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Josh Hamilton Is Not Alone And Neither Are You
*This column was originally published on The Sports Fan Journal. ‘I’m proof that hope is never lost.’ That simple, yet hard-hitting saying, is exactly what Josh Hamilton titled an article he wrote for ESPN The Magazine (as told to Time Keown)… Read More ›
Team awards mean as much as all-league honors
*This column was originally published in the Petaluma Argus-Courier and on its website. Both Casa Grande and Petaluma High School had a plethora of football players make all-league teams based on votes by league coaches. Perhaps even more satisfying to the… Read More ›
Texas A&M’s Student Assistant Hits 2 West Virginia Players On The Sidelines
*This article was originally published on The Sports Fan Journal. While former Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel is vowing to not be a jackass anymore, the Aggies have already found their replacement in student assistant Mike Richardson. Defense has clearly been… Read More ›
Dear Artists: Life’s A Ball 2014
Dear local artists, any artists, and friends of artists, I’m looking to put together a book (kinda) of selected articles, columns, and blog posts that I have written this year and posted on Life’s A Ball. So far, besides blog… Read More ›
Friday night lights are forever
*This column was originally published in the Petaluma Argus-Courier and on its website. My television viewings are pretty bland — a ton of sports and re-runs of Seinfeld, Friends, The Office, and The King of Queens. The one show… Read More ›
Do High School Football Recruit Rankings Matter?
The recruiting process for high school athletes is a bonafide business now. Parents rave about what ranking their kid has that is decided by some website when he’s fourteen years old. Kids now have more experience at camps and showcases,… Read More ›
Billy Sims, Barry Sanders And The 2 F’s Of Thanksgiving: Family And Football
*This column was originally published on The Sports Fan Journal. For one night — well only one night for most of us — we spend time and money looking like pirates, zombies or, of course, cats and wake up the… Read More ›
‘The Captain’ is a true role model
* This column was originally in the Petaluma Argus-Courier and on its website. On Thursday night Sept 25, I drove my beat up 1997 Chevy Malibu from Petaluma High School, back to my house in Penngrove. The top of the… Read More ›
The Best Seat in the House: The Bleachers
*This column was originally published for EvoShield. How often do you hear, “Oh this is the best seat in the house?” Usually, it’s an expensive seat right behind home plate, a luxury box, or right behind the dugout. Anywhere in… Read More ›
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