The slam-dunk is a dream of every young basketball player. So the next time your toddler dunks his diaper in your garbage can, it may be a sign of his athletic future.

One of the school budget-trimming proposals out there will eliminate the current junior high athletics as they are today, and replace them with intramural-style sports. After reading a letter sent out to parents of Nashua junior high students (provided to me by a friend), I wondered who is behind this shift - or shaft as many [...]

All good rules are not meant to be broken, but what about if there’s a flaw in the wording?
We all get sick at one time or another. I’ve been lucky not to, two years in a row so far. Must be the flu shot! But, the rest of my family hasn’t been so lucky.
A couple [...]

Just when you thought it was safe to eat breakfast, along came that nasty french toast alert, and an orange one at that! Now, before you throw away all the eggs and O.J. from your refrigerator, read on.

A big THANK YOU goes out to the readers who are regulars to this sports blog. If you are reading this post for the first time, take a look at the archives, and check back again soon. Here you’ll find stories about my experiences raising my son, helpful tips on purchasing equipment, observations from pro sports all [...]

If you’re the parent of a single child, have you ever wondered if your family life would have been different raising a child of the opposite sex? Are you one of those couples who has enough sons for a basketball team, and still trying for a girl?
As the parent of one very active teenage boy, [...]

Not much has changed over the years as far as music, kids and athletics. Yes, the songs are different and the music players have shrunk, but the reasons for athletes to listen to music remains the same.
I can recall the “good ole days” when 8-tracks took over the record album industry. As time went on, cassettes [...]

It’s 6 a.m. on Saturday morning and you’ve been up for an hour already packing a cooler. The laundry was done at midnight, and still in the dryer. Your child is just waking up, and searches his dresser for clean socks. Dad is packing the car with chairs, jackets and an armload of water bottles. [...]