Sports

A Krafted fumble

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This is a case study in how major American institutions collapse when leadership improvises instead of leads. The dysfunction inside one of the country’s largest athletic enterprises mirrors the broader crisis of competence eroding trust in universities, corporations, and government alike.

The Chesney effect

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Bob Chesney’s first season at UCLA has already made history by becoming the first football coach to begin his tenure with six consecutive victories surpassing the previous record of 4-0 set by Henry “Red” Sanders in 1949. This genesis has earned him national recognition as Chesney was named to the Paul “Bear” Bryant Coach of …

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The Recovery Bucket: Because Deer Never Die Next to the Truck

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Every deer hunter ought to have a dedicated recovery bucket—a five-gallon bucket with a lid or an old backpack that lives in the truck all season. Keep it simple: a good knife and a backup, disposable gloves, toilet paper for marking the last blood, a couple flashlights with spare batteries, zip ties for the tag, 25–50 feet of rope, a deer drag or small plastic sled, a few heavy-duty garbage bags, paper towels or wipes, and a bottle of water. Nothing fancy and nothing expensive. The idea is that when the shot comes at 5:30 and you’re standing over a deer at 7:00 in the dark, you don’t discover that your flashlight is dying, your knife is back at camp, and the truck is half a mile away. Grab the recovery bucket and go to work.

Friday Night Heist

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Once upon a time in America, Friday nights in the fall were the sole domain of high school football. That epoch is history. The college game has hijacked high school football in the pursuit of yet another revenue stream. Something is very wrong with this picture and everyone knows it.

MOA vs. Mils: No, Mils Aren’t More Accurate

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MOA vs. mils: no, mils aren’t “more accurate.” Math is math. They’re just beautifully idiot-resistant.

Tell Private Snuffy to add ½ and ¼ and you can smell the electrical fire. Tell him to add .3 and .5 and he can probably do it on his fingers. Suddenly the military’s love affair with mils makes perfect sense.

PRS speaks decimals. Traditional American riflemen speak fractions. Different dialects, same X-ring.

Bucknell will do it again

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If you were one of the 40,125 on Saturday watching the UCLA Bruins turn the Terrapins into turtle soup, in Pittsburgh Bucknell was having an even worse afternoon. UCLA beat Maryland 54–3, which is bad enough, but Bucknell took the full Pittsburgh monte 59–0.

Feminist Icon Billie Jean King Needs a Man—FAR More Than a Fish Needs a Bicycle

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Feminist sports icon Billie Jean King is at it again, oblivious to economics and banging on about “equal pay” for female tennis players. It apparently never occurs to her that there’s one way to get the men’s money.

The same way the men do: Compete on the men’s tour and succeed.

Oh, that’s too much to ask? The women couldn’t cut it there?

Well, look at that: You just learned, Billie, why they’re not making the men’s money.

Highlights of the Week with Don Surber

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Don Surber walks us through this week’s media roundup with his uniquely sarcastic perspective. He’ll make you think; he’ll make you laugh; and he’s far better at cutting to the heart of the matter than the legacy media.

ITEM 1: I thought I found where Alissa Heinerscheid, former VP of Marketing for Bud Light, works now.

But Grok said she went to work for PGA rival LIV Golf, which is battling for survival in bankruptcy court.

Hey, DNC, have I got the right person for you.

A Beginner’s Guide to CMP AR Tactical and F-Practical

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Competitive long-range shooting used to look like a sport where the entry fee was a custom rifle, a pile of specialized equipment, and possibly a second mortgage. CMP’s new AR Tactical and F-Practical categories are changing that. Built around affordable AR-platform and factory-production rifles, practical rests, bipods, and limited-power optics, these events offer ordinary shooters a pathway onto the 600- and 1,000-yard firing line without first building a NASA-grade race gun. This beginner’s guide explains the rifles, equipment, rules, match formats, and what to expect at your first match. The wind is still free—and it will still humble you.

AR Tactical: Can Your Rifle Even Reach 600 Yards?

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Think you’re a rifleman? There’s only one way to find out. AR Tactical is one of the fastest-growing rifle sports in America, challenging everyday shooters to stretch their skills to 600 yards with practical rifles and real-world marksmanship. Along the way, even experienced competitors discover that old habits don’t always translate—and that’s part of the fun. The question is simple: Will your rifle even reach 600 yards?

Sure, You Can Keep the Rifle. We’ll Just Regulate Everything That Makes It Work.

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“Shall not be infringed” apparently comes with an asterisk. Sure, you can keep the rifle—we’ll just regulate the powder, primers, ammunition, and everything else required to make it go bang. Maryland’s five-pound smokeless-powder limit raises a much bigger constitutional question: Can government regulate around the Second Amendment by controlling what makes an arm functional?

Highlights of the News with Don Surber: Today includes a reference to a Don Ameche-Wilford Brimley movie.

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Another week of crack journalism has passed and the examples simply become fodder for the Surber sarcasm machine. Enjoy!

ITEM 1: Science Alert reported, “Blocking a Single Immune Signal Made Old Mice Act Young Again.”

The story didn’t say if there was a cocoon involved.

The Coldest Paradise in Recreational Scuba

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There are places where the water is warm, the reefs are colorful, and every dive feels familiar. Then there’s Thunder Bay. Hidden beneath the cold, crystal-clear waters of Lake Huron lies one of North America’s greatest collections of preserved shipwrecks, where history is measured not in museums, but in feet of depth. From the beginner-friendly “Oscar T. Flint” at 33 feet, to the towering machinery of the “Montana” at 63 feet, and finally the legendary “Grecian” resting around 100 feet below the surface, few places offer such a perfect progression for recreational divers. The only catch? You have to embrace the cold—but those who do are rewarded with an underwater time capsule unlike anywhere else in the world.

Beware the Fudd: He’s Not Extinct—And Kids, You’re Using the Word Wrong

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The Fudd isn’t simply an old guy with a walnut-stocked deer rifle. He’s the gun owner who says, “I support the Second Amendment, but nobody needs *that*.” From $20,000 shotguns to $500 AR-15s—and even the infamous “full semi-automatic”—America’s gun culture has spent decades learning that somebody else’s firearm doesn’t become less protected just because you don’t like it. Beware: the Fudd isn’t extinct. He’s evolved. And kids, you’re using the word wrong.

Artisan Forgiveness: Running Up Dad’s Mountain

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Morning in Manitou Springs, Colorado. My sister and I have a rental cabin located near the base of Pikes Peak. I am sitting on a picnic table outside our cabin, drinking crappy instant coffee, finishing my third chocolate bar.

My sister brought the chocolate. It’s artisan chocolate. She is asleep in the cabin right now. She’s not going to be happy when she awakes and finds out I’ve eaten all her fancy chocolate. I will undergo one of her famous improvised gender reassignment operations.

Michigan’s Trojan Horse: The Brilliant Surprise Attack That Captured Fort Michilimackinac

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In 1763, Fort Michilimackinac fell without an artillery barrage, a breached wall, or a prolonged siege. The Ojibwe used something far more effective: deception, surprise, a lacrosse game—and a British commander who ignored warnings that an attack was coming. What followed was one of the most audacious actions in Michigan history, preserved for us through the eyewitness account of a fur trader who somehow survived it.