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Writer's block is real, y'all. Pushing through because I know our fan demands content.

I hope you caught Tim Kurkjian's moving ode to his older brother Matt this week on ESPN.com. Matt Kurkjian was one of the best baseball players in the history of Catholic University. He's now fighting ALS. Tim's tribute is a paean to the game, to brotherhood, and to joy amidst sorrow.

New Drive By Truckers? New Drive By Truckers. And in a sort of celebration, W&M grad Jay Busbee wrote a piece on the sublime experience of going to a rock show. I reckon he'd fit in with us.

New Wilco? New Wilco, and countrified Wilco at that. Here's Jeff Tweedy and Glenn Kotche talking about it with NPR's Scott Simon.

Because I know you care, the kids that you fell in love with during Season One (and only) of Rob Lasso won the Virginia High School League (VHSL) Region 4C title on Friday night with a well-deserved 1-0 victory over local rival Broad Run. The girls host Salem in the quarterfinals of the state tournament on Tuesday. In a cool coincidence, the boys team is also hosting a state quarter that night, so if you're in or around Leesburg, there's a double helping of high school soccer in a couple of days. If you remember Sid, one of my favorite characters (she was a freshman who struggled with self-confidence last year), it'll warm your heart to know that she was named first-team All-Region this year after moving to her natural position at center back. Seems she's learned to be a goldfish, after all.