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Loyalty often doesn’t go both ways

By Jim Caltagirone For the Mirror One of the routine questions posed to candidates for employment during the interview process is: Where do you see yourself in five years? Considering all the job hopping that occurs in college basketball, it’s doubtful that members of a search committee would bother asking a head coaching candidate that question. A common perception is head coaches are in constant search of ever-greener pastures to expand their net worth, especially those who have made multiple coaching stops over a short period of time. The reality is nearly three-quarters ...

Snyder will join embarrassing Hall of Fame

By Paul Newberry The Associated Press Welcome, Dan Snyder, to the Owners Hall of Infamy. You’ll feel right at home with this band of scoundrels, incompetents and reprobates — all of whom proved that being the richest guy in the room does not make you the wisest. After running the Washington Racist Nickname-slash-Football Team-slash-Commanders into the ground over the last two-plus decades, Snyder is exiting the NFL with a $6 billion consolation prize. Hard to call him a loser in this sordid affair given all those zeros on the check, but it doesn’t erase his legacy as one ...

In baseball, unfortunately, money does all the talking

By Bill Contz For the Mirror Imagine, if you will, an NFL team that featured both the LA Rams’ Matthew Stafford and his outrageous $62 million salary with Denver’s Russell Wilson and his equally appalling $57 million annual compensation backing him up. While we’re at it, let’s have these supremely compensated signal callers toss spirals to either (or both) the Dolphins’ Tyreek Hill or the Raiders’ Davante Adams, both of whom now earn north of $28 million annually. If NBA basketball is your game, how about a backcourt featuring the Warriors’ Steph Curry ($48 ...

When will Tiger making the cut be worth it again?

By Paul Newberry The Associated Press AUGUSTA, Ga. — For Tiger Woods, it’s come to this. He’s no longer a factor at the top of the leaderboard. Instead, the golfer who provided some of the game’s most electrifying moments can be found plodding along at the cut line, his primary goal simply to make it to the weekend. He’s assured of returning to Augusta National on Saturday morning, but only because stormy weather forced a suspension of the second round while Woods was still on the course. When he returns, Woods won’t be focused on Brooks Koepka, who’s 14 shots ...

FAU ride flashes memories

By Byron Lasser For the Mirror This year’s NCAA Tournament brought back many great memories and comparisons between two college men’s basketball teams I have followed. Back in 1991, Saint Francis University was led by coach Jim Baron, who was in his first head coaching position. After four years, Baron led the team to its first NCAA Tournament bid with a tremendous group of unselfish players, led by Mike Iuzzolino and Joe Anderson. Early in the season, there was never a problem getting tickets or a parking place. But that year the better they played, the more people ...

Penn State Altoona making strides

‘This team was more like a family’ By Derrick Stilley An impressive Penn State Altoona basketball season, led by coach David McGreal, ended with an 84-61 loss to La Roche in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference championship. Though this team fell short of its ultimate goal of winning a championship, it will be remembered for its achievements. n Dewayne Jones won defensive player of the year; n Savion Word was a first-team all-conference guard; n PJ Charles was a second-team all-conference center; n Andruw Harman was a second-team guard/forward; n Mason Bush ...