Went here in June 2001. Was the first major league game I ever attended. It’s on the list because it’s Wrigley Field and the ivy was that nice. The Cubs beat the Brewers 6-3 this day. Todd Stairs hit two home runs. Milwaukee all-star Ben Sheets was the loser. This is actually a scanned image. No. […]
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This shot was taken during the final game of the Subway Series. Russell Martin beat the Mets with a walkoff homer in the bottom of the ninth. No. 7 stadium shot.
Click to read more:I’m a sucker for flag shots, and Mackey was all dolled up on 11/11/11 for the first home game on the new floor. To continue through the Top 10, click below: No. 8 stadium shot:
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Hello, again! Several years ago during my run as an AP Sports Writer, I started a tradition of taking photos of the sports venues I attended. After a while, I got quite a collection. Each time I look at these photos, memories come back. Some are because the photo is […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Fourteen years ago, a heinous crime was committed on a basketball court in Salt Lake City. The victim, Bryon Russell, saw no justice. The perpetrator, Michael Jordan, walked free. Jordan’s Chicago Bulls trailed the Utah Jazz 86-85 in the final seconds of Game 6 in the 1998 NBA Finals when […]
Click to read more:Notes from Kevin Messenger, Indiana Fever PR (Twitter @kmess65). With her six free throws made in Saturday’s 84-70 win over Chicago, Tamika Catchings moved ahead of Lisa Leslie as the WNBA’s all-time leader in that department. Catchings ends tonight’s game having hit 1,478 free throws in her career. The Fever snapped its three-game losing streak […]
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From the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association: GOSHEN, Ky. — Taya Reimer of Hamilton Southeastern and Stephanie Mavunga of Brownsburg each posted double-doubles Saturday (June 16), pacing the Indiana Junior All-Stars to a 78-68 girls basketball victory over Kentucky and a sweep of the first two-game Junior series between the states. Reimer tallied a […]
Click to read more:By J.W. CALINGER ISL Correspondent Note: The author is a Pittsburgh Steelers fan and a former state champion journalist at Omaha North High School. He has been diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome, a form of autism that affects social interaction. OMAHA, Neb. — We’re continuing to learn how important psychology is in football and other sports. Because of […]
Click to read more:By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor David Teague is still balling. Teague and Carl Landry were the key players who helped Purdue’s fortunes turn under coach Matt Painter. The shooting guard recovered from a torn ACL to earn second-team all-Big Ten honors as a senior in 2007. Teague dropped a career-high 32 points on Indiana that season as Purdue […]
Click to read more:By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Oklahoma City heads into Game 2 of the NBA Finals tonight with a 1-0 lead over the Miami Heat. Because of the 2-3-2 format, the pressure still is on the Thunder to win and retain homecourt advantage. Otherwise, Miami could tie the series tonight, win three straight at home, claim the […]
Click to read more:Ashley, Dario and Chip Ganassi kiss the bricks Info provided by IndyCar: INDIANAPOLIS (Wednesday, June 13, 2012) – INDYCAR, the sanctioning body for the IZOD IndyCar Series, announced today its scheduled Aug. 19 race in Qingdao, China, has been cancelled. “We wanted to give the China race every opportunity to move forward and be successful, […]
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