Sports Quiz – Feb. 9, 2018

#Middlebury #SportsQuiz Questions Four players have hit at least 250 home runs for the Philadelphia Phillies. Name three of them. How many times did New York Yankees legend Mickey ... Continue Reading →

It’s not war, it’s the Olympics

#Middlebury #ASportingView #Olympics You can learn a lot – and argue a lot, too – watching the Olympic Games. Really, the Olympic Games are the greatest things that the world does ... Continue Reading →

Sports Quiz – Feb. 2, 2018

#Middlebury #SportsQuiz   Questions When was the last time before 2016 that the Chicago Cubs won 100-plus games in a season? Two major-league players each smacked a triple to ... Continue Reading →

Whoa, Nelly! Remembering a voice of college sports

#Middlebury #ASportingView #KeithMaxJackson For four decades, his was the voice of college sports on ABC. An ethereal, almost otherworldly voice with a booming cadence and folksy charm ... Continue Reading →

Sports Quiz – Jan. 27, 2018

#Middlebury #SportsQuiz When Boston’s David Ortiz had 127 RBIs in his final season in 2016, whose record did he break for most RBIs in his last major-league season? In how many ... Continue Reading →

Consumer Protection says beware Super Bowl ticket scams

#Middlebury #SuperBowl #TicketScam After the New England Patriots’ victory in the American Football Conference championship game, New England fans may be considering taking that ... Continue Reading →

Middlebury U11 Girls Soccer Team wins championship

#Middlebury #Soccer Middlebury U11 Girls Soccer Team won the championship in the Northwest District by going undefeated, scoring 47 goals and allowing only 15. Celebrating at the awards ... Continue Reading →

Saban the Great continues Bryant’s winning tradition

#Middlebury #ASportingView #Alabama The term “greatest of all time” gets bandied about a lot these days, and rarely is it true (see Tiger Woods, LeBron James). However, in certain ... Continue Reading →

Sports Quiz – Jan. 21, 2018

#Middlebury #Sports Quiz Who was the last Oakland A’s player before Khris Davis in 2016 and 2017 to have 40 or more home runs in a season? How many consecutive seasons did Hall ... Continue Reading →

The year in sports – 2017

#Middlebury #ASportingView American sports put on a good show in 2017, and here are some of the stories to remember: Clemson Beats Alabama Trailing 31-28 with 1 second left on the clock, ... Continue Reading →