(Chris Carlson/Associated Press) *This column was originally published in The Inkwell and on its website. As a kid that grew up 45 minutes away from Pacific Bell Park – now known as AT&T Park – moon shots from Barry Bonds… Read More ›
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The Sporting World’s Academy Awards
(Stan Grossfeld/Boston Globe) *This column was originally published in The Inkwell and on it’s website. Ellen Degeneres posted the most famous selfie on Twitter ever, Jennifer Lawrence fell again and Leo lost… again. Is it not weird that Leonardo DiCaprio… Read More ›
No more Twitter for Iowa basketball, NFL ‘red-flagging’ Twitter accounts
Twitter has officially been banned from the Iowa basketball team by head coach Fran McCaffery. Here are McCaffery’s comments on Twitter: “My overall impressions of social media are negative, for the very reason of what we just experienced,” McCaffery told reporters… Read More ›
MLB now on Snap Chat
Major League Baseball has now made waves into the Snap Chat game, and most people won’t care, but I find it a great idea for fans. The MLB does a great job with reaching out to its fans with constantly… Read More ›
Michael Sam fits the ‘manly-man’ NFL mold
This column was originally posted in The Inkwell and on it’s website. Michael Sam is a 6-foot-2, 255 pound defensive end, that had 11.5 sacks in the 2013 college football season for the Missouri Tigers. His breakout season led to him… Read More ›
Simon Earnshaw earns 700th victory
This feature was originally published in The Inkwell and on its website. After being rained-out twice already, the top-ranked and two-time defending NCAA Division II national champion Armstrong Atlantic State University women’s tennis team opened its 2014 season with a… Read More ›
Peyton Manning’s legacy trumps Super Bowl dud
Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports This column was originally published in The Inkwell, and on its website. The best offense in football versus the best defense in football. Peyton Manning looking to seal the deal on the greatest statistical season… Read More ›
DeLaney’s Daily Battle
(Photo courtesy of the Johnson family) DeLaney Johnson has tan skin, her dirty blonde hair in a pony tail, hazel eyes, and wears a grey Abercrombie sweatshirt. She stands four-foot-eleven, which is slightly taller than the average 11 year old… Read More ›
The Culture of the NFL: A Product of Our Society
(Inkwell MCT subscription) Sports fans are getting a rare, unfiltered look into the National Football League, and the culture of its locker room in the wake of the Miami Dolphins harassment scandal. Every Sunday, fans see these players put their… Read More ›
Rucker Park Revival
*This column was originally posted in The Inkwell and on its website. Last week the PlayStation 4 came out and Michael Jordan gave his all-time starting five for a pickup basketball game, that included: Jordan, Magic Johnson, Scottie Pippen, James… Read More ›
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