Hello Loyal Readers!

Hello Loyal Readers!   We’re back for the fall – in full force!   And, in addition to the upcoming book, Three and Our: Rich Rodriguez and the Michigan Wolverines in the Crucible of College Football, I have some more news: A new website host, starting...

No column this week — sorry!

8-19-11Dear Loyal Readers, No column this week — sorry! — as I train to Chicago, plane to LA, plane back to Chicago then train back home by Thursday.  But the other and more important reason is, we are re-tooling the site — or, more...

Goodbye to a Store Like no Other

August 12, 2011Press Play to Listen It’s tough for any sports writer to get a book published – but it was a lot easier with a friendly bookstore on your side, from start to finish.      It wasn’t that long ago that if you wanted to buy a book,...

Tiger Woods Raises Ratings – and Questions

August 5, 2011Tiger Woods has missed most of the season due to his injured left knee.  In the past decade, he’s fractured the tibia, torn the ligaments, and had it operated on several times – turning it into the kind of hamburger more commonly seen on NFL running...

NFL owners turn millionaires into martyrs

July 29, 2011I hope you missed this, but the National Football League owners had been threatening to lock out the players for months, until they finally agreed to a deal this week. Normally, I wouldn’t care about this labor dispute.  Scratch that – I still...