Guest Blog: Berra Goes To Belgrade!
Just when I think my travels are taking me to interesting, far-away places, my friend Lindsay Berra is assigned a tennis story. This past week, she took her second trip in four months to Serbia, this time to report a story on Novak Djokovic. Since it may be a long time before any of us…
Read MoreLessons at Vail
Yesterday, after arriving home on a flight from Milan, my friend Lindsay sent me an e-mail. “If you want to make yourself feel like a total moron,” she said, “sit next to an Oxford-educated combustion scientist for nine hours.” Well, if you want to make yourself feel like a slow Florida girl trying to pass…
Read MoreThe Flip Side
Yesterday, I was in Maroubra, Australia, sitting on Koby Abberton’s balcony and staring out at the most beautiful beach in Sydney. (I had a plane to catch, so I stayed out of the water, but I had the opportunity to surf Dunny Bowl with the Boys the day before.) It was about 85 degrees out…
Read MoreThe Wizards of Oz
Hello from tomorrow. And what a great day it is. Sunday morning, I arrived in Sydney—because of the time difference, I missed Saturday altogether—and began part two of my tour of the most beautiful beaches in the world. For this leg, I am staying on Bondi Beach, which has become something of a cosmopolitan celebrity…
Read MoreThe North Shore: Surfing With Carissa
Friday morning, my last day in Oahu, and I am sad to leave. I’m re-thinking re-thinking that satellite office now. I got up this morning at 4:30, checked out and headed to Honolulu to meet up with Carissa Moore (the reason I’m here) and her family for their morning surf session. On the way over,…
Read MoreThe North Shore: The Eddie
6 a.m. text: “The contest is on.” The skies cleared up, it is beautiful again and today the final rounds of the Roxy Pro were held. I finished my work and made it out to Sunset Beach by 10. I missed the early rounds of the contest, but was there to see Sofia Mulanovich win.…
Read MoreThe North Shore: Pipe Dreams
In the name of time, and not enough of it, I’m going to share one “what it was like” moment each day, for the rest of the trip. (My daily Make-A-Wish moment, if you will.) Today, Wednesday, I spent the morning and early afternoon sitting in my room writing about football and tracking down players…
Read MoreThe North Shore: Three Little Words
My plane landed in Honolulu on Sunday and I had a revelation. The “three little words” women really want to hear: Welcome to Hawaii. I am on the North Shore of Oahu reporting a story on 15-year-old surfing phenom Carissa Moore. Carissa lives in Honolulu, on the other side of the island, and is competing…
Read MoreHeisman Healing
I thought I was going to cry. I only spent a few days with Dennis Dixon, yet watching him walk off the field with his father Thursday night was heartbreaking. Now, you certainly don’t need to meet Dennis Dixon to understand what a remarkable person he is (Notice I didn’t say player. That’s understood.), but…
Read MoreA Black-and-Gold Weekend
It’s been a few days since my trip to Pittsburgh, so I’m writing this entry post-trip. But I couldn’t let a weekend like that slip away without a posting. So, in the sake of saving time, here are 8 reasons I’m still thinking about Steel City … 8. They call it the City of Bridges…
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