I couldn’t help but think of a couple of old Cincinnati Enquirer articles after yesterday’s college basketball action. On January 22, columnist Paul Daugherty asked, “Has Xavier outgrown the A-10?,” worrying that the Muskies were “too dominant.” Then February came...

MLB.com’s Todd Zolecki is not the only Phillies beat writer who covered this incident from Saturday’s Phillies-Tigers game, but he’s the only one (that I’ve seen) who delivered on a picture: Ryan Howard just ripped a foul ball into the Bright House Field press box. The ball c...

With Sean Avery poised to join the Rangers (or, hey, some other team) Tuesday morning, we’ll be forced to read John Tortorella’s quote from his time as a TSN talking head at least another dozen times. The Daily News’ Filip Bondy did the honors Monday: “Enough is enough,”...

Tom Renney is out. Hardly unexpected, however. They’d lost 10 out of their past 12 games (2-7-3), and could lose out on a playoff spot to Florida (among others). As with past recent-vintage Rangers teams, high-paid free agents have disappointed, even though these particular guys (Gomez, Drury,...

As if the recent lack of tournament appearances and the three-part Washington Post series wasn’t enough for the University of Maryland, sex columnist Dan Savage recently appeared there, and, well, I believe one UM student has inadvertently helped him think up a new one for the Cameron Crazies:...

Are there any writers outside of Philadelphia demanding justice for J.C. Romero? The Inquirer’s Phil Sheridan suggests Commisioner Bud Selig ought to reduce the pitcher’s sentence down to 10 or 20 games. Romero (above, left) sat on a picnic table outside the Phillies’ clubhouse yes...

I’m not a fan of middle-of-the-season firings either, but ESPN’s Scott Burnside is too generous, IMO. This is a man who took a Penguins organization that was adrift, aimless, shiftless — and those were the team’s good qualities — when he arrived in December 2005. And he...

If you’ve ever watched the likes of “Trailer Park Boys,” “Testees” or (my favorite) “Rent-A-Goalie,” then you know Canadian TV is not as prudish as its U.S. counterpart. This was further borne out today on NBC by between-periods analyst Mike Milbury (above)....

Given the way the BCS works, it’s understandable that football coaches like to campaign in the media. Basketball is different. Perhaps University of Cincinnati hoops boss Mick Cronin doesn’t realize Joe Lunardi isn’t likely to have a concrete impact on the NCAA selection process. T...

From Oregonian Beavers beat writer Paul Buker: …the revelation that new UW football coach Steve Sarkisian has a Twitter page and recently broke his own story on the thing got me to wondering …what the hell is a Twitter page? … so I did some research, and now I’m afraid Sarkis...