Tom Knott

Tom Knott: Throw these bums out?

The Nationals have not been evicted from the taxpayers' ballpark yet, with their belongings strewn about on Half Street.

August 27, 2008

Tom Knott: Long-term vision rings true

Jerry Colangelo's three-year commitment and team-bonding exercises facilitated the gold medal procession of the U.S. basketball team at the Beijing Games.

August 25, 2008

Tom Knott: Bolt can’t run away from drug questions

Already inspiring whispers.

August 22, 2008

TOM KNOTT: Redemption still has a shot at failure

From the Dream Team to the Redeem Team, the U.S. finds a name to fit the basketball occasion, the latest potentially sweet.

August 20, 2008

Tom Knott: Is this the face of America’s greatest athlete of all time?

ESPN, as it often does, has initiated the water-cooler topic of who is the greatest American athlete ever after Michael Phelps secured eight gold medals at the Beijing Games.

August 18, 2008

TOM KNOTT: Chinese show they’re masters at faking it

The fireworks show was a sight to behold during the opening ceremonies of the Beijing Games.

August 15, 2008

Tom Knott: One kind of defense comes before another

Army 2nd Lt. Caleb Campbell never should have been allowed to pursue his NFL aspirations with the Lions before meeting his five-year commitment in the military.

August 13, 2008

Tom Knott: Politics takes the gold in China

So much for the Olympic Games fostering a sense of international goodwill, peace and harmony.

August 12, 2008

TOM KNOTT: Medaling in world politics

China apparently is highly sensitive about Tibet, where protests in the spring led to state-induced death.

August 4, 2008

No pretense, no verbiage, just numbers

Art Monk was neither flashy nor egomaniacal, two traits that seemingly define many of the leading wide receivers in the NFL today.

August 1, 2008

Tom Knott: NBA refs still lack credibility

Donaghy the least of the NBA's credibility problem.

August 1, 2008

Tom Knott: An age of liars, cheaters in China

So at least two of China's female gymnasts are believed to be just out of diapers and too young to compete in the Beijing Games.

July 30, 2008

Tom Knott: ‘Historic’ bar is low for WNBA

Women fight, too.

July 28, 2008

Tom Knott: Danica Patrick plays her own sexist game

Danica Patrick has a habit of getting into the face of other drivers only to be granted a pass because of her face and femininity.

July 25, 2008

Tom Knott: For Arenas, great deal means great responsibility

Gilbert Arenas promised to hang an NBA championship banner in the seasons ahead during his get-together with the local press Tuesday.

July 23, 2008

Tom Knott: Games can’t alter the truth

That China believed it could use the Olympics to showcase its advances was a farfetched notion from the outset, in the company of Hitler believing he could use the Berlin Games in 1936 to highlight the superiority of the Aryan race. Some showcase.

July 18, 2008

Tom Knott: Stray-Rod’s escapades come at a heavy price

The high cost of being 'just friends.'

July 14, 2008

Tom Knott: For Favre, a passing fancy?

The end is not the end.

July 11, 2008

Tom Knott: Trials’ tribulations cramp Gay’s style

Tyson Gay surrendered to a cramp, and just like that, his dream of claiming gold in both the 100 and 200 was finished.

July 9, 2008

Tom Knott: Guilty of a comeback

Dara Torres is guilty until proven innocent, and even then she just still might be guilty, as we learned from the sniffling Marion Jones and the rest of her BALCO-fueled cheats.

July 7, 2008