Columnist Jack Doyle wonder what could have been with Michael Owen
I hate when athletes with so much potential end up falling short because of injuries. Whether it is Boobie Miles, Mark Prior or Marcus Camby, I can’t help but feel sympathy—even pity—toward these would-be greats. So when Manchester United’s Michael Owen went down for the season after suffering a torn hamstring, I was devastated for the 30-year-old striker.
Columnist Ben Breiner explains the hypocrisy of UW followers with head coach Bo Ryan
Let us call this a duplicity of logic. On the one hand there was outcry when Wisconsin debuted the season as the 7th-9th best team in the conference, at least according to most projections. Many asked how Bo Ryan’s teams could ever be doubted after his track record of consistently finishing in the top four of the conference.
Columnist Scott Kellogg discusses some low-level sports issues
Too many times when I’m watching sports I think of a column idea, then realize there’s no way I can stretch those concepts into a full column. So instead I thought it would be appropriate to throw all of them into one. Game switches During sports, mostly basketball games in the NCAA Tournament, as soon as a game goes over its designated two-hour time slot, there are constant look-ins to the next game.
Columnist Jack Doyle explains why the nature of the sport will keep it from being huge
After an epic overtime thriller that left the U.S. Men’s Hockey Team on the losing end of a 3-2 result, the sad reality of hockey reclaiming its place as fourth fiddle in the American sports landscape set in for many of the game’s fans. Even after a dramatic Olympic finale like Vancouver’s, the nation’s concern for hockey already has dwindled as casual followers shift their focus to March Madness, the start of spring training or maybe this summer’s World Cup.
