Sports Quiz – Feb. 26, 2017

#MIDDLEBURY By Chris Richcreek When was the last time before 2014 that Oakland had six players named to the All-Star team? Name the last major-league player before Bryce Harper in ... Continue Reading →

A Sporting View – Is Brady the best ever?

#MIDDLEBURY By Mark Vasto If you’ve done a little studying in your life, you know there are abstract concepts you can ponder (think Descartes) and cold, hard facts (I was told ... Continue Reading →

Sports Quiz – Feb. 19, 2017

#MIDDLEBURY By Chris Richcreek In 2015, the Nationals’ Max Scherzer became the sixth pitcher to toss two no-hitters in a season. Name three of the other five to do it. The New ... Continue Reading →

A Sporting View – When a king bows to a sir

#MIDDLEBURY By Mark Vasto Charles Barkley has a big mouth, which is appropriate considering he also has a very large head. He used to get paid for bouncing a ball, but for the past ... Continue Reading →

Sports Quiz – Feb. 11, 2017

#MIDDLEBURY #SPORTS By Chris Richcreek Questions Name the last pitchers before the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw in 2015 to record at least 300 strikeouts in a season. Who ... Continue Reading →

A Sporting View – ‘Any given Sunday’ rule applies to Patriots

#MIDDLEBURY #SPORTS By Mark Vasto The New England Patriots are the greatest franchise in modern football history. That statement is irrefutable. This will be the team’s ninth ... Continue Reading →

Sports Quiz – Feb. 4, 2017

#MIDDLEBURY #SPORTS By Chris Richcreek Questions How many times has a major-league team won a best-of-five playoff series after losing the first two games at home? In 2015, the Chicago ... Continue Reading →

Big Game Snacks for the Win (Family Features) The big game is almost here: two teams, a room full of fans and a spread of fan-favorite foods to keep everybody going. Whether everyone's ... Continue Reading →

A Sporting View – It’s on you, Jed York

#MIDDLEBURY #SPORTS By Mark Vasto In October 2010, after a close loss to Philadelphia, ESPN’s Adam Schefter received not so much a text as a bold proclamation. The message was ... Continue Reading →

Sports Quiz – Jan. 28, 2017

#MIDDLEBURY #SPORTS By Chris Richcreek Questions In 2015, Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw tied a team record with a sixth consecutive season of 200-plus strikeouts. Who ... Continue Reading →