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Sports Columns

Just trying to survive the early going in the NFL predictions business

Known as a notorious slow starter, I always have to have a new strategy to try to stop this trend. So let’s go with the easiest strategy — none at all. I made all my picks in about 45 seconds based on last year’s reputations mixed in with a little knowledge of what’s happened in ...

Athletes are people, too

What do you do when you lose passion for the job that you love? That’s a question many of us will ask ourselves at some point in our lives. You might have gone to school, earned an expensive degree, and after years of effort, you finally land a dream job. However, eventually you get worn ...

Baseball made up of dreams and nightmares

When I look at baseball right now, it seems to be full of dreams and nightmares. Not much in between. If you’re a Detroit Tigers fan, it is the nightmares. The Tigers are awful, potentially legendarily awful. What makes it worse, though, is that players who have left the franchise have ...

Is this heaven? Yep, it’s Iowa

Where is your field of dreams? For some, it’s a classic ballpark like Wrigley Field or Fenway Park. Others, it’s maybe a newer, modern stadium like Target Field, Miller Park or Camden Yards. As great as all those facilities are, especially Wrigley and Target since I grew up a fan of the ...

Could be a long year for Packers fans

When you grow up like I did as a Minnesota Vikings fan, you get used to heartbreaking defeat. At this point, I’ve grown almost numb to them as it’s happened so often over the years. In fact, even if my team were predicted to win the Super Bowl in February, I’d chuckle and I wouldn’t ...

Get ready for disappointment Lions fans

If there’s any NFL fanbase that’s used to disappointment, it’s the Detroit Lions. Zero Super Bowl appearances, zero NFC North Division titles since the division was created in 2002, and only one NFC playoff victory since 1957. Yeah, it’s hard to find a team with a more depressing ...