It was an hour before post time of the 144th running of the Belmont Stakes, and plenty of good seats – the wide ones with the comfy cushions and built-in drink holders – were still available at Sunset Station Race & Sports Book.
Ron Kantowski
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When longtime Las Vegan Armand “Papa Joe” Chevalier had his syndicated sports talk radio show on the Sporting News Radio network, he became known for “Bite Me Wednesday.” On this day, listeners were encouraged to call in on the 800 number and vent on somebody or something in sports, then finish their rant with that two-word interjection.
Oregon boy meets Auburn girl. In Las Vegas. And here you thought Appalachian State over Michigan was a major upset. They fall in love, get married, raise a family, write books, design jewelry, live happily ever after.
These are my sports-related accomplishments as they stand so far: Bowling a 200 game when I was 15 and another when I was 52, batting three times against Dan Schatzeder in college without striking out and the one of which I now am most proud — not turning on TV when ESPN crawled under the covers with LeBron James to make news instead of report it.
