The job of a sports play-by-play announcer is part rewarding, part thankless, part influential. Play-by-play announcers are the eyes and ears for fans of teams who live far away or for whatever reason aren’t able to go see their favorite team in person. So there is a tremendous responsibility there, one which many announcers recognize […]
Unique Is Sentenced To Life- The Death Of Amateur Sports
In five decades, the punchline will not seem so irreverently amusing, “What is ignorance,” to which the quip includes some sort of vernacular highlighting 15-second attentions spans, an epidemic of selfies, and a carnal undertone in every TickTok post harvested by the intelligence arm of China’s People’s Liberation Army. While tradition is hanging on by […]
Liberty Park Press commentary: Changes in college sports league alignments throw tradition out the door in chase for dwindling television dollars
The world of college athletics has gone through tremendous turbulence in recent years, and it seemed like things had calmed down and returned to normal. But the forces of TV ratings and greed have once again returned to create more chaos, and in its wake leave lost traditions and lost interest in the games. The […]
Baseball Stars Set To Visit Seattle, But At Their Own Risk
In the obscure Northwest corner of the US, where Alaska is visible from various heights perched above stunning evergreen precipices, the region will soon be under the microscope built of skepticism and bewilderment. Major league baseball has adorned Seattle with the hosting duties of the 2023 All-star game, nearly a calendar year after the league […]
Sheriff in Rural WA County Blames Drugs, not Guns for Violence
The sheriff of a large, but largely rural, county in east-central Washington State told a group of constituents last Friday that drugs are a much bigger crime problem than guns. Yakima County Sheriff Bob Udell does not mince words when it comes to criticizing gun control advocates who are also soft-on-crime. The county, he says, […]
Pro Basketball Rebukes Self-Defense Again
Possessing all the subtlety of a Dikembe Mutombo signature finger wag in the celebratory aftermath after rejecting an opponent three feet above the rim, leadership of the politically correct National Basketball Association is attempting to enforce restrictive policy that strains legality. In response to ideological activists, league executives and employees are notorious for eliciting stipulations […]
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