Public altercations involving unsavory characters. Suspicious automobiles. Guns. Cocaine. Huge amounts of cash. What sounds like the teaser for a forthcoming episode of “Law & Order” is actually a slice from the life of Tennessee Titans defensive back Adam (“Pacman”) Jones. Last year’s #1 Titans draft choice (pictured, left) was a PR nightmare from the beginning. In summer 2005 he held out from
Tuesday, May 9, 2006
Tuesday, May 2, 2006
Immigration's Great if You're Pedro Martinez, but the Rest Is a Mess
Posted on 10:53 PM by ergeg
Where would American sports of the past 50 years be without immigrants? The face of American baseball has been radically altered in the past decades by the influx of gifted Hispanics. European basketball players are definitely the hottest trend in the NBA. NFL football sees less of this but there are a few exceptions, with African nationals seeming to be the most prevalent new group of players.
Sunday, April 30, 2006
Titans Get Young: The Great Experiment Begins
Posted on 3:23 AM by ergeg
Sam's Place Sports Bar & Grill (pictured, left) in Nashville's Hillsboro Village is a fine place to watch the NFL draft. It's 11 o'clock on Saturday morning, and too early for alcohol, but that doesn't stop the predominantly male (all ages) crowd from getting started. Beer and sandwiches all around, and the clientele of about 30 or so, along with a new barmaid whom I've never seen before—with a
Tuesday, April 25, 2006
Who Will Emerge Unscathed from the Kentucky Derby's Organized Chaos?
Posted on 2:47 AM by ergeg
[Editor's Note: Sports Media America proudly presents this guest column by Los Angeles-based correspondent Steve Brady. Steve's become a savvy horse player in the recent era, and his stylish, catchy prose not only zeros in on the whys and wherefores of winning thoroughbreds but also makes the newbie horse-racing fan feel welcome at the track. So read and learn. But, as always, don't bet the farm
Monday, April 24, 2006
Hernandez' Remarks Challenge Political Correctness, But Has He Got a Point?
Posted on 6:49 PM by ergeg
Okay, time for honesty. Let's have a show of male hands. How many of you out there think it's cool that a woman was hanging out in the San Diego Padres dugout during Saturday's game against the New York Mets? Mets broadcaster Keith Hernandez was reprimanded for speaking his mind about 33-year-old massage therapist Kelly Calabrese, who is apparently employed full-time by the Padres. After spotting
Thursday, March 16, 2006
Money Well Spent? Titans New Free Agents Intrigue but Don't Excite; Serious Draft Issues Still Looming
Posted on 7:07 AM by ergeg
David Givens, Kevin Mawae, David Thornton, Chris Hope. This is the new crop of free agents signed in a hurry by the Tennessee Titans. The default reaction of local Nashville radio and TV sports media seems to be a positive one. Forgive my cynicism, but I'm not so sure.
With the exception of the 35-year-old Mawae (left), the group has both youth and legit experience on its side, and, in the
With the exception of the 35-year-old Mawae (left), the group has both youth and legit experience on its side, and, in the
Monday, March 13, 2006
Platitudes and Obfuscation: Inside the Vague Mind of Craig Littlepage
Posted on 1:31 AM by ergeg
When CBS producers and tech staff weren't in synch with the wayward commentary of Billy Packer and Jim Nantz during yesterday's NCAA bracket wrap-up, we received an unplanned visual of an awkward Craig Littlepage, selection committee chair. While Littlepage smirked nervously on-screen, Nantz and Packer were beating up on his supposed logic in defense of the committee's work. We got a picture of
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