Paul McCarthy

Sports

The Sports Sermon

“You can say Donovan is back, but he was always there.” – Eagles wide receiver Freddie Mitchell On third-and-one with six minutes left in the first half, Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb threw a bomb down the sideline to a streaking James Thrash. While the pass was bobbled by Thrash and fell incomplete, it would be McNabb’s last incompletion of the day.

By November 20, 2003

Sports

The Sports Sermon

“If my game comes back the way it was I can help this team” – Knicks forward Antonio McDyess New York Knicks fans aren’t alone in welcoming back a superstar to their struggling team: McDyess, who has a 10-to-3 game-to-knee surgery ratio, has a lot of making up to do.

By November 13, 2003

Sports

The Sports Sermon

“Right now I can’t do it. I honestly can’t do it.” – Atlanta Falcons quarterback Mike Vick

Eagles and Giants fans, let out a big breathe of fresh air. Mike Vick won’t be returning till at least December. Your match-ups with the Falcons over the next two weeks looks safe.

By October 30, 2003

Editorials

Sports Sermon

“Whatever system Steve is using isn’t working. That’s not a criticism, it’s a fact.” – ESPN analyst Joe Theismann

The time has come to focus on some real sports in D.C. Forget about Steve Superior’s hapless Redskins. Poor Patrick Ramsey has the spinal structure of a 75-year-old construction worker thanks to all the hits he’s absorbed over the past three weeks.

By October 30, 2003

Sports

The Sports Sermon

“I want out, trade me to Dallas.” – Cincinnati Bengals running back Corey Dillon “Trade me to Dallas.” Who would have thought those words would ever be echoed by one of the NFL’s premier running backs in the year 2003? Corey finally woke up and realized that he plays for the Bungals, but why didn’t he do something about it when he was a free agent two years ago? Dillon could have gone to a handful of premier teams for a boatload of benjamins, but he resigned with the Bungals.

By October 23, 2003

Sports

The Sports Sermon

C’mon, give Stevie a break, Cubs fans. He didn’t cost you a chance at the World Series. Catching a foul ball is on every die-hard sports fans list. He didn’t muff a potential inning-ending double play ball or give up nine runs in one inning. The loss wasn’t his fault! Even so, we wouldn’t trade places with that man for all the beer steins in Munich.

By October 16, 2003

Sports

The Sports Sermon

“Is Lavar jealous that he cant play offense. Is he jealous that he can’t get right. Tell ‘Cant Get Right’ that his plate is full. It’s a little bit too much to take me on”-Tampa bay DE Warren Sapp Warren sure does love to lay the smack down. Redskins fans can’t be happy with that.

By October 9, 2003

Sports

The Sports Sermon

“Obviously, I wasn’t pleased about that last at-bat.”-Colorado first baseman Todd Helton On Sunday, Sept. 28th the San Diego Padres, 36.5 games out of first place with a record of 64-97, hosted the Colorado Rockies, 26.5 games out of first place with a record of 73-88.

By October 2, 2003

Voices

Letters to the Editor

I was disappointed to see Dave Stroup’s column on vouchers (“Vouching for D.C.,”News, Sept. 18) that amounted not only to a thinly veiled attack on school choice.

By September 25, 2003

Sports

The Sports Sermon

“Dear God, please, make me a bird, so I can fly far, far far away from here.”

Jenny, the sermon is with you. We need to get far, far away from Philly as soon as possible, or else we’re going to cry.

First, it was the Eagles getting to the brink of the Super Bowl, now it’s the Phillies waiting til the last week of the season to let their playoff-hungry fans down.

By September 25, 2003