Great article here about Cal Ripken:
On Opening Day 1985, Ripken rolled his ankle on the second-base bag while making a double play. He played the rest of the game, but after the game, his ankle was severely swollen. The next day was a day off — if there had been a game, he says he […]

Tony Gwynn is the best hitter I’ve ever seen, and he’ll surely (and deservedly) be elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility.
I’ve even got a 1983 Fleer Tony Gwynn rookie card that’s presumably signed by Gwynn. I say presumably because I sent the card (in a self-addressed stamped […]

I think this clip displays Bob Knight’s character even more accurately than all his outbursts do. It’s from 1981. I’d love to hear Coach Knight’s response if someone asks him about it and whether he regrets doing this or if he’d do it again.

From the archives:
Vince Young strikes me as an updated Steve Alford - an all-universe collegian who won’t be a star at the next level. (1/5/06)
I think the Colts are going to win the Super Bowl. There’s been something different about the Colts this year. (11/7/06)
Yep, I’m an idiot.

New York Times:
John Strassburger, the president of Ursinus College, a small liberal arts institution here in the eastern Pennsylvania countryside, vividly remembers the day that the chairman of the board of trustees told him the college was losing applicants because of its tuition.
It was too low.
So early in 2000 the board voted to raise tuition […]