It’s not too often that Division II gets a good run in the media, but today is that day. The NCAA Division II Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track and Field Championships qualifiers were announced Wednesday. Student-athletes qualified for the championships […]
Author: Nick Lilja
Big Ten debates playing baseball season over summer vacation
An interesting idea was pitched by the Big Ten recently. The dean of Big Ten baseball coaches offered an opinion that the league should move it’s baseball season to the summer months. At the very least, it would free up […]
Stephen Strasburg next Todd Van Poppel?
Please consider this for the sake of argument, comparison and, well, fun: Could the Washington Nationals’ Stephen Strasburg be the next Todd Van Poppel? Consider the similarities: Blazing fastball, first-round pick and both are about 6’4 and 215 pounds. Both […]
NFL does something for first time in 60 years
For the past week in Indianapolis, the NFL crowd is watching as soon-to-be NFL rookies test their skills at the NFL Combine. And Tuesday, in an unrelated story, the NFL did something historic. The NFL did something it hasn’t done […]
Portland Trail Blazers’ Greg Oden goes “under the knife” again
Tell me if you’ve heard this one before: Portland Trail Blazers center Greg Oden will undergo knee surgery. Okay, so Oden having knee surgery is about as close to news as “the sun rose today” or “gravity is still working” […]
Reports: Manny Ramirez signs with Oakland Athletics
In an interesting twist, reports are surfacing that All-Star Manny Ramirez is moving north to play with the Oakland Athletics. ESPN was the first to report the deal. Since then multiple sources have been reporting that the deal is worth […]
Minnesota Twins retain Matt Capps
Minnesota Twins reliever Matt Capps wasn’t expecting to return to the Twin Cities. The 6-foot-2, 245-pound closer didn’t think it would be his decision. After finishing 2011 with a 4-7 record and a 4.25 ERA, most pitchers would be run […]
Reports: Flip Saunder fired as Washington Wizards coach
The Washington Wizards have stumbled out of the gate. Then slipped again. The team has opened the season 2-15 and now there are reports that Flip Saunders is on his way out. Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports was the first […]
Tripod Down! A scuffle outside a courtroom costs one station it’s balancing device
This is what every broadcast journalism student fears – ending up in the middle of a dispute outside of a courthouse. Check out what happened to WXYZ:
Off-Beat Story of the Week: Drive drunk? Get hogtied
Its been a while since I’ve done this, but I thought what better story than this one to return everyone to the “Off-Beat Story of the Week” In the city of Farmington, New Mexico the 45,000 residents don’t take kindly […]