Packer, A Pro in the College Game- July 15, 2008 Billy Packer has never been beloved the way John Madden is. Packer's never been as smooth as Doug Collins or Joe Morgan. Packer is the polar opposite of college basketball's other iconic analyst, Dick Vitale. There were times earlier in his career when Packer was criticized for being racially insensitive. As recently as 2000 he made a crude and arrogant remark to a couple of Duke co-eds who were simply doing their jobs. As recently as March Packer took his usual position, lobbying for the...http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/14/AR2008071402318.html?nav=r... Advantage: Tennis- July 8, 2008 The folks who've stood by tennis as its stature diminished over the years are over the moon today. Not in the last 20 years have they had so much to celebrate, certainly nothing as riveting as Rafael Nadal's absurdly dramatic victory over Roger Federer in Sunday's Wimbledon men's final. And 24 hours earlier there was the uniquely American success story of the Williams sisters, citizens of the world now but from and of Compton, Calif., playing out a reality that 25 years ago only their father...http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/07/AR2008070702661.html?nav=r... For $111 Million, We Need More- July 5, 2008 Isn't it just fabulous, Gilbert Arenas putting aside his own basic needs to sacrifice for the greater good of Washington and the Wizards by accepting $111 million instead of $127 million How unbelievably heroic can one man be It's not like the $16 million surplus will allow the Wizards to go get Elton Brand, too. It will allow the Wizards to keep a couple of their own guys and not pay a big luxury tax. Whoop-de-doo!http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/04/AR2008070402693.html?nav=r... |