The images of the Bronx Zoo are still fresh in the minds of baseball fans who witnessed the constant brawling and bickering in the dugout of the New York Yankees in the 1980s. Billy Martin going at Reggie Jackson was the most visible conflict, but not the exclusive source of the friction that team knew…
Read More »Last week, the utter chaos that is NCAA conference realignment continued—to the relief of the West Virginia Mountaineers (who have secured a somewhat stable new conference home) and to the horror of what is left of the Big East. For the last several years, as college sports programs have jumped conferences, jumped time zones, and…
Read More »This past Sunday night, I was in Melbourne, Australia, where I had been doing some Bible teaching. That night, the New Zealand All Blacks played against France in the finals of the Rugby World Cup—the most significant rugby competition in the world. What spiced up the evening even more was that several of us watched…
Read More »This past weekend was a bit of an oddity in college football—there were no upsets among the top 20 teams, and only one in the top 25. With as much parity as there is in the sport, it has become commonplace for some David-like team to knock off a Goliath-like power, oftentimes in legendary ways…
Read More »The good times in life are easy to enjoy. But when the storm clouds of difficulty gather, how do we find true joy and peace? Former NBA player Dave Jamerson and PGA player Jonathan Byrd describe why a true pathway of trust in Jesus Christ is the only real way to discover joy and peace….
Read More »This past baseball season was a struggle for Detroit Tigers’ third baseman Brandon Inge. After a lengthy bout with mononucleosis, Inge never really showed anything at the plate. His defense was solid and his arm was great, but he couldn’t hit. Finally, after weeks of struggle, Inge was given the choice to go down to…
Read More »Last Saturday night, amid patriotic tributes and cheering fans, was one of the most tense evenings of the NASCAR season. Richmond International Raceway was the scene of the final race before the Chase for the Sprint Cup begins. Adding to the tension was the fact that two of NASCAR’s most popular drivers, Dale Earnhardt, Jr….
Read More »This past weekend was a double shot of encouragement for many Americans. The first shot, obviously, was produced by the arrival of the long Labor day weekend—one final glimpse of summer and an extra day off with which to enjoy it. The second shot came from the kickoff of the college football season. After a…
Read More »The last couple of weeks have been one of the craziest times any sports fan could have ever imagined. First, of course has been the free agent frenzy that was launched with the settling of the NFL labor dispute last week. At the same time, Major League Baseball was bearing down on the July 31…
Read More »During this week’s practice rounds for the 2011 US Open Championship (which begins tomorrow at Congressional Country Club near Washington DC) there was a very strange sight—caddie Stevie Williams carrying the bag for Adam Scott. This is unusual, of course, because the highly-recognizable Williams has been the caddie for Tiger Woods for the last 12…
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