Writing the Pine

A Look at Time’s Most Influential Athletes

Time Magazine came out with their 100 Most Influential People list and it’s always a point of controversy among people who have nothing better to do with their time.  So let me throw my hat in the ring.  I have to qualify though that I’ll only be commenting on the sports figures since that’s my [...]

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Congrats to Lefty

What an amazing scene to watch on Sunday when Phil Mickelson embraced his wife Amy after winning the Masters.  It’s tear-jerking moments like this one that makes sports the most compelling drama you’ll find on television.  Sure, I love to watch my Tar Heels win, but watching Phil hugging his wife or Bob Huggins consoling [...]

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The Tiger Woods Brand

So as most of the sports world now knows, Tiger Woods has decided to take an indefinite leave of absence from the game of golf. As a fan and admirer of Tiger Woods’s contribution to the sport of golf and to the sports landscape in general, I felt torn about this entire Tiger situation. He’s [...]

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Yang Slays a Tiger; Usain Bolts to a WR

Unforgettable is a term we throw around all the time when it comes to sports.  We say some plays and events are unforgettable when truth be told, I’ll probably forget what happened a week later and need to look it up on ESPN.  But the weekend gave us two truly unforgettable events.  First in the [...]

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Go Against Tiger? You’re Crazy. But We Got Phil and Geoff On Our Minds.

The U.S. Open has returned to New York’s Bethpage Black Course again with the last time being in 2002, when Tiger Woods finished the tournament clad in his customary Sunday-red attire holding up yet another trophy. Will history repeat itself? (AP Photo) After last year’s dramatic playoff victory over Rocco Mediate, will Tiger defend his title [...]

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