If there was a common focus among the manufacturers’ exhibits at the 2013 edition of ICAST — the International Convention of Allied Sportfishing Trades — it was the umbrella rig, or products like it. From the Booyah Bait Co. to the rod builders at G. Loomis, nearly all the major players and many small companies introduced some product designed either to mimic the umbrella rig design or facilitate its use.
Fiscally speaking, something those at UNLV should always be cognizant of in a responsible manner, one dollar spent in pursuing anyone other than two local names to replace Jim Livengood would be colossal waste.
Kris Bryant, from Bonanza High and the University of San Diego, batted five times in his Northwest League debut for the Class A Boise Hawks on July 23. He struck out all five times. But Bryant, 21, didn’t stay in a rut for long.
He used to knock guys on their asses. That’s what Scott Martin told me the other day. He was pushing a glop of pizza fries around his plate at the old fashioned soda fountain at historic Huntridge Drug Store on East Charleston.
A lifeless group of losers, the Los Angeles Dodgers needed some kind of miracle to revive their season. That’s when Yasiel Puig arrived, armed with a bat and a defibrillator.
NASCAR will run its annual race at hallowed Indianapolis Motor Speedway today. Whereas the Brickyard 400 once was the biggest of deals, it’s not such a big deal anymore.
The Las Vegas 51s are tied for first place in the Pacific Southern Division, the latest they have been atop the standings since 2002. At a level at which the main objective is to prepare players for the final and toughest jump to reach a major league clubhouse, how important is winning in the scheme of such a pursuit?
It wasn’t just the coaches and players competing for a national championship. It wasn’t just the 70,000 college basketball fans inside Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis that 2010 evening.
The three colts who won this year’s Triple Crown races are taking different paths to the $1 million Travers on Aug. 24 at Saratoga. The prestigious Travers is called the Midsummer Classic for good reason.
His still is an imposing figure, towering on this particular day over those NBA players sitting on chairs and listening to his every word.
