OPINION
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 …
Chip Shots: Another Super Bowl Column?
I strongly believe every angle and take on tomorrow’s Super Bowl has been covered, and adding my two cents on the keys to winning for each team would be white noise this morning. Moving the focus toward food analytics, the estimated units consumed among avocados, tortilla chips, jars of salsa, …
Can Connor Cover? The King, The Big Game And The Final Pick
After spending the last five to six months picking every NFL game every week, oftentimes unsuccessfully, we have finally reached the biggest game of them all.
The Penalty Box: Playing Hard
Last week I was watching a college basketball game while working on my “homework” for an upcoming basketball broadcast and I heard an announcer say “that guy plays hard all of the time!”
The Penalty Box: Breaking Records Revives Our Past
The seasons that the Warsaw boys and girls basketball are having have done a lot of positive things.
