The last few years I have observed, listened and gauged the effect of participation awards in sports, holding off on developing a detailed opinion until I felt I fully understood the effects they have ...

Eric Priceman is the president of Victory, a manufacturing company based in Chicago that makes components for trophies and other awards. Updated October 6, 2016, 4:51 PM To properly debate the merits ...

If you’ve watched any amount of WWE this year, you probably know that The Miz is one of the absolute best things about pro wrestling in the year 2016 (and soon to be in the year 2017). He’s been the ...

Mention “participation trophies” to a friend. There are typically two responses. One is silence accompanied by a knowing smile that says, “I have an opinion, but you aren’t going to catch me going on ...

I’d like to think that if the pro wrestling year in 2016 will be remembered for anything, it will be remembered as the renaissance of The Miz. The guy cut the best promo of the year — possibly of the ...

Which companies are likely to outperform in 2018, and a few companies that skirted by just enough in 2017 to get a Participation Award. The new year is here, and it's time to look back on some of the ...

My elementary school consisted of grades Kindergarten through sixth. Kindergarten through third grade classes were on one side of the building; fourth through sixth were on the other. One rite of ...

In the bad old days before the College Football Playoff, one of the loudest arguments against it was that it would kill the bowl system. Oh, we should be that lucky. The bowl season kicks off Saturday ...

When I went away for college, I had never done a load of laundry by myself. It turns out it's not that hard — or, at least, that was my conclusion. One of the girls in my dorm thought otherwise. She ...