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Some of you might have noticed a new article tag on Bleacher Report. It is called “Sports and STEM.”   Just what is it, when can it be applied, and why was it created?   What is “STEM”?   “STEM” is the National Science Foundation acronym for “Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.”   After Professor Giles (a.k.a. Damali Binta Yael) won POTD with her stunning article melding sports, math, and education, she proposed a most unusual and poignant idea: creation of a new B/R tab to be called “Sports and STEM.”   Professor Giles and I have already begun contacting people outside of the B/R world to get their support ...

Some of you might have noticed a new article tag on Bleacher Report. It is called “Sports and STEM.”   Just what is it, when can it be applied, and why was it created?   What is “STEM”?   “STEM” is the National Science Foundation acronym for “Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.”   After Professor Giles (a.k.a. Damali Binta Yael) won POTD with her stunning article melding sports, math, and education, she proposed a most unusual and poignant idea: creation of a new B/R tab to be called “Sports and STEM.”   Professor Giles and I have already begun contacting people outside of the B/R world to get their support ...

“Forgive? Sounds good. Forget? I’m not sure I could They say time heals everything But I’m still waiting”   How many of you recognize the opening words to The Dixie Chicks’ “Not Ready to Make Nice”?   Well, whether or not you’re familiar with the song, an awful lot of Bleacher Creatures probably echo the sentiment of the lyrics.   “I’m through with doubts There’s nothing left for me to figure out I’ve paid a price, and I’ll keep paying”   Some of us think we have “figured it all out.” It was a conspiracy, I tell you! We were led into an ambush by the Bleacher Report administration. Working in concert with ...

“Forgive? Sounds good. Forget? I’m not sure I could They say time heals everything But I’m still waiting”   How many of you recognize the opening words to The Dixie Chicks’ “Not Ready to Make Nice”?   Well, whether or not you’re familiar with the song, an awful lot of Bleacher Creatures probably echo the sentiment of the lyrics.   “I’m through with doubts There’s nothing left for me to figure out I’ve paid a price, and I’ll keep paying”   Some of us think we have “figured it all out.” It was a conspiracy, I tell you! We were led into an ambush by the Bleacher Report administration. Working in concert with ...

Bleacher Report has allowed me to meet some of the most unique individuals—and supremely talented writers—I have ever come across.   Young, old, male, female, American, International. . . the diversity is absolutely astounding.   There’s Rob York, way over in Korea, my favorite author and a native of Paris, TN, less than 90 miles from my own hometown. He does things with words that I can only dream of.   Mary Jo Buchanan, the Queen of NASCAR writers here in the Bleachers, and a gracious soul who befriended me almost from Day One. It’s like going to your favorite aunt’s house for cookies and ice ...

Bleacher Report has allowed me to meet some of the most unique individuals—and supremely talented writers—I have ever come across.   Young, old, male, female, American, International. . . the diversity is absolutely astounding.   There’s Rob York, way over in Korea, my favorite author and a native of Paris, TN, less than 90 miles from my own hometown. He does things with words that I can only dream of.   Mary Jo Buchanan, the Queen of NASCAR writers here in the Bleachers, and a gracious soul who befriended me almost from Day One. It’s like going to your favorite aunt’s house for cookies and ice ...

       Did you hear about the rose that grewfrom a crack in the concrete?Proving nature’s law is wrong itlearned to walk with out having feet.Funny it seems, but by keeping its dreams,it learned to breathe fresh air.Long live the rose that grew from concretewhen no one else ever cared.   -Tupac Shakur         On Thursday, June 18, 2009, I turned 40.   Now, some people would try to suppress information like that; but not me. It’s somewhat of a badge of honor for me to make it to 40, because I have been looking forward to it since I was 17 years old.   Why, you might ask?   The answer ...

       Did you hear about the rose that grewfrom a crack in the concrete?Proving nature’s law is wrong itlearned to walk with out having feet.Funny it seems, but by keeping its dreams,it learned to breathe fresh air.Long live the rose that grew from concretewhen no one else ever cared.   -Tupac Shakur         On Thursday, June 18, 2009, I turned 40.   Now, some people would try to suppress information like that; but not me. It’s somewhat of a badge of honor for me to make it to 40, because I have been looking forward to it since I was 17 years old.   Why, you might ask?   The answer ...