The Core Junction

[As published in the Columbia Daily Spectator on Tuesday, February 2, 2010].
Of the many factors that bring sports fans to the arena, the opposing team is certainly a major motivation.
If your team is good, watching an intense matchup against a top contender is highly enticing. And if your team is bad, heading to the stadium [...]

[As published in the Columbia Daily Spectator on Thursday, January 21, 2010]
I’m getting really tired with “kicking” in professional football. Does anybody else feel this way?
Football is supposed to be about quarterbacks, receivers, running backs and tough defenses—not kickers and special teams. Yet, as was evident last weekend, kicking and everything that goes along with [...]

[As was published in the Columbia Daily Spectator on October 12, 2009]
By now, we’re all familiar with Frank Caliendo’s comedy routines poking fun at football broadcaster John Madden. Aside from his obscenely accurate impression, Caliendo’s routine is inherently aided by the fact that Madden really does take enormous amounts of time to describe simple football [...]

[As was published in the Columbia Daily Spectator on September 30, 2009]
In many ways, Michael Jordan’s Hall of Fame induction a few weeks ago caused me to think about my childhood and the constant impact that sports have had on my life.
As Jordan proceeded to give his (bizarre) speech, I couldn’t help but recall the [...]

Those of you who are still watching the New York Mets play baseball might have noticed that third baseman David Wright was sporting quite an unusual helmet last week. After being drilled in the head with a 94 mile per hour fastball in mid August, Wright elected to wear a new batting helmet that is [...]

The 2009 U.S. Open-skies is finally complete as of a few hours ago and like all major golf tournaments, the final round was the definition of exciting. But while players and fans will quickly turn their attention to the British Open and the PGA Championship (in July and August respectively), the U.S. Open raised some [...]

In a truly bizarre moment, Rod Blagojevich made a guest appearance at The Second City, Chicago’s famed comedy club, on Saturday Night. After being prepped backstage, Blagojevich surprised the audience and started the show by entering the stage with his hands in a crucifix-like pose.
The comedy troupe was performing their show entitled “Rod Blagojevish Superstar,” [...]