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SPORT HEROES FROM THE BEGINNING OF TIME

April 11, 2026 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

Sport heroes take root from the year you were born. The key is catching up once you learn how to read. Being born in the mid-50’s was a stroke of luck. The Yankees were in the World Series eight out of ten years, winning six. They had Mickey Mantle and Whitey Ford, but I was […]

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NOT A SPORTS FAN? NOW YOU ARE

February 7, 2026 by David Gillaspie

The last time I explained about being a sports fan? Last night. In what has become a highlight, we spent the evening with another couple. Watching Friday Night Wrestling on the Big10 Network. My pal had never seen a wrestling match. He was a fast learner.

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GROWN MEN GROW UP, EVENTUALLY

August 4, 2025 by David Gillaspie

Eventually, grown men grow up and get with the program. They try to resist, but as we’ve learned, resistance is futile. So turn your hat around, stop the online sports betting, and make someone proud. Put on your big boy pants one leg at a time and stand for something. But what? Let’s take a […]

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OREGON ALLERGIES BAD AT #1

December 8, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Oregon allergies flare up every Saturday of the college football season. Panelists and podcasters and prognosticators all search the championship landscape of games to find the most important one. Many agreed it would be Georgia v Texas for the SEC title. Or SMU v Clemson for the ACC Allergies choked them out before they could […]

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OVER TALKING? WHO DRAWS THE LINE

April 14, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Over talking is not an illness that needs a diagnosis and a treatment. More like a habit; for some a vocation. After all, every radio personality is an over talker by definition since we can’t see their faces. Not any more. Now everyone’s on a screen, ready or not. But I’m still a radio fan. […]

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SPORTS FAN HISTORY: SING IT OUT

January 17, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Sports fan used to be a grubby, sweaty, man who enjoyed watching other men do what they couldn’t do. His observations made him an expert to those who didn’t know sports, and an annoyance to those who did. Those were the good old days when men dressed in suits and ties, wore a hat, and […]

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GAME CONTROL: FROM COLLEGE FOOTBALL TO EVERYDAY WIN

November 29, 2023 by David Gillaspie

Game Control? That’s what you need to focus on when you’re doing good. But not good enough. Because, you know, winning the day isn’t enough. You have to control the game. What do I say? Good luck with that.

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