What's more important than who's going to be the first black manager is who's going to be the first black sports editor of the New York Times.

Sports betting is all about money management so the most money won on one event is not the most important thing.

You go to Holland France Germany every community the tiniest village they have magnificent pristine sports facilities.

They read their sports pages know their statistics and either root like hell or boo our butts off. I love it. Give me vocal fans pro or con over the tourist types who show up in Houston or Montreal and just sit there.

Unlike any other business in the United States sports must preserve an illusion of perfect innocence.

Growing up in Huntington Beach you were either a traditional sports athlete a skateboarder or a surfer. I got my first skateboard when I was five and skated off and on over the years did a little BMX racing as a kid and then in my freshman or sophomore year I started getting a little bit more into skateboarding.

Just like music sports elevates us to new levels of achievment.

I played sports in high school and in college.

I play some fighting games but mostly I just play sports.

I did a shoot for 'Sports Illustrated ' and my grandpa called me and asked when my issue of 'Playboy' was coming out. It was hilarious as well as embarrassing.