Mariano Rivera is arguably the best closer ever, but nothing in sports is clear-cut. The save itself is a bit controversial.
Len Berman | Posted 05.25.2011
Northern Iowa? St. Mary's? Washington? Cornell? Did anyone have all four in their Sweet 16? A total of 4.78 million people entered the ESPN pool, and by last night there were no perfect brackets left.
Len Berman | Posted 05.25.2011
So another American League Cy Young Award has been handed out, and again Yankee reliever Mariano Rivera comes up empty. He didn't get a single vote for first, second, or third.
Len Berman | Posted 05.25.2011
10 to 12 NFL teams won't sell out all their home games this season, so no local TV of those games. Jacksonville is not expected to sell out a single home game.
Len Berman | Posted 05.25.2011
Lets get ready to rumble. Women's boxing will make its debut in the 2012 London Olympics.
Len Berman | Posted 05.25.2011
Have you seen a 7-foot tall bronze statue of former basketball wacko Dennis Rodman?
Len Berman | Posted 05.25.2011
Fight night at Fenway. A beanball war with Detroit leads to Boston's Kevin Youkilis charging the mound. Look for a nice suspension.
Len Berman | Posted 05.25.2011
Without having Boston to beat up on, the Yankees had their 7 game winning streak snapped by Toronto.
Len Berman | Posted 05.25.2011
Hottest athlete on earth. A Finnish man, Timo Kaukonen won the World Sauna Championships by sitting in 230 degree temps for 3 minutes, 46 seconds.
Len Berman | Posted 05.25.2011
I went over 500 followers on twitter @LenBermanSports this weekend. Only 2,000,634 to catch Oprah.
Len Berman | Posted 05.25.2011
Today marks the one year anniversary of the Top 5.
Len Berman | Posted 05.25.2011
So if you had to choose a player who should be the highest-paid player in NFL history, who would you pick? If you had to choose the greatest quarterback in NFL history, who would he be?
Len Berman | Posted 05.25.2011
Message to NFL players, "no more tweeting." Teams are telling their players to knock it off. The NFL, of course, is the most secretive of leagues.
Len Berman | Posted 05.25.2011
"Breaking" news. Did Tiger Woods fart at the Buick Open? Somebody did when Tiger was on camera. The world heard it loud and clear.
Len Berman | Posted 05.25.2011
Mixed signals coming from Patriot-land. The owner says they're not interested in Michael Vick, the coach indicates they're not ruling it out.
Len Berman | Posted 05.25.2011
The New York Times says both Big Papi (or is it now big Popeye?) David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez both tested positive for performance enhancing drugs in 2003.
Len Berman | Posted 05.25.2011
Plaxico Burress testifies before a grand jury about shooting himself in the leg. He then told reporters he was "truly remorseful."
Len Berman | Posted 05.25.2011
Brett Favre says he's staying retired. Until he changes his mind.
Len Berman | Posted 05.25.2011
The word is that Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig is seriously considering the lifting of Pete Rose's lifetime ban from baseball. Good. Murderers have served lesser sentences.
Len Berman | Posted 05.25.2011
Now there's an authority. Bills wide receiver Terrell Owens says Michael Vick should be reinstated immediately.
Len Berman | Posted 05.25.2011
We found out yesterday that LeBron James smoked marijuana in high school, former major league pitcher Jim Parque used human growth hormone and Florida quarterback Tim Tebow is a virgin.
Len Berman | Posted 05.25.2011
Can you imagine, it was Manny Ramirez bobblehead night in L.A. but Manny didn't start with a sore hand. Oh, he pinch hit a grand slam homer as the Dodgers won.
Len Berman | Posted 05.25.2011
Loved the New York Times bit with "banner day." They used to have the event at Shea, but no more. So the Times invited readers to come up with cyberspace banners. A sampling: "Someone Madoff With the Mets' Season."
Len Berman | Posted 05.25.2011
Paul McCartney finishes up his Citi Field gig tonight. I was there Saturday night and it would be much too easy to say it's the most noise Citi Field will hear all season, and certainly the most hits.
Len Berman | Posted 05.25.2011
Stewart Cink wins his first major after beating Tom Watson in a 4-hole playoff at the British Open. Watson, at age 59, had a chance to win in regulation but missed an 8-foot putt on 18.
Len Berman | Posted 11.14.2011