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Dibble dumped
Former Major League pitcher Rob Dibble is now a former member of the Washington Nationals’ television broadcast team on MASN, the Associated Press reported on Thursday. Dibble, one of the three “Nasty Boy” relievers on Cincinnati’s 1990 World Series championship team, sealed his fate when he took issue with the injury situation of Washington rookie [...]
Turner Shining in the Big Sky
Former Dayton product Stephanie Turner has come a long way at the University of Montana since redshirting during the 2006 collegiate volleyball season. An injury sidelined Turner in 2007. The next two seasons proved to be ones of growth and improvement for the ex-Bulldog. She competed in 21 of 27 matches as a reserve in [...]
Riley Shows Zero Tolerance
When young people do dumb things, I’ve often heard adults dismiss their actions by saying, “It’s just kids being kids.” An Oregon State University football prospect proved the other day that it’s not always about that, it can sometimes be more about kids being stupid. The insubordinate idiot to which I refer is offensive lineman [...]
Kudos to Mike Shanahan
Wanted to take a moment to applaud Redskins coach Mike Shanahan for the strong stand he has taken in the Albert Haynesworth situation. Haynesworth was a no-show at most of Washington’s drills during the offseason and participated in only five of the team’s first 18 pre-season practices at training camp. Things came to a head [...]
Yahoo!
As if we hadn’t heard enough about Brett Favre, now there’s this. Yahoo! Sports is reporting alleged utterances by an unnamed member of the Minnesota Vikings that do not put head coach Brad Childress in a positive light. The unknown player claims Favre was hesitant about returning for the 2010 season because he felt Childress [...]
It’s Here!
It’s mid-August, and that means many things. Major League Baseball pennant races are taking shape. The National Football League pre-season is underway. School is about to resume. And with that in mind…drum roll please…practices for fall sports – including high school football and both high school and college volleyball – are upon us. It figures [...]
Fritz Will be Missed
I was merely a half-hour removed from a trip to Bend for the Oregon Education Association’s annual Equity and Leadership Conference when my mother informed me that my uncle, Frank Elia, passed away on Thursday night. The man I, and many other family members, lovingly referred to as “Uncle Fritz” had lost his wife Bernice [...]
Wakamatsu Shown the Door
A series win over the Kansas City Royals this past weekend, as it turned out, was not enough for Seattle Mariners manager Don Wakamatsu to keep his job. Wakamatsu was let go by the M’s on Monday. The team currently sits in last place in the American League’s West Division with a 42-70 record. The [...]
Referee flags himself
National Football League referee Bill Leavy was in Renton over the weekend for, among other things, an annual training-camp rules interpretation session with the Seattle media. He commenced the event by admitting he was guilty of mistakes during the Seahawks’ 21-10 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XL, according to ESPN.com. Leavy stated [...]
Peach Basket upon us
With the 17th annual YMCA Peach Basket Classic just a couple of days away, I can’t help but reflect on how this event has grown since its inception in 1994. About 150 teams made their way to Walla Walla for the inaugural Classic, a tournament I had to the opportunity to broadcast for what was [...]
