Tomorrow, Tuesday, I’ll turn 60 years of age. I’ve seen a lot. As Johnny Cash said, I’ve been everywhere, man. So after watching ESPN’s “The Last Dance,” a series on Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls, I took a moment to reflect. Yes, I shook my head, trying to grasp that 1998, when the Bulls […]

While I write these blogs during the pandemic, ESPN always provides background noise while I tap away from my kitchen table/makeshift office. (And when I say “noise” I mean “deafening noise” when Stephen A. Smith and Max Kellerman are on.) It’s just the way I’m wired. I love sports. I’ll always love sports. I’m not […]

West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission executive director Bernie Dolan has witnessed much in his career. He’s been a teacher. He’s been Wheeling Park’s principal. He’s been director of the Super Six committee. He’s been assistant superintendent in Ohio County. One would think he’s seen it all. Until this Covid-19 pandemic. The well-oiled machine that […]

The news leapt off the cell phone screen this past Sunday. Oscar Tshiebwe, said the press release, will be returning to WVU’s basketball team for his sophomore season. You could almost hear Mountaineer fans first breathing a sigh of relief and then celebrating. “I would like to thank the WVU basketball coaching staff, my family […]