Why Pond Hockey Beats Indoor Hockey

January 22, 2010Hello Loyal Readers,  Thanks for reading, listening (for those of you who prefer the audio version below) and writing in with your comments.  For you Michigan types, you might be interested in my column for Michigan Today, which I write every...

McGwire’s Confession Risks Nothing, Gains Nothing

January 15, 2010Press play to listenOn Monday, former home run hitter Mark McGwire talked to sports broadcaster Bob Costas in an attempt to restore his good name.  He had a lot of restoring to do.   McGwire was one of those super-sized sluggers who were...

Notre Dame’s rep rises while football falls

December 11, 2009Press play to listenThe Michigan Wolverines might have the most wins in college football history, and the highest winning percentage, but the Wolverines have never captured the nation’s imagination like the Fightin’ Irish of Notre Dame.  Notre...

Woods Whiffs Twice

December 4, 2009Press play to listen From the day Tiger Woods was born, his parents groomed him to become the best golfer in the world.  Incredibly, it worked. Woods’s uncommon ability to hit a golf ball landed him on the Mike Douglas show – when he was...