You should always aim as high as possible. There’s no time for anything less.
HALL OF FAME THOUGHTS ONLY
Trust The Grind is Headed to Sports Publishing
I’m following in Bob Feller’s footsteps. Not to Cooperstown, where the legendary Cleveland pitcher is immortalized in baseball heaven, but to Sports Publishing, a prominent imprint under Skyhorse Publishing.
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Top 5 Jerseys Worn by Trust The Grind Athletes
The following list is subjective, as the value of an eye-popping jersey lies in the eyes of the beholder. Some who judge sports threads prize simplicity, while others treasure vibrancy. To certain jersey jurists, a team’s alternate uniform reigns supreme over their home and away options, as the less usage, the stronger its appeal. Those who cherish history when evaluating this subject would argue against the seasonal selection, claiming that no one-off or periodic jersey can compete with a team’s traditional home uni.
My goal with this list is to cater to all crowds. So here it is, the top 5 jerseys worn by athletes featured in my debut book, Trust The Grind.
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SportingKid Live Feature
In my younger days, one of my favorite publications to grab ahold of and scan with great interest was Sports Illustrated Kids (SI Kids). A spin-off of its elder, Sports Illustrated, SI Kids was a magazine chock-full of sports content for the next generation of physical competition enthusiasts. Every other month, subscribers would receive a fresh magazine that featured great stories, a set of flimsy trading cards, and a flashy two-sided poster with a different athlete represented on each side.
Trust The Grind in the Classroom
In a room home to several picture frames that shelter key memories from my life, one hanging mount now sticks out among the rest.
The Greatest Sports Card Collection of UMass Alums
Below is the greatest sports card collection of UMass alums who reached MLB, NFL, NBA, or NHL. Along with a personal snapshot, I’ve included a ‘Fun Fact’ for each athlete.
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QUEENS GET THE MONEY
This is not a blog.
The purpose of this piece is to manifest a particular outcome. Though I’m still ironing out the details of the desire, the broad vision is to collaborate on a creative project with Nas and/or Havoc of Mobb Deep. My appreciation for these artists from Queens, NY stems from their astounding output in the hip hop space, as their work has inspired me beyond measure.
Read, Watch, and Listen
To lead an admirable life, one shall seek out reasons to be appreciative for the splendor that exists in unison with the present. By hunting for causes that generate feelings of gratitude from within, one is able to perceive the space in the proper mindset, which is the ultimate goal for all in the flesh. Regardless of what’s playing out in someone’s reality, all moments spent feeling indebted to the universe are moments well-spent.
Goliath vs. Goliath in the Fall Classic (1995 World Series)
Though hellacious turmoil caused from the nightmarish strike of ’94 led to an abbreviated regular season in 1995, Major League Baseball was able to head into the 1996 season with more momentum than the financial numbers revealed. In the first year of the revised playoff structure, the format that was supposed to debut in 1994, the baseball world was fortunate to watch the two best teams, Atlanta and Cleveland, oust their league-mates en route to reaching the championship round.
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UMASS DEFEATS PREVIOUSLY-UNDEFEATED #20 MIAMI (OH) IN THE QUARTERFINALS OF THE MAC TOURNAMENT
“UMass will upset Miami (OH).”
A concise set of words I tweeted out on March 7, 2026 at 2:40 a.m. The radical prediction published in the wee hours was a direct response to a post from the Mid-American Conference’s (MAC) official page. The conference’s channel uploaded and featured an image of the bracket for the MAC Men’s Basketball Tournament, and after a brief scan of the matchups, I made a passionate assumption. As luck would have it, this middle-of-the-night declaration wound up revealing itself as a flashing prophecy.