NCAA's New 5-Year Rule; NBA Draft Notes; Giant Stench; Mr. Personality; MAWA Court
In recent years we've seen a new phenomenon emerge in college football and basketball--the seven year player. Used to be, you'd have four years to participate in your sport, or perhaps five if you were red-shirted or had a season-ending injury. But the recent rule changes allowing athletes to play up to four games without losing a year, a variety of waivers issued for injuries or coaching changes, and the NCAA's grant of an additional "COVID Year" and then a blanket waiver f
Gary Cavalli
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A Giant Mess; A Big Warriors' Pick; A Lost War
The San Francisco Giants continue to struggle mightily. They find myriad ways to lose games--bullpen failures, bad baserunning, sloppy fielding, inconsistent hitting. At 31-46, the Giants are competing with the Colorado Rockies, LA Angels and Kansas City Royals for the designation as the worst team in baseball. They just got swept by the Miami Marlins, displaying the usual unforced errors and in the process wasting another terrific performance by Logan Webb, whose 4-5 record
Gary Cavalli
Jun 22
