Who remembers Norm Van Brocklin, the first Vikings coach? If you do, you have a limited time left on earth. Regardless, he was right in this quote: "If I ever needed a brain transplant, I'd choose a … more

RIVER FALLS -  The No. 23-ranked UW-River Falls football team opened its 2023 season on a high note, upsetting two-time national champions and No. 3-ranked Mary Hardin-Baylor Saturday afternoon … more

As my shirt in the picture above the column says, I'm 90. There are advantages to a long life, but they're elusive. However, here's one: There's a lot less peer pressure. And at my age, "getting … more

RIVER FALLS —  Steve Bartlein  was named the University of Wisconsin-River Falls head baseball coach Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023, announced by Athletics Director  Crystal … more

RIVER FALLS – The University of Wisconsin-River Falls will reintroduce baseball and add men’s soccer as varsity sports beginning in the 2024-25 school year, part of the university’s … more

I got lost in thought recently, a territory unfamiliar to me. Thinking, I mean. Confusion is a much more familiar place. Nevertheless, I wondered about what a director of athletics does. Crystal … more

I was hoping someone would ask me to write a football column soon. But to my great surprise nobody did. Well, it's probably because people generally get kind of shy and tongue tied when they … more

In a recent column I attributed a quote to Mariah Carey. An informed reader told me I was WR... rong, (I, like The Fonz of Happy Days, a sitcom of the 70's starring Henry Winkler, cannot say the word … more

As further proof that I'm a deep thinker, here are a couple of conundrums I've been pondering recently: How do you know when you run out of invisible ink? And what's the speed of dark? I would ask … more