George Ferguson Column: Thanks to guys like Jeff, skating is alive and well in rural Montana

Almost every day on these pages, you read about the sports that most know so well. This time of year, it's baseball. And, common American sports like football and basketball, admittedly steal most of the headlines throughout a given year.

But the word sports encompass a wide range of things these days. I coach a sport that doesn't get a lot of attention on the local scene, tennis, but my passion for it isn't diminished one bit just because it isn't one of the name-brand sports.

Now, don't get me wrong, I love the name-brand sports. I have a deep love for pretty much every sport there is....