Ten years. I was walking in our neighborhood recently after a snowstorm, and happened to pass our family’s “secret” sledding hill — the one we first discovered when our son was little, and has been used much more frequently by others ever since. A mom, dad and three kids were there. ...

One of the most difficult conversations to navigate in today’s college landscape is defining the place — and role — of an athletic director. Everything has changed so rapidly. The competitive goals remain the same, but the roads to get there are filled with fundraising and budget ...

They’re all superstars, and though they may not be superhuman away from the action of major-college athletics, I’m here to speak more to the simple decency of Audi Crooks, Drake Ayala and Aaron Graves in a world often short on real humility and leadership. There’s always been something ...

This Thanksgiving holiday isn’t just the usual perfect time to appreciate your loved ones and blessings. It’s also an opportunity to pause for perspective. About a week ago, word quickly spread that The Gazette in Cedar Rapids had been purchased by a multi-media group from Minnesota. ...

The college football calendar flips to November this weekend. The Big Ten standings tell a miserable, almost surreal tale for Penn State, Michigan State, Wisconsin and Purdue. All proud programs with their own prior chapters of sustained success, the Nittany Lions, Spartans, Badgers and ...

About 30 years ago, I noticed a rapidly-developing trend in sports journalism. Tired of going the respectful, impartial route in search of professional legitimacy, many writers and on-air radio or television personalities realized the exact opposite approach opened a short-cut window to far ...