Tiger Woods' former caddie, Steve Williams, admitted he wanted to shove it up his former employer's "black ----" when his new boss won the previous golf major.
Williams is a giant cad. Always has been. He's also an ingrate, who made millions of dollars because of his relationship with Woods. If it wasn't for Tiger Woods, no one would know Steve Williams.
Biting the hand that's fed him so magnificently for the past decade is the epitome of stupid. He comes off as a jilted junior high lover.
But, using the phrase "black ----" does not equate to racism. If it does, then put me down as a racist. Put a whole lot of folks down as racists.
As a person of color, I can appreciate people's sudden sensistivity to racial issues. It's about friggin' time. But, everytime the word "black" or "white" is used, it shouldn't automatically be considered racist.
I'm black. Believe it or not, I have a black derriere as well. You're not insulting me by pointing out the obvious.
If a beautiful woman said she wanted to kiss my black face, I certainly wouldn't consider her a racist. In fact, if you hear a beautiful woman say she wants to kiss Tony Burns' black face, please let me know.
Please! I promise, I won't be offended.
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
First time, good time
There can only be one first time and whether it’s good or bad, it will always be remembered.
Union County’s trio of Kanedria Andrews, Whitney Frazier and Savanna Langston all played their first-ever collegiate game Monday as Louisiana Tech pounded UA-Monticello in an exhibition at the Thomas Assembly Center in Ruston.
Via Facebook, they all said it was a positive experience.
“My first game was exciting and had me very nervous,” said Frazier, who scored 18 points with five rebounds in 27 minutes. “I think I did pretty okay for it to be my first college game. But, I could’ve rebounded better.”
Langston scored three points with six rebounds and two blocked shots in 22 minutes.
“Oh, it was great,” she said. “I was so nervous, though. But, it was so much fun.”
Andrews recorded three rebounds and two assists in 16 minutes of action.
“Before the game started, I was nervous, sweating bullets,” she said. “But, once I got out there, I think I played good.”
Union County’s trio of Kanedria Andrews, Whitney Frazier and Savanna Langston all played their first-ever collegiate game Monday as Louisiana Tech pounded UA-Monticello in an exhibition at the Thomas Assembly Center in Ruston.
Via Facebook, they all said it was a positive experience.
“My first game was exciting and had me very nervous,” said Frazier, who scored 18 points with five rebounds in 27 minutes. “I think I did pretty okay for it to be my first college game. But, I could’ve rebounded better.”
Langston scored three points with six rebounds and two blocked shots in 22 minutes.
“Oh, it was great,” she said. “I was so nervous, though. But, it was so much fun.”
Andrews recorded three rebounds and two assists in 16 minutes of action.
“Before the game started, I was nervous, sweating bullets,” she said. “But, once I got out there, I think I played good.”
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Frazier makes splash in debut
RUSTON, La. - El Dorado freshman Whitney Frazier scored 18 points Tuesday in her collegiate debut as Louisiana Tech topped UA-Monticello 79-52 in an exhibition at the Thomas Assembly Center.
Tavasha Anderson scored a game-high 19 points and Whitney Jones added 18 points each to lead Louisiana Tech.
Anderson added 10 rebounds and Jones pulled down 13 boards to both record double doubles as the Lady Techsters outrebounded the smaller Cotton Blossoms 54-26 in the game.
"That's the one thing I mentioned in the locker room the rebounding of Whitney and Tavasha," Coach Teresa Weatherspoon said. "It's important for our bigs to get rebounds every night. But to take a look at the stat sheet and see a guard with 13 rebounds, it's excellent. Whitney has the ability to get it done every night on the boards."
Frazier hit 7-of-12 field goals and 4-of-4 from the free throw line. The Lady Techsters also got contributions from three other rookies in Courtney Hayes (6 points, 3 rebounds), Parkers Chapel's Savanna Langston (3 points, 6 rebounds, 2 blocks) and El Dorado's Kanedria Andrews (3 rebounds, 2 assists).
"I was really pleased with the (freshmen) understanding and grasping of what I said in huddle and trying to go between four lines and execute," Weatherspoon said. "They came in with energy but nervous. Once the ball went up the jitters went away. They need to understand they are in Division I basketball and in that uniform for a reason. They started to really perform and do well."
After a sluggish start that saw Arkansas-Monticello jump out to a 10-7 lead in the first five minutes, LA Tech responded going on a 13-0 run over the next four minutes to lead 20-10 on an Anderson layup with 11:31 to play in the first half.
Tech's biggest lead of the first half came at 33-15 on a Jones layup with 6:01 to play as the Lady Techsters entered the halftime locker room leading 37-20. Tech shot 53 percent (17-32) from the field in the opening half.
Tech returns to action Nov. 8 when it hosts Delta State at 7 p.m. in its final exhibition game before its season opener Nov. 11 against Missouri State.
Tavasha Anderson scored a game-high 19 points and Whitney Jones added 18 points each to lead Louisiana Tech.
Anderson added 10 rebounds and Jones pulled down 13 boards to both record double doubles as the Lady Techsters outrebounded the smaller Cotton Blossoms 54-26 in the game.
"That's the one thing I mentioned in the locker room the rebounding of Whitney and Tavasha," Coach Teresa Weatherspoon said. "It's important for our bigs to get rebounds every night. But to take a look at the stat sheet and see a guard with 13 rebounds, it's excellent. Whitney has the ability to get it done every night on the boards."
Frazier hit 7-of-12 field goals and 4-of-4 from the free throw line. The Lady Techsters also got contributions from three other rookies in Courtney Hayes (6 points, 3 rebounds), Parkers Chapel's Savanna Langston (3 points, 6 rebounds, 2 blocks) and El Dorado's Kanedria Andrews (3 rebounds, 2 assists).
"I was really pleased with the (freshmen) understanding and grasping of what I said in huddle and trying to go between four lines and execute," Weatherspoon said. "They came in with energy but nervous. Once the ball went up the jitters went away. They need to understand they are in Division I basketball and in that uniform for a reason. They started to really perform and do well."
After a sluggish start that saw Arkansas-Monticello jump out to a 10-7 lead in the first five minutes, LA Tech responded going on a 13-0 run over the next four minutes to lead 20-10 on an Anderson layup with 11:31 to play in the first half.
Tech's biggest lead of the first half came at 33-15 on a Jones layup with 6:01 to play as the Lady Techsters entered the halftime locker room leading 37-20. Tech shot 53 percent (17-32) from the field in the opening half.
Tech returns to action Nov. 8 when it hosts Delta State at 7 p.m. in its final exhibition game before its season opener Nov. 11 against Missouri State.
Monday, October 17, 2011
Six is greater than three
Word on the street is, folks in Junction City are irate at the News-Times' football coverage on Friday. There was no story in Saturday or Sunday's paper about the Dragons' non-conference win over Mountain Pine.
Unfortunately, no one from Junction City has confronted me personally on the subject. If they had, here's my explanation.
First, we have three sports writers, including myself, to cover six area football teams. I'm not a math major but ...
It's frustrating for us. I've been at the paper more than 20 years and this is the first time there have been senior varsity football games played in Union County that haven't had a staff member present.
Friday, we had three people to cover five games.
Kev Moye' traveled to Bearden the previous week to cover Junction City's huge game against the Bears. Even though it was outside the county and forced us to miss Norphlet's home game, we felt it was important that we be there.
This past week, Junction City hosted Mountain Pine in a non-conference game while Smackover hosted Fordyce in one of the Bucks' biggest games of the year. We've missed a lot of Norphlet's games this year so Jason Avery covered the Leopards while Kev went to Smackover. I was at El Dorado, leaving Junction City and Strong uncovered.
Jason and Kev talked to Junction City coach David Carpenter and Strong coach Shane Davis during the week. They explained that we wouldn't be at their games and asked if they would please call us Friday night to give us results so we could put them in the newspaper.
They both indicated they would call in their results.
Friday, Coach Davis called in from Hampton and we had Strong's story in Saturday's paper. No one ever called in Junction City's game.
Saturday, Kev called Coach Carpenter at home and left a message asking to please call us so we could get information in Sunday's paper about the Dragons' game. No one returned the call.
Three people cannot cover six teams without the cooperation of the coaches. I wish we had more sports writers available. Unfortunately, we don't.
We have three writers and six teams. I don't know how much simpler I can make it. Three does not equal six. Six is greater than three. Three is less than six.
If you're having trouble understanding that explanation, perhaps you should YouTube some old Sesame Street episodes with the Count or find some of those School House Rock cartoons.
It's not biased coverage. It's basic math. We're doing the best we can with what we have to give every team the best coverage we can.
Unfortunately, no one from Junction City has confronted me personally on the subject. If they had, here's my explanation.
First, we have three sports writers, including myself, to cover six area football teams. I'm not a math major but ...
It's frustrating for us. I've been at the paper more than 20 years and this is the first time there have been senior varsity football games played in Union County that haven't had a staff member present.
Friday, we had three people to cover five games.
Kev Moye' traveled to Bearden the previous week to cover Junction City's huge game against the Bears. Even though it was outside the county and forced us to miss Norphlet's home game, we felt it was important that we be there.
This past week, Junction City hosted Mountain Pine in a non-conference game while Smackover hosted Fordyce in one of the Bucks' biggest games of the year. We've missed a lot of Norphlet's games this year so Jason Avery covered the Leopards while Kev went to Smackover. I was at El Dorado, leaving Junction City and Strong uncovered.
Jason and Kev talked to Junction City coach David Carpenter and Strong coach Shane Davis during the week. They explained that we wouldn't be at their games and asked if they would please call us Friday night to give us results so we could put them in the newspaper.
They both indicated they would call in their results.
Friday, Coach Davis called in from Hampton and we had Strong's story in Saturday's paper. No one ever called in Junction City's game.
Saturday, Kev called Coach Carpenter at home and left a message asking to please call us so we could get information in Sunday's paper about the Dragons' game. No one returned the call.
Three people cannot cover six teams without the cooperation of the coaches. I wish we had more sports writers available. Unfortunately, we don't.
We have three writers and six teams. I don't know how much simpler I can make it. Three does not equal six. Six is greater than three. Three is less than six.
If you're having trouble understanding that explanation, perhaps you should YouTube some old Sesame Street episodes with the Count or find some of those School House Rock cartoons.
It's not biased coverage. It's basic math. We're doing the best we can with what we have to give every team the best coverage we can.
Monday, October 10, 2011
NBA is on lockout?
Oh my God, did you hear the news? The NBA has locked out its players!
Oh, you heard? You didn't care, either?
If the NBA ever wanted to know its standing in the sports landscape in this country, the utter apathy over its work stoppage should be a clear indicator. Football fans practically went on life support when the NFL went through its labor issues. And, that was during the offseason.
The idea of the NBA actually losing regular-season games, meanwhile, is met mostly with yawns of indifference.
It proves what most have been saying for a long time. The NBA season is too long. Fans don't get invested until the playoffs because the perception is the regular season means very little.
In the NFL, every game is important. Five games into the season, teams are already being counted out of the playoff chase. Plus, the NFL is just hugely popular. NFL players could spit in fans' cereal bowls on Sunday morning and those fans will still watch them play in the afternoon.
There's nothing the NFL can do to hurt its fan base. They took out the celebrations. Didn't hurt it. They eliminated hits on the quarterbacks. Didn't hurt it. They've taken hitting completely out of the game. Hasn't hurt it. Hell, they've taken defense completely out. Still going strong.
The NBA looks longingly at the NFL. But, fact is, the NBA is not the NFL. The owners and players are going to find out the hard way. I think a lot of fans can do without the NBA a lot easier than they can the NFL. Between the end of college basketball and the beginning of baseball, the NBA's window of importance isn't that large to begin with.
So, I think I speak for a lot of folks when I say, take your time NBA in working out your labor issues. You can kill the entire season for all I care. I'm sure I can find something to do while you're gone.
Oh, you heard? You didn't care, either?
If the NBA ever wanted to know its standing in the sports landscape in this country, the utter apathy over its work stoppage should be a clear indicator. Football fans practically went on life support when the NFL went through its labor issues. And, that was during the offseason.
The idea of the NBA actually losing regular-season games, meanwhile, is met mostly with yawns of indifference.
It proves what most have been saying for a long time. The NBA season is too long. Fans don't get invested until the playoffs because the perception is the regular season means very little.
In the NFL, every game is important. Five games into the season, teams are already being counted out of the playoff chase. Plus, the NFL is just hugely popular. NFL players could spit in fans' cereal bowls on Sunday morning and those fans will still watch them play in the afternoon.
There's nothing the NFL can do to hurt its fan base. They took out the celebrations. Didn't hurt it. They eliminated hits on the quarterbacks. Didn't hurt it. They've taken hitting completely out of the game. Hasn't hurt it. Hell, they've taken defense completely out. Still going strong.
The NBA looks longingly at the NFL. But, fact is, the NBA is not the NFL. The owners and players are going to find out the hard way. I think a lot of fans can do without the NBA a lot easier than they can the NFL. Between the end of college basketball and the beginning of baseball, the NBA's window of importance isn't that large to begin with.
So, I think I speak for a lot of folks when I say, take your time NBA in working out your labor issues. You can kill the entire season for all I care. I'm sure I can find something to do while you're gone.
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
You play like a girl
I remember several years ago when the Celtics lost to the Lakers. Larry Bird criticized his team. He said they played "like a bunch of women." John Gruden told his Tampa Bay Bucs once that they were, "playing like a bunch of broads."
One of the better, good, old boy football coach expressions is saying a kid, "looks like Tarzan and plays like Jane."
Hearing this sort of talk begs the question. Do men really think so little of females?
I don't want to be overly politically correct. I mean, this isn't a life-or-death issue. It's not earth shattering and, as far as I know, it might not bother women at all.
I just find it interesting that telling a girl she plays like a boy is a compliment. But, the best way to insult a male athlete is to tell him he resembles a female athlete.
For instance, no boy wants to be compared to Diana Taurasi or Candace Parker, even though Taurasi and Parker can beat most boys on the basketball court. Go find the average high school male tennis player and tell him he plays like Serena Williams. He'd be ready to fight even though Serena has a faster serve than about half the men on the professional tour. Most boys only wish they could hit a golf ball as far as Michelle Wie but don't tell them they play golf like her unless you want a 5-iron wrapped around your skull.
Yeah, telling any guy he plays like a girl is fighting words. The question is, should it be? Candace Parker can dunk a basketball. I can't. I always wished I could so, I suppose I do wish I could play like Candace Parker, who is definitely a girl.
If I could hit a serve like Serena, I'd be playing tennis right now. If I could drive like Danica, I'd be racing cars.
Females have come a long way as athletes. Maybe it's time to come up with another way to insult guys or push them to do better. How about we say, you play like an old man? Wait, forgot about Brett Favre and Michael Jordan. I guess that doesn't apply either.
One of the better, good, old boy football coach expressions is saying a kid, "looks like Tarzan and plays like Jane."
Hearing this sort of talk begs the question. Do men really think so little of females?
I don't want to be overly politically correct. I mean, this isn't a life-or-death issue. It's not earth shattering and, as far as I know, it might not bother women at all.
I just find it interesting that telling a girl she plays like a boy is a compliment. But, the best way to insult a male athlete is to tell him he resembles a female athlete.
For instance, no boy wants to be compared to Diana Taurasi or Candace Parker, even though Taurasi and Parker can beat most boys on the basketball court. Go find the average high school male tennis player and tell him he plays like Serena Williams. He'd be ready to fight even though Serena has a faster serve than about half the men on the professional tour. Most boys only wish they could hit a golf ball as far as Michelle Wie but don't tell them they play golf like her unless you want a 5-iron wrapped around your skull.
Yeah, telling any guy he plays like a girl is fighting words. The question is, should it be? Candace Parker can dunk a basketball. I can't. I always wished I could so, I suppose I do wish I could play like Candace Parker, who is definitely a girl.
If I could hit a serve like Serena, I'd be playing tennis right now. If I could drive like Danica, I'd be racing cars.
Females have come a long way as athletes. Maybe it's time to come up with another way to insult guys or push them to do better. How about we say, you play like an old man? Wait, forgot about Brett Favre and Michael Jordan. I guess that doesn't apply either.
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Reed makes a splash
Congratulations to El Dorado's Taylor Reed, who made his college football debut tonight with Memphis. Reed came off the bench for the Tigers when starting quarterback Andy Summerlin left the game with a knee injury in the first half of a 59-14 loss to Mississippi State at the Liberty Bowl.
Reed entered the game with 13:59 left in the second quarter and completed 23-of-35 passes for 149 yards with a touchdown and an interception. His total might've been higher except for about three dropped passes.
Reed's first collegiate pass was a 10-yard completion for a first down. He lofted an 11-yard touchdown pass to Marcus Rucker in the back of the end zone with 11:40 to go in the fourth quarter.
I don't know if Reed won the starting job but the guys broadcasting the game seemed to be quite impressed.
The Tigers play Auburn next week. While Reed looked good, especially as a true freshman, the rest of his teammates are suspect. Memphis looked like a mediocre high school team with some of the mistakes they made.
The starting quarterback had to burn a timeout because the play clock was winding down. This was the first play after his team entered the field on a change of possession.
The defense would later use a timeout because it had 12 men on the field. This was also the first play of a possession.
That's just bad.
Hopefully, the Tigers will get better. Reed is a proven leader. But, I don't think he should be thrust into such a strong leadership position so early.
I guess we'll see.
Reed entered the game with 13:59 left in the second quarter and completed 23-of-35 passes for 149 yards with a touchdown and an interception. His total might've been higher except for about three dropped passes.
Reed's first collegiate pass was a 10-yard completion for a first down. He lofted an 11-yard touchdown pass to Marcus Rucker in the back of the end zone with 11:40 to go in the fourth quarter.
I don't know if Reed won the starting job but the guys broadcasting the game seemed to be quite impressed.
The Tigers play Auburn next week. While Reed looked good, especially as a true freshman, the rest of his teammates are suspect. Memphis looked like a mediocre high school team with some of the mistakes they made.
The starting quarterback had to burn a timeout because the play clock was winding down. This was the first play after his team entered the field on a change of possession.
The defense would later use a timeout because it had 12 men on the field. This was also the first play of a possession.
That's just bad.
Hopefully, the Tigers will get better. Reed is a proven leader. But, I don't think he should be thrust into such a strong leadership position so early.
I guess we'll see.
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