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Former American Press sportswriter Carl Dubois blogs about the games people play, in and out of sports, and the people you meet between and outside the lines.

Carl is an award-winning reporter and columnist based in Baton Rouge. He is associate editor of Tiger Rag magazine.

Do you, or don’t you?

BATON ROUGE — So, you’re on the phone with someone, and that person is giving you a phone number. Maybe it’s the person’s cell number, or the number of a friend.
Maybe it’s the What Kind of Hair Day is Mel Kiper Jr. Having hotline. Maybe it’s the number to hear the weather in Grady, South [...]

He-he-he … no, really, Lee’s a she

BATON ROUGE — I’m tardy in posting this, so I apologize. I can’t even remember what reminded me of it, but that’s not important.
Recently I heard someone of note in the public eye doing a rundown on the radio of some interesting facts about the University of Alabama. The person listed a few famous alumni, [...]

Back on the beat

BATON ROUGE — Fourteen months after leaving the world of daily newspaper work to free-lance and pursue other options, I’m back on a regular schedule. This week I became associate editor of Tiger Rag, a magazine (with companion Web site) that covers LSU sports.
I don’t plan to stop visiting with you here occasionally. Hope you [...]

Moon in a light blue sky

That was my reward for leaving the house early yesterday: a breathtaking view of the moon fairly high in an already blue morning sky.
I wish I had the photographic skills to be able to show it to you. Maybe if you’re up early today, we’ll both get to see a new one.

It’s about time

BATON ROUGE — Were you early for church today? Does something just not seem right?
Check the time on your cell phone and compare it with the time on watches, computers, car radios and such. Chances are, the early time is the correct one.
Standard time returned at 2 a.m.
Fall back, remember?
If you have a notion to [...]