Tip of the Week

Caleb Johnson won the “American Idol” singing contest on television. It makes us wonder: who is your idol? All young people have their “idol” and adults continue to have people they admire and respect. Along the way to winning, Caleb said some things about disabled people that he regretted – some comments that failed to…

Dau Jok was born in the Sudan; his father was killed in the revolution when he was 6, and so with his mother and siblings he became a refugee – first in Uganda and eventually in the U. S. From that background of nothingness, Dau earned a basketball scholarship to the University of Pennsylvania, where…

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…

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…