Wisdom is gained from covering sports in cold weather

Wisdom is gained from covering sports in cold weather

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toPROHigh heat, drop kicks, random observations and points that amuse are all part of the wide, wide world of sports at the community and national levels.Suddenly, I find myself thinking about Taylor Swift.It’s not because she’s engaged to Travis Kelce, the veteran tight end of my favorite-ish pro football team. And it’s not because I’m a “Swiftie,” the nickname given to her hardcore fans. It’s because a line from one of her songs popped in my head as I reflected on covering two soccer games – one this month, the other around 30 years ago.The song is “Anti-Hero,” one of a few songs from Swift’s catalog I enjoy. It opens with the lyric, “I have this thing where I get older but just never wiser.” Often, that lyric has resonated with me because I’ve often felt that I’ve become no great sage as I’ve journeyed from youth to middle age (soon to be old age). But in reflec...

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