The 43rd President will throw out the first pitch at the 2011 NCAA Division I Men’s College World Series on Saturday, June 18. A major proponent of baseball, in 2001, President Bush threw out the first pitch of the game […]
Author: Nick Lilja
Clemson lands Chad Kelly
Jon – not Anthony – Wiener is reporting that Jim Kelly’s nephew is headed to Clemson. Chad Kelly, nephew of Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly, made a name for himself in becoming the first to win the NFL-sponsored “Punt, […]
Lobos football player thrown off plane, cited for trespassing
Pants on the ground, pants on the ground, getting kicked off a plane with your pants on the ground. Okay, so no one was forcefully kicked off a plane, but police did arrest a University of New Mexico Lobos football […]
The girl who cried “Wolf”
Compassion is a word no journalist takes lightly. The journalistic Code of Ethics often makes it seem like compassion cannot exist. We are supposed to be machine-like and only report the facts. What we see, hear, touch, taste, smell. What […]
NCAA’s FBS schools turn profits
Surprise news: The NCAA says more Football Bowl Subdivision athletic departments are turning profits. Okay, so it might not seem like news – especially with how much money the BCS makes and how popular college football has become. But the […]
Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert offers ‘Tweet of the Century’
The owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers, Dan Gilbert, sat in shock last summer when LeBron James picked up and took his talents to South Beach. Well, only minutes after the Dallas Mavericks beat LeBron James and the Miami Heat he […]
Ohio State’s troubles temporary? Fat chance
Maybe I missed something. Perhaps I wasn’t listening. Maybe I am getting older and I didn’t have the volume loud enough on the TV. The problem is, Ohio State. They’re at it again. The Ohio State University President, E. Gordon […]
Looking to save a few bucks, try Linux Mint 11
Alright dorks, dweebs, nerds and geeks, I’m not talking to you. You guys have already manipulated the source code of Mint to sidestep all of the cool things we “regalar” folks like. Nope, I’m talking to the jocks, soccer moms, […]
South Carolina baseball could be distracted
Eleven South Carolina players were selected in the MLB Draft this past week. That means nearly one-third of the club is now – at one place in their mind, at least – thinking about playing in the Bigs. Looking forward, […]
Bob Knight criticizes NCAA rules
Bob Knight has criticized something – again. This time it isn’t a reporter, a game, a referee, or even the fans. Bob is now after the NCAA. Go big of Go home, right? Knight is flummoxed by the NCAA ruling […]