JIM MASHEK COLUMN/Donald Trump’s ridiculous human cockfighting spectacle will mark a new low in Western Civilization
PLEASE, FOR THE LOVE OF GOD … MAKE. IT. STOP. Sometime on Sunday night, in the nation’s capital, Donald Trump […]
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JIM MASHEK COLUMN/Onward through the high-tech fog, I’m back, just not with any sort of vengeance …
KHSAA 4th REGION TOURNAMENT RESUMES WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH BOYS QUARTERFINALS I’m just glad they didn’t revoke my credentials. I’ve been […]
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JIM MASHEK COLUMN/Nissan Stadium, the home of good vibes, good music and bad football …
It all seemed to make sense. After returning from New Orleans for last week’s R&L Carriers New Orleans Bowl, in the […]
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HAUL OF RICHES/Tisdale, Hilltoppers find their mojo, outdistance MTSU, 42-26
WESTERN KENTUCKY STAYS IN CONTENTION FOR C-USA CHAMPIONSHIP GAME; TOPS WILL TANGLE WITH LSU ON SATURDAY IN BATON ROUGE Western […]
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HERE COME THE TIGERS/Unbeaten South Warren will make KHSAA Class 6A postseason debut in second round against Hopkinsville
HOPKINSVILLE AND SOUTH’s FIRST-ROUND OPPONENT — BEFORE A FORFEIT — WILL MERGE INTO A SINGLE SCHOOL NEXT SUMMER South Warren […]
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JIM MASHEK COLUMN/Tennessee Titans’ inevitable implosion leads to Brian Callahan’s departure
IMPENDING ARRIVAL OF FORMER TITANS COACH MIKE VRABEL AND THE NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS CREATES SENSE OF PANIC IN NASHVILLE It […]
Read more →SHOCK TO THE SYSTEM/Wichita State’s deft outside shooting subdues Hilltoppers, 91-84, on Opening Night at Diddle
WKU STRUGGLES WITH SHOT SELECTION, TRANSITION DEFENSE IN LOSS TO SHOCKERS There was a sense of anticipation, of nostalgia, of […]
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JIM MASHEK COLUMN/Rest in peace, Vida Blue, the Louisiana flamethrower and Oakland Athletics legend
HARD-THROWING LEFT-HANDER, 73, WAS CRITICAL PART OF A’s 1970s DOMINANCE It was the summer of 1971. My introduction to Vida […]
Read more →JIM MASHEK COLUMN/Conference USA, in full bloom this men’s basketball season, is going down a 1-way backroad to obscurity
THE LEAGUE’s “ORIGINAL TEN” ARE ALL LONG GONE, IN THE REAR-VIEW OR HEADED ELSEWHERE Take a bow, Conference USA. A […]
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QUICK HITTER STORY/WKU football drops Rice like a bad habit, and then Hilltoppers hoops puts on a show against Kentucky State
TYSON HELTON’S WESTERN SQUAD BECOMES BOWL ELIGIBLE I’ve had plenty of long days at Western Kentucky University. A lot of […]
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