 1986–87 Football League Trophy: 1983–84 West Ham United UEFA Intertoto Cup: 1999 Portsmouth Football League Division One: 2002–03 FA Cup: 2007-08 Tottenham Hotspur Football League Cup runners up: 2009 An excellent, commendable achievement for any manager to...

[caption id="attachment_115" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Tiger Woods and Tony Romo"][/caption] Sunday afternoon and Tiger Woods is on the move. It's been almost two years since Woods won on the tour. This red shirt sunday, he is in contention at AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-am. Woods has shot a 68 on Thursday and Friday and a...

After having recently completed my Level 1 and 2 coaching badge with the F.A. I was surprised at how basic the coaching course was and how huge and important coaching parts were missing. The main point that caught my eye was there was little to no mention of warm ups within the system. I have been a coach for 5 years and I know that this is one of the most important points for coaching...

His Hall of Fame plaque reads that Josh Gibson hit “almost 800 homeruns” in his career. There are several reports of Josh Gibson hitting home runs which traveled more than 500 feet. Walter Johnson said Gibson could, “hit the ball a mile.”  Satchel Paige simply called Gibson, “the greatest hitter who ever lived.”  “There were a hundred legends about him,” catching...

Linsanity! Linsane! All he does is Lin! In case you have been living under a rock for the past week, you have already heard all about New York Knicks guard Jeremy Lin.  He is the undrafted guard from Harvard who has taken the NBA and sports world by storm. In his last five games (four of them starts) he has averaged 26.8 PPG, 8.0 APG, shooting 51.5% and averaging 39 minutes...

[caption id="attachment_1931" align="alignleft" width="200" caption=""The Best American Sports Writing 2011," edited by Jane Leavy"][/caption] Four months have passed since I last reviewed a volume of Glenn Stout's "Best American Sports Writing" series. We're long past due for another, so here's the 2011 collection...

Six consecutive national championships have come out of the South Eastern Conference. In those 6 years, the eventual champions have a combined record of 78-5. The last 3 Heisman winners have come from the Conference, with at least 1 nominee every year. The men responsible for your development are and have been names like Meyer, Miles, Saban, Richt, Petrino, and Spurrier...

Here comes the trash talking once again for the G-Men. As Giants RB Ahmad Bradshaw attacks the Cowboys. He told the NFL Netowrk crew that Tony Romo of the Cowboys will never ever win for Dallas as along as he is still there. I think Ahmad Bradshaw should just celebrate the super bowl win and don't trash talk about your rival unless you back in up next season. The last...

The New York Knicks (13-15) beat the Minnesota Timberwolves (13-15) 100-98, tonight at the Target Center. This was one ugly ballgame for the Knicks, but they come away with the hard fought win over the T-Wolves. Jeremy Lin had his worse game of this 5 game winning streak, even though he managed to score over 20 points again. Game Stats: Jeremy Lin continues to play great...

[caption id="attachment_1929" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Pau Gasol did some very mean things to the Celtics Thursday night. Find out more at DigBoston.com."][/caption] I know what you're all thinking: "Boy, I sure do love Matt's DigBoston columns! If only he wrote more than one a week!" Well, you're in...

The New York Knicks (12-15) beat the Los Angeles Lakers (15-12) 92-85, tonight at Madison Square Garden. I am still stunned as Jeremy Lin leads the Knicks to a great win over Kobe Bryant and the Lakers. Who is this man and where did he come from when the Knicks had him on the bench. Game Stats: Jeremy Lin has great in the last four games and the team looks alive when...

I spent the majority of my afternoon on the road, and since I am in the greater Philadelphia area, naturally I was listening to 97.5 The Fanatic. I can't speak for all of the programs that came before Mike Missanelli's show since he was the show on when I got on the road, but a lot of the talk today focused around the potential of an Andre Iguodala trade for Paul Pierce...

The teams below are displayed below on an S-curve, so they are ranked from left to right within each seeding line.  The italicized teams are ones predicted to win their conference tourney and gain an automatic bid to the dance.  For the conferences who currently have NCAA tourney teams, it is assumed that one of those teams will win their conference tourney.  If not, then a...

The biggest matchup of the night in the NBA is Kobe Bryant of the Lakers against Jeremy Lin of the Knicks. Jeremy Lin has drawed a lot of attention from the media and fans who have been watching great basketball from him. In the last three games, he has averaged over 20 points and 8 assists. Those are great numbers in the first few starts. Rockets GM Darly Morey admitted...

The Los Angeles Clippers is a professional basketball team that is situated in Los Angeles. It is included in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and is one of the seven members of NBA Western Conference's Pacific Division. Their home ground like the Lakers is the Staples Center wearing red, white and blue colored uniforms. They debuted in 1970 as the Buffalo Braves...

These are the darkest days. Football is over. I haven’t watched a NBA game from start to finish since I lived in New York when Willis Reed. Clyde Frazier and Bill Bradley led the Knicks to the 1969-1970 championship. As for hockey, the way I can best explain my disinterest is to say that growing up in Los Angeles the only ice I ever saw was in my freezer. But soon the sun will...

[caption id="attachment_1927" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="There were many reporters in the TD Garden press box Monday night at the Beanpot, but my column's fan-centered angle made me feel alone."][/caption] DigBoston sent me to TD Garden Monday night to cover the Beanpot, Boston's 60-year-old hockey tournament between...

Where do I start? That is the question I have been toiling with for the past hour since I first opened this blog. And why not? Getting started is the hardest part. Whether it has been for writing an article, a thesis, or making a blog post, I always struggle to get the ball rolling. Once I have set the tone, the words tend to flow much more easily. That being said, I feel that...