Agreed, but I also think some of that is having some stronger foundation of good home-grown players/system. It used to be we'd grab Earnie Stewart or Tom Dooley or the kid of any woman that might have slept with a GI and hope they'd carry the team. We still rely a lot on such talent, but as moving pieces in a larger…

That's the kind of thing I don't like, such as (and this is my second ice skating comment of the day, sigh) whatever that hot ice dancer was getting fast-track US citizenship in time for the Olympics. I don't want to limit anyone's ability to play for "their country" but I just wish the countries themselves cared a…

Remember when Debbie Thomas and Surya Bonaly were going to move ice skating away from artistic into all power moves? (Meaning...all blacks and no whites.) Funny...the sport went all power, but the black folks are hardly anywhere to be seen.

nevermind.

Similar to my experience, but with sciences. Coaches at my d3 griped endlessly about and to students who weren't "committed" because they had to do an o-chem lab in the afternoon or such instead of practice.

private loans.

I'm glad Simmons still has time to post around here.

I saw the commercials for this. I didn't know it was rebranded Style.

Wasn't it London that had the 95 yard NFL-Euro field?

If only Snopes was easy for the Olds to access.

Responsible gun ownership. Until it isn't.

I'd like to advocate it.

Local coverage is very repetitive, given that all our newspapers are owned by the same company and recycle stories, but here's the slightly-more updated local take: http://observertoday.com/page/content.d…

"Women's Ministry", ie, advanced pearl clutching, self-hating and patriarchy polishing.

When I was about eight, I yanked on a pair of jeans that had some sort of bee inside the crotch.

The Rooneys would refuse to participate on humanitarian grounds, then have hired snipers picking people off.

He was one of my favorite Pirates during his stint there a couple years ago, when he described himself as "below average."

Other team scores in first inning.

I feel for you.

I sacked up once in my 39 years so far, when on a holiday visit I told my mom that either she took the tv off Fox or it was going out the window.