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The Dogs of War Trophy: Reviving America’s Marksmanship Tradition
The Dogs of War Trophy is one of the most coveted team awards in American marksmanship, awarded to the top squad in the National Trophy Team Match held annually at Camp Perry, Ohio.
NYT complains Florida taxes are too low; New York may never win another Stanley Cup unless Florida imposes a state income tax
The New York Times blames Florida for cheating. Yes, those wily Floridians dumped their state income tax in 1858 knowing that 59 years later the NHL would come into existence and eventually their state would get a couple of teams.
The Art of the Cast: A Brief History of Fly Fishing and Its American Journey
Fly fishing isn’t just a way to catch fish—it’s a deliberate dance, a poetic pursuit, and, as Norman Maclean wrote, “a religion, with a rod as the medium of conversion.”
Why Some People Absolutely Love Fishing: It’s a Legalized Dopamine Rush
You’re watching your fly or popper drift across glassy water. The tension builds. Then — WHAM! — the surface explodes. Water erupts. Line goes taut. Heart rate spikes. You’re instantly wide awake.
Baseball’s Thorny Rose
Pete Rose was not even cold when Major League Baseball’s (MLB) commissioner Rob Manfred lifted his “permanent ban” from the game.
Sovereignty Triumphs Over Fake News: Trump’s Kentucky Derby Metaphor and Moran’s Misstep
On May 3, 2025, Sovereignty, a 3-year-old colt, surged past the odds-on favorite, Journalism, to claim the Run for the Roses by 1 1/2 lengths at Churchill Downs. For Trump supporters, this wasn’t just a horse race—it was a providential sign.
College Football’s Spring Rite
Spring has its share of traditional rites and rituals. In Happy Valley, the home of the Penn State Nittany Lions, one spring rite that still survives is the football program’s annual spring game.
The NIL Crisis: How ‘Show Me the Money’ Is Ruining College Sports
The recent saga surrounding Tennessee quarterback Nico Iamaleava has thrust the Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) debate back into the spotlight, exposing the raw greed that’s eroding the heart of college athletics.
National Student-Athlete Day: A Celebration of Legacy, Not Paychecks
Today, April 6th, we celebrate National Student-Athlete Day (NSAD)—a day to honor the nearly 8 million high school and 500,000 college student-athletes across the United States who balance grueling athletic schedules with academic excellence and community impact.
A Numbers Game
Football may be a game of inches and even tush pushes (for now) but like any business, it is the numbers that ultimately narrate the game’s story. Numbers reveal objectively if something is getting better or worse. Numbers are the language of business and make no mistake, the NFL is a business.
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.
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.