Go get 'em Sally

If I was involved in something controversial, I'd be terrified if I heard Sally Jenkins was doing a column about it. She's as good as there is at taking public figures behind the woodshed.

Today, Jenkins took aim at Republicans trying to block George Soros' bid to buy the Nationals.

Pat Forde berates the kids foolish enough to declare early that didn't get picked in the first round.

The Globe begins its Lance coverage.

The Casey Blog is updated.

Bob Kravitz is mad

He thinks the NBA's age rule is wrong.

The rise of Mayweather

Jerry Izenberg said a courageous fighter got beat by a better one.

His follow-up column salutes Mayweather.

A good day by Paddy Harrington's boy...

and Ian O'Connor has a good column on it.

On a side note I didn't know Padraig was related to Joey Harrington as well as poker pro Dan Harrington.

J.D. Ghost

Bill Plaschke looks at the enigmatic J.D. Drew.

Sunday special

Jackie MacMullen looks at the struggles of quite a few former NBA players, who've found financial problems after basketball. It's part of a three-piece package that I imagine will be up for some enterprise awards.

Here come the Lance Armstrong stories... George Vescey leads out.

Tom Archdeacon on Max McLeary, a great-named, one-eyed umpire in the Frontier League

Ian O'Connor is wondering when Steinbrenner will finally burst.

The end of the tour

Jackie MacMullen has a look at the unique end to the Red Sox trophy tour.

Justice on well... justice

The Houston Chronicle's Richard Justice writes about the NCAA's latest punishment to Baylor and looks at an old debate: Is it fair to punish the people, who follow wrongdoers?

Quality work by Lupica

Mike Lupica has a nice piece about George Jefferson, the St. Peter's basketball player that died unexpectedly last week.

College baseball has dirty secrets?

Mike Bianchi looks at the ignored problems in college baseball.

Woj has a good look at Arturo Gatti.

College baseball has dirty secrets?

Mike Bianchi looks at the ignored problems in college baseball.

Woj has a good look at Arturo Gatti.

Possibly the dumbest thing ever...

Even the Veeck family wouldn't have done this.

New look

I monkeyed with the template of this blog, mostly because there was too much orange in the old one and Good Reads was looking a little too much like a shirt I wouldn't buy at Old Navy.

I have some things to tidy up a bit. I added a couple new links and I'll likely add a few more over the next couple of weeks. I subtracted a few too. No reason for me to be promoting links I don't check myself.

Since the middle of May the site has had almost 1,000 visitors, which is more than I ever imagined. With that kind of traffic, I'm hoping to provide more links more often, so please send me suggestions.

Brian Moritz, a friend and excellent sports writer in Binghamton (NY), joins Jim Pignatiello as another back-up poster here. Those guys will run the show when I go on vacation in two weeks.

Thanks for visiting.


The Milwakee Journal-Sentinel's Dale Hofmann has a farewell column as he steps down after 35 years.

Horry, Goosen and Woj's Dad

Michael Wilbon compared Robert Horry to Mariano Rivera.

Mike Bianchi says Goosen's collapse lets Greg Norman off the hook.

Woj pays tribute to his Dad on Father's Day.

Jim's wedding

Jim Pignatiello, a Good Reads regular and my back-up poster is getting married on Saturday. I'm in the wedding and have responsibilities related to it until Sunday. So there won't likely be anything new here until Monday. Until then check out Jim's Blog, which includes a recent review on Cinderella Man.

Tyson and Sean Casey

Michael Wilbon has a strong follow on Mike Tyson.

Linda Robertson and Dan Rafael weigh in too.

Gordon Edes on Sean Casey and a Catholic priest helping fight hunger in Lawrence.

I'm a sucker for stories like this

Tim Dahlberg of the Associated Press does a really nice job telling this uplifting story.

Good stuff from an interesting weekend.

Afleet Alex won the Belmont. The New York Times, Bob Ford and Jerry Izenberg have reports.

I thought Michael Wilbon's column captured Tyson well.

Woj on Tyson and the state of boxing.

Whitlock writes about the growing stardom of Manu Ginobili.
The column includes this statement:
"But the NBA, just like the NFL, Major League Baseball and the NHL, has never developed an overseas-born, foreign-trained player into a stateside, TV-ratings-driving, commercial endorsement superstar."
He's wrong. Maybe the NFL or NHL hasn't, but Sammy Sosa most definitely fit this description. You could argue for Pedro Martinez and others.

I don't know if any other athlete that played here became a Bostonian more than Cam Neely. Jackie MacMullen has a nice piece on him being inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.

A little fun

I suspect Bob Ryan genuinely enjoyed the reporting that went into this column.

Mike Downey says the Sox winning the World Series ruined what would have been a battle of epic losers.

Plaschke and Kirk Gibson look back at the home run that coined the term walk-off.

Woj liked Cinderella Man.

Jerry Izenburg on Tyrone Barley.

Fine work by Snow, Daugherty

More proof that the Red Sox ownership is run by good people is that they invited Pete Damon to throw out the first pitch. Damon, an Iraq veteran lost parts of both his arms (including both hands). Chris Snow of the Boston Globe has a nice piece on him.

Cincy Enquirer's Paul Daugherty defends a UC trustee, who is caught in the middle of the Huggins controversy.

Plaschke on Choi

I enjoyed this Plaschke piece on Hee-Seop Choi.

A real fight and a real fan

ESPN has a story on Leocadio Manon, a boxer battling HIV.

The New York Times has a nice story on a lifelong Yankee fan.

The Casey blog is updated.