The Lights are Back on: Baseball’s Eternal Spring
“Game Called.”
Those words, penned by Grantland Rice in 1910, were originally solemn—a farewell, a benediction for the ballplayer stepping beyond this life’s final basepath.
Sports
America’s Sport Export
With all the banter regarding tariffs on imports and while many sports’ aficionados were consumed with filling out their NCAA basketball tournament bracket, the Major League Baseball (MLB) season’s annual road show got underway in Tokyo, Japan.
The Flick Heard ‘Round the World
In the quiet town of Tavistock, Ontario, a craftsman named Eckhardt Wettlaufer sought to create a special gift for his son’s fifth birthday. Drawing upon his woodwork skills, he crafted a circular wooden board with a central hole, surrounded by concentric scoring rings and small pegs acting as obstacles. This was in 1876, and little …
Navy sinks Bucknell
After setting the record for overtimes played in a Division I NCAA basketball season in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League Tournament, the number one-seeded Bucknell Bison were sunk in the semifinals by Navy in regulation, 83-77.
A Man Named Paul
Paul William Bryant was born in the late summer of 1913 in a Cleveland County, Arkansas, backwater. His hometown of Moro Bottom wasn’t even a town, technically. Only seven families lived there.
Lost in the Lions’ den
When Penn State lost to Maryland on Saturday 68-64 their hopes of qualifying for the Big Ten Tournament came to an agonizing end on Senior Day, no less.
Out of Bounds
Who reading this can recall when the Super Bowl was played in mid-January? How many can remember when the NFL’s championship game was called just that: The NFL Championship game?
Nike: From Normandy to Honor Appropriation
Take a good look at this photo. The American flag, the iconic 101st Airborne patch, and the West Point shield—symbols of courage, sacrifice, and service.
Gridiron Bucket Buster
Septuagenarian Peter Costarelli has made the journey to the home field of the Army Black Knights football team at West Point twice over the past half century but has yet to attend the granddaddy of college football – Army vs. Navy.
That will end Saturday.
Paul vs. Tyson 2024: A Pathetic Vestige of Douglas vs. Tyson 1990
Well, wasn’t THAT something? Last Friday’s bout was like watching an exasperated grandfather chase his bratty grandson around the living room.
A Future View of Racing
This week, Chuck takes a look at a future possibility in car racing, one that enhances the viewer experience.
So, Who Would You Believe?
My site reported, on October 28th, about the efforts of collegiate officials to stop female athletes from complaining about male members on their teams or having to compete against males who claim to be female on other teams. Well, no, complains the Athletic Director of the University of Nevada at Reno, that’s not what happened …
Anticipation Is Great In Happy Valley
STATE COLLEGE – Football media day at Penn State has always resembled a military parade. It is a classic pass and review. All the players don their jerseys and are regulated to huddling together by their positions located throughout Holuba Hall’s vast indoor football practice facility. The afternoon’s proceedings have always taken on a very …
From Coliseums to Boxing Rings
In a world where society once rallied around the idea of protecting the vulnerable, we now find ourselves in a disturbing new era where the lines between right and wrong have blurred to the point of absurdity.
The Paris 2024 Olympics
While wars rage in numerous countries it was comforting to see these talented, law-abiding representatives of different nationalities compete, help each other and honor decorum.
NCAA Archery? – Establishing NCAA Archery: A Case for Inclusivity and Equality
By establishing NCAA Archery, the NCAA can create a platform where men and women compete directly against each other, emphasizing skill and performance over biological sex.
A Big Ten Green-Filled Pasture
No one associated with big time college football will deny that there is an ongoing tornado of change going on.
Paris 2024: The Olympics or a Worship Ritual to Gaia?
What was once a celebration of athletic prowess and international camaraderie has now morphed into what some are calling a worship ritual to Gaia.
oLGBTQympics
Thousands of people around the globe trained for years and raised money to travel to Paris. They sought the thrill of victory, but this year everyone felt the agony of defeat as the LGBTQ crowd stole their valor.
The Opening Ceremony That Ended the Olympics
When viewers all over the world watched the 2024 Paris Olympics open, they were shocked to see a blasphemous tableau in which Jesus Christ and the Twelve Apostles were painted as drag queens and transsexuals. Caught in this monument to impropriety, the “Powers That Be” issued the statement that the performers were reimagining a bacchanal, …