Lamm at Large

I haven't talked to anyone who's expressed the slightest bit of interest  the new spring pro football league, which kicks off Saturday night in Birmingham. Like them, I probably won't watch more than a few minutes. Unlike them, I don't dismiss the latest edition of the USFL. That's because I remember vividly 38 years ago when Jacksonville was given a franchise in the original USFL. For you newbees to the […]

The NBA mock drafts have started. I glanced at a couple and was reminded why my love of college basketball has waned. Of the 30 first-round picks, 14-15 are expected to be freshmen. Another 7-8 sophomores, two juniors and one senior. The remainder are international or players from the G Leagues. Who are these guys? I know so little about any of them. By the time you recognize any of […]

I was wrong. I was wrong about Tiger Woods in a couple of ways. I never expected him to play again, much less at Augusta National, the most difficult course to walk in America. Walking was a challenge for Tiger. Walking and competing is mind-blowing. Okay, he finished 47th out of 52 who made the cut. He deserves a trophy for making the cut. His rounds 71, 74, 78, 78 are […]

Ja Morant might be the NBA's best athlete. He might be its best player. But is he a lousy teammate? Most great players make those around him better. The opposite is true with Morant. The last I checked, the Grizzlies were 2-20 with Morant sidelined . . . I don't pay much attention to NFL mock drafts, but one thing appears clear this year. There's a simple reason why Georgia […]

I realize they don't give away Green Jackets at Augusta National Golf Club, but you'll never convince me it' isn't the easy major championship to win. Easier, too, than The Players and the WGC tournaments. It's a numbers game. This week's Masters has a field of 90 players, and that's assuming Tiger Woods plays (very doubtful). The Players has the strongest field, followed by the WGC tournaments and the PGA […]

While major college basketball basks in the glow one one of its greatest postseasons, new LSU coach Matt McMahon faces the biggest rebuild in the sport's history. When McMahon arrived in Baton Rouge last week, fresh from Murray State, he was greeted by handful of walk-ons. The 13 scholarship Tigers who led LSU to an 8th seed were all gone, two declaring for the NBA draft and the others entering […]

I'm thrilled Nets guard Kyrie Irving and other unvaccinated New York athletes will be allowed to play in New York. It was ridiculous, for example, that Irving couldn't play home games in Brooklyn, but he and Nets fans were allowed to pack the Barclay Arena unmasked and some unvaccinated. New York City Mayor Eric Adams freed the city's athletes and entertainers of vaccination requirements but stopped there to the puzzlement […]

A big thank you to St. Peter's. A tip of the hat to Miami and to those other double- digit-seeded teams that pulled off so-called upsets during the first two weekends of the NCAA National Basketball Championship. And to the many underdogs who played basketball giants down to the final buzzer. Truth is there's more parity than ever in college basketball. How'd this happen? I think the simplest answer is the transfer portal. […]

Its called The Zone. Its when the baseball looks larger than a volley ball; when the basketball hoop looks as  big as a man hole cover; the golf hole looks twice as large; and when football slows down. Most athletes get in The Zone occasionally. Tom Brady lives in The Zone. Tiger Woods used to. Now golfer Scottie Scheffler is in The Zone.  Sunday marked his third victory in his […]