A few days ago, I wrapped up "Nebrasketball", written by Scott Winter, who was nice enough to send me a copy."Nebrasketball" tells the story of former Southwest Minnesota State coach and current Nebraska basketball coach Tim Miles.For those of you who don't know, current SMSU men's basketball ...

I struggled, really, trying to figure out how to start this column. Columns- taking personal experiences and making them matter to each and every one of you- were Nick's thing.Lots of things were his thing." Were" may actually be the wrong tense because he hasn't lost any of those skills.Monday ...

Just about 15 months ago, life wasn't going great for me. I was living in Somerville, Massachusetts, in a townhouse that smelled like cat urine. I split up with my girlfriend. One of my roommates was skipping out on rent and I was told that I'd need a root canal.Fast forward to to Thursday ...

When I was a senior in high school, I tried out for the role of Lt. Joe Cable in my school's production of "South Pacific." I thought I nailed the audition. I had worked hard in the offseason, joining choir and taking voice lessons. I wanted that part so bad. I thought I deserved it.I did get ...

A few weeks ago, I was collecting interviews from Southwest Minnesota State University Mustang volleyball players for a season preview. While I was speaking with head coach Terry Culhane, assistant coach Paul Soupir walked into the PE gym with two big gulp-sized soft drinks for himself and ...

The latest internet outrage cycle, inspired by Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker James Harrison taking aways his sons' participation trophies, is the stupidest viral discussion since we all tried to guess the color of the dress.Harrison can parent however he wants, but he's pretending to be ...

As the NFL season approaches, Pittsburgh Steelers' linebacker James Harrison gave us a refreshing NFL headline that let us escape the black hole that is Deflategate.He recently took away participation trophies from his 8- and 6-year old sons and told them that they can "earn" real ones.Keep in ...

FIRST TEAM: Explosive, smart, versatileBy Jenny KirkAlong with Player of the Year Taylor Reiss - a 2015 Miss Basketball finalist who led the Minneota Vikings to a Class A third-place finish at the state basketball tournament - Dawson-Boyd's Justine Lee, Marshall's Sarah Buysse and Morgan ...

If you have not been down to Mustang Field to see a Southwest Minnesota State Mustangs softball game, you're missing out on the most of joyful part of the spring sports season: the cheers of the Mustang softball team.The chants get stuck in your head, make you smile and help you forget that ...

MCC moves to 2-0 after 6-5 win over SW UnitedMurray County Central stole eight bases, and Mitchell Woldt and Kellen Johnson struck out a combined nine batters as the Rebels improved to 2-0 on the season with a 6-5 Red Rock Conference win over Southwest United on Tuesday.Woldt pitched 3 1/3 ...

Hello Mustang fans!On Tuesday night, the Mustang Booster Club (MBC) hosted a Membership Drive Social at the Schwan Regional Event Center where new and current members gathered information and sign up for the 2014-15 athletic season.Former SMSU men's basketball player, Marshall resident and MBC ...

Hello Mustang Fans!Finals week at Southwest Minnesota State is next week.The SMSU softball and women's golf teams concluded their seasons last weekend. The Mustang baseball team and women's and men's track and field teams are in the final week of regular season competition.It is hard to believe ...

New NBA Commissioner Adam Silver handled his first league-wide scandal Tuesday by giving us an emphatic answer.Silver suspended Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling for life from the franchise, as well as, any other NBA-related activities for making racist comments to his girlfriend about ...

Hello Mustang Fans!The spring semester is winding down, and we are two weeks away from finals on the campus of Southwest Minnesota State University.The women's tennis team has concluded its spring season with baseball, softball and track and field just two weeks away from Northern Sun ...

Hello Mustang Fans!On Monday, Southwest Minnesota State University and Marshall Public Schools broke ground on the Marshall Regional Track and Field Complex. There was a great showing of university, school district and community support at the groundbreaking ceremony.I want to thank everyone ...

Hello Mustang Fans!This week, the Southwest Minnesota State University Department of Athletics and sponsors, Aramark, Hy-Vee and Pepsi, are excited to announce a new way for fans to interact with the Mustangs on their mobile devices.The new Mustang app, which is now available for download, will ...

Hello Mustang Fans!The NCAA, along with the T.E.A.M. Coalition and the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference, has announced the winning schools in the second annual "It's a Slam Dunk, Don't Drive Drunk" campaign.Southwest Minnesota State University collected the most pledges overall for the ...

Hello Mustang Fans!Congratulations to Southwest Minnesota State University wrestling head coach Jesse Nelson, who was named the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Coach of the Year by his peers for leading the Mustangs to a 6-2 league record this season.The six NSIC wins are the most in ...

If this were the World Cup, the Midwest Region would be the death group. This is by far the toughest region in the tournament and that's why I think they put Wichita State in this group.It's the college basketball gods teaming up with the selection committee saying, "Okay Shockers, you went ...

MARSHALL -As the opening tip off draws near, I hope some of you have at least gotten started with filling out your brackets.This one of my favorite times of year.There is so much hype in the air. As a sportswriter, seeing certain teams and players grow up in front of our television screens is ...