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CBS’s Jim Nantz will call the NCAA tournament for the last time this year.

With baseball’s trade deadline less than a month away, let’s assess what the Braves might be looking to add.

The Cubs look to cement their hold on the division lead

In-game clubhouse haircuts may be frowned upon, but Page 2s Jim Armstrong reports on baseballs secret, unwritten clubhouse code of conduct.

Jul 10, 2021 On this date in Texas Rangers history, Larry Parrish tied a Major League record with three grand slams in one week. The week, from July 4 to July 10 in 1982, went like this: July 4: Parrish hit a grand slam off of Oakland’s Fernando Arroyo in the fourth inning of an 11-4 Rangers victory. It was the second of two home runs for Parrish that day, as he hit a three-run home run off Matt Keough in the third inning. It was part of a 2-for-3 game with seven RBI for Parrish July 7: Pa...

increase font size Joe West, an ump you love to hate, to set MLB umpiring record with 5,376th game Joe West, who has been in the middle of his share of controversy since 1976, will break the record set by Bill Klem set from 1905-41 with Tuesdays Cardinals-White Sox game. By PAUL SULLIVANChicago Tribune Share Umpire Joe West, left, says he thanked David Ortiz during the slugger’s rookie season for replacing him as the “ugliest man in the game.” In his final game with West behind the plat...

Back when GM got its taxpayer-funded bailout, a fun idea occurred to me: If GM is a ward of the government, then that makes GM-owned Corvette ZR1s government vehicles. Therefore, I should deliver the mail in a Corvette ZR1. This was more than a decade ago, which means I was way out in front on the project to replace our nations fleet of postal delivery vehicles. The U.S. Postal Service itself is now getting around to that, in the (terrifying, distended) form of the Next Generation Delivery Veh...

Top 10 Athletes that Played at CSU We all know that Colorado State University has racked up a lot of accomplishments in the lab, on the sports field and in the classroom. But today, I want to focus on some of the greatest sportsmen and women who’ve come out of the college – And there are a lot of them. It doesn’t even matter that that we haven’t won a showdown against a particular gold-and-black school since 2014, because these athletes have been killing the game since the 1930s. First ...

Feb 4, 2021 The Puppy Pick Em !!!!! Each year, we predict the Big Game by letting the pups make the call. One bowl with puppy treats will be labeled for the Kansas City Beefs, one bowl with puppy treats will be labeled for the Tampa Bay Barkeneers. A few eager (and adorable) CT Humane Society puppies will be picking the winner w/ help from 979 ESPNs Rob Dibble and Ben Darnell, along with The River 105.9s Renee DiNino. Theyll also be joined by Susan Wollschlager, Marketing and Communications Di...

Who could the Royals have drafted in the 80s? Share this story This is the second installment looking back at who the Royals could have selected in past drafts, by the decade. I’m not sure if there is anything more difficult in life than identifying baseball talent. Brain surgery? Talking to women? The list is pretty short. Staking your career as a scout or General Manager to the analysis of 18–22-year-old ball players is a risky endeavor. Why do some players make it and some do not? That r...