Jay Mariotti

COLUMN: WHY ALL HUMAN BEINGS SHOULD UNDERSTAND WHEN JARREN DURAN SAYS, “F— ‘EM” https://t.co/3r1mzrZfAL He tried to commit suicide two years ago and failed, allowing him to focus on mental health and return as an important member of the Red Sox while scribbling his new life https://t.co/lTMtjOYpZs

COLUMN: EVER SEE A TITLE GAME WHERE A PLAYER WALKS INSTEAD OF FIRING A FINAL SHOT? https://t.co/mlvodTDftQ Florida won because Walter Clayton Jr. made a memorable defensive play, without his offensive production, and because Kelvin Sampson’s gritty players didn’t manage a shot https://t.co/VTOCAmt18W

COLUMN: WHEN OVECHKIN HAS AN UNBREAKABLE MARK, WHO CARES ABOUT LAMAR JACKSON? https://t.co/Yg0G80ToKp The NFL quarterback thinks No. 8 belongs to him for eternity, and if he legally disputes Ovechkin’s commercial use of “GR8” after breaking hockey’s goal-scoring record, what if https://t.co/3e3fO76Jth

COLUMN: PAIGE BUECKERS DOESN’T HAVE TO BE CAITLIN CLARK TO EXCITE THE WNBA CROWDS https://t.co/QQVg6fmsGB She finally won a national title at Connecticut and will be joining the Dallas Wings, in a town where Clark says all games should be moved to the Mavericks’ arena because https://t.co/TepI7tm1U2

COLUMN: THE DREAM OF FLAGG AND SCHEYER WAS UPENDED BY, OF COURSE, KELVIN SAMPSON https://t.co/wlhC3NXX4n Houston blazed with a classic 9-0 run in the final 1:14 behind the physicality of Sampson, ending the college career of Flagg without a national title and prompting Scheyer https://t.co/XbmkDWEbpw

COLUMN OVECHKIN OR GRETZKY: ONE IS PROLIFIC AND FIERCE, THE OTHER IS GREAT FOREVER https://t.co/jnVetyDQS8 Rather than make a choice — I’ll take Gretzky for thrills — let’s pay tribute to both as Ovechkin ties the all-time record of 894 goals and owns the superlative with the https://t.co/E6lYabWnPz

COLUMN: WALTER CLAYTON JR. DIDN’T LIKE FOOTBALL, SO WHY NOT STAR IN THE FINAL FOUR? https://t.co/mwEO2pa31O He rejected big offers and might have been a first-round pick in the NFL draft, but he didn’t like to hit and would prefer to swish three-pointers — which is why Florida https://t.co/vQS6DNw5F8

COLUMN: KELVIN SAMPSON IS TWO VICTORIES AWAY FROM EMERGING AS A COACHING GIANT https://t.co/nUv3YHGtHr College basketball didn’t need him when he was violating NCAA rules, but these days, he's admired for remaining at Houston and eyeing a title when coaches and players are https://t.co/zEDYLI8Apq

COLUMN: WHEN MICHAEL REINSDORF RIPS COMCAST, LET’S STUFF HIM INTO AN EASTER EGG https://t.co/ErU42XNcsU The man who runs the forgotten Chicago Bulls should not attack a media company’s kingpins, when Comcast and other cable TV providers recognize three teams are rampant losers https://t.co/yKR6qZhMrm

COLUMN: JA MAKES OUR JAWS DROP WITH THOROUGH DISGUST — AND SHOULD BE BANNED BY SILVER https://t.co/c80SdadzmP Morant is firing imaginary guns during games — despite 33 games of suspensions that damaged his promising career — and the NBA must decide if he’s mentally equipped to https://t.co/tbBHbOpSO9

COLUMN I MUST ASK: WHY DID $61 MILLION AT CHICAGO PUBLIC MEDIA LEAD TO 35 STAFF BUYOUTS? https://t.co/XBiY1e1XYV It’s another serious issue at a paper, the Sun-Times, that could face last rites when donors were supposed to save it — and have lost so many writers that the last https://t.co/eo4VXucTUL

COLUMN: WE URGE MARY KATE CORNETT TO CRUSH DISNEY AND PUT MCAFEE OUT OF BUSINESS https://t.co/b391URBX9y This is Day Two of our rant against delinquent ESPN hosts, who lie and tell fallacious online stories — with an Ole Miss freshman ready to sue McAfee and the network, which https://t.co/TkAFmyUMSR

COLUMN: STEPHEN A. SMITH CONTINUES TO LIE AND SHOULD BE FIRED BY BOB IGER AND ESPN https://t.co/uPtCgQOcZi What is Disney and what is ESPN when Smith, with a new $100 million deal, makes a false statement about LeBron James at Kobe Bryant’s memorial service and doesn’t miss a https://t.co/wtnW0T7BTC

COLUMN: TURNING A BASEBALL BAT INTO A TORPEDO SOUNDS LIKE ANOTHER STEROIDS CRAZE https://t.co/xLoHggTMj5 The Yankees have hit 15 home runs thanks to a former front-office staffer who reshaped the wood in barrels, which is strange when baseball has PED scandals and doesn’t allow https://t.co/2LmTz6ROw0

COLUMN: WHEN BRUCE PEARL IS TWO WINS FROM A TITLE, WHO CARES ABOUT SEC FOOTBALL? https://t.co/JocvaZ2o8S The Auburn coach was dumped at Tennessee for recruiting violations and has lifted his program to the college basketball elite, with help from Johni Broome, who must be https://t.co/di9lVkF3Ly

COLUMN: LET “THE WHITE LOTUS” POKE FUN, BUT SCHEYER AND FLAGG EYE A NATIONAL TITLE https://t.co/hAEQ51ru5s Duke is referenced often on the outrageous HBO show, and as producer Mike White laughs, he wasn’t aware that Jon Scheyer has a grand plan for Cooper Flagg and might win https://t.co/LXXB0Ui6r1

COLUMN: GIDDEY’S GIDDY GULP, FROM HALFCOURT, MEANS THE BULLS MUST PAY HUGE MONEY https://t.co/JkuxtlYswG A wild finish shifts attention to the Reinsdorfs — ugh — who must pay the Australian a massive sum as a restricted free agent, unless they want him threatening https://t.co/wAnrBrUrjd