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Notre Dame Beware...Big Game Bob, Might Be Burned Out

Sometimes the view from the stands can be pretty insightful. This correspondent sat with the Sooner Nation at the inaugural game against BYU at the stunning new Cowboys' Stadium in Dallas this past September...

Written by E Paul Lian about 9 days ago 680 reads 1 comments
Lookout SEC, Big 12, PAC 10, Big Ten, Notre Dame Football...Here We Come !

OK sports fans, let's get ready for the 2009 NCAA football season. There could be no better way to defeat the recession than by going on an exciting football road trip...

Written by E Paul Lian about 4 months ago 131 reads 0 comments
Tiger...We Need To Have A Talk

Tiger, we need to talk, I'll meet you in the kitchen in 10 minutes. First off son, we need to establish some ground rules. You're here to be a listener. You can't respond, you can't get angry with my comments, you can't laugh...

Written by E Paul Lian about 4 months ago 109 reads 6 comments
Steve McNair and "The Whole Person Concept"

Before we bid Steve McNair farewell, let's try and learn something from this uncomfortable nightmare. The following comments are nothing new, just basic thoughts that apply to you, me and all of mankind...

Written by E Paul Lian about 5 months ago 28 reads 4 comments
Steve McNair: A Couple of Thoughts

What am I missing? Each time these tragedies occur, I ask myself a few questions: 1. Is it another racial incident? 2. Is society to blame? 3. How could this happen to a premier athlete? 4. How could this have been prevented? 5...

Written by E Paul Lian about 5 months ago 172 reads 4 comments
Tubby Smith, The Barn and Golden Gopher Basketball

Is it too early to start talking college hoops? I don't think so. Let's take a look at one of the premier basketball schools in the nation: The University of Minnesota Golden Gophers...

Written by E Paul Lian about 5 months ago 337 reads 1 comments
ESPN vs. NBC: Comparisons from Bethpage Black

NBC and ESPN are NOT in competition for the best broadcasting award at the 2009 U.S. Open at Bethpage. The inevitable comparisons are being made, however, so let's spice things up and evaluate their efforts...

Written by E Paul Lian about 5 months ago 178 reads 0 comments
Curtis Strange, ESPN and The US Open

How does ESPN continue to justify having Curtis Strange serve as a television commentator for its U S Open telecasts? The first criteria for any sports announcer is to have an "easy" voice for the viewers to listen too...

Written by E Paul Lian about 5 months ago 207 reads 4 comments
Minnesota Vikings To Brett Favre: Thanks, but No Thanks

The most successful sports franchises have one thing in common...they have executive leadership talent at the top. It's time for the Minnesota Vikings' front office to step up to the plate and make some obvious personnel decisions...

Written by E Paul Lian about 5 months ago 370 reads 2 comments
Leave Our Shaq, "The Big Cactus"...Alone!

Those of us in the Phoenix Metropolitan area have one thing to say to the Cleveland Cavs: "Leave our Shaq alone!" Shaq arrived in Phoenix 18 months ago and promptly held up four fingers, signifying he was here to win another World Championship...

Written by E Paul Lian about 5 months ago 375 reads 0 comments
Would You Want Your Son To Play for John Calipari?

The question of the day is simply this: Does John Calipari belong in college coaching? Here's another situation that begs our attention...

Written by E Paul Lian about 6 months ago 313 reads 3 comments
Cardinals Repeat In The West...Finish 10 - 6

Cancel the 2009 season...word has just filtered in, the Arizona Cardinals have already defended their Western Division Championship. By winning their final three games against the Detroit Lions, St...

Written by E Paul Lian about 6 months ago 171 reads 3 comments
Top Feature Interview Questions For Bertrand Berry

This writer has never met No. 92, Bertrand Berry of the Arizona Cardinals. Berry played his college football at Notre Dame, under both Lou Holtz and Bob Davie...

Written by E Paul Lian about 6 months ago 123 reads 0 comments
How Long Will Matt Leinart be Content to Ride the Bench?

The 2009 version of the Arizona Cardinals will begin the year riding the momentum of their Cinderella trip to the '09 Super Bowl...

Written by E Paul Lian about 6 months ago 488 reads 8 comments
Anyone Up For a Quick 18 at St. Andrews?

At some point in a golfer's life, a trip to Scotland and Ireland is a "must". Recently, I decided the timing was right to head across the pond, to see what all the fuss was about...

Written by E Paul Lian about 7 months ago 122 reads 0 comments
Gary Player...Right or Wrong?

Don't get me wrong, I love Gary Player. I love the way he keeps himself in tip-top physical condition. I love the way he has conducted himself over his brilliant career. I love his competitive spirit...

Written by E Paul Lian about 7 months ago 163 reads 2 comments
Hello...Is Anyone with the Diamondbacks Listening?

I need to ventilate. I'm mad as hell and I can't take it anymore. We're only a couple games into the season and the mistakes of the past few years are already being repeated. It all starts at the top—fire Bob Melvin...

Written by E Paul Lian about 7 months ago 134 reads 1 comments
If It's Monday...it Must Be Cooperstown

This kid is having a hard time leaving his childhood behind. I've been a life long baseball fan, carrying a dream of visiting all of these new ballparks from around this great country of ours...

Written by E Paul Lian about 8 months ago 95 reads 0 comments
My Dad and I...At Pebble Beach

My Dad introduced me to the game of golf in 1955, when I was about ten years old. He and I, my Mom and two sisters made up a five-some at a nearby golf course. Little did I realize at the time, the significance that day would have on my life...

Written by E Paul Lian about 8 months ago 173 reads 0 comments

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E Paul Lian Article Archive

Notre Dame Beware...Big Game Bob, Might Be Burned Out

Lookout SEC, Big 12, PAC 10, Big Ten, Notre Dame Football...Here We Come !

Tiger...We Need To Have A Talk

Steve McNair and "The Whole Person Concept"

Steve McNair: A Couple of Thoughts

Tubby Smith, The Barn and Golden Gopher Basketball

ESPN vs. NBC: Comparisons from Bethpage Black

Curtis Strange, ESPN and The US Open

Minnesota Vikings To Brett Favre: Thanks, but No Thanks

Leave Our Shaq, "The Big Cactus"...Alone!

Would You Want Your Son To Play for John Calipari?

Cardinals Repeat In The West...Finish 10 - 6

Top Feature Interview Questions For Bertrand Berry

How Long Will Matt Leinart be Content to Ride the Bench?

Anyone Up For a Quick 18 at St. Andrews?

Gary Player...Right or Wrong?

Hello...Is Anyone with the Diamondbacks Listening?

If It's Monday...it Must Be Cooperstown

My Dad and I...At Pebble Beach

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