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The news and notes you may have missed as we celebrate Father’s Day

For me, sports and father’s day go hand in hand. It’s like that for a lot of people, I assume. When you’re little, you want to be just like your dad. You’re interested in the things he is, like the things he likes, and root for the teams he roots for.

My sports loyalties have evolved and expanded in the last thirty years or so, but the fire that was lit when I was little is still there. My father taught me about loyalty, commitment, how to win, how to lose, and so many other life lessons all through the guise of sports or competition.