Posts by: Mike Hopey
Manti Te’o lied about his girlfriend. We know that. The evidence suggests that he knew about the hoax and participated in it. We know that. So instead let’s discuss the most mind boggling part of this crazy story. No, not the reason why Te’o lied to the country and lived a lie in the national
When he wakes up in the morning Wylie gets in a little exercise before breakfast. He puts on his uniform and heads for his office at USF St. Petersburg. Sometimes he walks and sometimes he catches a taxi. He’s lucky to have a seven-hour day, but he spends the whole time worrying about his officemate
Admitting you’re wrong is tentpole of maturity, unless of course you’re a member of the Baseball Writers Association of America. When I was in the ninth grade I bet my friend Tom Hinkley $100 the Boston Red Sox would win the World Series. He gleefully accepted and two months later I had to pay him
More important than a pension fund. More important than contract lengths. More important than the salary cap. More important than the definition of hockey related revenue. The most important thing that needs to be established from this lockout mess is trust. The days leading up to the final resolution in the spat between the National
Sources close to Tampa Bay Rowdies goalkeeper Jeff Attinella tell The Crow’s Nest he will sign a contract with Real Salt Lake of Major League Soccer. An announcement is expected Monday or Tuesday. Attinella was the hero of the Rowdies’ 2012 North American Soccer League Soccer Bowl Championship. He made three saves in the penalty
Being left out as a child can hurt your feelings. In college football, being left out can cost you millions of dollars. The ongoing conversation of college conference realignment could leave USF on the outside, looking in. Last week, Notre Dame announced that all their athletics, except for football, will bolt from the Big East
A heart-stopping late game comeback pulled the Bulls just ahead of the Nevada Wolf Pack and put the team 2-0 in the Big East rankings. Andre Davis caught the game winning 56-yard touchdown with 38 seconds left. He added another 51-yard touchdown and set a school record with 191 receiving yards in the Bulls’ 32-31
With a new NFL season upon us, it is becoming harder for fans to balance their thirst for the brutality of the game with an empathetic concern for players’ safety. Degenerative brain diseases relating to head trauma in football players is becoming more public. Discussion about the high-impact game having high-impact repercussions has made its
Head coach Skip Holtz loved the way his special teams and defense played on Saturday night. But despite some miscues and a couple turnovers the University of South Florida Bulls defeated the talented University of Tennessee Chattanooga Moccasins 34-13. The first game of the season is the closest a lot of teams in the Big
Whenever I talk sports with friends from back home in Boston they bring up Tampa’s reputation as a poor sports town. I quietly laugh with them and nod. But it is not because they are right. It is because their mocking reminds me why I love to live here. You see, in Boston, the sports
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