NASCAR racing at Talladega is never uneventful, often featuring multicar pileups at 190+ miles per hour, with plenty of raw nerves, bent sheet metal, and exposed tempers along the way.…
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Hard to Figure
Like many football fans, I thoroughly enjoy the NFL draft, and was glued to it much of this past weekend, not only following the picks of my team (the Browns) but…
Overcoming Challenges
Until recently, I paid little attention to NASCAR. It seemed that all NASCAR was about was turning left and going fast while turning left. Then, a few years ago, I…
Long Live the King
On Sunday afternoon, as I awaited the start of the final NASCAR race of the season, it occurred to me how strange things were about to become in stock car…
Needed: Faith
We hear it so often in sports. A kicker makes a pressure-packed field goal as time expires to win the game and, when interviewed, says, “I had faith in my…
Study In Contrasts
Last week, the cities of Boston (NHL) and Dallas (NBA) celebrated long-awaited championships. For both cities, it continued a long tradition of winning—particularly for Boston, arguably the new “Title Town,”…
Bad Timing
When Ron Artest was suspended for the Lakers’ game against the Mavericks last Friday night, it may not have seemed like a big deal. A one game suspension—nothing to it,…
A Strange Season
Last Thursday night’s NFL Draft was just another strange event in a strange season marked by labor strife, lockouts, lawsuits, and legal maneuverings. The first indication of how surreal the…
When Pride Gets In The Way
The current NBA trend toward players’ ability to control team structures and makeup is seen by some as a breath of fresh air, giving players a new sense of control…
The Return of Cinderella
Every year, March Madness surfaces a Cinderella story—the typical sports version of David versus Goliath where the small school rises up to make a deep run in the NCAA basketball…






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