The unique perspective and provocative opinions of Joe O’Neill
Sports Shorts
The next shot at the Hall of Fame for Tampa’s Lou Piniella, 77, will be December 2022. Ironically, his chances have not been helped by his tenure as a pre-Joe Maddon, losing manager for the home-market Tampa Bay Rays.
“Football is not like other sports. It is blood, mucus, sweat and spit, bodily meals the virus craves. How can schools even be contemplating the risk when several medical advisers to the NCAA said it was ill advised?”—Buzz Bissinger, author of “Friday Night Lights.”