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Over the past few days Kyle Williams, the 49ers kick returner who had the two key turnovers against the Giants, has been receiving tons and tons and tons of hate.
Hate on the radio.
Hate on TV.
Hate on blogs.
Hate on Twitter.
To these people, the haters, I offer this message of love and peace: Get a [...]

I am a hypochondriac who, every few months, finds a new reason to think he’s dying.

I’ve found a new reason.

Headaches.

Headaches.

Headaches.

Left side, sorta dull, but have had them every day for several weeks. [...]

A fascinating few weeks ahead for three classes of NFL quarterbacks. Who will emerge? Who will vanish? Who will make pizza on the OWN network with Gayle King?

My thoughts …

2005 Draft

Alex Smith—The first pick, out of Utah, [...]

I don’t want to hear about Joe Paterno’s legacy. I don’t want to hear about what a great coach he’s been; about the young men he’s helped; about the legacy he’s left at State College and Todd Blackledge and Chuck Fusina and Blair Thomas and on and on and on. I don’t want to hear any of it.

If we are going to blame a president for a poor economy and a CEO [...]

Appeared on ESPN Radio’s “Hardly Workin’ With Greg Burton” yesterday afternoon (I do a weekly segment), and Greg agreed to play DJ White Owl’s new song as the intro.

This might sound sorta odd—but a HUGE thrill for me. First, because White Owl is a wonderful man and a killer rapper. Second, because it’s a song about my book, and that’s pretty damn exciting. Third—well, [...]

In the course of researching my new book, Sweetness: The Enigmatic Life of Walter Payton, I uncovered something completely, totally, 100 percent unexpected …

Walter Payton’s real age.

Here’s the deal … [...]

So, in anticipation of the Oct. 4 release of Sweetness: The Enigmatic Life of Walter Payton, I’ve decided to start doing a series of web logs, titled “Sweet Spots,” detailing the process and intricacies behind the book.

Here’s No. 2—how I decided upon Walter Jerry Payton as an ideal biographical topic …

So, in anticipation of the Oct. 4 release of Sweetness: The Enigmatic Life of Walter Payton, I’ve decided to start doing a series of web logs, titled “Sweet Spots,” detailing the process and intricacies behind the book.

Here’s No. 1—the reporting of a biography. Hope it doesn’t suck […]

Running for the presidency and being the president are awfully different things.
When one runs for president, he is a superhero, galloping from town to town atop a white horse, promising hope and fortune and something called The American Dream. He can say whatever he pleases; guarantee whatever he wishes to guarantee; talk [...]

Woke at at 5:30 this morning to take a run with my friend Caroline. Was about 85 degrees, with humidity as thick as a slice of double cheesecake. I was miserable—tired from four hours of sleep, hot, sweating like a pig (technically, I don’t believe pigs sweat. But you get the idea).

Midway through our 6.5-mile trek, we…