No asterisks deserved for pro seasons completed this year
In the world of sports, it is the equivalent of a Scarlet Letter.
view moreLouisiana by the Numbers: The best of every uniform (10-19)
Wearing No. 15 in the dugout, Skip Bertman turned LSU into a baseball powerhouse.
view moreSpecial athletes who found both MLB and NBA success
To play more than one sport on the professional level is no easy task, but to participate in two major sports simultaneously is almost unfathomable.
view moreMemorial Day and memories of great athletes who served
It is a special day, one that none of us should ever take for granted, skip over or forget.
view moreLouisiana by the Numbers: The best of every uniform (20-29)
For six decades, Cannon was the only Heisman Trophy winner from a Louisiana school.
view moreFlashback: Smilin’ Dick Callahan one of New Orleans’ most sought after prep pitchers
Former New Orleans prep pitching star Dick Callahan lived up to his nickname “Smilin’ Dick,” since he had a lot to smile about while playing for Holy Cross High School in the early 1940’s.
view moreMy most memorable moments covering sports (Part 2)
This second installment will be a miscellaneous collection of memories that didn’t quite fit in any of the other categories – a sort of collection of one-hit wonders, or two-hit in one case.
view moreFlashback: New Orleanian Mel Parnell capped Red Sox Hall of Fame career with no-hitter
Mel Parnell was a short, skinny kid when he pitched for S. J. Peters High School in New Orleans for the first time during his senior year in 1941.
view moreRenovate The Shrine on Airline to bring back minor league baseball
It still pains me to drive by Zephyr Field and see an empty ballpark.
view moreInterviews: Juan Kincaid, Tommy Krysan on All Access
The Saints, baseball and other topics are discussed Friday night.
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