What seems like ten years was only three short years ago. We experience the beginning of the worst downturn in our economy that many of us will see again in our lifetime. In the early 80’s I was told that it was just as bad with losing a lot of jobs. Being a recent college
Ever wonder what happened to Frank Solich? Remember that guy: He was a coach at the University of Nebraska for six seasons. He was the loyal lieutenant who took over Tom Osborne’s Cornhuskers, proof positive that it’s never good to be the guy who replaces The Guy. After compiling a 64-19 record as Nebraska boss,
Brian Dinkelman was called up last night after the Minnesota Twins’ game against Kansas City. Trevor Plouffe * was sent to Triple A Rochester and Joe Mauer was moved from the 15-day disabled list to the 60-day disabled list to make room for him on the 40-man list. * Trevor hit. 200 / .310 /
If you are a student, teacher, professor, employee or CEO of a company, an army general or administrative officer, a doctor or an engineer, a financial magician or a simple banker, you must make a presentation at some point. Invariably, a map or geospatial intelligence is an essential part of any current presentation. And why
Overrated fantasy football players aren’t necessarily struggling players this season. They are players who are being drafted too high compared to their expected production versus players in the same position who are being drafted much lower. Successful fantasy football team owners are owners who recognize value in every round and select accordingly. There is no
Quick, raise your hand, how many of you have heard of Dick Leftridge before today? I must confess that I never heard of Mr. Leftridge until recently when I was contacted by his son Jack Richard Leftridge Jr. The younger namesake is on a quest for his father’s name and accomplishments to be remembered and
Coaching for me is more of a passion than a job. There are countless experienced trainers in the world who I admire and then model my training methods. Some of these coaches are Gregg Popovich, Steve Kerr, and John Calipari. Like I said, there are several coaches in the game of basketball that I admire,
Don Lyle, the Northern California area scout for the Cleveland Indians, has some unique ideas on how to search for baseball prospects. In less than 20 years, Lyle has signed more than 50 prospects to major league contracts, eleven of whom have made it to the major leagues. That is a success rate of more
The NHL is closing in on a deal with the KHL to play two exhibition games next season. Every week I like to pick a random hockey story that I think is interesting enough to share with the rest of the hockey community. I came across this story from Darren Dreger on TSN and after
Every week of the college football season, I make at least one college football parlay bet. There is something magical about watching many games at the same time and having action in all of them. If you are new to NCAA college football betting, here is some information to help you. Let’s start by talking