Opinion Suggested College GameDay Sign of the Week
ESPN's College GameDay is in Columbus, Ohio this week for Penn State vs. Ohio State.
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November 12, 2010 Column
Tweet of the Week
Who Doesn't Like Imagining Their Mom Giving HJ's?
From @Oneandonlycp3 AKA New Orleans Hornets point guard Chris Paul …
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Opinion 6 Upcoming Productions on Sports-Crazed Broadway
Thanks to the success of the new play "Lombardi," which is about the life and career of Green Bay Packers' coaching legend Vince Lombardi, Broadway is rushing the production of several more sports-themed plays and musicals.
Opinion The Internal Monologue of an Unprepared Marathon Runner
Starting Line: This shouldn't be so hard, right? Look at the other people running this: there are a lot of old folks and chubbsy ubbsies. No problem.
5K Mark: Woo-hoo! 5K done! And in just 20 minutes. That would have been, like, good enough to be top-15 in my YMCA's Turkey Trot last Thanksgiving. No big deal.
Mile 4: Why do all women run funny? I swear every one of them has the same gait as a gazelle who's been impaled by a spear, only with more awkward arm-swinging.
Mile 6: All of these people cheering from the sides of the course are really encouraging. If my name was Jenn, Heather, or Sarah and they were yelling for me, it would be at least twice as inspirational.
Mile 7: Just had my first energy gel. It was coffee flavored, and it tasted just like the real thing, except if coffee was a disgusting viscous gel instead of a delicious liquid.
Mile 8: Jesus, it's hard to drink from a tiny cup of water while you're running. This is probably why very few bars feature treadmills.
