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Concussions too much for Lady Rebels player Major

The elbow caught Diamond Major square. It was as if someone had painted a target on the middle of her forehead and fired a bazooka. It was friendly fire — it was at a Lady Rebels practice a couple of weeks ago.

After Kenseth’s suspension, NASCAR could use its set of unwritten rules

In its quest to remain relevant during football season, NASCAR foisted a playoff system upon the public. Now it has foisted drivers smacking into one another on the track upon the public, and the handing down of dramatic penalties.

 
Pickoff play in 1974 a unique World Series memory

Because guys who started the baseball season pitching for the 51s apparently will get you only so far, this World Series might be remembered as being more anticlimactic than memorable.

 
Women have roared for decades on NHRA circuit

Helen Reddy released “I Am Woman” as a single in 1972, three years after Shirley Muldowney competed in her first U.S. Nationals. Three years after the record went to No. 1, Muldowney won her first NHRA Nationals, at Columbus, Ohio.

Ex-Rebel Campbell finds age no PGA handicap

Remember that critically acclaimed but short-lived TV show called “Men of a Certain Age” starring Ray Romano, about guys who were closing in hard on middle age and trying just as hard to deal with it?

Bull rides have to be eight seconds? Says who?

With the Professional Bull Riders in town to decide their championship at the Thomas & Mack Center, I asked J.B. Mauney, one of the best, how his sport would be different if a guy was required to ride for seven seconds, or for nine, or for some other arbitrary length of time, instead of for eight seconds.

What were the odds? Probably smaller than Michigan State’s 0.2 percent

You might have seen the percentages for the last play of Saturday’s Michigan State-Michigan college football game. According to ESPN Stats, State’s win probability before the ill-fated punt attempt by the Maize and Blue with 10 seconds left was 0.2 percent.

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