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September 19, 2008
SACCO: It’s an experience
GREENVILLE
They line up in pairs and walk down the hill that leads to the softball field. Little grammar-school cheerleaders that you could carry in a teacup if you so desired.
September 14, 2008
HILL: Slowing the aging process
Every birthday is another indication of aging, but it’s also an indication of life. Here in Waynesboro, a recent census report has our senior population doubling by 2010. I have spent every day of my life living and learning from those around me on how to age with grace.
September 12, 2008
SACCO: Less coaches, more support
STUARTS DRAFT
Nobody in the Waynesboro postgame huddle even bothered to turn their head toward the Stuarts Draft side.
September 11, 2008
SACCO: The battle to remember
The boyish glee that broke out over their faces was astounding.
September 10, 2008
FANTASY FOOTBALL: Lost Brady? Beware of lopsided trade offers
So there you were on the NFL’s opening day, all fat and happy with New England’s Tom Brady as your fantasy football quarterback, ready to sit back and watch another 50 touchdowns roll in.September 08, 2008
SACCO: Enough with this stupid rule
It’s just a dream for Waynesboro coach Steve Isaacs.
September 07, 2008
HERSH: Overcoming obstacles to fitness
One of the questions I’m most often asked regarding fitness and getting in shape is “Why is it so hard?” My answer is usually a simple one, “because we make it hard."
September 05, 2008
SACCO: Longtime understudy takes center stage
STUARTS DRAFT
Who says it’s all playbooks and the Good Book out in Stuarts Draft?
September 03, 2008
Running Yankees trickier than giving quotes
The son is about to find out what’s in a name. As much fun as he’s had sitting in the old man’s office and answering the phone when the tabloids called, Hank Steinbrenner’s vacation is over.September 02, 2008
A seat left empty
Don Layne didn’t forget.August 29, 2008
SACCO: Waynesboro needs some heart
Everybody forms a circle around the man they call, “Coach,” and “Sir,” with their eyes wide open and mouths slammed shut.
August 19, 2008
DAHLBERG: Gold not in question, but legacy of US team is
The gold isn’t in question anymore. It never really was, unless Kobe Bryant ate some bad Beijing duck or Dwyane Wade got lost at the Great Wall.August 14, 2008
DAHLBERG: Even poor shooting doesn’t slow down US
A few minutes before the teams took the court at the Wukesong basketball arena, two workers came out to measure the baskets to make sure they were the right height. As miserable as Kobe Bryant and his teammates had been from beyond the arc in their first two Olympic games, they had to be grateful for the assurance.August 13, 2008
DAHLBERG: For American boxers, talk is most often cheap
The big American heavyweight was talking much like a young Cassius Clay, his mouth moving as fast as his hands. That’s a trait that could make Deontay Wilder a good bit of money some day, assuming his talent can catch up with his words.August 09, 2008
Practice time with the big boys
Gone was the pre-practice bravado some of the 8-year-olds wore like a mesh jersey. Seconds before, they said they weren’t scared. Sure, the varsity players are a lot bigger than they are but, hey, this wasn’t going to be full-contact (“Is it?” one asked), which meant guys four-times their size weren’t going to be rubbing their faces in the dirt. (“If they did,” said Tommy Pfeifer, 8, “they would crush us.”)
August 03, 2008
SPEARS: Too young to be worried about trophies
After four hours and 50 minutes, the 79th Major League Baseball All-Star game finally came to an end in the 15th inning as the American League All-Stars pushed across the winning run to earn an exciting, but oh-so time-consuming 6-5 victory. With the win, it gave the American League home field advantage for the in the World Series.
August 02, 2008
WOODY: IOC won’t apply power against powerful
When the International Olympic Committee denied seven Iraqi athletes the opportunity to compete in the 2008 Olympics, the reason given was that politics have no place in the Olympics.July 31, 2008
History unkind to deals made at deadline
Most baseball executives would sooner admit reading romance novels than the sports pages, especially in the days leading up to the trading deadline. Usually, there’s some justification.July 28, 2008
SACCO: Finally, it’s football
Senior Steven Brown saw something he didn’t like — one of the players running the “box drill” was standing too tall.
“Stay down,” Brown said as another Little Giant scurried through the pylons and crisscrossed his way back to the starting point in line.
July 25, 2008
BOB LIPPER: Equality now includes bad behavior
It was the long-ago British actress Dame Edith Evans who asked, “When a woman behaves like a man, why doesn’t she behave like a nice man?” She would’ve gone Lady Macbeth batty if she scanned the sports pages these days.July 24, 2008
DAHLBERG: Stature not an issue for U.S. team
LAS VEGAS Chris Paul probably wasn’t the best person to ask about size, since the 6-footer spends most of his time on the court trying to avoid the big guys instead of trying to act like one. Besides, he’s got other things on his mind this week, including impressing Mike Krzyzewski enough to secure the backup spot to Jason Kidd as the point guard in Beijing.July 23, 2008
WOODY: Hazing doesn’t help the rookies
Jim Zorn never has forgotten that, as a rookie with the Dallas Cowboys, he was required by the veteran players to sing during meals.July 22, 2008
SACCO: The King never saw it coming
Betcha King Larry Landes and his court of good ol’ boy jesters didn’t expect this coming.
July 21, 2008
MULHERN: Nationwide still searching for identity
Here’s a quick test. Who’s leading NASCAR’s Nationwide tour at the midpoint of the season? And remember, that’s the country’s second-most-popular motorsports series now.
PAUL WOODY: The Skins’ new era begins with Zorn
The Washington Redskins have a new coach, a new offense and the same old problem:July 19, 2008
TIM DAHLBERG: A lot of dopes racing in the Tour
There was a time not so long ago when none of this would have mattered, at least on this side of the pond.July 18, 2008
JIM LITKE: Perfect honeymoon snapshot at the Open
SOUTHPORT, England
Even greatness comes with an expiration date. A man can’t play golf at 53 the way he did at 23. Or even 43.
July 15, 2008
TIM DAHLBERG: Retirement isn’t easy for most athletes
Brett Favre went on national television to try and explain something he couldn’t quite explain. He’s got plenty of company, because when it comes to retirement there aren’t many athletes who can figure out when it’s really over.July 12, 2008
