Two of the best players in college basketball just so happen to play for two conferences that don’t exactly get a lot of respect. Doug McDermott and Kelly Olynyk are both playing unbelievable basketball right now and are huge reasons why their schools will be dancing during March Madness. They are both much-heralded scorers and [...]

If you’re a true college football fan, there’s nothing like a great match-up between two tough teams to really get you going. If you’ve paid attention to college football much in the last few years, you’ve probably noticed that one conference has pretty much dominated the scene for some time: the SEC. The Southeastern Conference has been [...]

When: September 21st, 2012 What: Northwestern University Women’s Soccer game vs. Penn State University Where: Lakeside Field, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL Why: After a team hazing scandal rocked the Wildcats’ women’s soccer team back in 2006, the program has regrouped to become competitive again in the Big Ten Conference. Illinois itself is one of the [...]

Verbose as we are, there is no way we can spend the next year constantly yelling talking to each other. Terrible as it may sound to the ears of an outsider, singing as loudly as possible is a frequent occurrence in The Highland Flinger (THF). We will make a playlist of what we’re slappin’ the air bass [...]

When: August 17th-25th, 2012 What: New Haven Open at Yale Where: Connecticut Tennis Center at Yale University, New Haven, CT Why: The New Haven Open at Yale is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. A Premier tournament on the WTA Tour, it is the last American tournament before the fourth and last Grand [...]

Does your beach have smaller waves that are not quite suitable for surfing? No need for despair, it’s just time for a smaller board, then. That’s especially the case for the the Delaware coast, where waves are typically between 2-4 feet and where skimboarding reigns supreme. What is skimboarding?  A skimboard looks like a surfboard, just [...]

When: August 16th-26th, 2012 What: The 2012 Little League World Series Where: Howard J. Lamade Stadium, South Williamsport, PA Why: Each year, teams from eight US regions and eight International regions come to the middle of Pennsylvania to play in two separate double elimination tournaments. After the US and International champions are crowned, the winners [...]

When: Saturday August 18th, 2012 What: Twilight Polo at Great Meadow Where: Great Meadow, The Plains, VA Why: Great Meadow, host to the Virginia Gold Cup steeplechase races, is a world class international polo field. During the summer more than 20,000 fans gather at Great Meadow to watch the Twilight Polo program with two matches every [...]

Verbose as we are, there is no way we can spend the next year constantly yelling talking to each other. Terrible as it may sound to the ears of an outsider, singing as loudly as possible is a frequent occurrence in The Highland Flinger (THF). We will make a playlist of what we’re slappin’ the air bass [...]

Sometimes bigger really is better. In the case of fishing at the White Marlin Open, bigger means a better payday. 253 boats set out in the Atlantic Ocean over 4 days with dreams of catching fish much larger than your average “thiiiiiis big” anecdote. Anglers cast their lines into the deep blue sea looking to [...]