Michael Khouri

Michael Khouri is a 31-year-old Coloradoan who has been a sports fan forever. He has had plenty of time to study sports and learn all about sports while recovering from two kidney transplants and two major back surgeries. He also spent his time in college working in the Sports Information Office, writing press releases and collecting statistics for his school. Since then, he has toyed with the idea of doing something in sports and still hopes to be able to turn this into a career.

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Dangerous ground for Goodell

Michael Vick has pleaded not guilty to the charges surrounding the dog fighting charges against him. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has banned him from attending training camp. As far as I am concerned, that is a slap on the wrist from the commissioner who has come down like a ton of bricks for lesser offenses than Vicks. Given the recent actions of Goodell, the only action that can be taken is a major suspension. Anything less would label him a hypocrite for the remainder of his time in office.

Just stop it!

In somewhat of a play on Nike's famous motto, it shouldn't come as any surprise that I believe Michelle Wie just needs to stop. She needs to stop playing golf, stop taking advice from her father, stop listening to the blowhards he's hired to "manage" her career, and just go off and be a teenager for a while. She has the weight of the world on her 17 year old shoulders and she needs to escape it to have any chance of future success, beginning with going to Stanford and being a college kid.

Don't bid!

Dear Millionaire Baseball Fans, I am writing to you today begging you to put away your checkbooks. In the near future, Barry Bonds will hit his 756th home run for the career home run record. To the person who catches this ball, I am asking you, as a favor to baseball purists and fans the world over, do not bid on this baseball.

Let Culpepper go

The folks running the Miami Dolphins are some of the most delusional in sports. How delusional? They believe that there's a team out there willing to take on Daunte Culpepper's $51 million deal. They also believe that they are a better team with Trent Green at the helm of the offense. Find out why they're absolutely insane and that the only rational person on that team is Daunte himself.

The NHL IS Relevant

The NHL is stuck in obscurity. It has nothing to do with the fans showing up at the arena. It has nothing to do with the rising stars in the game today. It has nothing to do with the greats still playing. The NHL's problem is perception. What can the league do to regain its spot as one of the country's top sports?