My pal Steve and I were talking about old baseball cards the other day, and that segued into a discussion about how sometimes they airbrushed the logos off the caps of guys who had been recently traded — and then that segued into another discussion, about “Who’s Who in Baseball.”
Shocked when he lost a spring training battle for the No. 5 spot in the Mets’ starting rotation, Daisuke Matsuzaka instead made his season debut as the 51s’ fifth starter Monday night at Cashman Field.
Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight Roy Nelson hopes to do some sightseeing the day after he fights in Abu Dhabi.
It looked like Matt Mitchell’s day might be over after one batter on Monday.
Two years ago, Jim Calhoun was playing out this same scene, cutting down his own set of nets and giving Connecticut its third national title. Then he left the program in academic disrepair to go play golf and had former player turned assistant Kevin Ollie stick around to clean up the mess. Most programs don’t survive. But Connecticut was different.
Talking about the impressive video screen at AT&T Stadium is a played-out cliche. But it’s also unavoidable.
Shabazz Napier turned in another all-court masterpiece Monday night to lift Connecticut to a 60-54 win over Kentucky’s freshmen and a national title hardly anyone saw coming.
Shabazz Napier scored 22 points and Connecticut got the best of Kentucky in the NCAA Tournament championship game on Monday night. It marks the fourth title for the Huskies in 15 years.
Canada’s Craig Metcalfe selected by Nevada Athletic Commission to replace Great Britain’s John Keane after viral infection keeps English judge bedridden.
UNLV right-hander Bryan Bonnell was named the Mountain West co-pitcher of the week on Monday. The Centennial High grad shared the weekly award with Fresno State’s Tim Borst.
