Lisa Calkins wrote the letter in early January. She hoped to convince the Challenged Athletes Foundation to award her a grant that would allow her to replace her 10-year-old son Sam's two prosthetic "walking legs" with running blades capable of helping him play the sports he loves at a much faster pace.
It's over. The 2017-18 men's college basketball season is in the books, though as I attempted to meet my Monday evening deadline, I did not yet know whether Michigan or Villanova became the ultimate star of "One Shining Moment."
Concerned that his Michigan men's basketball team's defensive skills were nowhere close to its offensive magic, Wolverines coach John Beilein decided a couple of years ago that he needed major help on that end of the court.
Jan. 23 began like every other school day at Marshall County (Ky.) High School for freshman Jay Nimmo. Small talk about basketball, or his promising golf career, or perhaps a test.
Perhaps it's because new Tennessee football coach Jeremy Pruitt already has gone on record as liking his team. And praising his returning quarterbacks. And sounding like his defense, especially the secondary, might be vastly improved from the first eight-loss Big Orange bunch in school history.
A question for Big Orange Nation: How do you like new Tennessee football coach Jeremy Pruitt as he reaches his 111th day on the job?
His Kansas Jayhawks having just won their way to this week's Final Four by knocking off Duke in the Midwest Regional final Sunday evening, coach Bill Self wrapped up an interview with CBS with the following words: "I've called my team soft. There's nothing soft about them."
You have to hand it to the Atlanta Braves when it comes to giving their fans a first glimpse of the organization's ridiculously talented outfielder Ronald Acuna.
Other than the fact they've both coached Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Zach Ferrell of Hamilton Heights Christian Academy in Chattanooga and the University of Kentucky's John Calipari would seem to have little in common.
In one sense, the glory days never have ended for former Cleveland High School football great Dante Hickey.
