Eight years ago, I got my first journalism job in Indiana. As a skinny kid from Romeoville, Ill., I didn’t know anything about Hoosiers.
To now be the Indiana Sportswriter of the Year is a blessing beyond measure.
This one is for the dreamers. Be irrational. Be unreasonable.❤️
The league has just announced that Alyssa Thomas has been given a flagrant 2 penalty because of her fist to the throat contact to Caitlin Clark on Wednesday.
She will receive a one-game suspension, to be served on Saturday when the Mercury play the Tempo.
Never understood H.S. coaches who ignore freshman or JV programs.
That’s the future of your varsity team.
Then they complain about no depth, culture, or players ready for varsity.
If you only coach varsity, you’re not building a program—you’re just coaching a team.
As an AD, my job is to bring in and retain coaches who can build, develop, and win. At the same time, good coaches want to be in environments where they have a real opportunity to succeed.
If a school’s vision does not prioritize winning or fails to provide the tools, support, and structure needed for success, it will struggle to attract and retain high level coaches. Talented coaches are intentional about where they invest their time and energy.
Winning is not about cutting corners or doing it at all costs. It is about alignment. When you have strong coaches, the right resources, and a clear commitment to success, those pieces work together. When everyone is not aligned, the culture is poisoned. That alignment is what builds a sustainable, competitive program.
The child in my heart is broken. Ryno was my idol. He was a major reason for my love for baseball and was an integral component of the Chicago Cubs.
Cancer truly sucks.
Ryno, RIP. You will be forever missed and loved.
Independence Day is a reminder that America is not the project of any one person. The single most powerful word in our democracy is the word ‘We.’ ‘We The People.’ ‘We Shall Overcome.’ ‘Yes We Can.’ America is owned by no one. It belongs to all citizens. And at this moment in history—when core democratic principles seem to be continuously under attack, when too many people around the world have become cynical and disengaged—now is precisely the time to ask ourselves tough questions about how we can build our democracies and make them work in meaningful and practical ways for ordinary people.
MAJOR BREAKING: In a cruel and clueless moment, Trump says Biden’s cancer surprised him because it takes a long time to “get to stage 9” cancer. Cancer goes to stage 4. Then he brags he “aced” his cognitive test. Is Trump the dumbest president alive?