Jerry Rice Retires

Probably not big news anymore, but while I was out of town Jerry Rice retired. He was a great talent, and I am glad that he got some years out of him that nobody saw coming. He enjoyed himself and kept himself in the game as long as somebody was willing to let him. He...

UMaine falls to Nebraska

Saturday night, the University of Maine Black Bears played the Nebraska Cornhuskers. The game was televised at the Sports Arena, in Hermon, Maine. I was not really expecting Maine to do all that much, but their defense was solid. The offensive line though was full of...

Machismo and safety in sports

Bryan Burwell of the St Louis Post-Dispatch wrote an article about Missouri football player Aaron O’Neil, who died of meningitis last July. His main gripe is that there were a lot of warning signs that something was wrong with Aaron, but they were all ignored by...