Category: Sports
Should Oklahoma Be Excited About Welcoming the Poster-Child Of Corporate Welfare (Boeing)?
| January 5, 2012 | Filled under CLC Focus on Culture War, Economy, Ethics, Issues, Kansas, Network, News, OKGrassroots, Oklahoma, Social Networking, Sports |
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Wichita’s 85-year marriage with Boeing is coming to a screeching halt after the company announced that it was taking their military contracts and over 2,100 jobs out of Kansas. The announcement sent shock waves through the Kansas Governor’s desk, th… more
Fracturing of Global Sports
| September 22, 2010 | Filled under Education, Network, Sports |
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Just yesterday, we wrote about NFL quarterback Michael Vick who ran a violent dog-fighting ring and who, years after the offenses, remained something of a sports pariah from a reporting standpoint. We pointed out that the sports-writing community in pa… more
Does Vick Deserve Redemption?
| September 21, 2010 | Filled under Education, Network, Sports |
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We've watched the Michael Vick story unfold with some fascination. It tends to confirm what we think about sports reporters in general, that they exaggerate every single wrongheaded characteristic of mainstream reporters. This stands to reason afte… more
Brian Kelly’s thankless first year
| June 23, 2010 | Filled under Network, Sports |
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Notre Dame’s new football coach, Brian Kelly, has a thankless job this coming season. If he turns the program around and has a winning year it will not inspire much more than a yawn from some of the fans. They have seen it before. Bob Davie chalked up a 7-6 winning season his first year…
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Notre Dame Football? The problem is not the coach.
| December 8, 2009 | Filled under Network, Sports |
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Okay, sports fans, here is something you will never read in The Blue and Gold. Not because it hasn’t crossed their minds but rather because they need ongoing access to the players and coaches and I don’t. They can’t afford to offend the administration. I can. You can thank Al Gore that this discussion can…
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