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A David Ross story, before he was ‘Grandpa’

Former Las Vegas 51s catcher David Ross, who hit a home run in his final game for the Cubs during Game 7 of the World Series, prevented a potential ugly scene in Portland from escalating in 2002.

Fresno State headed to NCAA Tournament, while San Diego State awaits its fate

Now, San Diego State will be relegated to watching on TV when the NCAA Tournament brackets are announced Sunday. Steve Fisher, the venerable Aztecs coach, didn’t sound too optimistic the Selection Show would end well for his guys. The team definitely is on the bubble.

Peyton Manning’s 2001 Las Vegas visit included lesson in manners

When Peyton Manning officially retired last week, a lot of people were telling stories about him on the Internet, and telling shorter stories on Twitter. About having met him somewhere by happenstance, and having had a pleasant interaction with the most affable of pro quarterbacks.

Commentary: Smash Hits brings together greats of tennis

If you’re someone who plays tennis, or someone who gets up early to watch it played on the hallowed grass courts of Wimbledon on TV, then you probably will agree with this:

 
1980 Olympic boycott still stings wrestlers

During the spring of 1980, Lee Kemp, a celebrated amateur wrestler from the University of Wisconsin, had an Afro and a dream.

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