Jordan, Brown have a lot on the line

So Michael Jordan got his man, luring vagabond coach Larry Brown away from the potential openings in Dallas, Phoenix, Toronto and Atlanta to come lead the Charlotte Bobcats.
What’s interesting is that both men need this pairing to work to rebuild their slumping reputations. Brown is coming a disastrous campaign with the New York Knicks, a [...]

A new low in the Clemens steriod saga

Back when the Roger Clemens/Brian McNamee steroids and HGH story blew up, we knew it would get ugly well before it ever got resolved.
One would’ve thought the ugliest high point (low point?) would have been congressional discussion of a “palpable mass” on Clemens’ buttocks, but things sank to a new depth on Monday.
In a report [...]

Hansbrough’s coming back, but is it the right move?

Tyler Hansbrough, the national player of the year, has made his decision — he’s coming back for his senior season at North Carolina.
He may or may not have his point guard back with him, or the team’s deadliest outside threat. Both Ty Lawson and Wayne Ellington have declared for the NBA draft, but neither will [...]

Pacman and Dallas — Bad Idea

You hear some things about Dallas.
You hear stories. And among them includes the high volume of strip clubs within the Dallas metro area. Maybe it’s nothing more than any other American city, but you know what they say about Texas…
There was something else about Dallas on Wednesday. The Cowboys, America’s (Most Wanted) Team in the [...]

Annika, Danica — and my little girl

When my daughter was 2 months old, with my lovely wife working a 12-hour shift at the hospital, I propped my little girl up onto my lap and we watched Annika Sorenstam tee off on the first hole to open her Thursday round at The Colonial.
Throughout the course of the day, from changing diapers to [...]

The NBA playoffs have started — Where’s my team?

They were my team.
They came to me like the Carolina Panthers eventually did. Before the Panthers arrived, I was a Washington Redskins guy, lover of all things Gibbs, Theismann and Riggins. But then the Panthers showed up and Daniel Snyder took over in Washington, making the split easier.
The Charlotte Hornets, though, took a little bit [...]

I need help

I need help.
OK, let me rephrase that. 
I need patience.
Herald sportswriter Randy Quis has made a move in his career and enjoyed his last day at the Herald on Wednesday. I’m sure I’m not the only one who wishes him all the best. Anybody who knows Randy likes him within seconds, and he’s going to be [...]

A chip off the idiot block

There are days when I really feel for my little girl, Allison.
And they are the days when I realize that a lot of her is a lot like me. 
My precocious 5-year-old daughter loves the ABC show “Dancing With the Stars.” Loves it. She doesn’t know who any of the people are or why they are [...]

So who will win the Masters?

I’ve been writing columns like this one going on 10 years, and before last year, I never had a player who I believed couldn’t win a major championship actually win it. I like to write about who I believe can win, who I believe won’t win, and who I believe will win.
Of course, last year, [...]

Day 3 from the Masters

Day 3 of the Masters has begun, but it’s being suspended for rain.
1:26 p.m. The storms that were expected have arrived in Augusta, halting play about five minutes before Tiger Woods was scheduled to tee off. How much of the third round is completed remains to be seen, but there’s no doubt it will not [...]