Intrepid originator. Vivacious traveler. 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.
Growing pains hit Nevada
RENO, Nev. -- Capping a 14-5 run that closed a seven-point first-half deficit against Boise State on Saturday night, Nevada freshman guard Armon Johnson slashed lengthwise into the lane, then delivered a swooping, running layup that barely eluded the halftime buzzer.
2006 Championship Week, Day 7 - Atlantic 10 Quarterfinals
I am haunted by you everywhere: in the sleepy New England state-school college towns of Massachusetts and Rhode Island, and also in the buzzing latticeworks of New York City and Washington. You seem as much the drawling and booming New South (Charlotte, Richmond) as you are of the dying and decaying Rust Belt (Dayton, Xavier).
"Star Power"
Last year, around this time, we talked about the need for The Document, a comprehensive encapsulation of current glory that could be properly referenced and recalled later. It's one thing to offer a rote retelling of events, but it's more important and more difficult to be able to remember how it felt.
MM POYs
We’re sick to death of J.J. this and Adam that, and we’re not going to take it anymore. It’s not even conference season yet and a Lake Ontario of ink has already spilled about college basketball’s power couple. It’s about time someone did something about it, and I guess I’ll volunteer.
Southern Illinois win makes it 'Mean 16'
![]()But there's nothing sugary or pretty about the way Southern Illinois plays ball. The regular-season champions of the Missouri Valley play at one of the nation's slowest, nastiest paces and own the nation's third-stingiest team points-allowed average at 56.3.