Headlines for November, 2006

Where Are They Now: Larry Lubin

In the mid 1970's, the song Magic Man was Heart's big hit. Sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson were lead singing it, while Larry Lubin was working it at Evanston Township High School (a.k.a. ETHS) and later on at the U-of-I. Just like the song's blaring rhythmic guitar cords sent the listeners into motion, Lubin's athleticism in three fields of [read more...]

Into the Red

I'm a Michigan Alumnus, and my mission objectives for Saturday's big game against Ohio State were threefold: (1) infiltrate enemy territory, (2) investigate the behavior and habits of the strange creature known as the Buckeye Fan, and (3) survive.Two locations provided ultimate analytical opportunities: (i) Chicago's premier Ohio State bar, Jack Sullivan's (now absorbed into the Barleycorn's chain), and (ii) [read more...]

A Game Defines Them, As It Did Schembechler

Last week I decided to leave the press box for a bit, and take in the demolition in Evanston from the sidelines. It was from here that I walked around in the freezing cold, observed both teams, and in general, tried to watch and hear the game happening only a few feet away through the chorus of Ohio State fans [read more...]

Pro Athletes, Aged Ten Years

The 1947 Mustangs were a group of fifth-graders from the same neighborhood who organized themselves into a football team. The kids bought their own equipment, set their own practice time, ran their own drills, called their own plays, and arranged on their own to play other neighborhood teams. They were by and large self-coached, with the only outside help occasionally coming [read more...]

Where Are They Now: Neil Bresnahan

It's automatic -- when you grow up the second youngest of seven brothers (none shorter than six-foot-four) and play basketball in the 1970's era rough and tumble, rock-em-sock-em Chicago Catholic League, you are going to be tough. Enter Neil Bresnahan. During his high school playing days, Neil Bresnahan was the seventh of eight Bresnahan brothers to play basketball at Oak Park's [read more...]

Lessons from the World Series

Each World Series champion provides a lesson on how to win, although those lessons are often refuted the next season.The Yankees run proved that money wins titles, though they haven't had much success with that formula since 2000. The 2001 Diamondbacks showed you didn't need the biggest payroll, just enough to secure the two best starting pitchers in baseball. The 2002 Angels, [read more...]

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