As some of you know, my wife ran the Chicago Marathon last year. After hearing her tell of what an incredible experience it was and watching her bask, proudly and deservingly, in her accomplishment for weeks thereafter, I decided that I needed some of that.  So I signed on to run the Lincoln Memorial Half [...]

On Super Bowl Sunday, I’ll be rooting for the New England Patriots to complete their perfect season and bring the people of Bean Town another championship. It’s not that I am exceptionally fond of Bostonians, no more so than I am of the citizens of any other of our nation’s fine cities. It’s just that, [...]

My dad pointed something out earlier this fall, and now I can’t help but notice it.

Every football broadcaster, at both the collegiate and professional level, make the same hand gestures when they are on camera during the game, as illustrated here by John Madden. They hold their hands apart and perpendicular [...]

This is the story of our trip to the Holy Land. I took Victor to see his first Notre Dame game. Thanks to Paco and Erin for the tickets, Uncle Jim for the Friday night accomodations, Cousin Jack for the game day jersey, and Dave for the concept, which I’ve ripped off again. I hope [...]

A correction in today’s SJ-R quelled the excitement of Illinois fans who had been mistakenly lead to believe that Illini guard and Springfield native Richard McBride would be the Big Ten’s only 8’6” guard next season, creating mismatch problems for opponents and possibly leading the team to another Final Four appearance.
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