University of Alabama Head Football Coach Nick Saban, who already has seven national titles and is favored by many to win another this year, is widely considered the greatest college coach in history. So, when the successful if prickly coach…
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4th & 25: Is the Hogs Baseball Team ‘Special’? Better Say Your Prayers
“Baseball is like church. Many attend, few understand.” — Leo Durocher “More than any other American sport, baseball creates the magnetic, addictive illusion that it can almost be understood.” — Thomas Boswell The paradox created by the two preceding quotes,…
When I was a kid, I idolized the stars of my local high school’s sports teams, and we had a couple of genuine articles come through my small hometown in south Arkansas in those days. One was Julian Frazier, who…
There was a time – much longer ago than it sometimes feels – when I thought I knew an awful lot about college basketball. I’d devour the preseason magazines, watch random midweek games from other conferences, and read every word…
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4th and 25: Native or Not, KJ Jefferson On His Way to Honorary Arkansan Status
In an oversimplification of what might be the least individualized sport, it’s often said football teams are only as good as their coach and quarterback. And there’s more than a little truth in that. Even with only *four wins to…
I wouldn’t call myself an evangelist when it comes to the power of positive thinking, but I’m an optimist by nature. I believe things will get better, even as evidence mounts to the contrary. I believe good outcomes can result…