1. Cy the Cardinal, Iowa State University Cyclones. I have to put this one in here, ‘cause I’m an ISU alum and still like to tailgate it up during football season. So why is a cardinal the mascot of a team named after a force of nature? Because it’s kind of hard to make a mascot out of a torna...

The Girls want to thank all of you that voted for this year’s Fannies Awards. The Awards Show and Extravaganza will take place on January 29th. Last minute votes deemed worthy based on their creativity will still be considered as we sift through the 2455 emails we received, as long as they are...

Over the final weeks of the regular season, several top teams should be wary of beleaguered opponents as schools relish the chance to serve as a tripwire for larger foes....

Over the final weeks of the regular season, several top teams should be wary of beleaguered opponents as schools relish the chance to serve as a tripwire for larger foes....

Image by SideLong via Flickr "Columbus is a town in which almost anything is likely to happen, and in which almost everything has.� -James Thurber We all remember the funny James Thurber story, The Day The Dam Broke, about a panicked mob running east down Broad Street at the mere mention of the 19...

What happens when your pitcher can throw from both sides of the mound? And what happens if your hitter can bat from both sides of the plate? Now, what happens if hose two meet each other in a game? You get this result: This happened recently in a Staten Island Yankees v Brooklyn Cyclones minor leagu...

So last night was the mid-season finale of the Sci-Fi Channel's space Bar Mitzvah Battlestar Galactica. Yep, no more episodes til January, so I paid special close attention. Actually, no, of course I didn't. I didn't even know it was the mid-season finale until I read it in the news this morning! So...

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Don't forget the situation in Burma . Teresa and her husband, Rich, have been at my church for about four years now. Like several of our members, their faith in Christ and desire to live out the gospel not only humbles me but helps shape the depth and direction of our church. Teresa started a blog t...

With an unerring sense of timing, President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe arrived in Rome yesterday, thereby demonstrating the profound limitations of international diplomacy. Indeed, it's hard to think of any other single gesture that would so effectively reveal the ineffectiveness of international ins...