It all leads back to being in the right place at the right time. Growing up in an athletic family. Getting a chance to serve and see the world. Someone willing to take a chance […]
FORREST CITY, Ark. — It all started when Jim Bailey was 16, and he lived four miles away from anywhere that kids could play sports. “Coming to Forrest City was a big thing,” Bailey said, […]
What does Louisiana State University mean to college baseball? Do me a favor; ask any high school kid in the country to name a few schools he dreams of playing college baseball for someday. Feel […]
AUBURN, Ala. – The Auburn baseball coaching staff has been finalized with the addition of pitching coach Steve Smith, head coach Butch Thompson announced Friday. Smith comes to The Plains with a pedigree that includes […]
Time, eventually, would run out. A lifetime of watching scoreboard clocks taught Pat Dye this. So, before his luncheon address in Pensacola on Wednesday, he suggested for someone to blow a whistle if he went […]
MURFREESBORO, TN – Blackman coach David Watson had seemingly been through it all in his more than 30 years as a high school football coach. But nothing prepared him for the realization that his junior long snapper […]
As much as he enjoyed math, Kevin Burnette realized the situation just wasn’t adding up. It was his sophomore year at Clemson University — he had walked on and eventually lettered as a tight end as […]
This is a story about Bill and Bruce Haddow. This could be a story about the vast majority of high school coaches in this province. The brothers have made it known that this will mark […]
Our second regularly scheduled non-baseball episode takes us about as far north as we’ve ever gone. Chris Green is a Nebraska farm boy that somehow ended up spending a good portion of his coaching life […]
I’ve been around high school athletics for more years than I’d care to admit. I’ve grown weary of parents who live through the athletic exploits of their kids. Parents, many times, have very unrealistic expectations […]
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — When you look on the sidelines of the Vikings/Saints game, you’ll see a lot money in salaries. It’s not just the players, but the coaches raking in big bucks. According to Boyd’s Bets, the combined salaries […]
LAFAYETTE – Mel Didier, a former head baseball coach and athletic director at then-USL from 1981-82 and would serve as a longtime Major League Baseball executive, died Sunday night at his home in Phoenix. He was […]
As a tangible measure of gratitude to the first responders who remained mostly indefatigable during Hurricane Irma, Charlie Strong and the Bulls want to deliver them a victory. On the house. Strong said Tuesday that […]
Marvin Lewis didn’t know he wanted to be a coach growing up. But he knew he didn’t want to work in the Pennsylvania mills near his home. “My dad worked in the mill, and he […]
I couldn’t help but notice Bill Hayes in the Bowman Gray Stadium press box on Saturday afternoon trying to be social in the chancellor’s suite. He did the social thing for sure, but he also […]
Even a bout of pancreatic cancer and subsequent rounds of chemo can’t keep Bob Crosby away from the swimming pool. The volunteer assistant for the South Lyon Unified girls swim team was at practice Thursday and head […]
DURHAM — Although he didn’t know when, why or how it would happen, David Noel was certain he’d coach one day. And he was right. The call came in late August. Kendrick Hall, the men’s […]
Yes, yes — we’ve been just a little weak in the Mountain Time Zone. But we’re out to rectify that. Thanks to a reply to a request we sent out into the Twitter-verse, we were […]
by Jack Warren The Every-day Life of Abraham Lincoln is a book by Frances Fisher Browne that was written in the 1880’s. Consequently hundreds of the people cited and/or interviewed were contemporaries of Lincoln. There […]
A longtime collegiate golf coach, first-year Aspen High School athletic director Martha Richards hasn’t changed her approach now that she’s an administrator. In many ways, she’ll treat the AHS students and coaches much as she […]
NORFOLK – Who knows what Jimmye Laycock would have accomplished had he decided the grass was truly greener beyond Williamsburg. The William and Mary football coach has had many chances to leave for more high-profile […]
COLUMBUS — Recruiting is one of the most important parts of being a big-time college football coach in 2017. Coaches spend a great deal of time pursuing the 4-star and 5-star athletes who will take […]
Everyone who knew Ken Schreiber has a favorite story or quote from the legendary LaPorte baseball coach. LaPorte athletic director Ed Gilliland said the zinger he’ll always remember is something Schreiber said often near the […]
Coaching, like teaching, can be one of the most demanding, yet rewarding jobs. The amount of time needed to organize and train a group of people, the tough love needed to dish out to players, […]
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