Football, pain, marijuana, opioids and a growing problem

On Friday night, I spent a very long session chatting with six players from a Southern California high school. The topics we discussed were...

Uproar, shouting and unecessary vitriol

There is something on my mind tonight – as there is on most nights – this night it relates to fans and their relationship with the media. T...

Ed Reinhardt: A Look Back

As the Ducks approach their first conference game against Colorado, I am reminded of a story that is both tragic and triumphant all at once....

As I Lay Dreaming

A fictional tale of a life in and out of sports. This story is told in the first person. Any resemblance to persons real or imagined is unin...

In The Shadows of Greatness Part III: Character and Integrity

John Walls with his mother In July of 2004, just two months in to his battle with leukemia, John Walls had already begun to show just how mu...