Nimble mastermind. Intrepid originator. Spunky boffin.
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.
Dribblings 12/1/2004 (Radio Edition)
Winthrop 60, Providence 54 (story) - The once-mighty Eagles of the Big South are rebuilding (only one upperclassman on the roster) but put in a respectable performance at the Paradise Jam, beating Troy State and Austin Peay after being thrashed by Arkansas. The Friars gift-wrapped this one, going cold from the floor (19% in the second half) and letting Winthrop rally from a 16 point deficit.
Game! Of! The! Night! Jan 7 - UMPFN at St. Mary's
Trap game! On Jan. 7, 2005, St. Mary's blitzed the Unnamed Major Program 89-81, and stole many of the RPI points they needed to sneak in as a tournament at-large. SMC would go on to lose in the WCC title game - their resumé is slightly worse this year, due to a four-game losing skid to high-RPI teams back in early December.
Game! Of! The! Night! 11/25/2008 - Mount St. Mary's at George Mason
There's plenty of hot mid-on-mid action tonight. There's our game, for example, out in Bucknell as the Bison host Old Dominion, at which we'll all party like it's 2005. The best excuse for a city game in Boston takes place between Boston University and Northeastern -- lots of red and black there, so watch out who you're heckling. So our G!O!T!N! cameras are off to GMU.
The Book Report 2025
My top New Year’s resolution for 2025 was to upgrade my reading from one book every week to 100 per annum. By mid-February, I finally realized what a terrible idea that is. Reading a book takes less than one-one-hundredth the time it takes to write one, but the laser focus required makes both activities equally antisocial.
Bubble Friction
Back in the ESPN years, I had a stock reply. "Sure! The team's playing real well, and they'll get the recognition they deserve, I'm sure." There was never any lie in that, and it was exactly what people wanted to hear. My role in that transaction was to make people feel good about themselves, not to be controversial.