Derek Jeter is starting his last All-Star Game in Minnesota at shortstop and leading off for the American League. This season has celebrated Jeter with every city he has played in and for all the right reasons. We don’t… Read More ›
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The Kingdom Restored
LeBron James just started the 2014 NBA free agency season. Nobody has ever controlled a game of basketball dominoes like LeBron. There were rumors. Savannah James posted a picture to Instagram, transport trucks took LeBron’s cars from his house, and… Read More ›
One last All-Star showing for Derek Jeter
(Getty Images) The 2014 Major League Baseball season has been one giant Derek Jeter celebration, and deservedly so. Jeter has continued to tear pages out of the record books, while still garnering respect from anybody that has heard of baseball…. Read More ›
Twitter positively changed the game for journalists
Twitter has changed the game. In 140 characters or less, virtually anybody can call themselves a journalist by breaking news on a social media platform. The citizen journalist has emerged as a real source for news. Beyond that, Twitter is… Read More ›
Becoming a Pirate from the West Coast: A farewell to Armstrong
*This column was published in The Inkwell and on its website. For the first 21 years of my life I only knew one life. That was life in Petaluma, Calif. I grew up in Petaluma – though my house has… Read More ›
Meb Keflezighi perfectly represents America in Boston Marathon victory
(MCT) *This column was published in The Inkwell and on its website. One year ago, smoke covered the finish line of the Boston Marathon in a tragic terrorist attack that will never be forgotten. The Boston bombings killed three people… Read More ›
Life’s A Ball interview with Positively Petaluma
“Positively Petaluma” interviewed me on myself, Life’s A Ball, and LB Lange Comes Home. Below is the interview: Life’s A Ball and then some: An interview with Dalton Johnson By Wayne Dunbar, PostivelyPetaluma.com Editor & Contributor to Petaluma Baseball Magazine… Read More ›
Gregg Popovich pays tribute to Craig Sager
(Youtube) Gregg Popovich, head coach for the San Antonio Spurs, is known as a sideline reporter’s worst nightmare. Pop is short, usually gives no answer, and can make you feel like a complete idiot. One of his usual nemesis on… Read More ›
LB Lange Comes Home
My short story, LB Lange Comes Home, is now available on the Amazon kindle, kindle fire, and the kindle app for all platforms for just $3.00. Below is an excerpt from the opening of the story: April 22, 2013 —… Read More ›
Former UNC athlete’s paper receives ridiculous grade, plenty of parties to blame
Earlier in the week, ESPN’s Outside the Lines aired a piece showing the academic scandal at North Carolina, where student-athletes took sham classes to stay eligible with minimal workload. What took the Internet by storm was this picture of an… Read More ›
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