It's pretty obvious that up to this point in life Plaxico has not had many good role models.  He's been fined (between 40 and 50 times), suspended, and now sentenced to 2 years in jail.  No one in his life has ever taught, or perhaps more fairly, got through to him on how to think critically.  He,...

Over the years sports has given us a great deal to talk (argue) about, to yell and cheer about, and occasionally laugh about.  But few athletes have given us all three.  Enter Plaxico Burress. Within a little over a year Plax has gone from a super bowl hero, to the butt end of joke, to reaching his...

All to often we hear about the athletes in bad way.  We hear about despicable actions like dog fighting (Michael Vick), poor judgment like DUI manslaughter (Donte' Stallworth), and just plain old stupidity like shooting yourself in a nightclub with an illegal gun that was tucked away in the waistline...

Yesterday, Maurice Clarett updated the blog he writes from prison with yet another personal and emotional entry.  This time he has a message for those who have forgotten him.  He writes: Someone sent me a photo to autograph and the photo sent me down memory lane. My choices weren't the best but I don't...

In today's entry of "The Mind of Maurice Clarett," instead of his usual personal insights about life and his transformative experience in prison, Maurice gives us some pearls from the quote book. Some of his sources include Lord Chesterfield, Woodrow Wilson, Dorothy Sayers, and Oscar Wilde. Who ever...