Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh plays with a passion an edge of ferocity we don’t get to see often enough. Not only did he put together one of the most impressive defensive games ever in college football history last year recording four and a half sacks against Texas, but he also is looking to treat [...]
The NFL has been discussing the possibility of expanding to an 18-game season for the past few years. While there were rumblings of the idea in the past, it seems to be an inevitability for the future. The owners are behind the idea for one reason: money. More regular season games means more money in [...]
Saturday evening’s UFC 117 in Oakland was a clear example of why MMA and the UFC in particular is so captivating and increasing in popularity. While boxing is struggling to get the two biggest draws in the sport in the ring against each other, the UFC is pairing some of the biggest names in the [...]
If you hadn’t already heard enough about the Pac-10 this college football off-season, you sure saw enough of them during the week. Under the direction of commissioner Larry Scott, who visited with Craig Shemon on Sporting News Radio, the conference has been exploring new opportunities to grow its brand. Its latest strategy, besides creating a [...]
Dr. Don Catlin owns and operates Anti-Doping Research which is one of the premier performance-enhancing drug research organizations in the world. Catlin is considered one of the fathers of drug testing in sports and he has worked with the Olympics, the NCAA, MLB, and NFL. Recently, Catlin has questioned MLB’s initiative to blood test minor [...]
A good portion of my show Sunday evening on Sporting News Radio was spent analyzing the comments Michael Jordan made recently about LeBron James leaving Cleveland to form the Bermuda Triangle with Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh in Miami. The reaction from listeners was polarizing; some people felt MJ’s remarks were on the money while [...]
The moment he arrived Los Angeles, Lane Kiffin was greeted with much fanfare and adulation from the Trojan family. Pete Carroll had just skipped town for Seattle, and USC was coming off a 9-4 season — its worst since Carroll’s first year on the job in 2001. USC fans were nervous and unsettled, but the [...]
You can listen to my thoughts on the two faces of Dan Gilbert. So… LeBron James has taken a lot of criticism for his decision to leave Cleveland to team up with Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade in Miami. While I don’t blame LeBron for his desire to win immediately, his one hour spectacle on [...]
The Three Lions get jobbed by FIFA and the officials versus Germany.