The next time youre at a sporting event, professional, collegiate or otherwise, take a moment to look around and take notice of whats going on while the national anthem is performed. The public address announcer will ask all in attendance to stand and h

Greed, duplicity, betrayal and treachery.Sounds like the plot of a summer blockbuster movie or a Robert B. Parker mystery novel. That and the latest chapter of As College Sports Turns.In a breathtaking span of roughly 24 hours last Thursday and Friday

Were six weeks away from the start of a new NFL campaign, but we may already have identified the big winners of the pending professional football season.That would be the Washington Commanders and their fans, who have emerged from a nearly quarter centu

So, what does $260 million get you?Were about to find out, now that Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson has signed a new contract to remain arguably the most beloved figure in Charm City for at least the next five years. Jackson, who announced his deal Thu

Youre not likely to find the words of English poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge hanging in the lockers of professional athletes now or ever.But the line Water, water everywhere, nor any drop to drink from Coleridges poem The Rime of the Ancient Mariner,

Pick your favorite movie scene of good triumphing over bad, whether it be the death of the Wicked Witch of the West in either the Wizard of Oz or the Wiz or the destruction of the death star in Return of the Jedi. None of those likely compares to the elat

More than 10 million people tuned into last weeks NCAA Division I womens basketball championship game between Iowa and LSU. For many, what they saw was a bit of a revelation.They saw young women like Iowas Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese of LSU, play ba

The skills required to be a university president or athletic director must include effective administration, fundraising and glad handling of alums and boosters.Apparently, stand-up comedian must also be on the list or should be. Thats the takeaway from

Marylands new governor is wasting no time establishing himself as the states fan-in-chief.Last Friday, there was Wes Moore with his wife, Dawn, and their kids at the Maryland womens basketball teams first round NCAA tournament game against Holy Cross

Lamar Jackson is betting big on himself. Will he roll sevens or snake eyes?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.