The NBA was the first sports league I ever followed and the Lakers my first team, but with David Stern ripping Chris Paul away from us and the whole mess of the NBA lockout, I was pretty bitter about this NBA season (hence just the two NBA blog posts all season). This wasn’t helped by my recent acceptance that … Continue reading
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Living Things by Linkin Park – Album Review
In my previous blog post about Living Things and its lead single “Burn It Down,” I discussed how the new album would supposedly be an ode to the albums that made Linkin Park famous (i.e., Hybrid Theory and Meteora), and how the single had a new musical element–electronica–that I haven’t heard from Linkin Park before. I … Continue reading
Vertical Horizon Raises The Bar For Musicianship
Best known for their 1999 hit, “Everything You Want,” Vertical Horizon is much more of the technically sound, jam band than the (admittedly enjoyable) radio hit would lead one to believe. At Charlotte’s Fountain Plaza, Vertical Horizon lead singer, Matt Scannell, brought a stage presence that highlighted the emotion behind his music while never taking himself too seriously in … Continue reading
Life Will Write The Words by The Rocket Summer – Album Review
After his tour with Switchfoot, Bryce Avary released his newest album, Life Will Write The Words. My last post in the music category was a review of one of those shows with Switchfoot, and as such it is only appropriate that I give his newest album a review as well. Rather than linking each individual song to … Continue reading
Gamecocks Host Clemson In The Biggest Baseball Game Ever Played In South Carolina
I am at a loss for words after watching one of the most thrilling baseball games I’ve ever seen. In what could be the best rivalry in college baseball, Clemson and South Carolina battled in a regional tournament matchup that just so happened to be played in Columbia, SC, in front of over 8,200 fans. … Continue reading
The Rocket Summer And Switchfoot Visit The Georgia Theatre, The Rocket Summer To Release New Album On June 5th
Touring together, The Rocket Summer and Switchfoot made a stop off the beaten path, coming to Athens, Georgia, as part of their pre-summer tour. In the historic Georgia Theatre, pictured below, a full crowd was treated to about eight songs by The Rocket Summer who was the opening band for the show. For those of you … Continue reading
Mariano Rivera, A Humble Champion, Suffers Torn ACL
As I’m sure you have heard by now, Yankees Closer, Mariano Rivera, has suffered a torn ACL. More tests are upcoming, but it appears that it could be season ending. When I started thinking about the personal relevance of the injury I realized I wouldn’t see my favorite pitcher, my favorite baseball player, really my favorite athlete … Continue reading
BCS Pondering Details of Four Team Playoff, Swofford Supports Position That Will Hurt ACC
While it’s not official just yet, it sounds like a four-team, college football playoff is on the horizon for 2014. Last December I wrote a blog post with my solution to the BCS problem. I suggested that the championship game could be determined after bowl season, making the bowl schedule a de facto playoff system … Continue reading
Crimes On The Field Are Different?
From Pedro throwing Zimmer to the past couple weeks of flare ups, professional sports have their fair share of physical confrontations. Lately, they have me wondering why the actions of professional athletes during a professional sporting event are viewed as being totally and completely different to an identical action occurring in almost any other situation. Let … Continue reading
Clemson Product, D.J. Mitchell, Earns Spot With New York Yankees
The Yankees’ rotation was supposed to be downright nasty this year. After Andy Pettitte committed to a comeback, I was more concerned with who would get left out of the rotation than the Yankees struggling to produce five effective starting pitchers. In a blog post discussing Pettitte’s return, I even said: “At the risk of jinxing the … Continue reading
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