2+ day, 14+ hour ago  (954+ words) Paul Skenes is smiling from ear to ear, draped in red, white, and blue, along with the rest of his teammates, as they begin the first exhibition game representing Team USA at the World Baseball Classic at Papago Sports Complex…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (420+ words) I awoke this morning at The Oaklander Hotel on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh, a night away from the kids with my wife. It was so ironic. From my window I can see the William Pitt Student Union,…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (240+ words) Youth sports shouldn't be mere pipelines for college programs, gambling markets, or the ambitions of adults who forgot what childhood feels like. Today, youth sports feel very different " now a $56 billion-a-year global industry. Families regularly spend over $1,000 per child per…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago  (567+ words) There has never been a better time to be a college sports fan. The expanded college football playoff system means more teams have a meaningful chance to compete for an NCAA championship " including teams from smaller-name schools. Instead of a…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (221+ words) Baseball's most illustrious player, two-way star Shohei Ohtani, is once again in the spotlight " coming off perhaps the most incredible performance in the game's history. In his Los Angeles Dodgers' 51 win over the Milwaukee Brewers in Game 4 of the NLCS,…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (373+ words) Last week, the Los Angeles Dodgers won the World Series with a 5-4 extra-innings victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. Aside from marvelous play by both teams, the series offers lessons fans might have missed. Take, for example, the prevailing quest…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (507+ words) Professional sports are spinning us a morality tale; it's about to spin out of control. The NBA is learning the hard way that we are the company we keep, because ultimately it keeps us. As we learn more " undoubtedly much,…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (348+ words) I'm a bit late with this. But word only recently reached me of the premature death of Mike Greenwell, former all-star left fielder for the Boston Red Sox and a member of the Lee County, Florida (Ft. Myers) County Commission....

5+ mon, 1+ week ago  (217+ words) Politico published an article titled "MAGA Is Coming for the WNBA." I doubt that any effort exists by Trump supporters to derail women's professional basketball (at least any on par with'Norm Macdonald's prolonged war'on the league). On the other hand,…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago  (730+ words) Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America, had better learn baseball. " Jacques Barzun The quote above from the justly respected historian and cultural critic appears in his 1954 essay collection, God's Country and Mine.It came in the…...