Carleton Cole: July 2008 Archives

A federal judge sentenced disgraced referee Tim Donaghy to 15 months in prison today for taking payoffs from a professional gambler for inside tips on games, it should have been 15 years.
Yes, I realize the maximum sentence under the federal guidelines is only 33 months, but the punishment doesn't fit the crime, or should we say "fix the crime."

Fixing games is the NBA's worst nightmare. There have been point shaving scandals in basketball before, and this while being the latest, it could also be the worst because it involves the men with the whistles. As fans we expect the refs to be impartial, but...

>> Continue reading: NBA betting scandal is still not closed

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It's easy to find fault the way Michelle Wie has played professional golf, but this past weekend she has a point.
Wie was disqualified for not signing her scorecard after the second round of the LPGA tour event in Springfield, Illinois.
It's a stupid rule, and one which should have been changed years ago.
When professional golf wasn't shown on tv, and players were "on their honor" the practice was necessary. Today that's not the case. Not only are the scores broadcast on television, they are shown on screens all around the courses during the events. Everyone knows who's on the leaderboard, and ...

>> Continue reading: Golf rules are out of date

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NEW YORK (AP) -- Fans who root, root, root for the home team are leaving ballparks a lot happier this year. Home teams have won nearly 57 percent of games, the highest
figure in the major leagues since 1978. They had a 778-590 record
entering Thursday, according to the Elias Sports Bureau, which
comes to a .569 winning percentage. Last year's mark was .542.

There is always a home field advantage in any sport, but there is a danger when the home team always wins. We all love fair play, so it is alarming when we see the advantage nearing the 60% clip.

Angels Manager Mike Scioscia is...

>> Continue reading: Home field advantage

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