I laced up my shoes last weekend and stepped back onto a basketball court. Not to watch. Not to coach. To play. Now, I knew going in it might feel a little different than it used to. I learned that the hard way after coming out of retirement for a couple of tournaments last year. […]

Alright… I’m just going to say it. The stands have gotten a little out of control. Not always. Not everywhere. But enough that if you’ve been to a few games this season, you know exactly what I’m talking about. And before anyone gets defensive — I’m including myself in this conversation. Because once you’ve been […]

I’ve played on championship-caliber teams. The best team I was ever on didn’t win. If you’ve been around sports long enough, you start to realize something…the teams you remember the most aren’t always the ones that won. Now, I’ve been incredibly fortunate in my time as an athlete. At Bryant, we were state championship contenders […]

If you’ve spent any amount of time around youth sports lately, you’ve probably noticed something…Recreation leagues used to be the norm. Now? Travel ball is everywhere. And depending on who you ask, that’s either the best thing that’s ever happened to youth sports… or the reason it’s getting harder for some kids to just play […]

If you’ve ever had a kid in sports, you already know… There are two games. There’s the one on the field. And then there’s the one that happens in the car on the way home. Now, I’ve been around sports long enough to see just about every version of that car ride. The quiet one. […]

If you’ve been anywhere near a baseball field in Central Arkansas lately, you already know… Baseball season is in full swing. Fields are packed. Parking lots are full. Lawn chairs are lined up like they’ve got assigned seating. And somewhere, at just about every game, there’s at least one person very confidently explaining the strike […]

If you live in Arkansas, you already know. March isn’t just a month… it’s a mood. It’s group texts blowing up about brackets. It’s someone in your office claiming they “called that upset” after picking the favorite. It’s last-minute lineup debates like we’re all suddenly assistant coaches. And right here in Arkansas, we got a […]

March is a special time in the world of sports. It’s the month when basketball takes center stage. Brackets start appearing on office walls, buzzer beaters make instant legends, and for a few weeks every year, the entire country seems to be watching the same games…a band of brothers (or sisters) joined together cheering your […]

For a while now, I’ve had several people ask me the same question: “Are you ever going to bring your column back?” The honest answer was always, “Maybe someday.” Life has a funny way of shifting the seasons on us. When I first started writing How the Ball Bounces with Bekka, my perspective came from […]

One of my favorite things about writing this article is that it is purely my opinion…and I generally have LOTS of them.  That being said, if you are reading this and you don’t agree with me then that’s totally fine.  I’m ok with you being wrong.  Just kidding! So…here’s the opinion for this week. It’s […]