It’s finally here…

YES, college football is back.  This just about sums it up for me.

(ht: Steve)

Best of the 2008 Slam Dunk Contest…

Are you kidding me, BABY!!!! Dwight Howard rules the rim!!!

Thirty-five days and counting…

So my close friend, Kirk Herbstreit, said last night on the BCS selection show, “The table has been set”. The Tressel dynasty continues. THE Ohio State University Buckeyes are back in the national championship game this year. I personally think that the BCS committee got it right. LSU deserves the [...]

Justin on michigan…

So we are at a soccer tournament last weekend.  At the tournament, there was a booth selling soccer training aides.  We bought the boys a training aide that is basically a full size soccer ball attached to an elastic cord.  The cord wraps around your waist and you kick the soccer ball and it comes [...]

I cannot be quiet anymore…

This Saturday will mark a major milestone.  This Saturday will mark the one week anniversary of michigan’s loss to Appalachian State.  I’m so taken I might shed a tear…yeah, right!
A friend came across the following article and I need to share it.  Finally,  Lloyd Carr is seeing himself and his team for who they really [...]

The mighty As go down…

Well, I read my friend, Aaron’s post on the Mighty Marlins, Tuesday. His boy’s team went down in the first round of the Hilliard Baseball Association tournament. Well, I consoled him by letting him know that the Hilliard As would be continuing their march toward a championship. After playing some fantastic baseball [...]

Great job, Derek!!

Well, he made it. We got the e-mail this morning. Derek has made the Hilliard FC soccer team for 8 and 9 year old boys. He will be playing for the white team and he is very excited. So the adventure begins. Practice starts in August with games beginning in [...]

Tryouts – Session 2

Well, Derek’s soccer tryouts for Hilliard FC are officially over! Session two was held tonight and I think he did quite well. He flew through the agility drills, struck the ball well on the shooting drills, and played fantastic during the scrimmages.
Hilliard FC is going to field two teams (an A team and [...]

It’s tryout time!!

Well, Derek is in the process of trying out for the Hilliard FC select soccer team. His love and respect of the game is unmatched by anyone his age. Tryouts consist of two 90 minute sessions (a session per night for tow nights). He was nervous, but did well in session one [...]

Youth soccer rocks!!

Derek had another indoor soccer game tonight. Great game for the Sharks FC team. They won 8 to 1 and played very well. Derek played another fantastic game. Two goals tonight and a couple assists and stellar defense. A whopping zero players got past him tonight. He also put on another dribbling clinic on this [...]