Jeff Fisher and Mike Shanahan are long-time friends and they share a lot in common. They were each successful head coaches in the late 1990s and early 2000s. They both appear to be, even by the standard of NFL head coaches, to be considerable egomaniacs. And they both excel as much at the game of […]
The college football world in general and the Big Ten community in particular has erupted in the wake of the NCAA’s ban on coaches participating in summer camps for recruits away from their own facilities—“satellite camps”. A text thread that I’m on with a few other college football fans has been going crazy for several […]
The most important two months in the history of the Washington Capitals begins tonight when the open the playoffs at home against the Philadelphia Flyers. The Caps came into existence in 1975 and have never won the Stanley Cup. They’ve only made the Finals once (1998) and were swept, so they’re still looking for their […]
The American League is wide open this season and I think the Baltimore Orioles are the most likely candidate to fill the void at the top. My view is not a byproduct of their 6-0 start—although that certainly doesn’t hurt. I held this view prior to the season, as expressed in a preseason podcast with […]
Robert Griffin III isn’t the only one looking for a fresh start with the Cleveland Browns. His new head coach, Hue Jackson and new offensive coordinator, Pep Hamilton, are in a similar boat. You can make a great case that all three of these men got it stuck to them in their last stops and […]
It’s easy to be prisoner of the moment and call the incredible ending of Villanova’s 77-74 win over North Carolina in last night’s NCAA final the greatest ever. It’s even easier though when that grandiose statement is exactly correct. We’ve seen a lot of great national championship games in college basketball over the years, but […]
The baseball season begins Sunday afternoon when the Pirates host the Cardinals, the beginning of an ESPN tripleheader that culminates with a Mets-Royals World Series rematch. If you’re not ready for baseball season, the podcast I did with Greg DePalma of PrimeSportsNetwork will get you there. LISTEN TO THE 2016 MLB PREVIEW PODCAST Greg and […]
North Carolina comes into the Final Four as the top-heavy betting favorite to win the national championship on Monday night. The Tar Heels’ odds are 5-7. No one else is better than 3-1. UNC is a nine-point favorite in their Saturday national semifinal against Syracuse. The Tar Heels have the most imposing frontline of all […]
There’s no coach I feel worse for this morning than Virginia’s Tony Bennett and no player that I sympathize with more than Cavaliers star Malcolm Brogdon. This is a coach and player that have done yeoman’s work in lifting UVA from an okay program to a national power over the last three years. And with […]
The Boston Bruins are in the midst of a meltdown. They’ve lost five straight games in regulation and a playoff berth that was once reasonably in hand in the balanced and difficult Eastern Conference is now in serious jeopardy. The problem is that the defense that was the staple of this franchise’s recent strong years […]
It’s been a crazy March Madness and for me that’s been in more ways than one. The action on the basketball court has been fast and furious with unbelievable moments—put me down as one who counts Middle Tennessee’s upset of Michigan State as the biggest in NCAA Tournament history. But for me personally, it’s also […]
If you’re not ready for the NCAA Tournament on Thursday, this podcast will get you there. TheSportsNotebook.com joined forces with Prime Sports Network in a 1-hour/15 minute show that broke down the bracket from a number of different angles. In my appearance with PSN host Greg DePalma, we did more than the standard routine of […]
