If you didn’t know already, America’s favorite candy worshiping holiday is today. That’s right, it is Halloween. This is the magical time of year when, if only for one night, little boys can be knights in shining armor, little girls can be princesses and teenagers can put poop on people’s porches and light it on Read More
The world of women sports reporters hasn’t historically been large. The Status of Women in the U.S. Media 2014 reported that while the number of female sports columnists has slipped from 9.9 percent to 9.7 percent, the number of female sports editors increased to 9.6 from 6.3 percent the previous year. Basically, I’m telling you Read More
It’s Wednesday night, and I’m sitting in the newsroom. I’m working on my desktop computer, and my laptop is open next to me, as per usual. My headphones are in, which is also a common occurrence for production nights. I usually alternate between listening to Pandora and quotes on iTunes that I’ve gathered from interviews Read More
You know I’ve never really thought about it before, but after reading the latest headlines about Pluto’s resurgence into the planet fraternity, I can see how Pluto and I are a lot alike. We are both generally smaller in size than our peers. We both tend to be pushed to the outskirts in social situations. Read More
I’ve wanted to write for as long as I can remember. My mom put a pencil in my hand as soon as she could because as an English teacher she hoped I would follow her footsteps. I never thought that having the ability to write would put me where I am today. I’ve always been Read More
Sports are obviously about beating someone – the opponent. But no one can turn a blind eye to the beatings that have been all over the media lately, headlined by Ray Rice of the Baltimore Ravens and Adrian Peterson of the Minnesota Vikings. I’m all about high level competition, and I’m constantly amazed by the Read More
If you choose to read any further, you will probably pick up on the fact that this is the first column I’ve ever written. My editor entrusted me with the column this week which was her first mistake considering I’m not positive what a column actually is. I googled it earlier and Mallory expects me Read More
Close your eyes for a minute and imagine you’re Cameron Payne. You’re in high school at Lausanne Collegiate School in Memphis, Tenn., and Murray State, Appalachian State, Arkansas Sate and two other schools are trying to recruit you to play collegiate basketball. Men’s basketball Head Coach Steve Prohm gives you a call and offers you Read More