He previously worked as a columnist for the Louisville Courier-Journal,
The Washington Post, The National and the Atlanta
Journal-Constitution.
Recipient of the Curt Gowdy Award (awarded to members of the electronic
and print media for outstanding contributions to basketball) in
2000.
State Sportswriter of the Year 15 times (in three states). National
Sportswriter of the Year by the National Association of Sportswriters
and Sportscasters (1998).
Weekly columnist for The Sporting News since 1991.