If the Minnesota Vikings don't care whether Favre attended training camp, or offseason workouts, why should anyone else?

My great aunt was my mentor and started taking me fishing at farm ponds near Raleigh, N.C., when I was a small boy. She was an unbelievable fisherman.

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Bill Taylor was little known in the bowling industry, yet he was an inventor, coach, author, visionary, guru and prophet.

Congratulations to the Philadelphia Eagles for having enough, well, you know, to sign quarterback Michael Vick.

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When the water finally clears in late summer, smallmouth bass take advantage by feeding on a myriad of juicy creatures found on or near the surface.

Unlike Johnny Cash, who shot a man in Reno just to watch him die, five area women bowlers didn't shoot a man in Reno but still shot the lights out inside the National Bowling Stadium in Reno, Nev., which just happens to be the grandest bowling venue in America.

Florida dominated balloting in the USA Today coaches’ preseason poll, one of five Southeastern Conference teams in the top 13.

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Sporting clays courses offer simulated shooting as you would find it in on a real hunt. For doves, there are usually overhead shots, criss-crossing shots and straight away targets that help you get in the swing of things.

It should come as no surprise to bowlers in Prince William County that there are fewer bowling leagues today than there were just 10 years ago. Indeed, the number of leagues in states across America has been shrinking for the last 25 years; Virginia is no exception.

After Brett Favre teased the Minnesota Vikings, the team should turn to plan B—namely, Michael Vick.

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Can it possibly be that dove season opens in less than five weeks? Sounds impossible, but it's true. On Saturday, Sept. 5, the 2009-10 hunting season gets underway.

Despite the different oil patterns in existence today, the United States Bowling Congress (USBC) has decided the bowling world needs still more variations of oiling the lanes.

Major League Baseball history was made once again Thursday as Chicago White Sox pitcher Mark Buehrle hurled the league's 18th perfect game, beating the Tampa Bay Rays 5-0.

I didn’t particularly care to be working the shoreline with buzz baits or drifting live shad at one in the morning. But there was something I did want to try: setting a trot line.

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If you watched the PBA Women's Series Show-down on ESPN in April, you would have seen a new scoring system that looked interesting enough to catch on.

Orioles need to make a change

You don’t have to hike deep into a secluded forest to learn about wildlife.

Almost all league bowlers in Prince William County are familiar with a so-called lack of integrity among a small percentage of bowlers. When we talk about integrity in bowling, we are thinking about such things as values, ethics, trustworthiness, honesty and honor. It can be said that integ-rity indicates a commitment to doing what is right and fair.

Did you hear about the possible new world record largemouth bass that was caught in Japan? That's right, Japan.

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“Have you,” she asked, “ever been punched in the mouth for being disrespectful to other people’s alliances?”

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It's time for my annual "Leave 'Em Alone" column—meaning if you find a fawn, a baby rabbit or most any type of young wildlife, walk away and let nature take its course.

Bowlers in Prince William County have always been supportive of others by participating in charities such as Bowlers to Veterans Link through which bowlers contribute to the support of hospitalized veterans. Rarely are bowlers asked to contribute to the support of one single individual.

You never know how good you have it until it's gone.