Monthly Archives: July 2012
The Biggest Scandals In College Sports
In the wake of the Penn State scandal, BuzzFeed has an interesting (but typo-filled) look at what previously were the 10 biggest scandals in college sports history. The Penn State debacle puts them all to shame. (The Columbian weighed in with a Talking Point in Friday’s paper). That aside, here are some other thoughts about […]
The Real Brandon Roy
With Brandon Roy coming out of retirement, it’s time to revisit the definitive Brandon Roy profile. Brian Hendrickson wrote it for The Columbian in 2007. My favorite part comes when Roy is trying to pass the SAT in order to become eligible at the University of Washington: The pressure weighed on him as Roy lived […]
Track Held Hostage: Day 8
So, I head down to the Olympic Trials in Eugene to check out Kara Patterson in the women’s javelin final, and I wander into the middle of “Women’s 100 meters held hostage: Day 8.” As I write this at 1:36 p.m. Sunday, there still hasn’t been a decision on how to break the dead heat […]