I love to walk. If I had my way, and jet-propelled legs, I would walk everywhere. There is no better way to see whatever city you’re in, to interact with other humans and to not pay $4.89/gallon per mile than to put one foot in front of the other and hoof it. My mom and I…

Often, after a member of my family reads my blog, they ask me, “Why don’t you write about us more?!” Fortunately, they don’t read my blog very frequently, so that’s not an oft-asked question. I tend to stick to reporting-related blogs that take you behind-the-scenes of my life as a sports journalist. And rarely does…

A few years back, I came across a story about a survey conducted by Scarborough Sports Marketing that found that nearly 35 percent of women living in Pittsburgh identified themselves as Steelers fans. SSM had surveyed more than 220,000 residents in 75 U.S. markets and Pittsburgh’s numbers more than doubled that of the national average.…

Today, I witnessed one of two things: The start of an incredible come-from-behind NLCS championship run by the Los Angeles Dodgers, who were down 3-1 in the series against St. Louis, or the final game of the season at Dodger Stadium. The Dodgers are now down 3-2 and head to St. Louis for games 6…

I’ve been thinking a lot about creativity lately. Partly because it’s a central theme in the book I’m co-authoring (more on that very soon, I hope!), but mostly because I’ve committed to writing here every day. What will I write about?! How will I come up with ideas?! Why am I using multiple punctuation at…

Even the graffiti in Austin is nice!

There are many reasons I didn’t see a single college football game, forgot to set my fantasy football roster and generally missed most newsworthy events of today. Here are a few … #ACLFestival

This weekend, I’m in Austin – one of my favorite U.S. cities and home to the 2014 summer X Games – for the Austin City Limits music festival. (Thanks to Brittany, of course!) This is my second year, so I feel like a total pro. I know where to find the best tacos, free drinks…

There’s no time for blogging! I can’t tell you how many times a week I have this thought. I want to write. I have ideas for posts. Yet I sweep them away and move on to my “real writing,” the stuff that pays the bills. But, looking back, some of my favorite pieces of writing…