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 […]
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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 […]
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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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Jim Mashek column: Rest In Peace, Bill Russell, a champion in every sense of the word
FORMER CELTICS LEGEND DIES AT 88 The man came of age in the infancy of the NBA, but he was […]
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Dome Patrol Redux/A tribute to the late, great Vaughan Johnson, circa 2019
(Editor’s note: With the late, great Sam Mills being selected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, I grabbed this […]
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Jim Mashek column: One year later, Henry Aaron’s legacy shines even brighter
(Editor’s note: I wrote this column one year ago, before launching my web site. Godspeed, Mr. Aaron. You are dearly […]
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Jim Mashek column: Rest in peace, Andrea Yeager, the personable editor with a heart of gold
NATIVE TEXAN WAS ONE KIND SOUL ON THE MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST Twenty-eight years ago, give or take, after a long […]
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