Posted on February 14 2009 by Tom Ferda.
ATLANTA, GA. – The limited attendance at the Gwinnett Gladiators’ morning skate on Thursday February 12th made it evident their phone had been ringing off the hook the past week. With only 12 guys dressed for the practice scrimmage, Coach Jeff Pyle was facing the upcoming challenge of having a short bench for this weekend’s games against division rivals South Carolina Stingrays and the Charlotte Checkers.
Posted on February 11 2009 by Tom Ferda.
The Swimsuit Edition began in February 1964. With the NFL season over in December and the NBA only having a handful of teams the publication decided to put a female on the cover and that decision has led to what is now known as the biggest magazine event of the year.
Posted on February 04 2009 by Paula Duffy.
LOS ANGELES – Barely 18 months ago on a hot July day in 2007, he was introduced to more than 600 media members and 2,500 screaming fans in Carson, California as the guy who would help revive the health of the U.S. soccer league and make everyone some serious money. It didn’t take long for David Beckham to get lawyers working on releasing him from the five year agreement he made with the MLS and its team, the LA Galaxy.
Posted on January 13 2009 by Tom Ferda.
Biting incidents in sports are nothing new, but with mega-billions of bytes passing through high-speed Internet connections worldwide on a daily basis, the most recent perpetrators are gaining notoriety overnight. Most notorious is Australian footballer Peter Filandia who was suspended for 10 games after admitting to biting the scrotum of another player during a match.
Posted on December 02 2008 by Tom Ferda.
NEW YORK – While visiting the Big Apple all week, it’s hard not to concentrate on covering the sports news coming out of America’s biggest sports town-there’s plenty of it.
The New York Giants’ Plaxico Buress’ weapon charges and legal woes has saturated the news here and nationally all weekend but there’s another New Yorker demanding some of the attention.
Posted on November 19 2008 by Tom Ferda.
Can someone explain how answering the question, “Boxers or briefs” to 70,000 strangers on national television has to do with ‘strategy’ please?
Or why a Hall-of-Famer like Singletary could think exposing himself to a group of NFL players in the locker room is any kind of motivation.
Posted on October 02 2008 by Tom Ferda.
BEIJING – The IOC governing body concluded its investigation into the Beijing Olympics gold medal Chinese gymnast team who were accused of being under age.
There were questions about the ages of China’s team months before the games began and after they competed well and won the gold, other countries, like the USA, began screaming for an investigation into the matter.
Posted on March 30 2008 by Tom Ferda.
ATLANTA – After being part of an unpopular trade that sent hometown favorite, Edgar Renteria to the Tigers, Jair Jurrjens is now being referred to as the most impressive rookie pitcher the Braves have had in over a decade.
Posted on March 30 2008 by J. Donetelli.
Bobby Knight tells it like it is, we've got to give him that, but shouldn't certain feelings and opinions be saved for a time when a camera is not rolling? Knight again goes off in this one.
Posted on March 29 2008 by Tom Ferda.
Previously published in Baseball Digest Daily on July 29, 2008.
ATLANTA – At All-Star break the Atlanta Braves were poised to make a run. Their schedule allowed them a realistic opportunity to create a tight, four-way race in the NL East.
Being in the hunt for a playoff spot would put the Braves in the position most analysts expected them to be in throughout this season. Being in the hunt could also convince Braves GM Frank Wren to stop accepting calls inquiring about a Mark Teixeira trade.
On July 16 with the Braves sitting 6.5 games behind first and the last-place Nationals coming to town, it wasn't time for the Fat Lady to sing just yet.