It never ceases to amaze me how some people can’t see past the negative.  

    According to a story from the Associated Press on Tuesday, Texas officials have decided to once again cut back on the current program that tests high school athletes for steroids -- essentially trimming it by $250,000 from its previous $1 million price tag.

    There I was, crossing the finish line at my first 5K race. I caught my breath – barely I might add -- and turned to the timekeeper’s table to see my time.

    If there was one thing this year’s Major League Baseball Home Run Derby taught us, it’s that even the biggest of sluggers is not a guarantee – even in today’s world of pro baseball.

I have a completely different take on the Brett Favre situation and whether or not he should return.

Enter your introduction text here.The 2008 Major League Baseball Home Run Derby is slated for July 14, and I’ve already heard more complaints about how it’s not good for the players or the game than I’ve heard positive feedback.

Were these ESPN baseball analysts dropped on their heads as infants? Did a bunch of players go out this offseason and take a collective leap down a flight of stairs? If not, then someone needs to give everyone involved in these “foolish” debates a swift reality check in the rear end.

Pacman Jones will never play a single down for the Dallas Cowboys.

To all those people who are worried about where our local rivalry games will be played after this football season, all I can say is the right decision is sure to be made.
 

Word is quickly spreading around town that Texas Stadium may not be the host of our Mound Showdown and Battle of the Ax rivalry games after this season.

    Flower Mound Parks and Recreation officials are excited about their upcoming fall 2008 adult softball season – slated to begin the week of Sept. 14.

Like the 28 first-round home runs Josh Hamilton hit on Monday night, the 2008 Major League Baseball Home Run Derby was an out-of-the-park success.

It pops up unexpectedly sometimes. As a writer who has covered this area for just over 10 years now, I even catch myself daydreaming of games gone by or players and coaches I’ve met along the way.

Last week, my wife and I went over to the Shops at Highland Village.

Luckily for me, it wasn’t for shopping. Although my wife still found a way to sneak that in.

Ok, maybe I’m a little naïve.
 

With all this talk about steroid use at the high school level and threat of random testing in the not-so-distant future, I continually ask myself, “is this that big a problem?”