“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”
FATHER’S DAY 2016
Father’s Day. Far as I know, I never became one, but I sure had one to remember. The pictures I cherish of Pop aren’t ones of forced… Read more “FATHER’S DAY 2016”
RUSSIANS BARRED FROM RIO
Holy Cow, they did it! The IAAF voted unanimously today to bar the Russian track and field team from the Rio Olympics. It’s an extraordinary move, for… Read more “RUSSIANS BARRED FROM RIO”
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”
