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Catfished
Friday, January 18th, 2013IF everything holds up: Manti Te’o was duped by a guy who had a prior history of “Catfishing.” He fell for a girl who never existed. Was completely mortified. And lied to avoid further humiliation and any distractions for Notre Dame in the lead-up to the BCS Championship. More
Junior Seau’s Brilliant Disguise
Friday, May 4th, 2012I could spot Junior Seau’s smile 100 yards away when I’d roam the field during pre-game, gathering last minute tidbits for a CBS or ESPN broadcast. More
Center of Attention
Friday, March 23rd, 2012Jeff Saturday has signed with the Packers. What? You didn’t catch that headline among this week’s blanket coverage of Peyton Manning taking his talents to Denver, Tebowmania jetting to New York and the Bounty Beatdown in the Bayou? More
Brains and Braun
Friday, February 24th, 2012I’m not sure we’ll ever know precisely what went down with Ryan Braun’s positive drug test. But here’s some statistical food for thought. More
Terrapin Tailspin
Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012The court of public opinion has University of Maryland’s football coach on the hot seat. If you’re hoping in this alum you’ve found another fist-shaker on the Fire Randy Edsall Bandwagon, though, I’m afraid you may need to recalibrate your cyber-GPS. More
A Terps Signature Moment
Wednesday, January 25th, 2012Avatar change on Twitter this morning, honoring the man whose name will be publicly unveiled tonight on the hardwood of the University of Maryland’s Comcast Center. More
A Little Elbow Grease, Please
Wednesday, January 4th, 2012A few more emails than usual this morning in my inbox. Headers like, “OMG–have you seen this???” and “Bet THIS looks familiar!” One click took me to Holly Rowe’s sweet stiffarm en route to her post-Sugar Bowl interview with Michigan’s Brady Hoke on ESPN. More
Pondering the Pummeling of a Hall of Fame QB…
Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011I have to admit– I’m kinda startled by some of the harsh reaction I’ve seen to John Elway’s assessment of Tim Tebow (this article summarizes Elway’s comments & samples the social media venom). For starters,More
I AM…(not) Joe Paterno
Friday, November 11th, 2011I AM… a living legend with extraordinary influence over all things Penn State. I have more than a dozen grandchildren. Doing what is “legally required”– passing the information up the food chain– is simply notMore
Rules of Engagement
Tuesday, October 11th, 2011Hi, everyone… thanks so much for checking out my new website! Lots of ways for us to connect here: Twitter, Facebook, a comment section on the Blog, and a Q&A Page. More