Archive for March, 2006

Dials, Not Distance, The Difference
March 19, 2006

Ohio State’s players sat in the lockerroom, listening to the cheers through the cold brick walls of the UD Arena. Dayton is a short trip from Columbus, and might as well be home court for the Buckeyes. But for a change, the scraming and shouting did not come from the fans. No, at halftime of [...]

Cavs Too Relaxed?
March 16, 2006

The Cavs might want to consider sending Browns general manager Phil Savage a thank you note. His windfall of free agent signings created the ultimate smokescreen. Think about it: in Cleveland, heads were spinning so much from signing to signing that we almost forgot about the Cavs collapse-in-progress.
Almost.
But this is not exactly the old tree-falling-in-the-forest [...]

March Musings
March 10, 2006

The Q felt like a college campus this week for the MAC Tournament, packed tight with coaches and coeds, athletes and alums. School colors were the uniform. All anyone was asking for? Once chance to dance.Watching the NCAA Tournament can make you feel a little like Bill Murray reporting from Punxsutawney, PA on Groundhog Day. [...]

No Labor of Love
March 5, 2006

Time is ticking on the NFL’s claim to salary cap sanity. The chasm of cash that separates the league’s owners and the players union is threatening Paul Tagliabue’s gridiron Shangri-La.
After five hours of meeting in New York on Saturday, nobody but the suits gathered around that antique oak negotiating table knew what kind of [...]