Hey, my name's Ian and I am a Bald Eagle. I like to swoop down swiftly from hundreds of feet in the air and snatch fish from the surface of water with my talons. You can see me all over North America where there is an abundance of lakes and really tall trees for my nesting.  I would like to tell you more about me so I suggest you read my daily column in The Pasadena Post News.

Ian ~ PAS-802

Monday, August 13th, 2018.

Dodgeball is no longer just a game for school gym's. It's also a competitive sport now. This past weekend at the Dodgeball World Cup, players we're dipping, diving & ducking all over the court. One of the players from Canada had said that it was exciting and great seeing people's reaction knowing that Dodgeball was an official competitive sport. All this was display at a World Dodgeball Association's second tournament. There were 13 different countries in men's, woman's and mixed competition. 10 teams each competed for the ultimate title. Dodgeball has grown ever since 2013. There were 35 countries competing from different continental federations back then. In the present it has grown to over 62 countries. That is extremely satisfying. Can you believe on how much people are actually enjoying this competitive sport? It really is great hearing that there is almost 67.5 million participants worldwide. That statement shocked me.

Sunday, August 12th, 2018.

Brooks Koepka beasts his way to his second major of the season. "It's really incredible", he said considering how early in the year he thought he wasn't going to play at all with a season ending injury. He won the U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills to setup what he did today. This is his third career major in the last year and a half including the U.S. Open win at Erin Hills. Koepka now has three times the number of major wins as his gym pal, Dustin Johnson. With this PGA Championship win, he is making his own case to be considered the best golfer in the world. Forget about official rankings for a minute. He beat everyone including a charging Tiger. I've set some goals for myself in life and one of them is to become a great golfer. I bet Koepka just started shaking in his boots. I'M COMING FOR YOU IN 15 YEARS BROOKS.

Friday, August 10th, 2018.

Here are three things that are going right during this years Texans Training Camp.

1. They're Staying Healthy: Unlike a year ago, when wide receiver Will Fuller broke his collarbone, the Texans have no major injuries.
 

2. The Offensive Line Is Holding Together: The offensive line is in the midst of a nearly complete overhaul. New starters Seantrel Henderson, Zach Fulton, Senio Kelemete and Juien Davenport have held up well.

3. Lamar Miller Looks Faster; Losing weight to get down to 217 pounds is why I'm assuming. The Texans running back is much leaner and looks a lot more explosive than he did a year ago during a sluggish season.

If I ever was a Coach, I would always want to see my running backs leaner and faster. But, I do know this is football. We need someone to pound the rock and take a bunch of snaps in short yardage situations too.

Tuesday, August 7th, 2018.

SAN FRANCISCO -- The Astros' had a plan coming in for the two game series against the Giants at AT&T Park and that plan was to play small ball. Then, of course, the homers blossomed. It ended up being two "no doubt about 'em homers" that won both ballgames. The Astros relished a two-game sweep of the San Francisco Giants which completed the 6-2 road trip. The manager, A.J. Hinch said, "We did it all with some of our biggest bats out of the lineup. We talk about being a really good lineup top to bottom everyday. Now is the time when we really have to prove that. The big horses are out". They practically stole both games with two really big swings, late. The first seven innings today, the Astros went 0-for-9 with runners in scoring position. But it only takes 1 swing for them to win because of their exceptional bullpen. The bullpen combined to give up "0" earned runs in over 20 innings during the entire road trip.