Sports at Large
"Sports at Large" airs Mondays at 2:34 P.M.
Sports at Large is a weekly exploration of the issues and people who play and watch sports. SaL goes behind the headlines and stats to find the how and why, and the ways in which sports intersect with and influence our daily lives. SaL features interviews and commentaries from professionals and fans a like to tell a more complete story. One person described it as "a thinking fan’s guide to sports."
Milton Kent is a veteran of Baltimore sports media, having covered the World Series, the Final Four, NFL conference championship games and high schools over a career that spans over four decades. He currently teaches journalism at Morgan State University, where he is an advisor to the school newspaper, The MSU Spokesman. He and his wife live in Baltimore County.
Contact Milton at [email protected] and on Twitter: @SportsAtLarge
Latest Episodes
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This is Sports at Large. I’m Milton Kent.If you check baseball commissioner Rob Manfred’s preseason to-do list, you’ll see there are the predictable items. They include getting a tan during spring training, practicing his signature to go on all the balls and greasing the wheels for the Dodgers and Yankees to get back to the World Series. -
I’m Milton Kent and this is Sports at Large.That was some wind that blew through over the weekend, one that augurs profound change for years to come. Oh, you thought we were speaking of the gusts that brought on chilly conditions late Saturday and Sunday? -
We’ve learned a lot about ourselves as a society in the last 15 or so years, and most of it isn’t good.Differences that were presumably negotiated and resolved are anything but. Wounds that had been considered bandaged are now open and festering. -
In the dead of winter, with snow and ice in the forecast and bitter winds swirling, there are four words that ought to warm even the frostiest heart.They are “Pitchers and catchers report.” -
Ten people.The number of players on a basketball court at one time. The number of players on a baseball lineup card with a designated hitter added. The number of players on either side of a football line of scrimmage minus one. -
Michael Strahan faced criticism on Fox’s NFL Sunday for not placing his hand over his heart during the national anthem, reigniting debates about patriotism and personal choice. Strahan, from a military family, defended his stance, underscoring cultural tensions around public displays of national pride. -
The Orioles are bringing Camden Yards' left field wall closer, aiming to boost offense and attract right-handed sluggers. While hitters welcome the change, questions remain about its impact on free agency and pitching strategy. -
If you’ve spent any time around toddlers, you know how much of a challenge it can be to get them to eat. Sometimes, they can spend as much time playing with their food, as they do actually eating it. With all due respect, watching the Baltimore Ravens play football this year can be a lot like watching a four-year-old at the dinner table. Sometimes, the spaghetti feels as likely to end up on the wall as it might in Tommy’s tummy. -
We’ve reached the two-minute warning, if you will, of the 2024 presidential campaign, the near-conclusion of our long slog of an election season, the end of a grueling, bruising competition. By the end of Tuesday night, we may know whether Kamala Harris or Donald Trump will coach the American attack – offense, defense and special teams -- for the next four years. -
Sometimes, in sports, we search long and hard for the story of the underdog, the overachiever, the Cinderella, if you will. We yearn for the tale of the scrappy fighter that beats the odds to emerge victorious, to grab the brass ring and all those other hoary cliches that are a part of athletics.
Sports at Large
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In a season where the no-hitter is humdrum, John Means threw a classic. -
Baltimore needs to take advantage of a once in a generation opportunity to correct a mistake. Here's how. -
University of Maryland's Cole Field House is poised to honor two pioneers. But is it the right move? -
Don't look now, but the NCAA's stance supporting transgender athletes is surprisingly the right one. -
To no one's surprise, Masters' officials kept quiet about Georgia's new voting laws. -
Looking for beacons of hope with the Orioles? Trey Mancini and Matt Harvey are just the guys to watch. -
NCAA president Mark Emmert is bad at his job, but he still gets a vote of confidence. -
In an NCAA tournament filled with surprise, one constant is sexism. -
At the end of a trying year, Brenda Frese hopes for a title. -
When the games finally end for LeBron James – and there is no sign that that end is anywhere in sight – he will leave as one of the true titans of his…
