Lamm at Large

Remember the Big 3. If the Gators, Seminoles or Hurricanes weren't winning national championships, they were playing for them. Then POOF, the magic was gone. The Big 3 became the Big Mediocre. Meanwhile, Central Florida became UCF and a top 15 program. USF? Not so much. So where is college in the state now? Still mediocre but showing signs of life. Miami appears to be on the right track. UCF, […]

Summer does 't officially start until June 21, but in America we know it really starts Memorial Day weekend. The kids are out of school, your electric bills go up and everything in Maine doubles in price.. This a terrible time for can't-live-without football fans, and I know most of you are. Training camps do open in late July and then there are those intense practices/exhibitions the NFL calls preseason […]

Both of New York's MLB teams are doing great. The Los Angels Dodgers, too. The St. Louis Cardinals are posed for another solid season. The Boston Red Sox are rebounding from a bad start. The Chicago Cubs? Not so much. So why aren't MLB and TV execs jumping for joy.  The above are baseball's nationally or regionally-followed teams. Historically, when they're winning, MLB is in great shape. But it isn't. […]

You had to know this was coming. The day the government allowed college athletic programs use the NIL -- name, image, likeness -- the accusations would fly like bullets at a shooting range. Typical of the government and the NCAA, few regulations were established on who and for how much could be paid to use a player's NIL. Over night some 5-star recruits literally became millionaires before ever stepping on […]

Can Tom Brady really be worth more in the TV booth than on the field? Fox Sports obviously thinks so. The network has signed Brady to a contract reportedly worth $375 for 10 years starting whenever the 44-ear-old QB retires. It's reportedly all guaranteed. His contract comes on the heels of NFL broadcasters making more money than star players. Tong Romeo makes $18 million at CBS; ESPN recently stole Troy […]

It was a mini-miracle that Tiger Woods played in the Masters. He shock many in the golf world by making the cut. He surprised few when he faded quickly on the weekend with a pair of 78s. Now we move on to the next major, the PGA Championship. Tiger's back and saying the extra five weeks have allowed his seriously injured legs to get stronger. Golf commentators point out that Tulsa's Southern […]

I've waffled back and forth on the ongoing story of the PGA Tour vs. Greg Norman and his Saudi-funded tour. Both made some good points. Let's say I was leaning 70-30 in favor of the PGA Tour. That changed last week when Norman, as he's been wont to do throughout his incredible careers in golf and business , stepped on his tongue. Isn't it interesting that Norman hand-picked Phil Mickelson as […]

IR-RI-TATE -- get on someone's nerves . . . rub someone the wrong way . . . irk . . . annoy. Those are some of the definitions of the word. And they describe how I feel about certain sports personalities. In no particular order I give you my list: Aaron Rodgers, NFL quarterback -- Always thinks he's the smartest person in the room. Kyrie Irving, NBA guard -- See […]

We live in an age when the NBA is loaded with giants who run like gazelles and jump like tigers. Then there's Nikola Jokic. The  Nugget's 6-11, 284-pound center may be the league's most unathletic player. He lopes up and down the court and on a good day may be able to jump over a Sunday New York Times. He wasn't expected to be a super star when drafted in the […]