Sport is life’s most concentrated metaphor, showcasing the arc of human emotions in real time before an attentive audience in a well-lit arena. Thus, do we see… Read more “CAN ATHLETICS BE MARKETED TO MATTER ANYMORE?”
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CROWD CHAOS AT TOUR DE FRANCE
“There’s no way to control a crowd like that if they don’t want to be controlled,” said former Boston Marathon race director Will Cloney after huge throngs on… Read more “CROWD CHAOS AT TOUR DE FRANCE”
FEAR RISING: DALLAS, BATON ROUGE & ST. PAUL
There’s a fear coming over the land like an ominous summer storm darkening the skies above the prairie. Even as the two major political party candidates jockey,… Read more “FEAR RISING: DALLAS, BATON ROUGE & ST. PAUL”
TO FEAR AND PROJECT
It was an early March morning in 2015, around 6:15 a.m., darkness just lifting over the sprawling, still-awakening city. I was driving from my mother-in-law’s house in… Read more “TO FEAR AND PROJECT”
IN THE WAKE OF THE WOMEN’S 800
Eight years ago in Eugene the men’s 800m final was the defining race of the U.S. Track and Field Trials. It’s stretch run showcased all that was… Read more “IN THE WAKE OF THE WOMEN’S 800”
THE INNER SANCTUM OF PURPOSEFUL EFFORT
“War is hell” is a cliche as old as conflict itself. Yet counter-intuitive as it may seem to those who only view it from a distance, many… Read more “THE INNER SANCTUM OF PURPOSEFUL EFFORT”
ARE AMERICA’S BEST ATHLETES ACTUALLY IN ATHLETICS?
Last night’s 4–0 drubbing of USA by Argentina in the semi-finals of Copa America in Houston once again underscored in bold typeface how far U.S. Soccer has… Read more “ARE AMERICA’S BEST ATHLETES ACTUALLY IN ATHLETICS?”
STAR-SPANGLED CAVALIER FANS
I have had a long and meaningful relationship with the city of Cleveland via its annual Rite-Aid Cleveland Marathon & 10K, an event I first announced in… Read more “STAR-SPANGLED CAVALIER FANS”
DRAYMOND & LEBRON: CHARACTER COUNTS
OK, more basketball. Game five NBA Finals. The defending champion Golden State Warriors up three games to one against the Cleveland Cavaliers, with an opportunity to close out… Read more “DRAYMOND & LEBRON: CHARACTER COUNTS”
THE OLYMPICS: SUPER BOWL OR PRO BOWL?
It’s not like USA Basketball will miss a beat without him, but when two-time NBA MVP Steph Curry of the Golden State Warriors announced that he was… Read more “THE OLYMPICS: SUPER BOWL OR PRO BOWL?”
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