Michael Vick and the Long Road to Redemption

By Chris Murray
For the Chris Murray Report
Now that Michael Vick has finally found a home with the Philadelphia Eagles, the hard part for the former Atlanta Falcons quarterback is his long, possibly tumultuous road to redemption in the face of a hostile fan base that is not so willing to forgive him for his participation [...]

Sotomayor’s Truth Speaks Volumes

By Wendell P. Simpson
For the Chris Murray Report
I have to wonder when the truth stops being subordinate to politics.
Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s confirmation to the Supreme Court should have been a cakewalk, but it wasn’t. That’s because (surprise) conservative Republican members of the Senate selection committee had some misgivings about Sotomayor’s ability to adjudicate based [...]

In his own words: A Conversation with Negro League legend Buck O’Neil

“Actually, Jackie Robinson took Negro League baseball to the Major Leagues. It was a different brand of baseball. Babe Ruth came, Babe Ruth hit the homerun. That changed baseball altogether, everybody was waiting for somebody to hit the ball out of the ball park. But in the Negro Leagues, you hit and run. You bunt and run. You stole the bases. You did these things and so this is what Jackie took the major leagues. Yeah, see they hadn’t seen anything like Jackie Robinson. Uh-huh. Jackie changed the way they played baseball.”

Don’t Believe the Hype: Countering the Madness of Sports Media

By Chris Murray
For the Chris Murray Report
After observing the coverage of this week’s events in the sports world by the mainstream media, I now know why I believe that sports journalism is headed down the path of day-time talk shows like Jerry Springer.
Watching the talking heads on networks like ESPN or reading other pundits [...]

Can Josh Freeman be the “Man” in Tampa?

By Chris Murray
of the Chris Murray Report
New York—If former Kansas State quarterback Josh Freeman had played a couple of BCS bowl games and had a winning record during his tenure as the Wildcats signal caller, he would have most certainly received just as much hype as Detroit Lions draftee and designated franchise “Savior” Matt [...]