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“I’m in college still,” Jackson said Saturday in response. “He can’t judge the future. God could. Not him. He’s not God. So I’m not worried.”

If I could go back and punch four-year old me in the face, I’d gladly do it.

That’s like punishing a car thief by saying he can never drive Geo Metro ever again.

His 543-343 career winning percentage?

Oh my god, you just described my entire writing career.

No, minor league teams left the Phoenix area when the Dbacks arrived and I think Tucson’s teams have moved on to. I do love spring training, though.

There’s no good answer except that the hubris that brought us into the desert means we all deserve to die the fiery death an outdoor stadium would bring.

I was being hyperbolic. I think they average around 25,000, which is still only about 50% capacity for the stadium.

As much as I hate Chase Field, I hate stadium subsidies more.

NBA Teams: We would got to the ends of the earth to trade for Kyrie Irving

Irving: Don’t fall off!

Tom Brady trains his brain by following balls around the locker room and then figuring out which two Belichick wants him to put in his mouth.

in order to expand video production

I would say you have 20 times two, so you had 40, and then you probably had another 10 or 15 people, you had Christine Lagarde, you had some others also.

Please enjoy the teens doing fun teen things:

That’s true. At my pub, I’m lucky enough to have a few old-timers as editors, though they have little time for mentorship because editors are now expected to write five stories a week along with the traditional duties.

It’s also important to note that young reporters (I am one) tend to learn many of the more advanced skills of the craft, including proper investigative techniques, from senior reporters and editors. As senior reporters sadly become a rarity in newsrooms, editors play an even more important role in mentoring the next

I guess Rosenthal’s takes just aren’t hot enough for the 4 remaining Skip Bayless fans that Fox Sports is apparently gearing its entire lineup towards.

And the smart bet would be that Facebook and Google and their peers get more effective at sucking up online revenue as time goes on, not less