It's image, image, image Barry: “There’s a big difference between a court of law and the court of public opinion,” said Mike Paul, the president of MGP & Associates PR in New York. “I’m sure an attorney is telling him, ‘You can’t say you’re sorry or that you took steroids,’ but it’s the only thing that would repair his reputation.”

posted by roberts to baseball at 02:00 PM - 3 comments

NASCAR facing uncertain future as it searches for its identity: “Are we moonshiners, country music, banjos and Route 66?” said one auto racing promoter. “Or are we merlot and Rodeo Drive? We just have to settle down and say: ‘Is this what we want? Exactly who are we?’ ”

posted by roberts to auto racing at 02:30 PM - 19 comments

Hot pajamas! Noah takes the heat off Brewer: and Florida goes on to beat the wildcats -- led by Brewer.

posted by roberts to basketball at 09:55 AM - 5 comments

Up with Stevie Y.: The Wings had to honor him in some way. I imagine this is just the start.

posted by roberts to hockey at 06:44 PM - 23 comments

No Stuporsonics in Seattle?: Has moving sports teams become the thing to do? And Loria isn't even involved in this. As for Stern...

posted by roberts to basketball at 02:44 PM - 26 comments

Curt Gowdy dies: He talked a good game.

posted by roberts to baseball at 01:08 PM - 23 comments

The Boss has a heart!: Arkansas kid was saving up to go to a Yankees game, but instead gave the money up to keep his school open. Steinbrenner heard about it and...

posted by roberts to baseball at 08:30 PM - 44 comments

Missing the tackle on Reality : After the NFL glory days, a lot of players find the adjustment to real life pretty tough.

posted by roberts to football at 06:10 AM - 13 comments

Brett picks a coach: But Mariucci isn't even on the Packers interview list. It could be no Mariucci, no Favre in Green Bay.

posted by roberts to football at 06:32 AM - 32 comments

Who's your Sportsman of the Year?: At the bottom of each story on a writer's pick is a form where you can nominate your own sportman of 2005.

posted by roberts to general at 05:59 AM - 27 comments

Krueger is fired: Bye-bye to Giants announcer.

posted by roberts to baseball at 04:45 AM - 36 comments

A cathedral of baseball dies: The slow decline of a historic baseball landmark. Are Fenway and Wrigley next?

posted by roberts to baseball at 10:20 AM - 12 comments

Soccer fans in Scotland jeer during pope tribute: Shades of Northern Ireland and Protestants vs. Catholics

posted by roberts to soccer at 05:26 PM - 11 comments

Drifters, technology, and the Final Four: These are the voyages .... This will be happening these days at more than one school, probably by more than one group at any school.

posted by roberts to basketball at 06:15 AM - 1 comment

Kobe gets rid of his rape case ordeal: with a check. Another pro athlete buys his way out of a legal mess. So what's new?

posted by roberts to basketball at 09:08 AM - 38 comments

No NHL, no Stanley Cup? How about beer and a t-shirt: The B-league team American Transmissions Rhinos are playing for just a championship t-shirt, but then, that sounds pretty good in Hockeytown these days. What NHL? And some guy named Bettman -- who cares about him?

posted by roberts to hockey at 09:04 PM - 3 comments

You go girl--At least some folks with NHL ties: have something on the ball. The NHL and the player's union could take a lesson in how to scale tough problems. Maybe the answer is to put Bettman and Goodenow on a mountain and don't let them come down until they've agreed on something.

posted by roberts to hockey at 09:59 AM - 1 comment

Call it the NHL lockout trickle-down theory: What about all those companies that make hockey gear -- skates, sticks, pads, sweaters. This is only a sample of how the lockout affects more than the players and owners.

posted by roberts to hockey at 05:58 PM - 7 comments

Politics in sports: rears its ugly head again. It didn't matter if it's part of a sports celebration, part of history, or symbol of bad times ... the fans are up in arms over it.

posted by roberts to soccer at 08:43 AM - 16 comments

What should be the top sports story of 2004?: Is it the Malice at the Palace, the Sox winning the World Series, the great Super Bowl wardrobe malfunction ...

posted by roberts to general at 08:05 PM - 26 comments

The Pistons and Pacers can live down the brawl: They are two class franchises. So the Pacers season is shot and the Pistons are doing nothing. Are the two teams supposed to be defined forever by one bad incident one night?

posted by roberts to basketball at 12:49 PM - 5 comments

Smoltz back in starting rotation: Is this a good idea? While the Braves need a good starter, Smoltz could barely last the year as a closer. Now that they have Kolb to close, how long will Smoltz last as a starter? Four elbow surgeries might come back to haunt him this year.

posted by roberts to baseball at 06:14 AM - 9 comments

Fans find zero tolerance: The Palace wants no more malice, so security is tightening up at Detroit basketball games. Fans get the word -- Play nice, or you're out of here.

posted by roberts to basketball at 11:24 AM - 6 comments

Holyfield should give it up: Evander Holyfield should retire instead of letting his supersize ego obscure reality. The guy was a great boxer, but now he is a shadow of his former self. He should stop making a fool of himself and bow out. It's at the point now where he gets pummeled every time he steps into a ring.

posted by roberts to boxing at 07:10 AM - 17 comments