Op-eds/Columns

The Olympics and Home, USA Today, February 22, 2010
A sense of place, USA Today, Nov. 4, 2008
Embattled Games should consider permanent sites, USA Today, July 16, 2008
It's about the players. Why I dislike Knight and appreciate Wooden, USA Today
Why we shouldn't have a playoff in college football
USA Today, Dec. 12, 2007
Stop and Look. You might be surprised by what you see, USA Today, Oct. 16, 2007
A sport can wither very quickly, USA Today, Aug. 1, 2007
How to grieve No. 756, USA Today, July 17, 2007
Taking stock of arbitrary lives, USA Today,
April 23, 2007
Rejection. And then what?
USA Today, Dec. 26, 2006
A tip of the cap to pro baseball, USA Today, June 15, 2006
In life (and the NFL draft), stars blaze their own path, USA Today, April 26, 2006
Role players drive a team, USA TODAY, March 30, 2006
Cuba's ninth-inning gamble, Los Angeles Times, March 5, 2006
The Games I used to love, USA today, Feb. 16, 2006
How 'The Game' became Super, USA Today, Feb. 1, 2006
Too hard on kids? Hardly, USA Today, Jan. 23, 2006
Rise of fair-weather fans, USA TODAY, Nov. 2, 2005
When smiles leave the game, USA TODAY, Aug. 23, 2005
What about the fans?
USA TODAY, June 28, 2005
Pay the players, USA Today, March 21, 2005
Play to win, USA Today, Feb, 2, 2005
College football's annual asterisk, USA Today, Jan. 5, 2005
Tarnished memories, USA Today, Dec. 15, 2004
Why Americans love baseball, USA Today, Oct. 20, 2004
How fantasy games have changed fans, USA Today, Sept. 20, 2004
Olympics: Better in Beijing?, Aug. 29, 2004
Beware Olympic hype, USA Today, Aug. 15, 2004
Global trend remakes sports, USA Today, Oct. 6, 2003
Latinos can revive baseball, USA Today, May 12, 2003
Trophy homes put firefighters at risk, USA Today, June 18, 2002
At Globalization Conference in Berkeley, Calif.