Two PAC-12 contests are the only Top 25 affairs featuring ranked teams as the college football season enters its fourth week. On Saturday, Sept. 26, No. 9 UCLA (3-0) travels to No. 16 Arizona (3-0), while No. 13 Oregon (2-1) entertains No. 18 Utah (3-0). Arizona is coming off a 77-13 win over Northern Arizona, […]
Yogi Berra was already a legend. Berra was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1972. My recollections of Berra have nothing to do with his playing days. Growing up in the 1970s, Berra was a manager and a coach during my formative years. His 1973 Topps baseball card was one of my favorites […]
Cesar Tovar was on the mound for the only pitching performance of his 12-year career on Sept. 22, 1968. Tovar was about to become the second person in major league history to play all nine positions in one game. The versatile Tovar began the home game for the Minnesota Twins by working a scoreless first […]
The top performances in Major League Baseball this week were by Stephen Strasburg and Bryce Harper of the Washington Nationals. The duo combined to dominate the Philadelphia Phillies during a road contest on Tuesday, Sept. 15. Strasburg limited the Phillies to a single in the fifth inning by Cody Asche in the 4-0 victory by […]
Every week during the college football season Press Room Pass will highlight some of the top individual performances from around the nation. Here are some of the top efforts from week three. TCU quarterback Trevone Boykin threw for five scores in the Horned Frogs 56-37 victory over SMU (1-2). Boykin completed 21-of-30 passes for 454 […]
Being the first do anything in baseball history can be special. Gus Triandos caught the first of his two no-hitters on Sept. 20, 1958. He was behind the plate for his second six years later on June 20, 1964. As a result, he became the first catcher to be involved in no-hitters in both the […]
St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Ray Washburn had a tough act to follow on Sept. 18, 1968. Future National Baseball Hall of Fame member Bob Gibson was in the midst of one of the greatest seasons a pitcher would ever put together for St. Louis. One day before Washburn was scheduled to take the mound in […]
Here is a story by Glen Sparks from his blog the dazzyvancechronicles.
A pair of Southeastern Conference match-ups and two more Top 25 contests highlight the third week of the college football season on Saturday, Sept. 19. No. 2 Alabama (2-0) entertains No. 15 Mississippi (2-0), while No. 13 LSU (1-0) welcomes No. 18 Auburn (2-0). “Ole Miss certainly has an outstanding team,” Alabama Head Coach Nick […]
As a member of the St. Louis Cardinals, Steve Carlton was striking out the New York Mets hitters at a record pace. The future National Baseball Hall of Fame legend finished with an all-time best 19 strikeouts in an amazing performance against the Mets on Sept. 15, 1969. Despite setting a new standard, Carlton had […]