Monday, May 20, 2024

Shots in the Darke

THOUGHTS, BELTED GALLOWAYS, AND FREE FALLIN’ 

 Random thoughts on a Sunday evening:  First, congratulations to all area high school as well as college graduates!! Another step along the way of life’s journey...

 AKRON, COLUMBUS, INDIANAPOLIS, AND UNUSUAL HAPPENINGS 

Jerrod Newland’s Lady Wave softball team returns to the Division II State Final Four for the fourth time since 2007 on the strength of a...

REDS, ROCHESTER, AND ROYALTY 

A little over a quarter of the Major League Baseball season has been played so let’s check in with the Boys by the River,...

O CANADA, POSTSEASON ACTION, AND START THOSE ENGINES

The sounds of moaning and the gnashing of teeth that you hear floating on the winds are  the national angst of our neighbors to...

ROSES, TRIPLE CROWNS, AND SPEED 

The 149th edition of the Run for the Roses, the Kentucky Derby, was won by Mage, a 15-1 odds pick, in a closing charge down...

SIGNIFICANT AND YET IRRELEVANT 

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The 2023 NFL Draft is in the books and, regardless of what the pundits say and predict at this time, only this coming season will...

HARDBALL, ROUNDBALL, AND PUCKS 

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After taking a look at high school baseball and softball in last week’s column, let’s catch up on the exploits of Ohio’s two major...

 BASEBALL, SOFTBALL, AND SUCCESSION 

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The NFL draft begins Thursday, April 27th in Kansas City with either THE’s CJ Stroud or  ‘Bama’s Bryce Young expected to be the first...

 HUSKIES, TIGERS, AND BOBCATS 

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Were you like many others who underestimated, or even disregarded, UConn’s chances in this year’s version of March Madness? Flying under the radar the Huskies...

 WANDERINGS AND WONDERINGS 

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We just returned from a seven-day road trip that once again confirmed that despite the differences between Americans there is so much more that binds...