Before America’s Civil War people said, “these United States of America ARE’, in referring to their country, seeing the country as primarily an aggregate of individual states… Read more “ABBOTT WORLD MARATHON MAJORS: MAKING AN “IS” OUT OF AN “ARE””
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TESTING: PUTTING THE MONEY WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE
We see a version of the honor system every weekend at road races across the globe where thousands of strangers align themselves into a solid grid behind… Read more “TESTING: PUTTING THE MONEY WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE”
ON MAKING ASSUMPTIONS, WHO’S CLEAN, WHO’S NOT
Watching Bill Burr‘s hysterical bit on the Conan O’Brien show four years ago when he dissected Oprah‘s big reveal interview with Lance Armstrong – during which the… Read more “ON MAKING ASSUMPTIONS, WHO’S CLEAN, WHO’S NOT”
PUTIN V. TRUMP: WHO’S PLAYING WHOM?
In yesterday’s first Senate Intelligence Committee hearings into Russian meddling during the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign, Senator James Langford (R-Okla.) asked former FBI agent Clint Watts, “Why… Read more “PUTIN V. TRUMP: WHO’S PLAYING WHOM?”
HUMAN NATURE – THE FIX IS NEVER IN
“Let’s get to the root cause, and fix it.” This is both the message and plea we are hearing, whether in talking about the drug and corruption… Read more “HUMAN NATURE – THE FIX IS NEVER IN”
BY THE LIGHT OF A NEW DAY
Astronomers believe there are hundreds of billions of galaxies in the universe, and between 100 and 300 billion stars in our own Milky Way alone. The sheer… Read more “BY THE LIGHT OF A NEW DAY”
BREAKING DOWN THE EVENTS – SHOWCASING THE SPORT
As the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships get under way in College Station, Texas (watch ESPN3 6:30-10pm Eastern Friday) and the New Balance National Indoors are… Read more “BREAKING DOWN THE EVENTS – SHOWCASING THE SPORT”
PIGGY BACKING ON THE NFL COMBINE
With news that the Nike Breaking2 Project has conducted its first test run, a half-marathon, at a Formula 1 race track in Monza, Italy, the off-beat side… Read more “PIGGY BACKING ON THE NFL COMBINE”
RETURNS FOR PEACE
WARNING: POLITICS The long knives are out, of that there is no doubt. Which is why for President Trump to have any chance at all to fulfill… Read more “RETURNS FOR PEACE”
TWIXT THE SPIRIT AND LETTER
As an athlete Alberto Salazar was willing to delve more deeply into the dark raging corridors within than any athlete I ever encountered. That do-or-die spirit is… Read more “TWIXT THE SPIRIT AND LETTER”
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