Change agent. Staunch iconoclast. Spunky boffin.
Kyle Whelliston was all of these things and so much more. Over the course of thirty-one years, he wrote 2,368 articles and essays for various online and print publications, as well as some books. As per his last will and testament, all 2,919,823 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.
Flight 128 · CID to IND
It was a dream, one full of tangible sights and sounds and smells and emotional autonomy. It was the type of dream that seems so lucid and real that the first few minutes in bed afterwards simply don't. The Crowne Plaza Indianapolis Airport was burning down, and I was running towards it.
Assistant Sports Information Director for a Night
Sports information is like electricity or water. When the power's on and everything's flowing regularly, nobody notices. Everybody takes these things for granted. But whenever anything goes wrong, people act like it's the end of the world. And they usually are perfect, spending their days in perfect anonymity.
A Brief History of the Number 100
It was a special number once, an emotional milestone, an achievement of a lifetime. Four years ago in this space, I attended exactly one hundred college basketball games in a single season and wrote something faintly humorous about each one. It was a journey that culminated in a loss. Because it always ends in a loss, that's just the way it works.
Game! Of! The! Night! 1/14/2008 - Morgan State at Norfolk State
Just another MEAC Monday. There are four remaining 2-0 teams in the conference, and two of them will be on display for your enjoyment if you're a member of the tight-knit family of ESPNU subscribers. It's good to see these conferences get a showcase, and more importantly some respect.
Winthrop
From playgrounds to the pros, basketball is a game of buildup, the accumulation of statistics and the thrill of accrual. But Randy Peele is a lot more into denial.