As Santa prepares to make his yearly ride through the galaxy, we here at Prodigal Son Magazine have uncovered his naughty and nice list for this year. Jason, our editor, and I took a special trip to the North Pole and while we were there, I snuck into a top secret room and grabbed the list, even though it might mean that I will now land on the naughty list. For our readers, though, there is no price that is too high to pay and no distance that is too great to travel so that you have the inside information on everything in the world of sports. So, here is the naughty and nice list in the world of sports for this year, 2007. Remember, do not hate the reporter of this information; Santa is the one who makes the list.

Nice:

1 – Everson Walls – In March of this year, a man gave up a kidney to try to save the life of his friend. Though Walls had all of the great accomplishments on the field, his greatest feat in life was giving his friend a chance to recover from his disease. It was the true act of friendship, a rare occurrence in today’s world.

2 – Wake Forest University AD, Ron Wellman – After the death of Skip Prosser, Wellman had one of the toughest decisions to make and no one would envy him and the position that he was in. Wellman hired Dino Gaudio, Prosser’s right hand man and one of Prosser’s best friends. Being in the ACC, Wellman could have named an interim coach for this season and then went after a more established coach in the offseason, but instead, he chose who he thought was the best fit for the school and Deacon fans supported the decision entirely.

3 – Colorado Rockies – You may have come up short on your bid to win the World Series, but the run that you had in September and October was nothing short of miraculous. It was fun to watch a new team make it to baseball’s biggest stage and what landed you on this list was not only your performance, but the fact that many of your players and your front office personnel took a public stance for the Lord in 2007.

4 – Appalachain State University – Wow, what an upset! That was truly one of the greatest moments that I have ever witnessed and your fan base showed all of the country that good college football does not merely exist in the power conferences of Division I-A. You went to the big house and put on a big show.

5 – Tim Tebow – Though I am not a Gators fan, the season that you had was incredible; one of the greatest ever to be had in college football. Furthermore, talking about your faith makes you more than a Heisman winner in life. You continue to stand firm and you will find everything that you are looking for in life.

Naughty List

1 – OJ Simpson – not again! OJ, OJ, OJ, we thought that you were going to get everything straightened out this year. One day, you have to realize that you just need to be in better places and around better people so that the media circus is not always following you into court. This year, Santa will bring you a lump of coal in the shape of a gavel to remind you of how many times you have sat in a court room and hopefully to encourage you to make better choices.

2 – Kirk Radomski – trying to make extra bucks selling steroids to ball players. Truly, they should not have bought them from you but you should not have abused your position within the Mets organization for that. Santa will bring you a lump of coal that spells out future and it will remind you how you wasted yours for a little extra cash.

3 – Tim Donaghy – Nice going, buddy! Not only were fans become less and less interested in the NBA in the post-Jordan era, you had to fix games. You put an even worse mark on an organization that already had enough bad marks to last them a decade. Santa is going to bring you a lump of coal in the shape of a basketball because that is the only basketball you will be a part of from now on.

4 – Every athlete using steroids – There is a list too long to mention, but Santa knows each one of you. You are looked up to by kids and when you use them, you push them to use steroids too as they strive to keep up with your accomplishments. Santa will bring you a lump of coal in the shape of the word loser, because at the end of the day, that is what you have become.

5 – Scott Boras – I understand that you represent the best baseball player on the planet, but still try to use your brain and think about other people outside of you and A-Rod. You took a public hit for leaking the information about A-Rod’s opt out during the World Series. That was not enough for Santa. He will bring you a lump of coal in the shape of a brain to remind you to use yours every now and then.

That does it for this year. Yes, Michael Vick was an easy target but Santa gave him a waver to see if the time he spends in prison causes a change in his lifestyle. Merry Christmas to all of you and I hope you have a happy and blessed New Year!!

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