Blake DowlingJune 25, 2022
13min0
Sometimes you adapt. Sometimes you pivot. You never give up.
Tag: Sports Illustrated
Blake DowlingJune 25, 2022
Joe HendersonMay 30, 2017
7min339
There are important things going on in the state today; I probably should pay more attention to them. Will Gov. Rick Scott wield his veto pen? The nation’s policy on Cuba is attracting attention; 55 U.S. senators signed a letter urging travel restrictions on visits to that island nation be lifted. That stuff, and more, […]
Florence SnyderFebruary 8, 2017
4min194
Brand-in-himself (and biggest celebrity football coach in our state) Lane Kiffin has hit the headline-grabbing ground running. Just weeks on the job at Florida Atlantic University (FAU), Kiffin is providing elite sportswriters and citizen journalists with reams of revealing insights into the mind of the young genius chosen to channel FAU’s “unbridled ambition” into a winning […]
Mitch PerryJanuary 25, 2016
6min230
San Mateo, California, is about halfway between San Francisco and Santa Clara, the site of Super Bowl 50 in 13 days. It’s also the hometown of Tom Brady, generally considered (after last year’s Super Bowl) The Greatest Of All Time (GOAT), when it comes to ranking NFL quarterbacks in history. He wasn’t Sunday, though, was […]
Guest AuthorJuly 1, 201511min210
I have been trying to use the sports platform and the power of sports to address serious social issues during my entire adult life. The National Basketball Association has always led the other leagues on best hiring practices both for people of color and women, and has been the most progressive with its policies and […]
Mitch PerryMarch 20, 20156min240
It’s the first full weekend of the NCAA basketball tournament, the time when some writers wax absurd about “brackets” and “the insanity of March Madness.” And yes, there were a couple of thrilling upsets and buzzard-beaters Thursday to begin the first full day of the 68-team championship. As a basketball aficionado, however, I’ve been calling […]