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I’ve had a lot taken or attempted to be taken from me in my life by others — my youth, my family, my mental well-being — but I never thought …

The Temptation of the Forbidden Danger! High Voltage! Keep Out! Everyone has seen these signs before, but no one in their right mind would ever want to go anywhere near …

“There’s more to life than success, and if you can try to be more well-rounded, you’ll be able to enjoy your success more. It won’t own you or control you.” …

Sharing is a key part of the human experience. We share joy. We share anger. We share sorrow. Most binding of all, we share experiences.  Music has been a massive …

Everyone has social situations or events that make them cringe to their absolute core. For anyone who is an introvert like me, there’s one annual event that we dread unlike …

When we are young, we have our whole lives ahead of us. Unlimited opportunities and endless freedom. My neighbor and good friend recently told me a story of when he …

I’ve spent the last 3 years steadfast in drawing comparisons between fantasy football and life. My goal has always been simple: help readers make the most out of everything they …

“There’s no limit to how complicated things can get, on account of one thing always leading to another.” ― E.B. White Being a sports fan is a complicated thing. If …

Hey, everybody. I am writing this column, my first of the in-season variety, as the late afternoon games kickoff on the first Sunday of the 2021 NFL Football season. The …

At this point, you’ve realized I’ve been a longtime racing fan, following the sport closely since I was a kid. What you may be surprised to know is that I …

Meeting new people. Ugh. Am I right? Meeting new people during a pandemic. Even more “ugh.” Am I right? I’m a big fan of living inside my own bubble and …

I’m not sure when it was exactly that I learned I was going to be an underdog. Perhaps when I was 16 years old standing in front of my house …

An Unexpected Party I spent the final weekend before NFL football in Oregon with my parents in-laws. My daughters, “The Sneaky Girls” were excited to have a long weekend with …

“If you do what you love, you’ll never work a day in your life” ― Marc Anthony Football season is almost here! It’s an exciting time for anyone who enjoys …

Don’t snicker. This title feels like it should be right next to a “Live, Laugh, Love” sign. But it’s what every fantasy football season is if you do it right …

I was never a fan of the old slasher movies when I was younger – movies like “Friday the 13th,” “A Nightmare on Elm Street” and “Halloween” – so I …

As the summer tides fade, a nostalgic feeling sweeps north along with the grey September skies that approach. School bells are echoed by Friday night marching bands in the evening …

I’ve been asked for marriage advice by many people within the fantasy football Twitter-sphere. I feel like it’s because my husband, Nate Polvogt, and I have made it work through …

Ask anyone who knows anything about NASCAR racing:  What’s the one track that combines prominence, honor and prestige with chaos, mayhem and bedlam? Daytona. Of course, Daytona starts off the …

“You have to take risks. We will only understand the miracle of life fully when we allow the unexpected to happen.” – Paulo Coelho Sometimes in life, you find inspiration …

“Are you going?” That’s been the big question from everyone for the last few months. It’s also been the easiest question in the world for me because the answer is …

This is a special edition of “First Tee to Last Call” written by Bo McBrayer, filling in for Conor Coughlin. “The best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry” …

Hey, everybody.  As Michael Scott put it so eloquently in Season 3, Episode 22 of “The Office”: “R-E-S-P-svee-T, find out what it means to me.” Of course, this was merely …

“What’s the most you ever lost on a coin toss?” One of the most intense coin flips you could ever watch is in the 2007 Coen Brothers film, “No Country …

The name of this column, “Through the Field,” has two separate meanings. On the racing side, it refers to the drivers racing and moving through the field of cars to …

Sharing is caring. We have all heard the saying. The benefits of sharing are fairly clear when you’re an adult. You may have a friend you loan a tool to …

The word “workout” rarely enters my vocabulary. I occasionally will take a stab at doing it but it never sticks. This is not because I’m lazy or unmotivated. Strictly speaking, …

You know, it’s funny. One minute I was a 21-year-old college student, just sitting alone in a worn-out bag chair on my deck, manifesting what would come next for me …

“It’s like déjà vu all over again.” A quote from baseball legend Yogi Berra that seems relevant to the next installment of “Building a Legacy.” Last month this column was …

The worst-kept secret in NASCAR was finally revealed last week as it was announced that 2012 Cup Series champion driver Brad Keselowski was leaving Team Penske, his home since 2010, …

On our journey from A to B in life, whatever that is for each of us specifically, it’s important to remember to enjoy the in-between. This is one of the …

So there I was, on my back and coming to. I wasn’t sure what hit me or even that I was in a fight. As I started to regain my …

I’ve been playing Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) through DraftKings (DK) for several years now and have a lot of fun doing it. I have also been playing fantasy football for …

“It takes a village to raise a child.” This saying has been on my mind the last few days. It is a very true statement. A child becomes a sum …

Traveling. There is a myriad of things that can happen when traveling. It’s how you deal with those things – good, or bad – that can change the outcome of …

Following the upcoming weekend of racing at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, the top NASCAR touring series will do something it often doesn’t do mid-season:  Take a break. The 2021 schedules …

AHHH! No! No! No! King. Conqueror. Underwear barbarian. Four-year-old Lennox sizes up his brother, Merek (almost 9), and decides the challenge is worth it. Lennox stomps over to his brother, …

Hey, everybody.  Sometimes we start at the end and end at the beginning. I am writing this paragraph last, at the very last minute in fact. I realized the irony …

As we all know, going out and having cocktails is one of my favorite pastimes. I don’t always shut the bar down. Not to say I haven’t seen the lights …

Heatwaves have gripped both U.S. coasts and many areas remain well above normal temperatures. Wildfires are burning across much of the west, marking a menacing annual tradition.  With all-time high …

July 2020 As the fireworks faded from a bizarre Independence Day, it was as if time stood still. For the first days in more than 5 years, I finally had …

If Saturday’s opening race of the Pocono double-header race weekend for the NASCAR Cup Series taught us one thing, it’s this: Nothing is over until it’s over. This fact hit …

From an early age, my father instilled in me the need to fight. Some of the lessons were worth retaining, but most were examples of how not to live your …

The Scott Fish Bowl (SFB) draft season is upon us. If you’ve never heard of the SFB like I hadn’t last summer, you may be asking, “What is the Scott …

Summer is in full swing and so is golf season! I’ve gotten about 20 rounds of golf in so far this year. I know that doesn’t sound like a lot, …

Editor’s Note: The following article contains statistics around sexual assault and abuse. If you would like to skip past to the fantasy football advice, click here. Please read the following. …

“The Snark Serial” is a snark-filled take on life from one of the team’s bitterest writers. Alexandria Mansfield will offer sarcastic remarks, seething reviews and snide satire to more digest …

Summer is upon us. While the official start of the season hasn’t quite passed on the calendar, all the traditionally great parts of summer have begun rolling. The hot weather, …

“Whatever form it takes, camping is earthy, soul-enriching and character building, and there can be few such satisfying moments as having your tent pitched and the smoke rising from your …

My Twitter journey started not long ago. I always thought the social media platform was useless and just a hub for the “rich and famous” to spout nonsense. But it …

Last weekend marked the first of a series of marriage preparation classes that my fiancee and I must attend in anticipation of our wedding in August. I didn’t know this …

College Finals Week, 2015 It’s December 2015, finals week at Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP). Pete Sirianni, a senior journalism major, finds himself at Wolfendale’s, aka Wolfie’s Dance & Night …

As a boy, I grew into a love of sports at a relatively young age. The youngest of three boys, I was always striving to keep up with my older …

Dear In-Between Media, Even writing this is the culmination of small victories. That is the single most crucial factor to recognize. To get to even your current place, you have …

Hey, everybody.  The first thing I think of when I hear the term “buddy system” is children holding hands on a school field trip, like the museum scene in “Ferris …

This past week I watched my son walk across the stage and graduate from high school. The journey was long, but it went by quickly. Maybe too quickly. I was …

I would never have guessed I’d be writing this sentence. Phil Mickelson is the 2021 PGA Championship winner! At 50-years-young, Mickelson is the oldest major champion in PGA history. Everything …

I was a freakin’ jerk. Also, I was exhausted.  About 19 years ago I lay awake in my room. The dull crimson glow of the LEDs strewn across my ceiling …

“The Snark Serial” is a snark-filled take on life from one of the team’s bitterest writers. Alexandria Mansfield will offer sarcastic remarks, seething reviews and snide satire to more digest …

It’s a great time to be a Hendrick Motorsports fan. Three of the four cars for the team have won this year, the fourth team won the championship last year …

“When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in. That’s what this storm’s all about.” – Haruki Murakami If we’re being honest with ourselves, …

Love chub. For anyone with a challenging metabolism, “love chub” is real. Love chub is the weight you gain when you get into a new relationship and you get comfortable …

I have been looking forward to this week for almost a year. My fiancee has a tendency to go overboard on gift-giving and this was supposed to be a bucket …

These words officially mark the beginning of the 50th installment of “Start, Sit & Seth,” the series that continues to combine feel-good anecdotes and life advice with redraft fantasy football advice. …

This weekend is NASCAR’s annual throwback weekend in Darlington, South Carolina, where teams, drivers and everyone else involved with the sport celebrates its long heritage and history.  Most teams run …

Hey, everybody.  The “scenic route” means different things to me. There is the more literal and intended meaning, an alternate route with more desirable scenery that likely takes more time …

Have you ever felt something in your life was just off? Maybe there is nothing truly wrong, but things just do not feel right all the time. Borrowing a quote …

I’ve been golfing most of my life. It’s the only hobby that has really stuck. You would assume that having played for over 30 years that I would be good. …

Let’s choose our own adventure! I used to love those books as a kid. I dreaded the first couple of pages and then decided to make a choice and move …

“The Snark Serial” is a snark-filled take on life from one of the team’s bitterest writers. Alexandria Mansfield will offer sarcastic remarks, seething reviews and snide satire to more digest …

For the first time in writing this column, I get to analyze a week where my favorite driver picked up a victory. Frequent readers of the column will have long …

“Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too can become great.” – Mark …

There it was. A white 1995 Chrysler LeBaron. It was beautiful with its crisp, white exterior and tan, leather interior. The convertible top was up, but I would quickly change …

My favorite week of the year has come to an end. First off, congratulations to Hideki Matsuyama on being the first Japanese male to win the Masters Tournament. What an …

The feeling when the Goodyears hit a familiar back road. That first taste of cold beer on a Friday night. A charismatic vibe created solely by the soft glow of …

Social media is still a complicated, unique and unbelievable tool. I don’t know if we’ll ever fully understand its true impact on society. And, just as you would see in …

Hey, everybody.  Here I am. My first offseason as a fantasy football analyst. Normally the months of February and March are my sports dead zone, as I am not that …

There is something magical about Opening Day of Major League Baseball (MLB). It’s usually about embracing the warmer weather, blue skies and sunshine. Opening day is a feeling of a …

This week I want to talk about shots. The alcoholic kind. Eventually the golf kind as well.  I found myself at the bar once again this past weekend having a …

Four big brown eyes were fixed on my every word. It was the quietest it had been in weeks in the middle of the playground – I was telling a …

“The Snark Serial” is a snark-filled take on life from one of the team’s bitterest writers. Alexandria Mansfield will offer sarcastic remarks, seething reviews and snide satire to more digest …

Something’s happening this coming weekend that hasn’t taken place since Richard Nixon was President, Elvis Presley visited him in the Oval Office, the first Monday Night Football took place and …

“Don’t get seduced by the next shiny thing, because you’ll get caught up chasing shiny things and that will keep you from addressing what you really need to accomplish.” – Joe …

Ah, springtime in Colorado. The corner has finally been turned, and Coloradans are looking ahead to temperatures gradually rising into the 60s and 70s. We finally get to break out …

Happy St. Patrick’s Day, everyone! This is hands down one of my favorite days to indulge in distilled spirits. Maybe it’s because my ancestry is entirely of Irish descent. Or …

A 22-year-old writer in Pennsylvania, working through the ghosts of his past by creating a media company that combines both life and fantasy sports advice. The south Florida valet driver …

If you caught the NASCAR Truck Series race this past Friday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, you may have noticed that many of the trucks looked very similar – that’s …

Hey everybody. Although it would not always have been the case, I am confident you will enjoy this column (foreshadowing). Behind the door of my sister’s bedroom, hiding. That is …

As March sneaks in and spring is peeking around the corner, we turn our attention to some of the fun activities the nice weather affords us. One of my favorite …

Something magical is happening in South Dakota tomorrow. Golf season has arrived! The courses will officially open and are ready for the rubber tires of golf carts, whizzing balls and …

Silence. My heart is aggressively hammering in my chest. One. Two. Thr– “Look at your kids. They are so cute and silly.” The voices of my co-workers save me. The …

“The Snark Serial” is a snark-filled take on life from one of the team’s bitterest writers. Alexandria Mansfield will offer sarcastic remarks, seething reviews and snide satire to more digest …

Sometimes, all you can do in life is just to sit back and refer to a prominent line in Samuel Beckett’s wildly absurd “tragicomedy” of a play, “Waiting for Godot,” …

“The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page.” – Saint Augustine of Hippo Life is nothing if not a series of experiences. Some …

Everyone loves getting packages. Especially surprise packages. My husband and I were in this situation in December 2020 when a little white package was delivered from Amazon via China. Unsure …

Yesterday marked the 25th anniversary of one of the greatest golf movies of all time – “Happy Gilmore.” Yes, “Happy Gilmore.” Firmly in my top-five favorite movies and definitely in …

Remember when we were kids, and grown-ups told us it was OK to be different, that it was good to be unique? What ever happened to that? Because it seems …

Once again, it’s the start of a new season. After a winter off, NASCAR returns to action at the world center of racing: Daytona International Speedway.  And while it’s the …

Hey, everybody. My name’s Scott, and I’m a recovering addict. I am also medicated for moderate+ anxiety. I realize this may seem like a strange way to kick off my …

I met my wife at a Colorado Rockies baseball game when we were in our 20s. I was going to the game with my Dad, brother and my Dad’s lifelong …