There was not much we didn't know about Pitt's Jamie Dixon when this season began. We knew he'd never coached a team to the Final Four. But we also knew he never missed an NCAA Tournament. Nor has he ever lost to a Top 10 team at home.
02/03/2012 - 07:59
Tony DeFazio
Congratulations, Gary Bettman. After all the years of criticism, work stoppages and mismanagement, you—and your league—finally get it.
01/03/2012 - 10:37
Tony DeFazio
Hindsight, as we all know, is 20-20. Unless you are former Pitt coach Walt Harris, of course, who once famously referred to hindsight as 50-50. Either way, I'm starting this column by acknowledging that I have the benefit of hindsight.
11/28/2011 - 00:14
Tony DeFazio
Although there is nothing I can say that has not already been expressed by others, I felt compelled to comment on the nightmare unfolding at Penn State.
11/08/2011 - 11:00
Tony DeFazio
“Rumors of my demise have been greatly exaggerated.” Mark Twain was talking about an 1897 newspaper report when he uttered his famous quote, but I prefer to think he was talking about the West Virginia Mountaineers.
10/03/2011 - 11:43
Tony DeFazio
God bless the Cincinnati Bengals. The more everything changes, the more they stay the same. The balance of power in the NFL shifts on a regular basis: the Rams appear to be on the way up, and the Detroit Lions, perennial losers for so long, have become the popular “surprise team” pick among pundits nationally.
09/06/2011 - 22:43
Tony DeFazio
The Penguins are just one month away from hitting the ice again and that means the return of Evgeni Malkin, and, hopefully, Sidney Crosby. We say hopefully when it comes to Sid because the Pens' captain hasn't played a hockey game since the first week of January.
07/29/2011 - 17:22
Tony DeFazio
Stop it, LeBron. Stop clarifying your statements, stop making sure everyone understands you intend no ill-will, stop apologizing... stop wishing everyone would like you.
06/23/2011 - 11:44
Tony DeFazio
When Jim Tressel resigned as Ohio State's head coach late last month, it shocked the Buckeye faithful. It shouldn't have. They should have seen this coming the very day Ohio State hired Tressel after his wildly successful run at Youngstown State.
06/04/2011 - 08:20
Tony DeFazio
“Somebody needs to tell Rashard to lay off the Twitter for a bit.” That was the text that PSR contributing writer Anthony Jaskulski sent to me earlier this month, shortly after hearing the the news about Steelers running back Rashard Mendenhall and his less-than-well-thought-out posts on the social media website Twitter.
05/06/2011 - 10:47
Tony DeFazio
