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Both Iverson and the Knicks deserve better

It's painfully clear to everyone but the management of the New York Knicks that there's only one question to which Allen Iverson remains "The Answer." That is: "What could be worse than spending 40 years in the NBA wilderness with Isiah Thomas, Larry ...

From JIM LITKE, AP SPORTS COLUMNIST, Boston Globe,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: New York Knicks,  National Basketball Association,  Allen Iverson,  Isiah Thomas,  Larry Brown

Memo to LeBron: MJ is doing fine without your help

With all due respect, you're taking this "King James" thing too far. Being a great player and one of the best talkers in the league doesn't mean every half-baked idea that pops into your head has to come out of your mouth. If all you want is a new ...

From JIM LITKE, AP SPORTS COLUMNIST, Boston Globe,  18 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Michael Jordan,  National Basketball Association,  National Collegiate Athletic Association,  Kobe Bryant,  Dwayne Wade

Manning-Brady a draw, but Belichick takes the loss

-- The argument over who's the better quarterback, Peyton Manning or Tom Brady, will continue long after both have stashed enough souvenirs in the Hall of Fame to qualify it as a second home. Few should doubt, though, which would make a better coach ...

From JIM LITKE, The Washington Post,  16 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Bill Belichick,  Tom Brady,  Peyton Manning,  Kevin Faulk,  Melvin Bullitt

Who will play for title? Better to ask who won't.

That's because the suits in charge of the BCS have already effectively narrowed the race to the winner of the Southeastern Conference, almost certainly Florida or Alabama, against Texas. ...

From JIM LITKE, Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor,  12 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Texas Longhorns,  Gary Patterson,  National Collegiate Athletic Association,  Big 12,  Southeastern Conference

Lefty, rivals may regret tugging at Tiger's tail

Bookmakers the world over made Tiger Woods the odds-on favorite to win this week's Australian Masters. No surprise there. As anyone who's backed him or been lucky enough to draw his name in the office calcutta can attest, that's rarely a bad bet. Yet ...

From JIM LITKE, AP SPORTS COLUMNIST, San Diego Union-Tribune,  11 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Tiger Woods,  Phil Mickelson,  HSBC,  Kenny Perry,  Dave Stockton

Not the kind of echoes Weis wanted to wake up to

Just about everybody except the higher-ups at Notre Dame has already figured it out: Charlie Weis isn't going to return the Fighting Irish to the top of college football anytime soon. A loss to Navy for the second time in three years – and at home ...

From JIM LITKE, AP SPORTS COLUMNIST, San Diego Union-Tribune,  9 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Bob Davie,  Kevin White,  New England Patriots

Everything in NY will be Girardi's for the asking

NEW YORK Some guys like to sneak up on their target. Joe Girardi put his on the back of a uniform: And no sooner had Girardi delivered a 27th World Series title for the most storied franchise in American pro sports than he began plotting for the next ...

From JIM LITKE, San Diego Union-Tribune,  6 Nov 2009

Related Topics: New York Yankees,  Joe Girardi,  Joe Torre,  Brian Cashman,  Derek Jeter

Pedro's back! And he ain't afraid of no ghosts

Philadelphia Phillies' Pedro Martinez pitches to the New York Yankees during the fifth inning of Game 2 of the Major League Baseball World Series Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009, in New York. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) Fans put up a banner for Philadelphia ...

From JIM LITKE, AP SPORTS COLUMNIST, San Diego Union-Tribune,  4 Nov 2009

Related Topics: New York Yankees,  Philadelphia Phillies,  Pedro Martinez,  Major League Baseball,  Don Zimmer

WORLD SERIES Game 6 / Martinez has energy, history in New York

Outside Yankee Stadium, workmen wielding power washers crisscross the walkways on a crisp autumn afternoon, dutifully cleaning each and every groove between thousands of concrete squares. Inside, groundskeepers wielding rakes push pebbles back and ...

From JIM LITKE, San Francisco Chronicle,  4 Nov 2009

Related Topics: New York Yankees,  Pedro Martinez,  Philadelphia Phillies,  Don Zimmer,  Grady Little

Cashing in with the best team money can buy

play that put the Yankees back within striking distance of another World Series championship, though, had nothing to do with pitching. PHILADELPHIA -- Brian Cashman leaned against the wall just outside manager Joe Girardi's office as the best players ...

From JIM LITKE, Bennington Banner,  2 Nov 2009

Related Topics: New York Yankees,  Philadelphia Phillies,  Brian Cashman,  Joe Girardi,  Luis Gonzalez

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