Opinions

  • Don't drop a course and pick up trouble
    It's the beginning of February, and while high school freshmen, sophomores and juniors are bearing down, first semester is over and the pressure is off for seniors. Seniors who applied Early Decision (binding) or Early Action (nonbinding) have already heard from colleges and, if they've been accepted, they have the false impression that they can kick back and relax.
  • Tiger brings out best in Lefty
    PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. -Saturday night, just before going out to dinner, Phil Mickelson received the news he'd hoped to hear. He was going to be paired with Tiger Woods in Sunday's final round of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.
  • Wings played with passion to keep the streak alive
    The Red Wings kept convincing themselves that The Streak meant nothing. All that mattered was the two points that came with each home win since their last loss at the Joe in the early days of November.
  • Phillies should lock up Cole Hamels now
    PHILADELPHIA - OK, since team president David Montgomery said that he doesn't "think it's difficult" to get a long-term deal done with Cole Hamels, the Phillies just need to do it.
  • West among fans of 'tremendous' Lin
    If you know Jerry West, you know he loves great basketball, and he especially loves the players who create those moments and shake up the sports world.
  • Color this little Wildcat purple
    KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The hero of today's story likes to watch cartoons and sing and dance and eat chicken because it gives her muscles. She hates beans. She has curly brown hair, brown eyes, stands about 4 feet tall and of course loves the color purple.
  • Some can find nice tax-season surprises
    After the financial stress of the last few years, your tax return this year might offer you some of the first relief you've had in a long time, but it also might deliver some disappointment.
  • It's crunch time for the Kings and Sacramento future
    SACRAMENTO, Calif. - This arena conversation has always been about us. Our community. Our region. Our leaders. Our commitment to keeping the Sacramento Kings - the area's only major league sports franchise and ability to solve the $400 million financing puzzle in an unconventional, innovative manner.
  • Peyton Manning reports: Truth or fiction?
    Peyton Manning can't throw a football well or strong or seemingly to his left at all, the NFL Network's Michael Lombardi reported this week in similar manner to other reports the previous week.
  • Peyton may be back, but not with 'Boys
    Because he is Jerry Jones - wildcatter, dreamer, frustrated general manager of the Dallas Cowboys - the idea is not all that far-fetched that he would at least kick the tires on Peyton Manning.
  • Time for Wild to show some pride
    The Wild logo is stitched in the carpet in the center of the locker room. Wild players, particularly a few veterans, take delight in berating anyone who has the audacity to dip a toe over the line, on accident or even if the guilty party is unaware of the unwritten rule.
  • Antron Brown favored to win top-fuel title
    LOS ANGELES-On Feb. 21, it will be two years since Antron Brown and Susan Zimmer never met and became joined forever. It was Brown's 200th-something National Hot Rod Association event, Zimmer's first.