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The Tipoff, Past year reaffirms that USBWA is willing to fight the fight

So this has been fun.

No, seriously, it has. Maybe that's because we haven't gotten to the Final Four yet ...

The Tipoff, Remembering Bryan Burwell with his stories

As it usually goes in our business, where one press box and media room blends in with the next, I can't say I remember the exact moment I met Bryan Burwell.

I recall encountering him once, back when the Eagles played at the Vet. To make the on-air atmosphere more authentic, the radio folks insisted on taking out the windows, so we are all freezing and kvetching about it.

The Tipoff, Being all a-Twitter has its perks – and problems

Let me preface this by saying I like Twitter.

I like how I can find links to stories that I might otherwise miss.

I like how I can follow breaking news easily.

The Tipoff, Another challenging year can still be fun, productive

When Kirk Wessler passed the pseudo gavel to me at our annual awards breakfast, I'll admit I thought about hitting myself on the head with it.