Sports: Columns

Ignorance Can Ruin a Good Interview

As I have written many times, one of the most enjoyable aspects of covering golf as a media member is the caliber of people we deal with, both on the professional and amateur level.

And the Award for Biggest Liar Goes To ...

Never before has one athlete lied and cheated so often for so long to the great disappointment of so many millions of people who wanted so much to believe in him.

Longing for a Tiger-Rory Showdown

OK, since no other golf writer has dared broach the subject, I will.

Dueling Divots: Long Putters

Dueling Divots, a lively “discussion” on relevant happenings in the game of golf, begins today in The Pilot’s golf pages.

Stan The Man: The Nice Guy Who Didn't Finish Last

When President Barack Obama presented Stan Musial with this nation’s highest civilian award, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, two years ago, he said Stan The Man was “a gentleman you would want your kids to emulate.”

People Prove Best, Worse of the Game

I am currently in the 57th year of a study of what I like most about the game of golf and, conversely, what I detest most about the game of golf.

Hunting Squirrels: A Tough Challenge for the Hunter

My cousin Mary Lou and her husband, Bill, stopped by to see Linda and me right before Christmas.

Bowl Games: Manziel Moves to Head of Heisman Class

Give a young man a Heisman Trophy in early December and the chances are he will underperform and his team will lose in a bowl game a few weeks later.

Big Games: Irish, Alabama Have Had Their Share

Notre Dame and Alabama have played in many a “game of the century,” including the memorable first meeting of these two football powers in the Sugar Bowl, Dec. 31, 1973.

Gary Player All for Long Putter Ban

OK, I’ve dodged this long putter issue about as long as I can. Legions (well, all right, a couple) of readers have asked me what I think about the banning of anchored putters by the USGA.

2012: Crime and Scandals Dominate Year in Sports

Despite the magnificent XXX Olympic Games in London during which the United States was dominant, plus many other joyful athletic achievements in 2012, crime, scandals and disgrace created the prevailing, discordant tone throughout the world of sports this year.