Jake Fischer

When a mom opens a Mother's Day card from her child on the annual holiday, she usually gets a typical message like "Thanks for being the best mom ever!" scribbled on the card. This is most likely a true and heartfelt message from the child, but it might not be...

A common struggle many teenagers face is the fight for acceptance from their peers. Kids today are more concerned with how others view them than how they view themselves individually. In sports, many athletes are constantly trying to portray a seemingly flawless "image" to the media and public eye, and...

The moment the Green Bay Packers lost to the Chiefs and ended their run for an undefeated season a few weeks ago, the 2011 NFL season was immediately named "The Season of Tebow."

For those who don't know, Timothy Richard Tebow is the starting quarterback for the Denver Broncos...

Before July 2010, LeBron James was a hero, a savior, a beloved figure and a role model for kids growing up in broken homes or struggling to mature without a father in their lives. But after a parade of self-composed events, starting with the one hour-long ESPN special, The Decision,...

Turmoil. Sadness. Anger. Confusion. Many emotions and opinions permeated across the Penn State campus throughout the entire past weekend. Every media network nationwide covered the scandal. Hundreds of student supporters mobbed the lawn and street in front of Joe Paterno's house. University staff members were fired and former Penn State...

Within every competitive atmosphere exists a group of people who remain uninterested in that environment until a very interesting moment or event occurs. In the sporting world, the typically disinterested person who suddenly develops a "burning passion" for a team or player is more commonly known as a "fair-weather fan"...

As the 2011 Major League Baseball season began and the weather heated up, the sports world prepared for lockouts in two of the major four professional sports for the first time... ever. And, for fans that are oblivious to the financial aspect of professional sports, or can only comprehend that...