Buster Olney of ESPN reported last Saturday that officials from the Boston Red Sox and Detroit Tigers expected the topic of banning home plate collisions to be raised at Major League Baseball’s Winter Meetings.
Oct. 21, 1772: English poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge is born.
After losing three consecutive games, Houston Texans fans found something to celebrate last weekend.
The FIFA 2014 World Cup will kick off in Brazil roughly 236 days from now.
After watching the Bucks preseason opener, I couldn’t help but be amazed by rookie Giannis Antetokounmpo.
This weekend, Camp Randall played host to a great college football upset. Yes, the Northwestern Wildcats, the then No. 19 team in the country traveled to Wisconsin and lost. But here’s the weird part: It didn’t feel like an upset. It didn’t feel like a big deal. It felt like just another home win for the Badgers.
It is to my ultimate chagrin that I never checked out Alice Munro before she won the Nobel Prize in Literature. Now my interest feels petty, or feigned; the bandwagon wobbles with my desperate hop aboard. Better late than never?
We all got caught up in the hype.
What is the shape of a book? Rectangle, says the wisecracker, or square if it’s a coffee table tome. Maybe you’ve read a triangle shaped book once before. Who knows? But I’m not talking about book shape, per se. I’m talking about the shape of the story.
The argument over the use of Native American mascots in schools is now up for debate in the Wisconsin Legislature.
It has been 17 months since Chicago Bulls’ guard Derrick Rose last took to the court after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his knee during a 2012 playoff game against the Philadelphia 76ers.
Oct. 7, 1582: Because of the institution of the Gregorian Calendar, Oct. 7 is skipped in Italy, Spain, Poland and Portugal.
Sometimes, a concert experience transcends the normal boundaries of just enjoying music or having a good time. Rather, it speaks to you, creating something of a cathartic, pseudo-religious experience.
There is breaking news regarding LeBron James. However, the news is that there will be no news. But let’s be real, when isn’t LBJ a top storyline?
Food and drink, as a device or function in literature, finds its way into a surprising number of literary works. It’s something you may not have noticed, unless it’s some important emblem, like the gruel in “Oliver Twist.”
Wisconsin hangs around in tough games.
Sept. 30th, 1207: The mystic poet Rumi is born.
It seems like every Monday morning after a Sunday of jam-packed NFL action, there’s a discussion about a player being fined thousands of dollars for an illegal hit on an opposing player. This unfortunate recurring theme is one that will continue to be debated and discussed unless something is changed.
Let me make a case for the most interesting man in sports.
A few weeks ago I had a nearly all-consuming desire to reread “1Q84” by Haruki Murakami. The reason eluded me at first. I may have attributed it to the fact that Murakami is one of my favorites, whose books always find their way into the flux of my reading rushes. I may have attributed this to the fact that I had the privilege of reviewing it when it came out in 2011 for this very publication, and thus would have enjoyed both a book and a nostalgic experience. I may have attributed it to the fact that I rather liked “1Q84” and it was due for a reread anyway.
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