Ralph Barbieri
This is the final article in a five-part series about figures in the sports world that have been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. — Broadcasting career: Ralph “Razor” Barbieri has been a staple on the KNBR sports radio station since 1984. He helped pioneer the sports talk genre and his show with co-host Tom Tolbert, Razor...
Muhammad Ali
This is the first article in a five-part series about figures in the sports world that have been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. — Boxing career: Former boxer Muhammad Ali is known as “the greatest of all time” for his accomplishments in the ring. He won an Olympic golf medal and became the world heavyweight champion...
Thank You Andrew Luck
Dear Mr. Andrew Luck, Thank you very much for your excellent play at the quarterback position and your upstanding citizenship for the Stanford Cardinal over the last three years. It’s been a true pleasure watching you turn our football program from a laughingstock into a national powerhouse, as well as watching your maturation from a...
College football week 8 daps
Late night mayhem: This past Saturday proved that the best is always saved for last. The final two games of the day both ended up with top 10 teams falling in dramatic fashion. In East Lancing, MI, the #6 Wisconsin Badgers and #16 Michigan State Spartans found themselves in a back and forth affair. After...
College football week 7 daps
Kickoff Returns: What a day for kick returners nationwide. The first two plays of the second half of the Texas-Oklahoma State game were back-to-back 100 yard kickoff returns for touchdowns, the first by State’s Justin Gilbert and the second my Longhorn running back Fozzy Whittaker. The Cowboys completed a statewide sweep of Texas with a 38-26...
College football week 6 daps
Nebraska: The Huskers first Big 10 home game against Ohio State was a perfect way to bounce back from their sad loss against Wisconsin and also showed that Nebraska earned its immediate position amongst the Big 10 elites. Trailing the Buckeyes 27-6 in the third quarter, Nebraska rallied back to score 28 unanswered points to...
Palo Alto American stays alive in Little League 11-12 all-star tournament
Palo Alto American took advantage of a barrage of wild pitches, passed balls, walks and errors to defeat Redwood City American, 9-4, on Wednesday night at Middlefield Ballpark in the consolation bracket of the District 52 Little League Majors 11-12 year-old all-star tournament. PA American’s starting pitcher Amit Rao came around to score in the...
Pitching, timely hitting pays dividends for PA National
Palo Alto National served notice Sunday that taking away its hard-earned District 52 tournament championship from last year (as 10-11 year olds) won’t be so easy. That’s what Palo Alto American found out at Middlefield Park. PA National needed a late-inning rally to pull away in a 7-1 victory over PA American. PA National scored...
Palo Alto all-stars taking different paths
It’s one game down and a lot more to go for the Palo Alto National 11-12 all-stars in the District 52 Little League Tournament at Palo Alto’s Middlefield Ballpark. For Palo Alto American, it’s two games down and potentially even more to go as the team battles its way through the consolation bracket. ...
All Out finishes on a roll
Healthy Pets put up a fight, but it wasn’t long before All Out asserted itself as the dominant team in Palo Alto Little League. All Out rode its powerful offense and the pitching of left-hander Griffy Byer to a 10-2 victory in the championship game of the Palo Alto Little League City Tournament last Saturday...
All Out just a victory away from city tournament title
Top-seeded All Out Baseball advanced to the Palo Alto Little League City Tournament championship game with their 13-8 victory over No. 3 seed Morgan Gault at Middlefield Ballpark on Thursday. The undefeated All Out team erupted for seven runs in the fifth inning and was led offensively by first baseman Pete Snodgrass, who hit two...
