Recent debate has arisen about whether or not student-athletes should be paid for their participation in college sports amidst the unionizing efforts of football players at Northwestern University and the momentum added by March Madness. University of Connecticut guard Shabazz Napier, the 2014 NCAA Tournament’s Most Outstanding Player and first-team consensus All-American, told reporters that he often goes to...
Most of you NCAA March Madness fanatics, bracket makers, and gamblers were most likely only concerned with the Connecticut Huskies' road of upsets to an NCAA Championship, led by Shabazz Napier. Yes, this unbelievable success story was entertaining to all March Madness onlookers, but it may have overshadowed another success story in the NCAA. This year, Dallas's very own...
A time when rivals fight for survival. A time when boys become legends. A time when David faces Goliath. A time when the world falls in love with Cinderella all over again. Perhaps the greatest time in sports, March Madness.
For those who live under a rock, March Madness refers to the month or so where the top college basketball...
For decades, the golf industry has relied on the instruction of old sages who received recognition for having rather successful students. Just to name a few famous ones, Jack Grout, Butch Harmon, and Hank Haney all grounded their teaching methods on the ancient fundamentals of grip, posture, alignment, stance, and, most importantly, ball then turf.
After Tiger Woods signed a...
Two weeks ago, most Americans could not pick Michael Sam out of a lineup of two. A little over a week has gone by since Sam, Missouri defensive end and co-SEC defensive player of the year, made his announcement that he is gay. Since then, the media, the Obamas, and other concerned gay rights activists have hurried to announce...
With the BCS college football ranking system drawing to a close, much debate has arisen over its effectiveness. Many claim the BCS destroyed college football, leaving hopeful and deserving teams out of the coveted BCS bowl games. These critics, ignorant to the inner workings of the system, often credit this inherent problem to the BCS to the computer...
Super Bowl XLVIII showcased the two best football teams in the entire NFL, the Denver Broncos and the Seattle Seahawks. Leading up to this game, experts and everyday people alike thought that this was going to be both an entertaining and close game; however, it didn't turn out quite like that at all! Not even close; in fact, the...
As I set the last Christmas ornament on the tree, saunter back to my recliner where I grab my hot mug of joe, at least I pretend the hot chocolate I'm sipping on is coffee, and unwind after a long day by the fire, a small smile creeps on my face. What causes this smug smirk you might be...
