Just start tying player graduation rates to bonuses for coaches and you'll see how fast the grades go up.

I was in rodeos for 12 years, and if I had said I couldn't ride because of a hyperextended toe, my buddies would have fallen down laughing.

I think Raffie actually did us a favor.

Furcal cried for three years with the Dodgers about what a mistake it was to leave the Braves. But when he got a chance to return, he lied and cried all the way to the bank. We don't need his selfish attitude --- or his errors.

When a sports team has an owner who cares, good things will happen. A prime example is Arthur Blank and the Falcons. The Atlanta Spirit and the Thrashers should take note.

Arthur Blank keeps going down to the Falcons sideline. Does he expect Mike Smith to put him into the game?

Living in a halfway house could be very lonely for Michael Vick. Maybe he needs a dog for company. (I don't see any paws going up. --- the Vent Guy)

So the Braves had a pitcher who was 32, with a history of injuries, and he had never won more than 12 games in a year until last year, and they "failed" to sign him to an $80 million contract. Maybe that's a good thing.

Did you read the NFL tiebreaking system for playoff spots? And I thought the BCS was complicated.

The Auburn football hot shots must have used some form of new math when they changed coaches. Just compare the records.

John Abraham not in the Pro Bowl? Voters need to be "sacked" for that decision.

Las Vegas tried to go from "Sin City" to "family-friendly." It didn't work. The NHL tried to attract more families by cutting down on rough play. See any parallels? Hey, NHL, wise up!

I don't know what is more annoying on "Monday Night Football," the incessant blabbing by the three announcers or the plethora of advertising. Bring back John Madden, please.

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