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It’s okay to cry, Michael … I did too

Monday evening, on a replay, I watched the great basketball megastar Michael Jordan make the greatest assist of ...

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Not a tragedy, but another miracle

I’m one of those people who remembers what they were doing at moments of historical significance: the King ...

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No more ‘Boogity, Boogity’, Boogity’

With so much going on in the sports world the past couple of weeks from the Super Bowl, ...

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It’s over, and I won’t miss it

It really is over!?! Those TV talking heads were not just kidding around, this was truly the real ...

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The greatest Carolina athlete that never was

Truth-time, folks. I didn’t start out being a Kobe Bryant fan, he grew on me. There were several ...

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Holding out for a hero in the evening light

It was the most hyped basketball debut since Lebron James … no, since Michael Jordan … no, since ...

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You got to know when to fold ‘em

Have you realized sometimes that too many people in this era are living for compliments, instead of living ...

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Back to the future, we hope

Before I begin the hello’s, I guess it’s best if I say a melancholy goodbye and good luck. ...

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Junior Johnson: the true soul of NASCAR

I think every racing writer in America has a favorite Junior Johnson story. I’ve got several, but most ...

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A last goodbye for a coach, and a friend

They say Advent is a time when something is imminent, something’s about to happen and the outcome is ...

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Love your Mariah, but don’t hate Michael

Okay, call me Scrooge, the Grinch, any of them; just at least hear me out. At this time ...

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Riverboat ring your bell

I thought about those words in the headline – lyrics from the theme song to the 60’s TV ...

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The afterlife especially while you’re still alive

Two newsmakers had an interesting week that just passed: soon-to-be-retired Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher and disgraced comedian Bill ...

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The forgotten fastest man remembered

Harrison Dillard died last Friday (Nov 15) in his native Ohio and most people never knew who he ...

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Say it ain’t so, Joe

I found out doing a little history search some time back that former Washington Redskins coach Joe Gibbs’ ...

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