Good Reads: Recruiting, Tour, Shaq etc.

USA Today has a well-reported story on the hectic existence of college hoops coaches during summer recruiting.

This is my first Tim Kawakami column, but I enjoyed it. The San Jose Mercury News columnist is boycotting ESPN and his column is a pretty accurate and amusing look at what's right and wrong with the station.

Bernie Lincicome's tour of Europe continued at the Tour de France.

The Philly I's Bob Ford writes about Lance in the role of Goliath. Ford has written quite a few columns from the tour.

Stepehn A. Smith rips La Salle.

Kevin Blackistone preaches from the pulpit about the evils or recruiting excesses in college.

Rob Derksen, manager of the Greek Olympic baseball team died of a heart attack just weeks before the games. (Further review finds this is an old story. Still worth noting).

Wetzel on Eddie George.

Dan LeBetard looks back at who the Heat gave up for Shaq.

I'm late in posting this: Simers makes fun of Bartolo Colon being fat.

Carlos Delgado's political stance appears to be a non-issue at Yankee Stadium.