Wayne Coffey
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NYT bestselling author. Storyteller. Husband who overachieved and father of three kind-hearted young adults who are crushing it. Fan of red lentils and kindness
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1 week ago |
open.substack.com | Wayne Coffey
When Rory McIlroy won his first Masters in the fading twilight at Augusta National Sunday night, it wasn’t just an achievement that put him in the rarefied company of the five other golfers who have won the career Grand Slam. It was an impeccably timed reminder that perhaps the most important quality an athlete can have is a short memory. McIlroy has been coming to the Masters for 17 years – basically half his life.
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1 month ago |
sports.yahoo.com | Wayne Coffey
Koskinen Stadium is the home of Duke University women’s soccer, one of the preeminent programs in the sport. It was also going to be where one of the most heralded prep players in the country was going to play her college soccer — until her path quickly changed. Two years ago, one powerhouse school after another — North Carolina, Florida State, Santa Clara — was recruiting Riley Jackson. The midfielder from Roswell, Ga., was the Gatorade national high school player of the year as a sophomore.
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1 month ago |
nytimes.com | Wayne Coffey
Koskinen Stadium is the home of Duke University women's soccer, one of the preeminent programs in the sport. It was also going to be where one of the most heralded prep players in the country was going to play her college soccer - until her path quickly changed. Two years ago, one powerhouse school after another - North Carolina, Florida State, Santa Clara - was recruiting Riley Jackson. The midfielder from Roswell, Ga., was the Gatorade national high school player of the year as a sophomore.
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2 months ago |
paw.princeton.edu | Wayne Coffey
Five years ago, Ryan Quigley ’20 wrote his thesis, “America’s Response to Terror,” an examination of the reconstruction and memorialization of the World Trade Center in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. It was intended to shed light on one of the darkest days in America’s history. It was not supposed to foreshadow the most horrific night of Quigley’s life.
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Oct 23, 2024 |
waynecoffey.substack.com | Wayne Coffey
Coffey GroundsMusings on humanity, sports, things that I love, things that I don't love and the occasional character defect. I hope you like what you read and stay awhile. No thanks
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TGP Book Club: February Review https://t.co/kMDbVv5APa via @TheGoodPhight Thanks for the kind words about The Boys of Winter, @bmcquilkin. Please check out https://t.co/w9zdm4jmfP for more of my writing.
TGP Book Club: February Review https://t.co/kMDbVv68EI via @TheGoodPhight
We need all the uplifting stories we can get these days. Here's a beautiful one that aired on WTVD, ABC11, in Raleigh. I think this reporter has a future. ❤️🔨
(2/2) The story below is one of the most unique I've been able to tell in my time here, and it's really emblematic of the community approach to recovery that we found. Huge thanks to the students and staff at Mountain Heritage High School -- and to everyone who shared with us: https://t.co/dQitarqKAf
