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When you reach a certain age (almost 66 for me), there’s a tendency to look back and reminisce about how you got where you are.

Happy Valentine’s Day! A nice dinner, roses, candy, perfume, jewelry — all are to show your love for another. This is a day where many do their best to be the most romantic person to the person they love...

What’s in a name? The Rock of Gibraltar evokes an impressive image of a mighty monolithic monument. ...

Pedro Gomez, a longtime baseball correspondent for ESPN who covered more than 25 World Series, has died. He was 58.

Capologists rule the world, at least the world of professional sports.

What motivates and pushes a person to become the best in the field they have chosen as an instructor and teacher in the world of tennis?

Bill Cowher would love nothing more than to see the Pittsburgh Steelers return to the Super Bowl.

Today, we will discuss getting the most out of the days when we cannot go to the golf course or practice facility. In the winter, even if it is cold outside or the course is closed, you can develop better mechanics and improve your golf game.

Having hiked in Arizona’s wildlands since 1968, including the Sedona area, I was surprised to learn of the Lime Kiln Trail recently.

We’ve heard every cliché known to mankind about our competitive spirit and the world we live in to survive…”It’s dog-eat-dog,” “The law of the jungle,” “Every man for himself,” and, “No one remembers who came in second place.”

A long-awaited change to athlete NIL rights, which appeared to be on the cusp of approval, will have to wait a bit longer.

Balance, rhythm, tempo and timing are crucial to any golf swing. You cannot be taught these fundamentals, but you can learn them.

Occasionally, I like to explore hikes beyond our borders. Consequently, I had to add Big Bend National Park to my list of must see wildlands and thanks to Robert and Martha Manning, they offer a worthwhile discussion of this park in their latest book, “Walks of a Lifetime in America’s National Parks.”

In November, when Theo Epstein stepped down as president of Baseball Operations for the Cubs, he took the opportunity to opine on the state of the game. He prefaced his remarks by saying baseball is the greatest game in the world (true), and then added an indictment....

Being the third day of the new year, many of us have already broken one or more of our New Year resolutions. Here are some (not all) golf resolutions that I think every one of us should and can keep.

Continuing from my last column, the south portion of the Beaver Dam Mountains Wilderness is much less vertical than the north unit. Having done my share of scrambling up and down cliffs the previous couple of days, I decided to approach the south unit differently.

We’ve all been going through hoops to not get COVID, yet the numbers have increased, and unless we are wrapped in a bubble there are still certain risks that are unavoidable.

Growing up in Bangor, Maine, I was aware of the Penobscot Indian Reservation located 12 miles from our home. Louis Sockalexis, who was an outfielder for the Cleveland Spiders between 1897-99, was born on the reservation ...

The most remote corner of Arizona, Beaver Dam Mountains Wilderness, lies between the Virgin River and Interstate 15 and the Utah-Arizona state line.

It looks like we are now facing some cold weather challenges, especially if we love to live here and don’t want to travel to play golf in warmer temperatures (and higher greens fees).

It’s the holiday time of year. Thanksgiving is behind us, and Christmas and Hanukkah will soon be here. And another annual tradition is about to be played out.

With only 19 more days until Christmas, let’s discuss what a golfer might need and want. That way, Santa can bring the best gifts this year that your favorite golfer (or you) will appreciate.

Thanks to Robert and Martha Manning, we have one of the finest guide books to hiking in the National Parks, Walks of a Lifetime in America’s National Parks....

Ben Stanley was enjoying both his basketball career and academics as a sophomore at Hampton University last spring. He planned to spend his junior year on campus before declaring for the NBA draft in 2021.

When playing the game of tennis, there are a bundle of special mannerisms that make playing the game much more fun and enjoyable, known as tennis etiquette.