markwhicker - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights

This Is One Of The Most Unfortunate Headlines We've Ever SeenHey, you guys remember Mark Whicker? The guy who wrote what is unquestionably the worst sports column of all time? Well, now he can add this headline to his collection of editorial facepalms....

Where Does Phil Mushnick's Wordbarf Rank Among Awful Sports Columns?Phil Mushnick's "Adrian Peterson is a thug and at fault for his son's death" column is bad. Really bad. But is it worse than the reigning champion of instantly appalling sports columns, Mark Whicker's "Here's what Jaycee Dugard missed in sports while she was imprisoned and raped in a backyard shed f...

Zombie Pat Tillman Would Be Playing For Bill Belichick Right Now, Peter King ReportsIn March 2003, the United States embarked on a misbegotten and illegitimate war in Iraq that would have profound and sadly irrevocable consequences on ... the 2005 NFL free-agent market. So says Peter King....

Mark Whicker Has Left The Yard Before

The year was 1991. Journalist and ex-Marine Terry Anderson had just been freed after nearly seven years of captivity in Lebanon. Seven years is a long time. Luckily, a columnist named Mark Whicker was around to put it in perspective....

After Unanimous Backlash, Mark Whicker Responds

Though the column was published Monday night, Whicker's Jaycee Dugard column didn't strike the collective nerve of the Internet until today. I got in touch with the OC Register's sports editor, and here's what he and Whicker have to say....

Mark Whicker Leaves The Yard

I do not say this lightly: What you're about to read is the single worst piece of sports journalism ever committed to the page....