Simply Cheris. . .

Sunday, Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton was Superman. He made history. He's the first player in NFL history to throw for over 250 yards, rush for 100, toss a touchdown pass and rush for one.  EVER. Oh and he scrambled for 72 against the best team in the NFL to get a touchdown. Watch it here . Superman indeed. Newton has been criticized a lot this season, some of it deserved. But this is the Cam folks have been waiting to see. The player who makes plays. (If I called him the playmaker, I think Michael Irvin would sue me.) After the game, Newton who is from Atlanta, said this game was personal and now when he goes back to the A, he can have a chip on his shoulder. Newton can be some what happy with his play of late --after all the Panthers aren't going to the post season --- but he has shown maturity as a QB. In his last four games, 11 touchdowns and no INTs. Panthers fans, this may be the start of something good--next season. 

When you pick up the newspaper and read the sports section or log on to your favorite sports web site, most of y'all don't notice the byline. You're reading the story about your favorite team or player. You want to celebrate the win, bemoan the loss or just get mad because you don't like what was written. Then you look at the byline. That's when you leave your comments -- as you have the right to do --and if the author is a woman, some how her sex is always in the mix. Of course, sports is rocket science and how in the world can a woman grasp it? It's one thing for readers to "diss" a woman who covers sports. Most readers will hate what anyone who doesn't fawn over their favorite team says. On the other hand, having a "professional" athlete call you sweetheart in a press conference because you asked a football question -- that's just sexist, immature and offensive. Let me tell you something about the "sweetheart" Ca...

Update: Charlotte Observer columnist Scott Fowler wrote about Cam calling a "female reporter" a sweetheart in a public forum.  Newton sounded as frustrated afterward as he ever has following a loss, and that’s saying a good bit. The final question of his press conference was posed by a female reporter, asking him what the Panthers could do to score more points. “I’m going to leave this room and I’m going to bring in a suggestion box and I want your suggestions to be in that suggestion box because I sure don’t know,” Newton said. “I really don’t. I wish I could tell you. But the only thing I control, sweetheart, is myself. Offensively, I am the leader of this bunch and we haven’t been getting the job done.” Calling a female reporter “sweetheart” isn’t a good idea in a public forum, even in jest. Read more here: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2012/10/21/3613191/when-winning-time-comes-something.html#storylink=cpy#storylink=cpy Sunday afternoon...