Show Recap - Thursday February 18, 2010

Nothing says “accountability” and “stand-up guy”, like being the most famous person on the planet, melting-down with the biggest scandal ever, going into seclusion for three and half months, and then finally re-emerging for some bogus presser, with a few hand-picked media toadies who aren’t even allowed to talk. Way to man-up, Tiger.

Tiger Woods’ agent Mark Steinberg described tomorrow’s gathering as a “small group of friends, colleagues and associates.” Awesome! Who’s going to be there? Phil Knight? Mark O'Meara? John Cook? M.J.? Charles Barkley. Tough room, ‘E’. The more things change, the more they stay exactly the same. And this guy hasn’t changed at all!

People like that never do. And if you’re looking for some newfound humility, modesty or perspective from Woods, you’re begging.

Nothing could be more predictable than this gutless, staged re-entry. Why even bother?! If you’re not going to take any... More »

And to this question of, “does he own anyone other than his wife and kids an apology?”…the answer is, “no”. He really doesn’t. But if he cares about his fans, something I’ve always been skeptical of, he will apologize to them. Because it’s the right thing to do! If he cares about anything other than himself, wins and money. It’s the right thing to do, because right or wrong, most fans thought they were getting more than just the best golfer ever.

I’m sure some of you couldn’t care less what this guy does off the course. That he could be the worst guy ever, but as long as he’s racking wins and chasing Jack Nicklaus, you’re good with it.

But (most) people aren’t like that. They thought they were getting not only the most dominant athlete of his generation, but a great family man. A guy who represented ideals such as “honesty” and “integrity”! That’s what made this guy so transcendent and iconic. That’s why he was more... More »

Lindsey Vonn set it all beautifully didn’t she? Most athletes don’t want to talk about their injuries prior to the big game or event because they don’t want to give their opponent an edge or make any excuses in the event it doesn’t go their way. Vonn, on the other hand, couldn’t stop talking about her injury! She even went as far as to say she thought she might not even be able to compete in the women’s downhill. Too hurt to compete or scorch the course and win a gold medal. One or the other. Well-played, Lindsey!

If it didn’t happen you had an out, and if it did…you go instant legend. And that’s exactly what happened!

Maybe she wasn’t as banged up as she led everyone to believe. Or maybe she was, and the adrenaline kicked in and the numbing cream and cream cheese she hit the shin with worked, but she showed up. And even after watching two of her competitors before her eat it with ultra-nasty, full on yard sale wipeouts, her pulse... More »

Info & Stats: University Of Kansas Head Basketball Coach | 2008 National Champions | 2009 AP Coach Of The Year

Photos: Career

Bill on Larry Brown: “He’s just a basketball junkie.”

Topics: Losing 4 starters from last season | This group is exceeding expectations | Didn’t really like this team up until Christmas and they probably really didn’t like me | The team light has come on | The Morris twins leaving for the NBA Draft | Thomas Robinson | Before the season started he thought Robinson had a chance to be player of the year in their league | Tyshawn Taylor | Robinson losing his grand parents and mother last year | Marcus Morris calling Bill to tell him Thomas had lost his mother | Thomas has been through so much | Thomas’ perseverance | I won’t coach Thomas differently than any other player | Won his 250th career game at Kansas recently | Good run at Kansas | Other jobs than KU’s | The grass is not always greener | Expectations at Kansas | Evaluating his team and staff | Love outsiders coming in and telling him he’s doing something wrong | Larry Brown |... more >

Info & Stats: Owner of the Dallas Mavericks.

Mark on being a World Champion Owner: “Feels awesome.”

Topics: World Champion Owner | The feeling of winning the NBA Finals | Hugging everyone on the side lines as time expired | Ranking the feeling of winning the NBA Title | Being extremely competitive | The Pain of 06 | Not one who needs extra motivation | David Stern handing out the trophy | Giving the trophy to Donald Carter | Winning with this team is awesome | No knuckleheads on the team | Dirk Nowitzki | Wearing black to close out games | Never trading Dirk Nowitzki | Big 3 | Jason Terry | The Mavericks knowing their roles | Him not talking to the media | Didn’t want to be the story | The Rings | His players want Rings | The Ring is de-valued | Key free agents | Tyson Chandler | How much crap he got for bringing in Tyson | His superstitions

Info & Stats: Retired NHL Centre | TSN Canada Analyst

Ray on the riot after Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals: “Was not allowed to drive home because the streets were blocked off.”

Topics: Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals | Riot after the game | The Cops strategy was to keep the trouble surrounded so they would punch themselves out | Downtown Vancouver | The trouble makers were going to riot regardless | It was a absolute mess last night | The city is really embarrassed about it | Mostly 18-25 year old males causing the trouble | How do you police large gatherings? | Future potential problems | Boston came about as close as you can to playing a perfect game on the road | Formula to win on the road | Tim Thomas | Roberto Luongo | Luongo not being able to close out | Heat Luongo is under in Vancouver | The Sedin’s | Sedin’s health | Zdeno Chara |