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Bowled over/The Red Line
January 3, 2013 There may be no American sports concept harder to explain to the uninitiated than the bowl system in Division I college football. more »»
It was Tech's year at GLI/Inside the Huskies
January 2, 2013 When Michigan Tech coach Mel Pearson said, “Maybe this will be the year,” before this past weekend’s Great Lakes Invitational, I have to admit, it sounded a little bit like when Detroit Lions fans... more »»
Timing is everything/The Red Line
December 27, 2012 If you catch tonight's grand finale of the MacInnes Holiday Classic, you'll surely learn timing is everything. more »»
Out There/Dan Schneider
December 21, 2012 Today is the Winter Solstice, the shortest day of the year. more »»
Less-timeless TV specials/The Red Line
December 20, 2012 “A Charlie Brown Christmas” was on TV Tuesday night. Sorry I didn’t tell you in time, but hopefully you caught it the first time it aired on ABC the week after Thanksgivin. more »»
Tying up the loose ends of a year/Paul Peterson
December 19, 2012 During the course of a sports year, there are several stories that go to press. Many are done under the stress of a deadline, and more than a few in the late evening hours. more »»
Diagnosing what ails the Huskies/Inside the Huskies
December 18, 2012 At least Michigan Tech won’t have to see Danny Kristo, Corban Knight and Mark MacMillan again (unless the Huskies face North Dakota in the playoffs). more »»
Last minute of hate in this period/The Red Line
December 13, 2012 Just because I write a lot about sports doesn’t mean I’m ignorant of the classics. A personal favorite is George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four. more »»
Huskies, Genoe doing all right
December 11, 2012 Two points in Wisconsin would have felt better if it came from a win instead of a pair of ties, but two road points is two road points, no matter how it comes. more »»
A sorry state/The Red Line
December 6, 2012 Wednesdays are one of my nights off, so I curled up inside the coffee shop near my place with “The Best American Sports Writing of the Century. more »»
Hematites, Mastodons and others/Paul Peterson
December 5, 2012 Back in 2010, I believe there was a downstate reporter who noted there surely wasn’t another school that carried the nickname of the Hematites. more »»
Northern not focus of 'weird' week/Inside the Huskies
December 4, 2012 It’s been feast or famine for the Michigan Tech hockey team lately, going from playing two games in 26 days to five games in nine days. more »»
Advent-ageous approach to winter
November 29, 2012 The Christmas gimmick column is one of the most celebrated in the sportswriter’s arsenal. Likewise, many a radio station and department store loudspeaker has switched over to the all Christmas format. more »»
David vs. Goliath can still be a show
November 28, 2012 Watching the Ishpeming High School football team score its improbable win over Detroit Loyola in the Division 7 football finals this past weekend reminded me just how powerful the David versus... more »»
This year's biggest turkey: Gary Bettman/The Red Line
November 23, 2012 Late in the summer, in a dark corner of the Internet frequented by my fellow scribes, I started an NHL Predictions discussion thread ... with a twist. Fill in the blanks: 1. more »»
One word left for Lions: Futile/Paul Peterson
November 21, 2012 After more than 50 years of following the trials and travails of the Detroit Lions, I’ve finally come to the conclusion that only one word describes the organization: Futil. more »»
Bemidji wins were a must/Inside the Huskies
November 20, 2012 It would be impossible to overstate the importance of this past weekend’s hockey series for Michigan Tec. more »»
Redline: Before they hang the hoops
November 15, 2012 After Saturday’s Michigan Tech volleyball season finale against Saginaw Valley State, I and others were milling around the SDC Gym. more »»
Football has season for record books/Inside the Huskies
November 13, 2012 Just about any way you slice it, the Michigan Tech football team had a successful season. more »»
"Is our readers reading?"/The Red Line
November 8, 2012 In the words of 43rd President George W. more »» |
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