Well, that’s not the start we wanted. Early Wednesday morning, several sports began their Olympic journey in Tokyo, notably with softball and women’s soccer. In a stunning upset, Sweden blanked the U.S. Women’s national team, 3-0, breaking a 44-match win streak by the U.S.... more

Nick Saban began his tenure at Alabama in 2007, and has undoubtedly dominated the SEC since. The last 14 years has produced seven SEC Championships, six National Championships, and two Heisman Trophy winners in Mark Inrgam and Derrick Henry. It is obvious that the Crimson Tide are the favorites to repeat as SEC champions this upcoming season, but they might not hold that spot for long... more

I admit, I got it wrong. Earlier this week, I posted a column concerning members US Women's national soccer team "protesting" the national anthem being played prior to kickoff against Mexico in the final tune up game before the Olympics in a few short weeks... more

We're on the verge of the greatest event in sports. After COVID derailed the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, which were originally scheduled to be held last summer, nations around the globe are holding Olympic Trials and teams who will compete are holding their final tune up games to prepare for the Games, which begin with the opening ceremony on July 23... more

Finally, we are on the cusp of what a true playoff environment could be in the FBS division of college football. Earlier this week, the College Football Playoff announced that it will consider expansion from four to 12 teams in the national playoff... more

Too often, the lower levels of college football seem to get lost in the mix with the FBS teams dominating the headlines. Since the FCS division of college football opted to play its season in spring due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all eyes were on Sunday afternoon's championship game between Sam Houston State and South Dakota State... more

Watching sports has been one of my favorite hobbies I've ever done. I love it so much, I decided to pursue a career in sports (go figure). I was born into Cincinnati Reds fandom and a solid 60 % of my attire is Reds-related gear. For years, I've made trips to Cincinnati and been able to watch nightly games... more

Almost 10 years ago, I moved to Bedford County to take on the role as sports editor at the Times-Gazette. There have been a lot of memories throughout the years and a lot of significant news events I've had the honor of covering. The primary job of someone working in the news industry is to report the local events without bias... more

What a wild year this has been. There's been plenty of hardship, loss, pain and suffering to go around, but if there's one thing that I've been able to take away from 2020, it's to appreciate what you have, and not long for what you want. The same kind of applies to the world of sports... more

On Monday, Governor Bill Lee signed Executive Order No. 70, which goes into effect through January 19. The executive order directly impacts athletics during the ongoing pandemic. The past few weeks have seen a distinct surge in COVID-19 cases and as such, the governor directly addressed the possible exposure point of high school athletics... more