Laura Myers

Laura Myers was born to a Domer family in Akron, Ohio, in the four-month window between Notre Dame’s last national championship and Michael Jordan’s shot over Craig Ehlo. Her favorite sports memory was formed last summer when a “Cleveland Rocks!” chant rang out at a sports bar in Pittsburgh as the Mavs defeated the Heat in Game 6. (No, she didn’t start it. But she joined in heartily.) Laura spends her days sitting at a desk in suburban Virginia and dreams of living in a place where she can get Indian food delivered to her door. Follow her on Twitter @lmyers63.

I believe in jinxes. So be quiet already.

I believe in jinxes. So be quiet already.

By Laura Myers on April 19, 2012

Laura Myers believes in sports jinxes. Until you can prove her wrong (which you can’t), she’ll just keep at it.

Posted in Excerpts, Featured, Sports | Tagged baseball, browns, Cleveland, indians, jinx, jinxes, notre dame, sports | Leave a response

Women’s basketball’s chalk problem

Women’s basketball’s chalk problem

By Laura Myers on March 28, 2012

Today’s elite women’s teams win with numbing regularity. Will the gap between the best and the rest ever shrink?

Posted in Excerpts, Sports | Tagged basketball, bracket, brittney griner, march madness, ncaa, ncaa tournament, notre dame, skylar diggins, sports, stanford, uconn, women's basketball | Leave a response

Everyone should be rooting for Ohio

Everyone should be rooting for Ohio

By Laura Myers on March 20, 2012

Since everyone’s brackets are dead already, cheer for teams from Ohio.

Posted in Sports | Tagged basketball, cincinnati, march madness, Ohio, Ohio State, xavier | Leave a response

Where my bracket always loses

Where my bracket always loses

By Laura Myers on March 14, 2012

Choosing who will win your bracket? That’s the easy part. But what about a creative name for your bracket?

Posted in Sports | Tagged basketball, bracket, fab melo, march madness, ncaa | Leave a response

What the people come for

What the people come for

By Laura Myers on March 7, 2012

The designated hitter unacceptably separates the two leagues in the MLB. But what should be done about it?

Posted in Sports | Tagged baseball, designated hitter, Field of Dreams, nostalgia | Leave a response

The Methodology to My Madness

The Methodology to My Madness

By Laura Myers on February 29, 2012

It’s time to start thinking about March Madness — in a logical, mathematical way.

Posted in Sports | Tagged connecticut, duke, leap day, march madness, math, ncaa basketball, north carolina, notre dame, statistics | Leave a response

Peons, assemble! (even though 99.978 percent of you are effectively worthless)

Peons, assemble! (even though 99.978 percent of you are effectively worthless)

By Laura Myers on February 22, 2012

On Cougar Town’s grassroots movement and why the Nielsen ratings need to go.

Posted in Culture | Tagged Antiquated systems, Bill Lawrence, Community, Cougar Town, Courteney Cox, Free wine, friday night lights, Glee, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Nielsens, Ohio State, Oprah, Ratings, Scrubs, Super Bowl, Teddy Buckland, television, Trite percent jokes, Wine | Leave a response

LeBron’s backup plan

LeBron’s backup plan

By Laura Myers on February 21, 2012

LeBron James recently left open the possibility for a return to Cleveland. But would they accept him back?

Posted in Sports | Tagged Akron, Cavaliers, Cleveland, lebron james, Miami Heat, mixed metaphors, Ohio | Leave a response

A cheer for the athletes who have fought time and won

A cheer for the athletes who have fought time and won

By Laura Myers on February 15, 2012

A tribute to athletes who play past their prime — here’s to them.

Posted in Sports | Tagged Boston, Dara Torres, David Ortiz, NFL draft, Oklahoma State, Olympics, Omar Vizquel | Leave a response