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Former UC Star Wideout Gets Cash, Jewelry Lifted
By JOHN P. WISE One Great Season
Former University of Cincinnnati star wideout Mardy Gilyard was robbed at gunpoint near the UC campus Monday night, according to a report.
Multiple gunmen approached Gilyard and another friend and took about $300 in cash and at least $1,000 in jewelry, The Cincinnati Enquirer reported .
No one was injured, but the alleged victims were able to describe ...
By JOHN P. WISEOne Great Season
It seemed like a no-brainer, really.
Whether you value a horse's bloodlines, his past finishes, or recent works on the local track, something about a Super Saver win in Saturday's Kentucky Derby 136 was an easy call.
Remember how you used to bet $2 across the board whenever Pat Day raced? You spent $6 to get $10.80 back, just so you could say you cashed in ...
Source: Rico Hines To Join Steve Lavin’s Staff At St. John’s
Posted: 15th April 2010 by John P. Wise in NBA
Adding Dunlap Would Bring West Coast Feel To NYC
By JOHN P. WISE One Great Season
Rico Hines, who played his college basketball at UCLA under coach Steve Lavin, will be an assistant coach under Lavin at St. John's, according to a source with knowledge of the Red Storm basketball program.
The tipster texted OGS late Thursday afternoon saying Hines, who just completed his season as an assistant coach with the NBA's ...
Condescending New Yorkers can laugh all they want about how bad a city Cleveland is. I'm a proud Clevelander who's been living in the Big Apple for four years now, and it's been pretty entertaining watching the arrogance.
Sure, the "Mistake On The Lake" even sets rivers afire, but equally embarrassing are New York and its assumptions rooted in an ugly habit of self-absorption.
If this was the 1980s, certainly ...
March Madness: Tournament Takeaways: What Day 1 Taught Us
Posted: 19th March 2010 by John P. Wise in NBA
By JOHN P. WISE One Great Season The first day of the first round of the NCAA Tournament brought great excitement into living rooms, sports bars, and office cubicles everywhere. We probably say it more than we remember, but I can't recall the opening day of America's greatest sporting event being as excellent as Thursday was. Here's what we'll take away from it: + Georgetown, a popular ...
Each Monday until the national championship is played in Indianapolis on April 5, One Great Season will count down the Top 10 National Championship games since 1979, when Larry Bird and Magic Johnson squared off in Salt Lake City. Today's No. 4 is the 1987 classic between Indiana and Syracuse in New Orleans.
By JOHN P. WISEOne Great Season
I was supposed to attend my first concert ever on this night, but ...
By JOHN P. WISE One Great Season
I don't think I've ever liked one thing about Chad Ochocinco. His only value is on the football field 16 days out of every calendar year, but even that gets compromised from time to time with his never-ending, off-the-field soap opera disguised as a circus.
His latest episode went public Tuesday on—where else?—Twitter.
ESPN's best radio talk-show host, Colin Cowherd, did his job on Tuesday by ...
Is Evan Turner The Obvious Choice for the Naismith Award?
Posted: 2nd March 2010 by John P. Wise in NBA
By JOHN P. WISE One Great Season
It's March and everyone's talking about college basketball. Is your team on the bubble?
While all the talk is about teams and brackets and seeds, let's not forget about some of the top individual players who hope to lead those squads deep into the NCAA Tournament.
So let's get started with my five leading candidates to win the coveted Naismith Award, which honors the best player ...
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It's been a long time since I thought Shaquille O'Neal was a key factor on a basketball team. I've never really been a big fan of his.
In my opinion, folks get their terms mixed up when describing Shaq as a great basketball player. He's certainly big and strong and physical, but far from great. Even in his prime, he was not great. Great to me means that there's a ...
Each Monday until the national championship is played in Indianapolis on April 5, One Great Season will count down the Top 10 National Championship games since 1979, when Larry Bird and Magic Johnson squared off in Salt Lake City. In observance of President's Day, OGS took last week off, but today's No. 7 is the 2003 title game between Syracuse and Kansas.
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Finally.
That was about my reaction when longtime Syracuse ...