Fearless dreamer. Romantic radical. Hot pilgrim.
Kyle Whelliston was all of these things and so much more. Over the course of thirty-one years, he wrote 2,372 articles and essays for various online and print publications, as well as some books. As per his last will and testament, all 2,926,010 of his life's words have been collected here, in one place, for eternal posterity. Keep his flame alive. This is the Whelliston Memorial Library.
Ballyplicity
There's more than one Bally, and that's because we occasionally hold contests here and give away real-life versions of the cartoon buddy who goes everywhere with me on my travels. Like, for instance, our Hunan: Return Of The Phoenix movie treatment contest, which might be extended an extra day because the entries are so awesome, and we want more, more, more awesomeness.
Tourney Central 3-6-2009 (Day 4)
Bullet Points- Four-time Atlantic Sun champion Belmont barely escaped Mercer, and Big South top seed Radford fought off a strong challenge from No. 4 UNC Asheville in that league's semifinals.
Loyola Squared
St. Ignatius of Loyola, key figure in the Counter-Reformation of the Catholic Church, was all about hard work, dedication and discipline. In fact, he wrote the book on ‘em — “Spiritual Exercises,” penned back in the old-school 1500s.
Saint Louis
"There's really not a lot you can take away from games like these," said Majerus the following night, after his Billikens beat a rag-tag team from D-I reentry Houston Baptist by 35 points. Saint Louis' second game of the season was played in front of even fewer fans than the first.
Mount pays homage to a fallen friend
DAYTON, Ohio -- By defeating Coppin State in the NCAA opening-round game Tuesday night, Mount St. Mary's advanced to play North Carolina in Friday's first round. And as time ticked away, the 69-60 win secure, Mountaineers senior guard Chris Vann celebrated the victory by throwing the ball high into the gray darkness of the University of Dayton Arena rafters.