For most of my life, I have played ice hockey. Growing up in the Copper Country, having Michigan Tech right next door, it was inevitable that I would discover that ice hockey not only looked fun, but would also turn out to be quite fun to play. I have played up to a fairly high level, ...

Over the weekend, Major League Baseball was kind enough to debut its new wild-card format, a best-of-three series that replaced the old one-and-done scenario. As a New York Mets fan, this set up to be a very fun weekend for me, as my favorite baseball team was going to have three games at home ...

For four months, I struggled with something I would never wish on anyone else, unemployment. It was an experience unlike anything I can easily describe, and not one I am looking to go through again any time soon. When the Daily Mining Gazette let me go in May, it took awhile for the shock to ...

There was a time, not so long ago, when a person could tune in the old family radio and hear the down-home baseball announcing of Ernie Harwell. The late Harwell’s broadcasts of the Detroit Tigers ranks right up there with some of the fonder memories of my youth. Like fishing one of ...

If you’re looking for the facts, and nothing but the facts, don’t look to sports movies for it. It’s a fact that Hollywood will do whatever it has to do to embellish a story. The movies “Rudy” and “Hoosiers” — two of the most popular sports flicks ever made — illustrate ...

The recent ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court regarding college athletics will have far-reaching effects. Although some parties believe the change in compensation for college athletes will not cause sweeping changes, I don’t see how it can’t. The high court ruling stated that the NCAA ...