Did my mentioning Billy Joel give you that idea? Read more

Clearly you don't read enough. Read more

Mr. Hoppes, is that you? Read more

For the same reason I could see 4-3 being rightly nutso. Can't close out the sweep? Too bad, stay on the road. Read more

Gyah. Thanks. Fixed. Read more

Blargh. Thanks. Fixed. Read more

Oh, I see this is your first visit to a comments section on a racially charged piece of news from the deep South. Welcome. Read more

Changed from "the U.S." Dumb late-night error. Thanks to those who caught. Read more

I agree with you there. Just weird luck that the guy who could've won turned out to be anything but a flighty college kid. Read more

Couldn't agree more. In all it's a much more sane approach to balancing school with sport. Such a contrast, in so many regards, to BCS-level football. It's still just too damned expensive to go to college. Read more

Greg. Your response. A masterpiece. Of understatement. Read more

Oh, pish posh. Enjoy a crumb of hyperbole now and then. Read more

Ah, a fellow close reader and fellow smart ass. Brother? Read more

You kiddin' me? This shit's eternal, man. Read more

You're right on the date; it should say Friday. As for the uncredited part, you should check out the link at the bottom that says "ESPN.com." Read more

Ah, yes, but I did choose the one in which a dead man is dragged around a field. Read more

This makes my day. Read more

I hardly think Musburger gets a pass around here or elsewhere. (If you want a really fun read, look up what he wrote about Tommie Smith and John Carlos.) The bigger question is whether anything like the "looker" statement would ever be applied to a male athlete. Oh, this is also from the Telegraph story, in case you… Read more

Sharapova indeed preceded her in victory — though not immediately, of course. Sorry if it was unclear as written. Read more