As Ohio State begins preseason practice Thursday, the surest of things is that lots of people say Jeremiah Smith (above) is the best college football player in the nation. Jeff Gilbert writes for Press Pros.
If you believe Jeff Gilbert's conclusion that expanding the NCAA basketball tournament is a bad idea...consider another reality about sports, more sports, and sports to the point of it losing its competitive savor. The numbers are stunning.
Former Phillies great Richie Allen was inducted posthumously into baseball's hall of fame on Sunday. I took time to watch, saw a lot of people that I once knew, and enjoyed every minute of it.
More NCAA Tournament teams for the sake of more teams is nonsense. It only makes for more frivolous games when sports fans crave and deserve meaningful competition.
Commissioner Tony Petitti continued to talk Tuesday at Big Ten Media Days about expanding the playoffs to 16 and guaranteeing four spots for Big Ten and SEC teams. And the coaches, one by one, took the stage and made the same arguments.