Cadillac Escalade

I had just finished speaking to a high school journalism class the other day -- clearly the guy who covers the local utilities commission was otherwise engaged -- when I was given the one question I can always count...

Nike has resorted to sponsoring tourist scooter tours. -- Dean, Danville, Calif.

One by one, they arrived for the annual playoff bash. The defending champion Patriots rolled up in their Hummer. Was that an engine knock I heard? Right behind were the Steelers in their big Bentley, and the Colts in...

Don't have the cash or the, um, booster to get an Escalade? That's O.K. The college athlete's No. 2 ride, a motor scooter, isn't as pricey -- from a couple hundred for a used Honda to $4,000 for a new Vespa. One...