ARTICLE FROM seattlepi.com (Full story click here)

“One Man’s Opinion” by Gordon Curvey

Today I watched the University of Washington Huskies dominate and beat New Mexico 82-64 in San Jose, Ca to move on to the Sweet 16 in college basketball. In my happiness of the Huskies winning the game I thought of one thing.

And that is a few years ago when the Huskies were looking for a new head basketball coach here in Seattle. A lot of names were mentioned at the time. One of which was current head basketball coach Lorenzo Romar.

Also mentioned was the head coach at Gonzaga, Mark Few and local high school star and at the time college head coach Quinn Snyder and others.

On local sports radio KJR here in Seattle, talk show hosts Mitch Levy and Dave “Softy” Mahler and Steve Sandmayer got on the radio and demanded the UW DO NOT HIRE ROMAR. They did it over and over and over again over the air.

They said “what has he done” as a head coach etc. Mahler was the most vocal. The day of the press conference at the UW naming Romar as head coach at the UW, Mahler was blasting the head people at the UW for hiring Romar. The Mahler and Levy at KJR wanted a guy like Snyder or Few. No Romar!!!

I went to the press conference to confront Mahler and ask him why is he there covering the press conference and asking questions when he was on the air blasting Romar the SAME MORNING!! I will admit things got a little heated between myself and Mahler. I did not like him being there acting like everything is cool when he and others at KJR did not want Romar as the new head basketball coach at the University of Washington.

Well a few years later, look at the University of Washington basketball program now!! They are in the Sweet 16!! And Romar has helped send players like Brandon Roy and Nate Robinson and Spencer Hawes to the NBA. Even former player Will Conroy has been up and down in the NBA. Lorenzo Romar has put the U-Dub on the NCAA basketball map.

I get kind of upset when I hear Levy and Mahler on KJR kissing his butt now, knowing they DID NOT want Romar as the head coach. I wish I had a recording of the negative stuff Mahler and Levy was saying about the possible hiring of Romar.

Anyway big shout out to Romar, Quincy Pondexter, Isaiah Thomas, Matthew Bryan-Amanings and the rest of the University of Washington Huskies!!! They are on their way to the Sweet 16!! You are making us Seattle area sports fan happy! More details coming soon right here on Sports Inner City Online!!!

More news right on “Sports Inner City Online” on the University Of Washington Huskies and their trip to the “Sweet 16”!!

And also watch ESPN “Right Now” for more news and video from NCAA basketball games and the march to the final four.

ARTICLE FROM huffingtonpost.com

“One Man’s Opinion” by Gordon Curvey

I am happy as hell that NFL player Chad Ochocinco has fired back at ESPN Radio host Colin Cowherd about Colin’s constant blasting of him on his radio show.

Cowherd seems to think he is a Mr. Know It All when it comes to sports and even life. He comes off as a tremendously arrogant fella who speaks out on folks at will on his program and seems to think guys like Chad will not retaliate. Chad has.

People don’t understand Ochocinco. He is a young fella having fun. He likes to use the technology available like computers etc. He uses Ustream.tv and does his Ustream show when he is on the road via his iphone etc.

He is having fun. I rather have Chad around to read about than baseball players who have personalities of a rock outside on the street. That is way you don’t see any baseball players besides Derek Jeter doing commercials on TV. But you see Chad, Barkley, D-Wade, Dwight Howard, Manning and others with personalities.

Colin does not say you don’t read about Chad doing drugs, clubbing at a nightclub at 2am, beating up his wife atc. He is at home on the computer etc having fun. Now during the off-season he is going to be in “Dancing With The Stars”

I am tired of clowns like Cowherd and even this other motor mouth “JT-The Brick” on Fox Sports Radio who also likes to blast Ochocinco at will in negative ways. Calling him negative names over the air. J.T. and Colin are two peas on a pod. Two motor mouth so called talk show hosts who like to talk about African Americans in negative ways all the time over the air.

J.T. was just on the air giving his opinion as to why African Americans kids are not playing baseball. He does not know what the hell he is talking about unless you walk in our shoes!!!

This just shows once again, about sports radio. Their is a MAJOR PROBLEM in AM sports radio in Seattle and the U.S. The problem is a lack of African Americans in sports radio. It is dominated by white men who know NOTHING about the African American culture or lifestyle. Nothing.

In Seattle, sports radio KJR and 710ESPN have a grand total of ZERO African Americans with his or hers own program. THIS IS A PROBLEM WHEN AFRICAN AMERICANS DOMINATE THE MAJOR SPORTS IN THE U.S.

Thank god for Stephen A. Smith and Mike Wilborn and the “Two Live Stews” and a few others in sports radio. We need more. At KJR and 710ESPN here in Seattle their is no African Americans as producers, in sales, in management and of course over the air.

This is why I have started “Sports Inner City Online”. A site that has the African American point of view when it comes to sports.

“Sports Inner City Online” is one of only a few urban sports websites on the Internet. PLEASE spread the word about our site. Please send us a e-mail at gcurvey@yahoo.com and tell us how we can improve the site.

ARTICLE FROM huffingtonpost.com (Full story click here)

“One Man’s Opinion” by Gordon Curvey

Here is great question folks. Why is Ben Roethlisbeger ALWAYS in trouble for the wrong reasons? Over and over again Ben is in the news for crazy stuff.

A motor cycle accident in which he almost died because he did not have his helmet on, and stupid incidents that involve women. What in the hell is going on with this cat? Is he a knucklehead? I SAY YES!!!

Ben Roethlisberger is a real knucklehead in my strong opinion. If you know me and listen to my podcasts etc, I call black cats knuckleheads and white guys too.

If he is guilty or not for messing with this female, Ben is guilty for putting himself in wrong situations over and over again.

Roethlisberger has to realize that he is suppose to be a role model that kids look up to. A two time Super Bowl champ and one of the top QB’s in the NFL.

He needs to chill out and stop going from bar to bar hitting on females with his buds. He needs to know that because of who he is, negative things can happen. And guess what folks? They have!!

Why he continues to be in possible trouble makes no sense. And as a sports fan, I am tired of reading about him for stupid stuff. I want to read about Ben for what he does on the field and not stupid and maybe very wrong stuff with females off the field.

I will end wit this. I hope the media will NOT treat this story with Roethlisberger with kid’s gloves and give us all the details. Remember you don’t hear about Manning or McNabb or other QB’s in trouble for crazy and stupid stuff. Why is Ben always in the news for negative things? Think about it readers.

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ARTICLE FROM yahoo.com (Full story click here)

“One Man’s Opinion” by Gordon Curvey

Well former B.E.T owner Bob Johnson finally got tired of owning a basketball team and sold it MJ. The person some people say was the greatest basketball player of all time. I say Magic Johnson though.

Jordan has a very very hard job ahead of him. Will he want to keep Hall of Fame member Larry Brown next season as the head coach? This will be interesting because truth be told the Bobcats have improved this year under Coach Brown.

They have a few pieces in place to have a good team with some added additions. They Have Gerold Wallace and Stephen Jackson on the team. The question is this how will MJ be as a owner?

Because MJ might have been a great great player but so far as a GM in Washington and with Bobcats in another position, he has not done a good job. Let’s just tell the truth folks.

Everyone will be watching Jordan to see what he can do to make the Bobcats a team that can make the playoffs in the future and draw some fans to the arena because when you see a Bobcat game on TV, you will notice a whole lot of empty seats.

So let’s see what the REAL KING (not James) can do as the new owner of the Bobcats in Charlotte.

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ARTICLE FROM si.com (Full story click here)

“One Man’s Opinion” by Gordon Curvey

All of a sudden my home town of Seattle ( and suburbs) is getting pub for sending a lot of young cats to the NBA from our area of the United States. People are finally getting hip to this going on. Well about time!!

I have been wondering why it has taken so long for the sports media to get a hold of the Seattle area putting so many players in the NBA.

Back in the day it was only a few players like big James Edwards and Clint Richardson. Edwards went to Roosevelt High and Richardson went to O’Dea High here in Seattle.

Then came Doug Christie who went to Rainier Beach High. Then all of a sudden BAM!! It started to happen with players coming from the courts of the Seattle area and they went on to play in the NBA.

I think the reason is in AAU and other leagues, players are getting better coaching. And the young players are ballin everyday at Rainier and Rainier Beach Community Centers. Garfield and Green Lake and Montlake Community Centers. Also High Point and other centers and of course during the summer at outside courts in the Seattle area.

You see young fellas walking down the street with a basketball. The kids are crazy about basketball in Seattle and the suburbs. Basketball is the king. Yes our Sonics are gone after 41 years. But that has not stopped the young kids from shooting hoops and learning the game.

And more young players are on the way from our area I think to the NBA. Just out. They are on the way.

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