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Ernie Johnson Jr of TNT recently addressed the Alabama football team.  His message was simple.  There's value in everybody.  You will be able to listen to the entire speech, one of the best five minute messages I've ever heard.  Ernie ended the speech by saying "be a better human".  I also talk about Lift Every Voice and Sing, often referred to as the Black national anthem.  I read excerpts both p...

Skip Bayless of FS1 went after Dallas Cowboys Head Coach Mike McCarthy yesterday over his weight.  His colleague Jenny Taft criticized Bayless to his face over the stupid comment.  My rant is very simple.  Do you like Skip Bayless?  Do you know anyone who likes the guy?  How does he make a reported $7 million dollars a year?  Is there anyone in sports media that makes more ridiculous comments that...

What a scene in Slovenia yesterday as the Dallas Mavericks  Luka Doncic signed a 5 year extension worth $207 million.    Luka said he had no doubt in his mind he'd sign the deal.  Yeah no kidding!  Mavs owner Mark Cuban couldn't control himself in gushing over Wonder Boy....but that's the way it is now.  Ya just can't sign a player, you now have to kiss their ass!  Here's what I do know...I haven'...

The NBA Summer League is underway In Las Vegas.  I've always thought it's pretty much a big waste of time with the exception for one, or two players on each roster.  The NBA has turned Las Vegas into a big event so it's not going anywhere, but most of the games are so boring.  With that being said if a player is going to be a good NBA player they better excel in Vegas.  If not your favorite team p...

What an embarrassment for the Colorado Rockies. The organization handled an alleged racial slur at their game on Sunday as poorly as possible.  A fan was yelling for mascot "Dinger" and they and others thought the fan was yelling a racial slur.  Their statement after the game was embarrassing!  I talk about that plus a statement by Tony Clark of the MLBPA which was just as bad.  I also share a sto...

Team USA wins Gold at the Tokyo Olympics in basketball.  Two weeks ago Gregg Popovich didn't know how to coach anymore, the team hadn't practiced enough, blah, blah, blah.    The bottom line is the best basketball in the world is played here in the USA .  I'm not sure why there is even any talk about it.  Both the men's and women's team once again showed their superiority to the world.   Imagine i...

Every year I hear about how great rookie Quarterbacks look in practice.  Wake me up when the games begin.  QB's don't get hit in practice and see the same defense every day.  I'm glad that Trey Lance of the San Francisco 49ers looks like the real deal, but can we please wait until we see him against "real" NFL defenses?  How long will it be before we even see him play?  Jimmy Garoppolo is the star...

The NFL began exhibition  play with last night's Hall of Fame game between the Dallas Cowboys and Pittsburgh Steelers.  That's the good news, but there seems to be some serious issues with the league's Covid-19  protocols.   Several players have voiced their displeasure with the league, coaches have come down hard on their unvaccinated players and already many players have missed practice due to t...

 PGA  golfer Bryson DeChambeau missed the Tokyo Olympics because he tested positive for Covid-19.  Fortunately he's ok and getting ready to return to action today at the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational.  Yesterday though he made some comments regarding the vaccine that didn't make sense.  Hey if you don't want to take the vaccine, that's your choice, but don't spew nonsense! Learn more about your...

The Sacramento Kings played the Golden State Warriors last night in The California Classic.  The only problem was the Warriors rested both their draft picks Jonathan Kuminga and Moses Moody.  That's right, rested!  Why even be part of the event if you're not going to play the rookies?  You're telling me the teenagers can't play on back to back nights?  Just disgraceful!   Learn more about your ad...

Keith is one of my favorites! Got to know him very well when he coached the Sacramento Kings.  Keith made one of the great shots in NCAA  history giving Indiana the National Championship over Syracuse.  We talk about playing for Bobby Knight and what it was like being around Don Nelson when he was worked for the Golden State Warriors.   Keith took over for Paul Westphal when he became the Kings He...

The Sacramento Kings selected  Davion Mitchell in last week's NBA Draft.  Mitchell plays guard.  Many Kings fans were upset the team added another guard.  When you're a bad team, a non-playoff team , you need good players regardless of position.  In 1985 The Kings selected Joe Kleine instead of Karl Malone, because they had a very good power forward on the team already in  Otis Thorpe.  How did th...

It's normally Marvin Bagley's father that I'm hammering on with my rants, but now it's Aaron Fox,  De'Aaron's dad who is in the news.  The Sacramento Kings selected Davion Mitchell out of Baylor University with the 9th overall pick last Thursday.   Noel Harris of the Sacramento Bee put out a tweet from an NBA Scout praising the selection of Mitchell.  Aaron Fox responded no, no, no, no, no.   De"A...

The 2021 NBA Draft is in the books and once again it's time for the absurdity known as draft day grades.  My question is why?  I give plenty of examples of why this annual ritual needs to go away.  Our sports media outlets continue to embarrass themselves with their "expert" analysis.  For example the Los Angeles Lakers had the second overall pick from 2015-2017.  They selected D'Angelo Russell, B...

Former NBA player, Minnesota Timberwolves announcer for since 1998 and a heart disease survivor, Jim Peterson shares his incredible story about his first heart attack that could have ended up very differently had he not listened to what the doctor ordered.  It's an important message for us that you'll want to heed.  But that's just the beginning.  This is a discussion with a broadcaster yes, but a...

NFL camps are underway.  Aaron Rodgers of the Green Bay Packers made it very clear yesterday that he's pretty much running the franchise now.   In Baltimore  Lamar Jackson of the Ravens tested positive for Covid-19, the second time in eight months he's tested positive for the virus.  My question, why not get vaccinated?  The New York Jets took the field without their top draft pick QB Zach Wilson....

NFL camps are underway and Aaron Rodgers decided to show up thanks to concessions made by the Green Bay Packers.  Isn't it nice that in 2021 star athletes making a ton of money need concessions to go to work?  In Houston the Texans begin practice today and we are still waiting word on Deshaun Watson.  Will the Texan's QB be on the field?  22 women have filed a civil suit alleging sexual assault an...

7 footer, Bill Wennington and I got to know each other a bit from his time in Sacramento primarily.  That's beside the fact that he has Long Island history.  And yes,  he hails from Canada! Once he figured out the NBA he turned it into a wonderful career.  A career that includes three championships with the Chicago Bulls from their heyday.  We talk a little bit about the character of that team as...

The NBA draft is Thursday this week.  What's going to happen with the Sacramento Kings?  Something I sure hope.  Something has to happen because that organization is broken and to do nothing with something broken is going to yield the same result it has for a generation.  Nothing.  Hopes and promises are over.  Make some moves, Kings.  You're the leader on the chess board, make some moves. Your fa...

The  Tokyo Olympics are only a few days old and things couldn't be much worse.  The Opening Ceremony on NBC drew only 16.7 million U.S. viewers, a 33- year low.  As of yesterday 14 athletes had tested positive for Covid and over 100 others affiliated with the games had tested positive as well.  Team USA  Men's  Basketball team was upset by France and people are blaming the coach, Greg Popovich , w...

So it's out there.  The ugly truth is leaking out. Richaun Holmes becomes a free agent and he's talking about how nice it would be to play on a playoff caliber team.  Well, with him that wasn't the Sacramento Kings this year and without him, it's a sure bet it isn't the Kings again.  What on earth is up with this team?  First they give away Bogdan Bogdonovic for nothing more than money and no asse...

Can you even think about making this up?  The Olympics are beginning to rage with Covid. I have been talking about this for months.  The Olympics, in the interest of all parties, should not have been continued this year.  Life is more fragile than any monetary consideration.  Let's simply hope these already challenged Olympics do not become any sort of a political platform for any of our athletes....

It's hard to believe, but many are saying the Milwaukee Bucks championship was lucky.  In round 2 of the NBA Playoffs the Bucks played the Brooklyn Nets without Kyrie Irving and an injured James Harden.  I don't recall anyone on the Bucks blowing off his team the way Harden did in Houston.  I also don't recall anyone on the Bucks taking three leaves of absence and making a mockery about talking to...

If you're tired of hearing about Aaron Rodgers of the Green Bay Packers, Deshaun Watson of the Houston Texans and Trevor Bauer of the Los Angeles Dodgers I've got good news for you.  There are three guys who are dominating their sport and are easy to root for.  Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks, Shohei Ohtani  of the Los Angeles  Angels and Colin Morikawa of the golfing world are doing...

You saw it.  Game 4 of the NBA finals.  That long, lengthy analysis of the game.  It had to be what felt like one whole minute.  At least.  Yeah.  A minute.  And 12 minutes of commercials.  Are you kidding me?  Why bother?  Who are they kidding?  Turn it off and don't even give them the benefit of talking to you.  That's just a horrible, horrible viewing experience and it certainly demonstrates th...