When you operate a sports fansite, you’re exposed to people in all walks of life and at all levels of fandom. The vast majority are ordinary folks who love the same team you do, and your encounters and exchanges with them can be very rewarding. But there’s a reason the word “fan” is borne of…
ESPN Chicago’s Lunch with a Legend series for June has a Notre Dame flavor to it. Heisman Trophy winner Tim Brown will be the guest at the station’s June 24th event at Morton’s The Steakhouse in Schaumburg at 11:15am. TB will talk about his experiences at Notre Dame and Oakland, and his new book, The…
The Fighting Irish Alumni have battled to the title game of The Basketball Tournament in Philadelphia. At stake in their game against Team Barstool, made up of some former Big East opponents, is $500,000, some of which is earmarked for Coaches vs. Cancer. The title game will be played on June 28th, but the location…
Let’s face it, in my lexicon, “excellence” is to “Ann Arbor” as “taste” is to “Kardashian”. Unless we’re talking about things like this or this or this, of course … one must recognize facts when they’re presented, after all. But today my hat must tip, because this morning I read an article in the Ann…
New defensive coordinator. New and improved Everett Golson. A lot has changed in South Bend this spring. Irish insider Allen Pinkett joins Ray Crawford and Doug Chapman to discuss what to watch during Saturday’s Blue Gold Game, including whether Golson or left-hander Malik Zaire is the right guy under center.