Football's other athletes
I was on the sidelines for the Memorial/Highlands game during the first half, during which I thoroughly enjoyed watching them beat up on the visiting Owls. The MHS varsity cheerleaders have a ritual that requires them to do one push-up ...

Man vs. Beast
I have to preface this blog with two statements. One - I'm a big time dog guy. One of the saddest days of my life was when I lost a six-month old puppy to parvo; I literally cried for hours. ...

McMackin paid a heavy price
What Hawaii head coach Greg McMackin did was stupid. In an attempt to be comical during the WAC preseason press conference, he referred to a ritual chant that Notre Dame did during the banquet at last year's Hawaii Bowl as ...

Every farewell doesn't mean goodbye
So the latest in the Brett Favre saga has the future Hall of Famer deciding to remain retiring. Hogwash. Favre is no different than any other aging professional athlete. He longs to continue engaging in competition, but absolutely dreads going ...

It's good to be here
Let me begin by saying it's good to be here in South Texas as I begin my tenure as the new sports editor of the Victoria Advocate, already one of the most respected daily papers in the state. It is ...