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Hoosiers and Huskers … Batter Up …

As I unpack my bags from the B1G baseball tourney, and file away my notes, I also empty my thoughts on some Hoosiers and Huskers ....the final two teams standing in the B1G tournament: BEST QUOTE Nebraska Head Coach Darin Erstad joking with me on his team's winning ways Friday: "My wife has a reunion going on this weekend, so I wanna keep playing, no disrespect to the family, but I …

Spring Flings … Football in April.

It felt anything but spring, for the "spring" football season. In fact, "snow" fell on both Saturdays for the Michigan and Michigan State spring games. I finally had time to compile a few videos of my favorite moments from both days: Spring Football ’13 (Reporting) QBs make prominent appearances in those videos, and in my thoughts ... For Michigan: QB Personalities -- Though Denard Robinson had/has an unforgettable smile, Devin Gardner has an undeniable spunk. …

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year….

I was working for BTN Sunday, at MSU's Selection Show, when the Spartans' opponent's name appeared: Valparaiso. Valpo. I remember them. And its current head coach. I was in college at Northwestern when Bryce Drew hit that game-winner in 1998, and dove to the floor in celebration. I watched with my basketball teammates at the time. I was so moved by the moment, I told my teammates, "I'm going to …

Point Guard to Point Guard.

Our cameras caught a moment Sunday, which begged for a comment. “That’s a hug between a point guard and point guard right there,” I said. Penn State’s Coquese Washington and Alex Bentley embraced in a championship bear hug, just moments after the Lady Lions clinched a share of the Big Ten title. Point guard to point guard, only begins to explain their journey. Washington was a former point guard at …

Hoosier Superstar

Victor Oladipo's best response to me came off-camera rather than on. I closed our 1-on-1 interview with the line, "He was just one rebound off from a double-double tonight." Oladipo immediately started giggling when the camera turned off. I asked, "Did you know that?" He said, "No. I guess I should have crashed the boards harder." It's the kind of perfection a superstar has to have. "Magic" Johnson had it …
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