When I first returned to school in the fall of 2010, I felt like Roy Hobbs of the New York Knights. Hobbs, played by Robert Redford in the 1984 classic “The Natural,” returns to the big leagues after a lengthy hiatus from the game. Obviously much older (and certainly more-the-wise), Hobbs struggles to fit the Read More
Head football coach Chris Hatcher is certainly making some noise in the FCS ranks with his “Hatch Attack” and the Murray State Racers. I’m just afraid it’s all falling on deaf ears. Over the past three seasons, Hatcher has returned the Racers from an afterthought to OVC contention, and despite this season’s 5 – 6 Read More
With Thanksgiving peeking its delicious face just around the corner, people have taken to keyboards to broadcast a daily reminder on Facebook describing things for which they are thankful. Me? I decided to take to my column and share some thoughts, and I have plenty of things for which I am grateful. There are the Read More
It goes without saying that I love video games. It was only Monday at midnight that I was waiting in line for the highly anticipated release of Halo 4 – the newest installment of the Halo saga from so many years ago. Even now, at the ripe old age of 27, I find myself enjoying Read More
Breakups. The word alone is enough to make even the most casual reader cringe in his or her seat. Let’s just admit it; breakups suck. They suck a lot. For whatever reason, some relationships don’t last, no matter how fiery bright and passionate they become, and no matter how hard you fight to keep the Read More
You can call it Jock Jams. You can call it Hype Music. You can call it Pump Up the Volume. I just like to call it a damn good soundtrack. It’s not a good sporting event without a solid disc jockey, and often the atmosphere of a game is dictated by what song is playing Read More
In 1967, Boston Red Sox left fielder Carl Yastrzemski led all of Major League Baseball with a .326 batting average, 44 home runs and 121 runs batted in, claiming the coveted Triple Crown award by leading in the three most important statistics for batters. For nearly half a century the Triple Crown would sit on Read More
As a highly analytical person, I could point out flaws with nearly anything, especially myself. There are a few things that really take away my enjoyment of sports as a whole. However, maybe I’m not alone in how I feel, but then again maybe I am. Either way, I’m okay with it. Alcohol at Read More