Welcome BACK!

OK, for any of you loyal bloggers out there who have been clicking this summer to see no updates, my apologies. Who do you think I am, Neil Best??

But with football season kicking off Friday with Longwood hosting Connetquot, the Sun Sports Blog is back in full gear, ready to provide tidbits of info, amusing links and video, and any content you'd like to provide all year.

The Sun's Football Preview hits newstands Friday, so pick up a copy. The last week of my life has basically been spent working on that. Hopefully there are no misspellings in headlines like last year's preview ('playmaker' was misspelled in a feature on Sean Kelly. Terrible, just terrible. For a writer that's like marching your team down field 80 yards only to throw an interception in the end zone.)

You'll notice a few polls on the left-hand side. Let us know who your picks are to win this year in football. I'll try to be coming up with different polls throughout the year. So keep coming back and spread the word.

Mount Sinai grad nominated for ESPY

Mount Sinai graduate Philip Scholz is one of four finalists for the ESPY award "Best Male Athlete with a Disability." Scholz, who swims at Loyola, will represent America in Beijing at the 2008 Paralympic Games. At the Paralympic Trials in April Scholz won four gold. He'll compete in the 50 free, 100 free, 400 free, 100 fly and 100 back at the games.

To vote for Scholz, follow the link below:
http://promo.espn.go.com/espn/specialsection/espys2008/#/voting/bestmaleathletewithadisability/