January 30th, 2009 05:54pm

100-0; Are you kidding me?

by matt.burrowes

Sportsmanship is defined as the conduct and attitude considered as befitting participants in sports, especially fair play, courtesy, striving spirit and grace in losing. This is one of those life lessons taught to all of us that grew up watching and playing sports. Its where we learned how to win and learned how to lose gracefully. You can go back to April of last year when two Central Washington University softball players ” Mallory Holtman and Liz Wallace … Read More »
January 16th, 2009 08:22pm

Things to watch for this weekend

by matt.burrowes

Man what I wouldn’t give for a little college football right about now. If it wasn’t for the NFL divisional championship games and the start of SEC play in college basketball, I probably would go crazy. But since I’m at home and having to write this between baby feedings – every 3 1/2 to 4 hours – I’m going to give you a few story lines to follow this weekend. First, the AFC and NFC Championship games on Sunday is a must … Read More »
January 9th, 2009 09:00pm

A week to remember

by matt.burrowes

This has been a week to remember and I’m not talking about sports. My son was born on Jan. 2 and between the in-laws and my parents, things have been borderline chaos. But that doesn’t mean I didn’t get to watch a game or two between diaper changes, bottle feedings and the rare three to four hour nap. Since the final polls have been released and the debate has started once again on if the current system works, I may as well give … Read More »