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Tom Rife: Livin' the Team

Tom Rife: Livin' the Team

Best sports stories seem to write themselves

Columnist Tom Rife discusses a moment between Brees and Brady and the fumble out the endzone in the Browns game.

  • January 21, 2021
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Tom Rife: Livin' the Team

You build me up, Buttercup, just to let me down

Columnist Tom Rife discusses how teams become villainized.

  • January 14, 2021
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Here's a ragbag rife with random ramblings

Columnist Tom Rife discusses various things in college football and national football.

  • January 7, 2021
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Fumbling Mayfield puts Browns in playoff pickle

Columnist Tom Rife discusses the Browns' loss to the Jets and their playoff possibilities going into the final week of the NFL's regular season.

  • December 31, 2020
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For some, Cheez-It Bowl as good as it gets

Columnist Tom Rife discusses college football's playoff system.

  • December 24, 2020
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Learn the art of grabbing perfect stocking stuffers

Columnist Tom Rife discusses stocking stuffers for sports figures.

  • December 17, 2020
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Even '72 Dolphins can't defeat Father Time

Columnist Tom Rife discusses the Steelers' loss to Washington and the 1972 Dolphins.

  • December 10, 2020
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Let’s double check NFL schedule and rosters

Columnist Tom Rife discusses how COVID-19 has recently impacted NFL scheduling.

  • December 3, 2020
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‘Vaccine Derby’ not just horsin’ around

Columnist Tom Rife provides a horse-race analogy to give his view on current politics and the vaccine race.

  • November 26, 2020
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These gift ideas may not come with free shipping

Columnist Tom Rife has some ideas for sports fans looking to get some Christmas shopping done.

  • November 19, 2020
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Tom Rife: Livin' the Team

Tom Rife: Livin' the Team

Tom Rife’s storied journalism career actually started in elementary school in rural Greenfield, Ohio, where he began “Livin’ the Team” as sports editor of the mimeographed Sixth Grade Gazette. With ink in his blood, he went on to hold that same position for McClain High School’s student newspaper, also writing sports for the Greenfield Daily Times. Ohio University was next up, where he earned a communications degree and admitted to playing a fairly sketchy trombone in the Marching 110. A week after graduating from OU, Tom became sports editor of the Naples Daily News in Naples, Florida, a role he held for 31 years. His byline continued in that publication another 15 years, as he continued to author columns and features while teaching high school students English, journalism and television production – primarily at Naples High – before moving to Wooster with wife, Wendy, in 2016. Honing his craft for large media outlets such as Scripps, Gannett and GateHouse, Tom’s enthusiasm for reporting remains just as vibrant today. When not pounding the keys, he enjoys photography, classic cars, music, county fairs and even crafting. And he’ll watch anything on wheels race for a checkered flag!

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