Tomorrow, a podcast series created by my brother Andy takes flight. It's an in-depth and fresh look at the origin story and enduring impact of the late, great Mark "The Bird" Fidrych.

On Pi Day, a look at this irrational number + a pair of United Center outings this week, a heads-up about my daughter's new Substack & unpacking Bam Adebayo’s 83-point game, second-most in NBA history

So many names and numbers at my fingertips...but so few I’m actually in touch with. What to do next? Plus: luck's role in foiling would-be Presidential assassinations and a return to Wrigley Field.

“Billy Joel: And So It Goes” is a timely reintroduction to this musical great.

...even better than I know myself sometimes. Plus: the Texas floods against the backdrop of "Washed Away" and a mid-year report on the state of The Inside Edge.

This week, our nation's 249th birthday was marred by political cruelty and cowardice. How to respond? Our 32nd President's example is a guiding light toward becoming better, not bitter.

It's high time that medical professionals drop their `our schedule is so jammed up' posturing. Plus: rueful ruminations on last week's `impactful' lapse.

A sign of the times -- through the tale of one defiantly ignored sign. Plus: a T-shirt that I spotted this week sent me down an historical rabbit hole.

As the world frays at the edges, there’s comfort in skipped endings, shared ice cream scoops and a weekly grocery store ritual with my brother.

In the wake of actor Gene Hackman’s death, reflections on a non-profit group helping to preserve the memory of the movie in which he played one of his best roles.

In 1999, a Salon magazine feature profiled an emerging entrepreneur hardly anybody had heard of. Reading it today is like looking at Elon Musk's DOGE playbook.

As a basketball referee, my approach is colored by my playing, coaching and rooting histories. Today marked a new, sobering milestone.

For too long, I let Donald Trump's false, harsh rhetoric sour my response to immigrants. Finally, on a bone-chilling day, I came face-to-face with a mother, her infant--and my own heartlessness.