Sports World - by Jason Heim

Philadelphia Phillies manager Charlie Manuel recently benched his leadoff hitter, former NL MVP Jimmy Rollins, for a full weekend slate of games. Rollins has been in a terrible swoon all season long, to the tune of a .250 on base percentage, which is the worst in the major leagues among regular sta...

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I can't wait to talk about Thursday's NBA Draft. I love the draft because it's not an isolated event on the NBA calendar which allows teams to add a good prospect from college and see how he fits into their team. The draft is the day that teams use as a springboard to do a variety of things: i...

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I never imagined I'd be posting about soccer, let alone multiple times in a matter of days. Soccer is a game I never played and never really liked, but team USA's incredible run through the Confederations Cup demands my attention and appreciation. In shocking upset fashion, Team USA knocked ...

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I'm going to make a fully shameless plug for my buddy's up and coming blog in the headline of my own blog post. If you consume sports, you'll enjoy the perspective of a division 1 college athlete as he shares his thoughts from that point of view. He linked to me in his opening post, so I figur...

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When people talk about golf or the PGA specifically, the first thing everyone else jumps to is Tiger Woods, and deservedly so. The man's resume and killer instinct are unrivaled in the history of golf, if not matched only by one Golden Bear. I enjoy watching Tiger charge up the leaderboard to ...

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There are many, many faithful followers of USA Soccer who suffer through every disappointing loss and underachieving performance. For years, this team has been like the brutal train wreck that we just can't look away from. The beginning of last week's group play in the FIFA Confederations ...

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This is a seemingly affable photo of Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant from a different lifetime. The former teammates won 3 rings together from 2000-2002 and seemed like the best of friends. Then, when the Lakers lost to the Detroit Pistons in the 2004 NBA Finals, things went bad. Shaq was ge...

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This picture might tell the story of how Orlando Magic guard Courtney Lee's career ended. In a tie game with under a second remaining and the ball inbounded at half court in Game 2, coach Stan Van Gundy drew up a brilliant back door lob to Lee. Lee skied toward the rim, all alone, just nee...

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My intention for this blog is to talk about trends and issues in sports, not news stories. I aim to stay away from recapping regular season games because that seems to represent a very narrow scope and I want to focus on the big picture instead. That said, I have to reset my take on Game 4 of ...

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As a die hard Laker fan, watching Thursday night's Game 4 of the NBA Finals was like a nightmare timestamped 2005-2006. Translation: It was Kobe Bryant trying to score as many points as possible, going 1 on 5, taking ill-advised shots, and displaying a deep mistrust for anyone else wearing a Lak...

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The NCAA is really, really busy right now. News of several major rules violations in college football and basketball have flooded news cycles in recent weeks as the NCAA's investigators have reached their career primes. The ongoing University of Southern California football investigation was m...

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I utilize a neutral picture of Brett Favre instead of one in his Packer #4 because I don't know who Brett Favre is anymore. I'm not sure Brett Favre knows who Brett Favre is anymore. This 15 month saga dripping in melodrama has really, really gotten old for me. Ever since he started flirting ...

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On the day of the 2009 MLB Draft, news wires are buzzing with speculation about probable #1 pick Stephen Strasburg out of San Diego State. Pundits are predicting super stardom within two years after he signs an exorbitant contract upon his draft selection. Rumors are flying that he could earn ...

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In winning the French Open championship Sunday, Roger Federer further cemented his legacy among tennis' all-time greats, as if he needed to achieve any more. Federer jettisoned Robin Soderling of Sweden in straight sets in the Final, a match that featured some vintage Federer backhands and ...

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The corporate NBA certainly has done itself no favors in repairing its tarnished image regarding its officiating crisis, but let's not lay all the blame on the league or let the referees themselves off the hook. There are plenty of problems with the refs themselves and how the league chooses th...

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