A few weeks ago, this column had a chat with Robert Lipsyte, an American sportswriter of such eminence that ringing his house was like ringing 1-800-OLYMPUS and asking for Zeus himself.

Eamon Dunphy and George Hook kissing each other.

Concussion has become the elephant in the room with ice hockey, writes Michael Moynihan

Common sense takes week off — now that is a dealbreaker.

It being exactly two centuries since the birth of Charles Dickens tomorrow, you’ll forgive our leaning on the old master this morning.

Three of the sides playing in this weekend’s Waterford Crystal senior hurling quarter-finals have managers from one club, St Finbarr’s of Cork.

If both teams or participants are praying to God before a game or contest, and only one wins, doesn’t that prove that God is on one side but not on the other?

Stephen Ferris takes questions with a look of calm, if not outright satisfaction.

WHEN Bob Lipsyte was a kid in New York, he went to a total of two professional baseball games.

WHEN it comes to solidarity, it’s hard to beat intercounty managers.