By: Marin Dremock According to the Golf Channel, in past editions of the USGA’s Rules of Golf, the “Modified Rules for Players with Disabilities” had always been separate from the official Rules of Golf. These rules were placed under the Local Rules section, leaving it up to the committee of […]
Author: Marin Dremock
Weird Sport: A look into one of Gaelic Ireland’s most ancient sports: hurling
By: Marin Dremock While reading James Joyce’s Ulysses, I came across the mention of a sport that I’ve never heard of. It’s called hurling, and it’s Ireland’s oldest and fastest game. Hurling is a combination of field hockey, lacrosse and baseball, according to the website Experience Gaelic Games. It involves […]
Quoth The Raven: Edgar Allen Poe and the aesthetic of Halloween
By: Marin Dremock If one has ears to hear or eyes to see, let them hear or let them read, as I recite and write the spookiest opening stanza in American poetry. “Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary, / Over many a quaint and curious […]
Welcome to Bananaland: Savannah Bananas: baseball: Harlem Globetrotters: basketball
By: Marin Dremock If you use Tik Tok for any reason, let that reason be to discover the Savannah Bananas. The Savannah Bananas are a baseball team in the Coastal Plain League, a summer collegiate baseball league in the Southeastern U.S. The Bananas, based in Savannah, Ga., make baseball fun. […]
Head Games (Opinion): A comment on the NFL’s concussion protocols
By: Marin Dremock On Sunday, Sept. 25, Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa took a hard hit by Buffalo Bills linebacker Matt Milano. According to the NFL, the Dolphins announced it as a head injury, and Tagovaiola left the game. He was observed stumbling and struggling to regain his balance as […]
A Day at the Fair
By: Marin Dremock One of my favorite fall activities takes place in the early months of autumn. It’s a local fair that everyone in my area of Pennsylvania flocks to attend. The Bloomsburg Fair is the biggest fall event of the year. From food vendors like the Benton Cider Mill, […]
The Devil of Hell’s Kitchen: A review of Marvel’s TV show, “Daredevil.:
By: Marin Dremock Don’t be mad. I’m reviewing two-thirds of a Marvel TV show. But this isn’t any basic Marvel TV show, and it most definitely isn’t a current multiverse installation. I’m reviewing and strongly recommending “Daredevil,” an unconventional Marvel show that ran from 2015–2018. The show follows Matt Murdock, […]
Unplayable: A college golfer’s take on the spring golf season in the Northeast
By: Marin Dremock On Saturday, March 26, 2022, I played in a collegiate golf tournament at Golden Oaks Golf Club in Fleetwood, Pa. Naturally, it’s March in Pennsylvania, so the weather was bound to be unpredictable. But what I and the other players in the field witnessed that day was […]
Player and Coach: An interview with Eastern Men’s Soccer assistant coach and West Chester United captain Luca Mellor
By: Marin Dremock Huddersfield, England, c. 1998. 18-month-old Luca Mellor toddles around with a soccer ball at his feet. St. David’s, Pa., c. 2022. Adult Luca Mellor is the assistant coach of Eastern University Men’s Soccer. “It’s all I’ve ever known, really,” Mellor said. “Any opportunities that I’ve had have […]
Golf’s Greatest Showdown:
How the PGA and LIV saga is changing the world of professional golf By: Marin Dremock Every week, there seems to be news of yet another PGA Tour golfer defecting to LIV Golf. If you don’t follow golf, these terms may mean nothing to you. However, if you are a […]