Loose Ball: Whitney Was Close to Sports World

February 12, 2012

The late, great Whitney Houston was no stranger to big-time sporting events and athletes.

Loose Ball: Black Coach Heads Navy Lacrosse

Rick Sowell takes over the historic program in a sport where less than 10 percent of players are black.

Loose Ball: Self-Pity Won't Work for LeBron

Taking a "woe is me" approach is the wrong avenue for Miami Heat superstar LeBron James.

Loose Ball: 'LinSanity' Strikes in New York

The NBA and the Big Apple are all abuzz over the Knicks' Asian-American point guard from Harvard.

Loose Ball: Giants GM Earns 2nd Super Bowl

Jerry Reese could become the NFL's first black general manager with two Super Bowl victories.

Loose Ball: Soccer Marred by Violence Again

The riot in Egypt that resulted in nearly 80 deaths is just the latest ugliness attached to soccer.

Ochocinco Reduced to Forgotten Man

The flamboyant wide receiver has finally reached the Super Bowl, but as a shell of his former self.

Tiger Woods Is Tantalizingly Close

The world's former No. 1 golfer didn't win Sunday, but he showed promising flashes of his old self.

Prep Athletes Should Never Trust a College Coach

Another group of recruits is left in limbo after Rutgers coach Greg Schiano departs for NFL.

Prince Fielder Is New King of Detroit

Whopping $214 million contract makes the Tigers' new first baseman the toast of Motown.