We have former athletes all over the region and beyond playing sports at the college level. Two of the biggest names in the game are Nick Brahms and Dante Wright, and both have important season…

Meighan and I took our crazy, energetic, special in more ways than one chocolate lab to the Pensacola Blue Wahoos’ Bark in the Park night last week. This wasn’t Greyson’s first rodeo at the spe…

Deshaun Watson set sports social media on fire last week after it was announced his suspension this coming NFL season will last only six games. The ruling was made by Sue Robinson, the league’s…

Interviews on the radio aren’t a new thing for me. I’ve been doing them every week for close to a year now. Yet, I was put on the spot last week when I was asked to hop on the air for a few min…

Fans lined the railing along the walkway leading from the tunnel to the field on a rainy Tuesday night in early July at Blue Wahoos Stadium. They had hats, bats, gloves, shirts and cards. Someo…

I’ve never really been a big fan of all-conference, all-region or even all-state teams. Don’t get me wrong. The recognition for the athletes is great and well-deserved. I have nothing against t…

Hiring a coach can prove to be tricky times. Like trying to pick the right door to choose in one of those game shows. But it’s safe to say Navarre and Milton got it right when it came to fillin…

As I walked around Beyer Stadium in my hometown of Rockford, Illinois, a couple of weeks ago, I thought about the Rockford Peaches and what it must have been like to play here in the era that they…

Four years. It just doesn’t seem possible. But, yes, it really has been that long since DJ Deas, a promising young athlete who seemingly had the world at his fingertips, died by suicide shortly…

I came across a blank Father’s Day card the other day while cleaning off my desk at home. I can’t tell you when I bought it or why it was never sent. Perhaps it was an extra card that I planned…