Category Archives: Featured Story

Indianapolis Motor Speedway historian Donald Davidson retires – and it bums me out
December 7, 2020

Did you hear the one about the guy who loved talking so much about the men who made the Indianapolis Motor Speedway famous that he actually became one? That’s the story of Donald Davidson, who is retiring as the historian of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway at the end of the month. Donald saying goodbye makes me […]

Chicago Cubs announcer Len Kasper leaves Marquee for White Sox and WMVP
December 4, 2020

Some mornings, news breaks that needs to be checked, re-checked, confirmed, and then I’m still not sure it’s true because it just doesn’t compute.  Len Kasper bolting from his gig as the Chicago Cubs TV play-by-play guy to do radio for the White Sox qualifies. Kasper has been a companion to Cubs fans for 16 seasons […]

Whether Bill Walton delights or annoys you – he engages you as he shills for John Wooden, Maui Jim, and Tommy Bahama
December 1, 2020

ESPN college basketball analyst Bill Walton is wildly polarizing.  When he and play-by-play voice Jason Benetti called the Maui Invitational’s first round game between Texas and Davidson, many Indiana fans were less than thrilled because IU played Providence in the second with that same team. Instead of talking about the game, Walton stumps for those who send […]

Murray State beats Greenville 173-95, but that isn’t the weirdest thing about this game
November 30, 2020

Murray State beat Greenville 173-95.  That score was so grotesque, I thought it was an error by ESPNs graphics people.  Nope, it really happened, and the score wasn’t the weirdest thing about the game. Here are statistical anomalies that could only exist in a game with such extreme scoring: All 14 Murray State Racers played between […]