OPINION
Chip Shots: Channeling The Pope Of Mope
Steven Morrissey, known to rock ‘n roll fans as – simply – Morrissey, is nicknamed the Pope of Mope. I feel like I’m channeling him this week in my preamble. If you are unaware of who he is, and you have not heard of his 1980’s game-changing band The Smiths, …
The Penalty Box: Baseball’s New Rules Will Take Time
Baseball is trying something new.
Chip Shots: Save The Zebras
There is a species whose attrition will trend toward endangerment unless its young can replenish the aging population: the zebra.
The Penalty Box: A Season Of Grace
The basketball season is over for Grace College.
Chip Shots: I Told You So
Approximately two years ago I told you to be careful because if you ask me how I’m doing, I’ll tell you exactly how I’m doing. One of my older sisters told me it’s the definition of a bore, but I disagree.
The Penalty Box: Spring Season Is The Code Violation Season
As winter turns to spring in the Northern Indiana Lakes Region, winter sports change over to spring sports.
Chip Shots: Darn! That’s The End
This week’s launch of postseason basketball reminded me of the Schoolhouse Rock animated clip, “Interjections!” The very end of the clip, specifically, already hit me after Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday night’s action.
The Penalty Box: This Is Purdue’s Big Chance
I was spending time with my family Saturday night, which is a rare thing for me from November to March.
Chip Shots: Channeling NSYNC, Bye Bye Bye… Bye
The Hoosier State has a problem with its basketball class alignment affecting its postseason product, Hoosier Hysteria.
The Penalty Box: Sports Should Always Be About Merit
I love talking with fans.
Chip Shots: The Midwest Is Stuck With Me
Happy 88th birthday to my Uncle Hal, Harold Alonzo Esterwood, Jr., known as Mr. E. among people in Cleveland’s Old Brooklyn neighborhood since the 1960s, and among generations of fourth-graders in a Cleveland suburb where he taught for decades. I get excited about his birthday because his longevity defies the …
