The Sports Hunt

Now that I've become a coach, I find myself thinking of different ways to motivate people and make them think. And not just about a game or an opponent, but more about themselves as individual people. A trip back from Cleveland of 2+ hours on January 3 gave me a ton of time to think up some good "ma

It was both the most awkward and the most hopeful I had felt in weeks. Standing in a hospital room at the foot of a bed occupied by someone who had gone from "just fine" to "discuss the options" within two months. And there I was - smiling.I didn't receive a funny text message. I wasn't looking in t

Thanksgiving allowed me to return home for an extended stretch of days -- a nice luxury considering the busy schedule I've kept since leaving home in the beginning of August. While at home, I not only stuffed my face, but also stuffed my personal recollection cabinet. I found an old CD wallet that h

I must say it's nice to be in the final stretch of days left working for United Parcel Service. For most, news of my quitting at UPS isn't new, but if you didn't know before, you know now.In other words, don't blame me for holiday packages that show up late or never show up at all. That would have o

Just posted my first in a series of preview stories ahead of the 2010 Notre Dame football season.Check it out by clicking here.You can read some of my past Fighting Irish articles and keep track of all the posts by clicking on TheSportsBank.net's Notre Dame page.As always, thanks for reading and ple

It's been awhile since a sports post on here. That's because I've moved on over to The Sports Bank to post my content, specifically (at least for right now) on the Cleveland Indians and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.My latest article is about the chances of ND going into the Big Ten Conference. Clic

A lot of my personal anger and disappointment comes from one feeling -- not being wanted. And I mean this in the most selfishly unselfish way possible.If you were ever a middle-to-late round pick for backyard sports teams growing up, you know this feeling. If you were ever asked to play a completely

Football players read and react all the time, so now I'm giving my own shot in reply to the news about Cleveland Browns quarterbacks, current and former. Get ready for a "ruthless" review.Let's start with rumors -- it was David Carr to Cleveland if San Francisco didn't sign him. I hoped this wasn't

"It's a much longer season.""Playing at least four more games is really tough.""My old team could have beaten the Rams."They're all noted as being the differences between college football and the NFL (OK, I may have made the last one up). And almost every week early in the season, at both the colleg

I've never been a big person for reading. It's not that I can't do it, it's just that I had trouble keeping myself focused on that one thing at a time. Maybe I have some minor form of ADD -- or maybe I was just disinterested. Many of us grew up reading what was on the syllabus. Johnny Tremain comes