There have been several motifs in my “Sidelines” articles in my time writing for The Lafayette, but I particularly enjoy writing about things that stand out about the way we regard sports in America....
Leicester:
Pronuncation: \ˈles-tər\ or
Part of speech: Noun
Definition: An English soccer team you’ve probably never heard of that happens to be on the verge of winning the Barclays Premier League.
If...
Sunday at Augusta is when the stakes are the highest. It’s golf’s biggest stage, and you’re lucky if you haven’t missed the cut and had to pack your bags come Sunday.
But on Sunday at Augusta,...
Every year starting in mid-March, everything in the professional sports world takes a back seat to what many call the most exciting postseason in all of sports.
In a 68-team, 67-game mega-tournament,...
We have heard plenty about the retirement of Peyton Manning this past week. Sports reporters have highlighted his legacy, his classy attitude, and his execution as he ended his career with a Super Bowl...
Six weeks ago the installment of Sidelines discussed the recent strides fantasy sports have made in light of technological and statistical advances in sports. One of the ways mentioned for getting that...
Saturday night, with 10 minutes and 44 seconds remaining in the third quarter against Oklahoma City, reigning NBA MVP Steph Curry dribbled past his defender and drove hard to the left side of the hoop.
Leaping...
Ah, the Olympics. The two-week-and-change event that ties competition in non-mainstream sports to our allegiance to our nation.
Whether you’re a wholehearted flag-waver or a casual fan of gymnastics,...
The improbabilities of the Panthers’ run to Super Bowl 50
If there’s a single person out there who predicted the Panthers to reach the Super Bowl before the season started, I want to know how to get...
Kobe Bryant announces his retirement
Retirement in sports is the inevitable end to every career—superstar or benchwarmer.
But it’s a right of passage among the best to announce retirement and have...
Lost feeling in his hands and his game
Peyton Manning has been places most haven’t in his storied football career.
From growing up in New Orleans, watching his dad become a legendary quarterback for...
The impracticality of the NFL in London
We all have that friend who came back from study abroad just a little bit too Euro.
It’s the same friend that doesn’t shut up about their time in Europe and...
