Much Ado About Butker; Paye Mines Transfer Portal
Kansas City Chiefs placekicker Harrison Butker ignited a firestorm last week with his commencement speech at Benedictine College, a tiny...
Gary Cavalli
May 20, 2024
Coming to Terms with 75
I turned 75 on Saturday. That sounds very old to me. In the last year or two, so many famous contemporaries of mine have passed away....
Gary Cavalli
May 13, 2024
The Athletic Industrial Complex; Group of 5 Folly; Saban Speaks
Back when I worked in the Stanford athletic department, things were pretty simple. We had a Sports Information Director, with an...
Gary Cavalli
May 6, 2024
Pac-12's Draft Dominance; First Round QB Busts; Reggie Gets His Heisman Back; Transfers Shake Stanford; New T-Shirt
The Pac-12 Conference, which expired as a football entity a few months ago, came up big in the NFL Draft last week. Six former Pac-12...
Gary Cavalli
Apr 29, 2024
Are the Warriors "Done?" The Caitlin Effect
In the Warriors' locker room after they were embarrassed by the Sacramento Kings in last week's play-in game, the face of the franchise,...
Gary Cavalli
Apr 22, 2024
Reflections on O.J.
Like most people, I can remember exactly where I was when the O.J. Simpson verdict came down. The murder trial of the famous football...
Gary Cavalli
Apr 15, 2024
Tara's Humble, Graceful Exit
One of the things I've admired most about Tara VanDerveer is her humility. So perhaps it wasn't surprising that she announced her...
Gary Cavalli
Apr 11, 2024
A's Slither Off to Sacramento; The Women's Basketball Boom
The latest chapter in the sad saga of owner John Fisher's destruction of the Oakland A's baseball franchise was written last Thursday,...
Gary Cavalli
Apr 8, 2024
Women Steal NCAA Spotlight; NC State Surprises; Stanford Women Slip; Kyle Smith Impresses
This year's NCAA Tournament is the most-watched women's basketball tourney of all time, in terms of both game attendance and TV...
Gary Cavalli
Apr 1, 2024
Stanford Women Advance, Get Lessons in Chemistry; Upsets Abound; Stanford Transfers Shine; CFP Split; Giant Moves
Last night's Stanford-Iowa State women's basketball game was an instant classic. The Cardinal won it in overtime, 87-81, advancing to the...
Gary Cavalli
Mar 25, 2024
