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
Recently, some of my friends and I have been talking about things we want to do before we graduate from Murray State. It is my senior year and I realized there are many things in Murray I have never done. The list had things like trying to eat at every restaurant in Murray and finally Read More
Murray State students and fans are overly apathetic about their football team. I can’t tell you how many negative comments I’ve heard about the team so far this year. When I hear people discuss the Murray State football team, I often mistakenly think they are actually having a conversation about the Cleveland Browns. Yes guys, 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
I’m pretty upset about the National Hockey League lockout. With every passing day with no agreements being made and more and more players going overseas, my heart drops. Preseason games have already been canceled and at the rate things are going, it looks like we might be missing actual games. I only hope that we Read More
As if watching live sports on television isn’t enough, I also like watching sports movies, and it doesn’t even matter what type of sports movie it is. While I’ve seen my fair share of sports movies, I am ashamed to say that I haven’t seen some classics such as “Rudy,” “Necessary Roughness,” the original “Longest Read More
I hate to say it, but I love to complain. It’s something I’ve been working on for the last year or so, as I sincerely know and believe I am far too blessed to have any complaints. Yet, I still love to do it. I’m not exactly sure why I like to complain so much. Read More
It is a terrible feeling having to admit an athlete is good, especially when they do a fantastic job of making your team look bad. It’s even worse when you’ve spent years hating their existence. I know, I know, “hate” is such a strong word. But when discussing sports rivalries, hate can easily be tossed Read More