A GRIP ON SPORTS • Lots of columnists like to begin with something to the effect they are opening a notebook. And dumping its contents onto the page. Cute. But ineffective in our case. We haven’t used a reporter’s notebook since before the pandemic. And saying we’re about to share the contents of a legal pad just doesn’t have the same gravitas to it. Though the way the business of college athletics has evolved this decade, maybe it’s a lot more appropriate. Either way, we’re sharing notes this morning.
A Grip on Sports: Notes from a legal pad doesn't sound as exciting as, say, notes on a scorecard but it's what we have today - Thu, 01 Oct 2026 PST
