Times staff
Sunday, March 13, 2011
He wrote it
Forget free speech, every March people should be paraded to the public square then pilloried for the remainder of the NCAA Tournament for saying any of the following: "The Big Dance," "Going dancing," having your "ticket punched" or "The clock has struck midnight on Cinderella." Phil Mushnick, New York Post
Letter of the day
Why does Carl Crawford need to apologize? The Rays were gifted with one of the classiest, talented athletes to come along in decades. He disciplined himself to achieve the heights he has reached. The Rays had the opportunity to offer a salary commensurate his talents but chose to remain the farm team of Major League Baseball. Yes, I will be in the stands, cheering for the Rays, but I will also be cheering for Carl Crawford. Dean Drapin, Tampa
The rating game
Tiger Woods isn't winning, but TV ratings for the PGA Tour are up 36 percent from 2010 and 19 percent from 2009. Research indicates viewers are watching 29 percent longer. PGA executive Ty Votaw told USA Today, "Every single day of every single tournament of every single week is up over the last year, and Tiger's not been a factor in any of those tournaments."