New York Times Says A Lot by Saying A Little About LeBron

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You know the old saying "A picture is worth 1,000 words"? Never has it been more appropriate than the editors of the New York Times put together the front page of their sports section for Saturday's paper.

Rather than the breathless, "OMG!", "Biggest story ever" headlines that other web sites and papers chose for the announcement, they went with the photo on your right.

And never was more said that by the blank page and small mention in the transactions section.

We at OSG Sports...well, OK, me have some of our own opinions on the whole commotion and it appears they jibe with some but not with some others. (mostly the cynics of the world)

Obviously, the story of James going back to Cleveland was a humungous thing to the "Worldwide Leader". They are the network of celebrity and headliners and treated the story as such.

We don't fault them for that, it's what they do.

And Sports Illustrated found themselves with what was perhaps one of the biggest "Scoops" they've ever had.

LeBron's "Letter to Cleveland" as penned by Lee Jenkins is a fascinating read. It describes a man who has moved on from being a teenager trapped in a man's body to becoming an adult who is considered the best basketball player on the planet.

It's contrite, almost apologetic and describes a man who realizes there may be more to life than basketball.

If you haven't read it, you should. Click on the link RIGHT HERE

There are a LOT of cynics and smart-asses on the Internet who don't seem to respect the decision. Somehow they define a person by what they've done in the past and can't seem to move forward from that.

But that's what the Internet often does.

For us, we'll take the man at his word. He has the time and the opportunity to do everything he says he wants to.

If the man wants to secure his legacy and his place among the greatest athletes of all-time, then he needs to show that the words describe the man rather than just be a creation of a smart P.R department.

Sandusky speaks again: This time to NY Times

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Jerry Sandusky

Well, this certainly seems to be a somewhat unique way of defending ones self when it comes to some life-altering accusations.

Embattled and accused child molester and former Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky gave another interview this week. This one to the New York Times and reporter Jo Becker...on video.

In the wide ranging, long interview, Sandusky said Joe Paterno never said anything to him about suspected misconduct with minors and the Second Mile charity he founded never restricted his access to children until he was mentioned as a subject of a criminal investigation in 2008.

Sandusky apparently tells Becker he never sexually abused a child BUT...he confirms many of the details of events prosecutors used in charging him with molestation. She says he agreed to the interview because he wanted to clear the air about his work with children.

Read the text version of the Times story (fascinating) RIGHT HERE

We don't quite understand why Sandusky's lawyer, Joe Amendola is doing by allowing Sandusky to continue to be vague in stating his case. After the report earlier this week by the Harrisburg Patriot-News that Amendola was considering telling his client to "Plea" we are wondering if this is all a set-up to make Amendola look like some sort of genius lawyer.

The P.R attempt at making Sandusky a "Sympathetic" and "Misunderstood" person is not coming off well. In fact it appears to make him seem even more creepier. Combine this with the Bob Costas/NBC phone interview from a couple of weeks ago and this just continues getting uglier.

There's a preliminary hearing for Sandusky the week after next. We may learn a little more about what actually did happen, we certainly will know when, where and how this case will continue to proceed.

Here is the video interview (Courtesy: New York Times) link RIGHT HERE

Kingvision2000 has decided to test the ire of the Times and have it up on the interwebs...