7-Eleven Inc.

LONG BEFORE George Costanza began calling himself T-Bone, humans—and superhumans—were giving themselves nicknames, from God (who announced Himself to Moses as He Who Is) to Rod Smart (who announced himself to XFL...

Having sold the rights to their official start time to the 7-Eleven store chain, the White Sox next year will begin weeknight home games at 7:11.

And vice versa, as the once ubiquitous freebie vanishes from the sports scene

I think it was just after the firecracker hit me and just before I was teargassed last Saturday night that I knew this was a very bad column idea. Still, here it is.

Last week, Stephen Dunn, a professor of creative writing at Richard Stockton College in Pomona, N.J., won the Pulitzer Prize for poetry for his 11th collection, Different Hours. Dunn, who played basketball at Hofstra...