Reflecting on a magical Memphis Tiger basketball season after their Elite 8 loss to UCLA in March of 2006.
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Two Cents: Sometimes Sports is the Only Way Out for Troubled Youngsters (1/21/05)
Column from January 2005 making the case for sports as an outlet for troubled youth.
Two Cents: Jinxes All Too Real for This Sports Fan (1/19/2005)
Column from January 2005 jinxes affecting the outcome of sporting events.
Two Cents: The Numbers Don’t Lie, Heath Should Stay (3/9/2005)
Column defending Razorbacks’ basketball coach Stan Heath (and the Memphis Tigers’ John Calipari) from March, 2005.
Two Cents: Rejecting NIT Bid a Mistake for Razorbacks (3/11/2005)
(I worked as a Sports Editor from late 2004 until the summer of 2006. This is one of the many columns I was able to save that were originally published in The Sun-Times of Heber Springs, Arkansas.) All they had… Read More ›
Two Cents: More of My Mystical Memphis Tiger Tales (3/25/05)
Yet another column singing the praises of Memphis. This one detailing the Tigers’ second round NIT win from March, 2005.
Two Cents: A Penny Beaten is A Reputation Earned (4/1/2005)
Column detailing a pick-up basketball game with Anfernee ‘Penny’ Hardaway from April, 2005.
Two Cents: Hey, Does Anyone Know Who Won the Iron Bowl? (11/23/05)
Column from November, 2005 gloating about Auburn’s win in the Iron Bowl, as well as victories by the football and basketball Memphis Tiger squads.
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