Stacy Parker Le Melle

Workshop Director for the Afghan Women's Writing Project and Author of 'Government Girl: Young and Female in the White House'

Matthew Olzmann is one of a handful of poets I know that can win over those who think they hate poetry. He wins over the haters because he is funny, but also because the poems have doors that open and invite you inside.

Tyler R. Tynes

Sportswriter, radio personality, play-by-play analyst, broadcasting & journalism major at King's College

Love him or hate him, Doug Collins is the Head Coach of the Philadelphia 76ers, and for the time being, that's how it will stay.

Tyler R. Tynes

Sportswriter, radio personality, play-by-play analyst, broadcasting & journalism major at King's College

The Detroit Pistons have started their season virtually in every game they've played so far, yet their slow-to-start offense and defensive worries in the backcourt have left them without any victories to show for it.

Thomas Alter

Sportswriter, Washington D.C.

Why is a fight between two white drivers with an almost entirely white audience considered "boys being boys," but brawls in sports with black players something worse?

Evan Winiker

Contributing writer, Grantland and Esquire.com

Unlike most 7 footers with a knuckle set full of gold, John Sally opted not to open a car wash with his NBA loot, but rather to invest in a way of life, one he believes in so strongly, he kicked his daughter out of the house for not following.

April Rudin

Founder, The Rudin Group

I don't think that I will ever be able to root for any other teams than my own hometown favorites. My heart will always remain in Detroit.

Harvey Gotliffe, Ph.D.

Editor and publisher, The Ho-Ho-Kus Cogitator

As ticket prices rose skyward, some fans didn't think it was worth it to overpay to watch grown men running around in their underwear, trying to toss a rubber sphere into a round wire hoop.

Thomas Alter

Sportswriter, Washington D.C.

The Pistons were in Philadelphia Friday to play the 76ers when a large group of players allegedly decided to boycott their team's shoot around before the game. Why can't they just suck it up?

David Berri

Co-author, 'Stumbling on Wins'; Economics professor, Southern Utah University

Players on the Detroit Pistons think they are good. But the team keeps losing. Rather than blame themselves, though, they have lashed out at their coach, John Kuester.

Joe Lapointe

Political and sports journalist

With Thomas back in the front office of the Knicks, it might be appropriate to recall one of the most bitter and sensitive moments of Thomas' career. It is one of the most vivid memories of my sports reporting.

Lester Sloan

Writer/Photographer and professor of photojournalism at Savannah State University

Soupy's pies were the great equalizers. Everyone wanted to be hit with a pie thrown by Soupy, even Sinatra. No one was too big or important to get a pie in the face.

Diane Tucker

Writer/producer/director living in Washington DC

Next week the Hall-of-Famer will announce his intention to run for mayor of Detroit, after years and years of listening to Michiganians like me pleading with him to throw his Pistons cap into the ring.