What sports readers are saying The Seattle Times Manager Eric Wedge complains that Ichiro is not producing adequately from the third spot in the batting order. Does Wedge not realize that Ichiro has made his Hall of Fame career by accumulating 200 plus hits a year as a slap hitter?
Revisiting a Decline in Minority College Coaches New York Times The latest race and gender report card released in 2010 by The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport showed that 21 percent of coaches in Division I men's basketball were African-American, down from a high of 25.2 percent during the 2005-6 season ...
Hot-tempered Busch may never learn his lesson Chicago Tribune The Sports Xchange By Jerry Bonkowski, The Sports Xchange Hot-tempered Busch may never learn his lesson CHARLOTTE -- When Kurt Busch lost his Sprint Cup ride with Penske Racing at the end of last season, it wasn't for lack of performance. Sports briefs: NASCAR fines Kurt Busch $50000Salt Lake Tribune
Driver's Seat Elusive for Black Racers New York Times Nearly every major American sport has black stars, including Tiger Woods, LeBron James and Serena Williams, but the top three Nascar national series have none. It is a glaring absence in a sport desperate to attract new fans and diversify its audience. Stenhouse Jr. seeks Nationwide for 3-peat at IowaThe Associated Press