Romantic radical. Fearless dreamer. Saucy wanderer.
Kyle Whelliston was all of these things and so much more. Over the course of thirty-one years, he wrote 2,373 articles and essays for various online and print publications, as well as some books. As per his last will and testament, all 2,928,166 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.
The Boubacar 1/7/2008 (Transition Edition)
INDIANAPOLIS -- Making the transition from nonconference to conference season is always a little rough. Not that we're getting dragged into something we don't want to be dragged into -- they just require such different mindsets. For two months, it's all rah-rah beat the power conferences, and then it's back to focusing on one-seeds and four-seeds. It takes a few weeks to get used to the shock.
Game! Of! The! Night! Feb 26 - Iona at Manhattan
IUPUI had the hot 11-1 start and all the headlines (well, here anyway), crimping Oral Roberts' hopes of avenging their agonizing near-miss in last year's tourney. But on the last day of league play, ORU (18-11, 13-3) took advantage of an untimely IUPUI two-game skid, claimed a slice of the regular season championship, and clinched the tourney one-seed. Talk about "faith-based" basketball.
Face-to-face with some Demons
NATCHITOCHES, La. -- In an old rodeo hall in Louisiana's upper left-hand corner, Northwestern State assistant coach Mark Slessinger led the Demons through a Friday night preparation for a Saturday afternoon game. The team walked through several plays, then read the Texas State scouting reports aloud inside a tight circle of folding chairs. And then came the surprise guest.
Game! Of! The! Night! Dec 07 - Rider at Iona
The weather outside may be relatively frightful, but the March MAAC Madness in December is so delightful. Tonight in New Roc City, we'll see two of the favorites in the Metro Atlantic Conference duke it out in a rare early-season conference duel.
Death To The Traveler
Originally published February 16, 2013 on the Hundreds and Thousands blog, back when it was still possible to enjoy someone's creative work without any sort of emotional investment or interest in their personal life. Spoiler alert: The Traveler survived (and won).