By: Michael D. McClellan | We ran because he ran. Bill Rodgers embarked on his iconic running career with neither the curious fanfare nor the quaint spontaneity of the cinematic character Forest Gump, but make no mistake, Rodgers’ cult of personality had the same gravitational pull, conjuring legions of road racers, unbidden, out of the […]
By: Michael D. McClellan | “Before Elvis, there was nothing,” John Lennon once observed, this in reference to all those popular singers who crooned so statically and politely in front of rigid dance bands in the style of Perry Como. The white ones did, anyway. But Elvis was different – he grew up in Memphis, […]
By: Michael D. McClellan | Ben Johnson won’t say it but I will: It’s time to get off the man’s back. He’s paid for his sins in triplicate while other cheaters have skated, some of them holding onto vast fortunes, hallowed records and adoring fans that number in the millions. Pete Rose sits on baseball’s periphery, hawking […]
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By: Michael D. McClellan | Adversity is a funny thing. Some, when faced with it, cave, quit, or run for cover. They shrink from its white hot glare, choosing to use it as a crutch or an excuse, often electing to play the victim card and then spending a lifetime going on about what might have been. […]
By: Michael D. McClellan | What is it about nicknames that endear us to our sports heroes so? This isn’t a relatively new phenomena, unlike the tattoo craze that, in recent years, has inked both athletes and fans alike. Nor are nicknames specific to race, culture, creed, or even the sports that we follow with such crazed […]
Bill Rodgers – Street Cred
By: Michael D. McClellan | We ran because he ran. Bill Rodgers embarked on his iconic running career with neither the curious fanfare nor the quaint spontaneity of the cinematic character Forest Gump, but make no mistake, Rodgers’ cult of personality had the same gravitational pull, conjuring legions of road racers, unbidden, out of the […]
Bob Cousy – Flashpoint
By: Michael D. McClellan | “Before Elvis, there was nothing,” John Lennon once observed, this in reference to all those popular singers who crooned so statically and politely in front of rigid dance bands in the style of Perry Como. The white ones did, anyway. But Elvis was different – he grew up in Memphis, […]
Ben Johnson – Seoul Man
By: Michael D. McClellan | Ben Johnson won’t say it but I will: It’s time to get off the man’s back. He’s paid for his sins in triplicate while other cheaters have skated, some of them holding onto vast fortunes, hallowed records and adoring fans that number in the millions. Pete Rose sits on baseball’s periphery, hawking […]
Tamar Slay – Amazing Grace
By: Michael D. McClellan | Adversity is a funny thing. Some, when faced with it, cave, quit, or run for cover. They shrink from its white hot glare, choosing to use it as a crutch or an excuse, often electing to play the victim card and then spending a lifetime going on about what might have been. […]
Clyde Drexler – Glide Time
By: Michael D. McClellan | What is it about nicknames that endear us to our sports heroes so? This isn’t a relatively new phenomena, unlike the tattoo craze that, in recent years, has inked both athletes and fans alike. Nor are nicknames specific to race, culture, creed, or even the sports that we follow with such crazed […]