In mid-September, the United States Tennis Association (USTA) announced they would not run or publish 2020 player ratings. Given the state of amateur tennis in the U.S. and the USTA specifically, I believe this is a grave mistake. Why? Overall, USTA adult league participation is declining. Failing to publish 2020 year-end ratings will contribute to [...]
Professional athletes spend years practicing and playing their chosen sport. Like the line from the sports movie Moneyball projects: “We’re all told at some point in time that we can no longer play the children’s game, we just don’t know when that’s going to be. Some of us are told at 18, some of us are told [...]
The issue of paying college athletes has resurfaced in my home state of Tennessee. Although I understand and appreciate the commitment our student-athletes make to their respective sports and colleges, converting student-athletes to employees is a terrible idea on multiple levels, and the most significant is the threat of organized labor. Rules On College Recruiting [...]
Hardly anyone will argue the state of Mississippi serves some of the best Southern dishes in the South. We're venturing to Mississippi State University to highlight the best places to eat in every SEC town for our next tailgate series. Here are the best restaurants in Starkville, MS. The Little Dooey – 100 Fellowship St., Starkville [...]
Fans that bleed orange and white for the University of Tennessee Volunteers came out in force on a warm fall September Saturday as the Florida Gators invaded Knoxville, TN and Neyland Stadium for the fourth week of the 2018 SEC football season. The UT Vols have a long tradition of tailgating "Rocky Top" style, and [...]
