Tip of the Week

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver banned L. A. Clippers owner Donald Sterling from the NBA for life for the racist remarks he made a few days ago – remarks so offensive and familiar to all that they need not be repeated. Jimmy Fallon, anticipating the boos that may well greet Robinson Cano upon his return to…

Yankees pitcher Pineda was ejected from the game for having pine tar on his neck, a violation of the rules. The Code says “I will play by the spirit and letter of the rules of my sport.” How do you view the rules? Is it ever okay to try to “get away with something?” Even…

The NCAA basketball tournament – March Madness — always provides an abundance of surprises and stories.   Everything from great plays to great mistakes are magnified and replayed for us. There is only one winner. But that, of course is not true. Sports and everyone who loves sports wins. We win when we see an athlete…

The NCAA basketball tournament – March Madness — always provides an abundance of surprises and stories.   Everything from great plays to great mistakes are magnified and replayed for us.  There is only one winner.  But that, of course is not true.  Sports and everyone who loves sports wins.  We win when we see an athlete…

There is a national story this week about the little boy who was bullied because he had a “Little Pony” bookbag.  Since then, it has also come out that another little boy attempted to commit suicide because he too was bullied for the same thing. There is a lot of good natured “trash talking” and…

Everyone is deeply worried about the disappearance of the airplane in the Pacific.  What does the Code have to say about a situation like this?  One could answer this in several ways – it is a team effort in trying to locate the plane, and everyone is doing his or her best.  We, however, are…

Victor Dubuisson is one of the young rising golf stars, a Frenchman who is now ranked 23rd in the world.  His father was a professional basketball player, but he says that it was watching Tiger Woods win the 1997 Masters Championship that inspired him – before his seventh birthday –  to take up golf.  Ask…

Shaun White, Bode Miller, the hockey team,  the ice skater who fell down and then got up and finished the program —  you add your favorite story — each day there is another wonderful story about courage, persistence, victory, disappointment and defeat.  Along with countless athletes we’ve never heard of who have trained for years…

Those watching the Olympics are seeing many stories of what it is to be a part of a team, and to compete not for yourself but for your team and country.  Even though most of the events are individual events, in which teammates compete against each other as well as against other countries, the beauty…

Russell Wilson said his Dad asked him many times growing up, “why not you?”  That was the basis for his question and challenge to his teammates at the beginning of the season, “why not us?”  Those who did not know Wilson before Sunday had to be pleased to see a second year quarterback talking about…