Tom Knott

KNOTT: Optimism holds court as Wizards improve

Flip Saunders is working with Andray Blatche on a daily basis, putting the 22-year-old forward through various basketball drills while trying to solve the four-year mystery of what his destiny will be.

June 26, 2009

KNOTT: A steal may just be the start

HereI thought Kevin McHale no longer was with the Timberwolves.

June 25, 2009

KNOTT: Draft night is a ball, but then reality bounces in

Even the Clippers cannot mess up their leading role in the NBA Draft. They will do that later after Blake Griffin sheds his rookie contract and endeavors to be paid in line with his statistical production.

June 24, 2009

Knott: A flood would be better than leak

MLB must tear down that veil of confidentiality.

June 22, 2009

KNOTT: This reaction won’t dog Stallworth

Donte Stallworth reacted a lot wiser than Michael Vick in the aftermath of the crime and saved himself a considerable amount of jail time and money.

June 19, 2009

KNOTT: Winning without the draft is a big deal

Once the NBA Finals succumbed to a plethora of hosannas being showered on Kobe Bryant, a nagging question surfaced.

June 17, 2009

Knott: Shaq joining LeBron is worth Witnessing

Shaquille O'Neal would be the splashy addition that lifts LeBron James and the Cavaliers to an NBA championship.

June 15, 2009

KNOTT: Vikings won’t sack pursuit of Favre

Brett Favre has undergone surgery on the partially torn biceps tendon in his throwing arm, Vikings coach Brad Childress has dismissed talk of a deadline and all that is left is the signing party and news conference.

June 12, 2009

KNOTT: Time to start looking forward

The Wizards do not need another project on their roster, which the No. 5 pick in the NBA Draft would be.

June 10, 2009

KNOTT: Jackson again proving his masterful abilities

Phil Jackson, the purveyor of all things Zen, is seeking to eclipse the cigar-chomping legend who was Red Auerbach at these NBA Finals.

June 8, 2009

KNOTT: By any other name, Rose scandal will fade

The urge to lament Derrick Rose's fraudulent academic career is an understandable but wasted exercise.

June 5, 2009

KNOTT: Lakers have everything to lose

The Lakers in seven games. That forecast would have come with the warning of not betting the house on it in the pre-bailout history of the nation.

June 4, 2009

Knott: Magic’s tricks topple solo act

Still a one-man show.

June 1, 2009

KNOTT: Stern’s referees far too fickle

Dwight Howard is the latest petulant one to have a technical foul rescinded by the league office.

May 29, 2009

Tom Knott: Where unexpected happens

The ratings-winning, hype-ready prospect of Kobe Bryant and LeBron James meeting in the NBA Finals is no longer a foregone conclusion.

May 27, 2009

Tom Knott: Vick working his way out of public pound

Michael Vick and the Humane Society of the United States are looking to forge a mutually beneficial pact.

May 25, 2009

Tom Knott: No Griffin, no Rubio and no luck

No such luck. That was the Wizards' fate in the NBA Draft lottery in Secaucus, N.J., on Tuesday night.

May 20, 2009

Tom Knott: Luck simply has everything to do with it

A rabbit's foot, anyone? A four-leaf clover? Or perhaps the Wizards should dispatch a penny-toting representative to the celebrated Upwey Wishing Well, located just north of Weymouth, England.

May 19, 2009