The next month will be a Pat Hill debate in this town. There's no way around that.
Trish Mathews has seen her son do so many incredible things, she is almost numb to his greatness.
RENO, Nev. -- They fire a cannon after scores at Nevada football games, and there is no truth to the rumor that there were delays Saturday while they went to get more gunpowder.
As a youngster, the Bulldogs' weakest link never really cared that much about defense.
I don't know exactly what it is about marathons that makes them so popular right now. Everything seems to go in cycles, including sports, and marathons are hot.
It is the only sport, as far as I can tell, where you can swipe your credit card and face an Olympic champion.
His nickname is unique.
Their best story begins on a golf course, as so many of the best stories do.
The first halftime speech was given by Pat Hill, so it started at the top.
The phone rang at Bert and Sue Holt's apartment in Visalia. This was Sunday.
It's amazing how much the little things matter.
On the list of things that refuse to go away -- white sunglasses, karaoke, Jesse Jackson, the band Kiss, the person in front of you at the post office with 14 packages and insurance aspirations for each -- Pat Hill has to be in there somewhere.
It will be painful, but let's try to make it through this together.
Ryan Mathews just keeps saying, "You know what I mean."
At some point, a lot of buddies have that talk, a moment of inspiration when one says to the other, "Wouldn't it be great to get an RV and just drive around the country going to football games? We should do that."
Not everything went perfectly, but you've got to expect that.
When Ron Anderson talks to his mother on the phone, she sometimes can't believe his voice. "You speak strange," she says.
James Wooten stood in the middle of the horse stalls, sipping on a Gatorade that smelled like something the good folks at Gatorade never officially intended, talking loudly to no one in particular.
Take a seat. Rob Hastie is talking.
What Chris Carter was doing that game wasn't fair. He was simply too fast and too strong. Wisconsin quarterback Scott Tolzien must still be flinching at shadows and sounds, turning to see if Carter is coming.
After four games, it is unclear whether Ryan Colburn is the best quarterback at Fresno State.
Students were kicked out of Bulldog Stadium Friday for holding up political signs. This, mind you, at a university desperate to put people in the stands, and a football game that included a military flyover and an on-field 9/11 tribute.
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