OK, pay themThe NCAA got it down to the Elite Eight this weekend and the basketball tournament will bring in about $800 million. The media are filled with people saying what a travesty it is that the players aren’t getting paid.Scholarships don’t count.They used to, back when getting a free ...
If you grew up listening to Bob Prince calling Pirates games as I did, you know all about the hidden vigorish.The Gunner would remind us often that the longer a guy had gone without a hit, the better his chances of getting one.The University of Virginia got a good lesson in hidden vigorish ...
Somebody needs to be fired.Last week, in this space, I suggested that Arizona Basketball coach and former Pitt star Sean Miller should be fired if ESPN’s story about him being heard on an FBI wire tap discussing a $100,000 payment to a recruit was true.After Miller vehemently proclaimed the ...
I’ve always rooted for Sean Miller. I was impressed with him the first time I met him when he showed up to play basketball at Pitt 30 years ago.He was amazingly well-spoken and mature for a freshman and handled the media like a pro. Nobody who dealt with him at Pitt was surprised when he ...
David Freese has breaking news.The Pirates stink.They are one of the most pathetically inept major professional sports franchises in the history of North America. Freese went off on the loser’s mentality that permeates the Pirates from the front office to the locker room when he arrived in ...
Pirates pitchers and catchers report tomorrow.Are you excited?Ready for another losing season?After trading their two best players while other teams in their division, including the Milwaukee Brewers, were adding better players in an attempt to, you know, win, your Buccos are just about ...
