On the Bench: NCAA athletes

Do you remember the insane amount of hours you logged studying for that Chemistry exam? Now imagine that because one kid was caught cheating, the entire class failed the test and eventually failed the class. Would that be fair to the kids who passed because they took their time to study? Now take that feeling […]

On the Bench: The Miami Dolphins

For the past decade, the Miami Dolphins have had their share of below average seasons. This season seems to be different. The Dolphins seem to be on the right track, thanks to being led by new Head Coach Joe Philbin, and new franchise quarterback, Ryan Tannehill. There seems to be one word that everyone has […]

On The Bench

It’s that time of year again:  November is here and the college football season is winding down. Teams will be making a last push to make a case for being included in the Bowl Champion Series (BCS) National Championship Game. For some teams, like the Oklahoma Sooners and the South Carolina Gamecocks, the dream has […]

On The Bench

  Someone told me that the fall is always harder than the climb. I guess that would be true, since the fall usually comes unexpectedly. Such is the case with Lance Armstrong. The recent ruling of the International Cycling Union upheld the United States Anti-Doping Agency’s ruling that former cycling icon Armstrong would be stripped […]

On The Bench

The National Football League has been so consumed with the referee lockout that it has overshadowed the deaths  of two of the most influential people in NFL history, Steve Sabol and Art Modell. Although both Modell and Steve Sabol were the engineers behind the modern day television industry in the NFL, neither of them have […]

On The Bench

In the last decade or so, America’s favorite pastime has seemed to take on new meaning. It used to be that baseball was the most popular sport in America, but instead, it seems like it has become a sport of the past. Major League Baseball has slipped from the number one sport, largely because the […]