Ali Adair
Professional athletes not all jerks, some remember what’s important
When I first decided to become a journalist, my first story was going to be about NFL quarterback Todd Bouman. At the time, his older brother Shane was recruiting me to play softball here at SDSU. Todd had just starting seeing some serious playing time with the Vikings and every reporter in the world wanted to talk to him so he didn’t exactly have time for a high school talk radio program.
Take me out to the ball game
All my life I have lived and breathed sports. Always rushing from here to there, school to practice and practice to school. I have been born and raised in a baseball home. I have seen, heard and known about baseball my whole life. Maybe that’s why this time of year is so special.
Sports movies do it all, from ‘Rocky’ to ‘Rudy’
While sitting at dinner Friday night, I began to discuss with my softball teammates just exactly what I wanted to write for my column this week. Not too much has gone on in the sports world, so I had the idea to write about great sports movies. Okay, so not all of them are great, but some of them are pretty darn funny.
Canseco profits with truth
Jose Canseco is ruining baseball. Last week in an effort to promote his new book, “Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant ‘Roids, Smash Hits & How Baseball Got Big”, Canseco went on “60 Minutes” and openly admitted to using steroids. He went on to not only tell how he injected them into his own body, but also how he injected other teammates as well.
One more chance for fun, sports
Here at South Dakota State we have many different opportunities to get involved in our community. There are clubs, organizations, church groups and various things of that nature. There’s one organization on campus that I think is definitely worth your time, intramural sports.
Illinois is worth watching
Dee Brown of the University of Illinois is quite possibly the best college men’s basketball player in the nation, hands down. He has an uncanny ability to read defenders and run a transition as well as being a major threat on offense. His speed is almost un-defendable and as a pure point guard he takes command of his offense.
So long Sammy
Dear Sammy Sosa, Say it ain’t so. How could you leave us after so many years of loyalty that we gave you? You were the heart and soul of the Cubbies. We followed you and cheered for you season after season. First Moises Alou leaves us and now you. Doesn’t the number 13 mean anything to you? That’s how many years you were with us.
Men and women: What’s the difference?
Over the past three years I have watched Jackrabbit basketball games. I was even there when the woman’s team won the National Championship. Each year has brought excitement and nail-biting games. This year has been different though. With so many road games and so few home games, it has been hard to get to games and back the Jacks.
The good, the bad and the ugly: 2004 re-visited
Every year at about this time we take a look back at the year that was. Ups, downs, ins and outs of a year that will be remembered for many things. As the new sports columnist, I decided that I would take a look back at 2004 for all the wonderful, and maybe forgettable things, the sports world had to offer.
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