Bobby Petrino, Rory McIlroy, And Sports Forgiveness

Bobby Petrino, Rory McIlroy, And Sports Forgiveness

Someone sure has a sense of humor. Whether you believe in God, or fate, or the stars’ alignments, or some other guiding force in the cosmos, you have to be struck (if you’re a sports fan) by the way in which the course of human events has brought us to...
Bobby Petrino, Rory McIlroy, And Sports Forgiveness

Bobby Petrino, Rory McIlroy, And Sports Forgiveness

Someone sure has a sense of humor. Whether you believe in God, or fate, or the stars’ alignments, or some other guiding force in the cosmos, you have to be struck (if you’re a sports fan) by the way in which the course of human events has brought us to...
Is This What We Want Football To Be?

Is This What We Want Football To Be?

Welcome to The Student Section, Bloguin’s college sports blog, a place where I and co-editors Terry Johnson and Bart Doan — all alumni of College Football News — will try to give you a mixture of smart commentary and a taste of fun. That’s what...
Many Happy Returns

Many Happy Returns

The story of a memorable gentlemen’s singles final at Centre Court Wimbledon begins in Melbourne, Australia, on January 29, 2012. On that night, Novak Djokovic won the Australian Open final, 7-5 in the fifth set over Rafael Nadal. Djokovic was so close to...
Big Name, Inner Game

Big Name, Inner Game

One of the most important sports books of all time, whether or not you’ve read it, is Timothy Gallwey’s The Inner Game of Tennis, published in 1974. Gallwey explored the mental dimensions of tennis, unearthing insights that coaches in the sport have used...