The Sporting Life

Scratch that

I think I'm going to stop posting here at The Sporting Life and begin a new blog.

From the start, I meant for this spot on the Web to be more of a journal of thoughts and observations of someone who happens to spend a lot of time watching sports. As a result of that fact, along with the name I chose, I got labeled a "sports blogger." That was never my intention. I even somehow got picked up by SI on Campus and collegefootballnews.com as an "Auburn sports blogger."

So I'm going to start anew. The archives here will remain, but I'm pretty certain this will be my last posting at The Sporting Life. Stay tuned.

Remembering The Rifleman

Chuck Person and his younger brother, Wesley, will be honored in a jersey-retiring ceremony when Auburn takes on LSU tomorrow night at Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum.

Despite playing prior to the era of the three-pointer, Chuck is Auburn's all-time leading scorer and helped carry the Tigers to their only appearance in the Elite Eight of the NCAA Basketball Tournament in 1986. Auburn's first trip to the Sweet Sixteen had occurred the previous year when Person and the Tigers lost to North Carolina.

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Changes afoot

I've decided to follow my friend Ben's lead and split my content into two blogs. This one will remain devoted to sports — focusing primarily on Auburn athletics. I hope to have the other, personal one up and running before the end of Presidents Day weekend.