For sports fans, 2011 was an amazing, ridiculous and frustrating year. Choosing the top ten sports stories of the year was something like choosing the ten best tasting Christmas cookies my wife (and editor) baked over the holidays - there were a lot to choose from! But here, in no particular order, are my top ten local and national sports stories of 2011.
Will Goldbeck is a man who’s worn a lot of hats in his life. He has an incredible collection of sports-related baseball caps but that’s not what I’m referring to. When it comes to the local sports scene, Will has done it all -- often at the same time.
Do you love sports? A lot of people do. Yet, many couldn’t care less about sports, so I got to thinking about why we sports fans love sports so much. What is it about the world of sports and athletic competition that drives people to become so wrapped up in it?
