Ezekiel Elliott took the NFL by storm in 2016 by leading the league in rushing with 1,631 yards. He continued the next season by leading the league in rushing yards per game, another rushing title in 2018, and finished fourth in yards/touchdowns, second in all-purpose yards, and first in 100-yard games in 2019. That’s quite […]
I just learned that Ed Armbrister, the former Cincinnati Reds outfielder best remembered for a controversial bunt while pinch-hitting during the 1975 World Series, passed away earlier this year, on March 17. He died only a few months shy of his 73rd birthday. If you’re of a certain age, you remember the evening of October 19, […]
On their final podcast today before the Summer Olympics, Sammy Sportface and Spars tossed around new-fangled ideas to lift the spirits of the six billion people on Earth bummed about all the problems heading into The Games. Sportface proposed the swimming events all be in the nude, including fans and everyone at home watching on […]
“Bucks in six, always. That’s for the culture.” The infamous quote from Bucks great Brandon Jennings was brought to life more than ever as the Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Phoenix Suns 105-98 in Game 6 en route to being crowned NBA champions. The long hard-fought Game 6 was very reminiscent of the physical scrappy playoff […]
TOKYO, Japan –– Behind the arm of Monica Abbott (Salinas, Calif.), the U.S. Olympic Softball Team edged past No. 3 Canada with a 1-0 shutout win in Game 2 of the Tokyo Olympic Games. Abbott tossed a complete-game shutout with nine strikeouts while limiting the Canada offense to one hit through seven innings. The U.S. […]
Tuesday night saw the official end of the 2020-21 NBA season as the Milwaukee Bucks won the NBA Finals against the Phoenix Suns, bringing Milwaukee its first NBA Championship in 50 years. The series started with the Suns winning the first two games in Phoenix. Milwaukee would win the next four games. The Bucks would […]
The Boston Red Sox had a successful first half of the season and ended up doing much better than many analysts and fans expected. Going into the All-Star break, their record was 55-36, and they led the American League East division. Their first series back after the break was against the New York Yankees, which […]
HOUSTON – Roger Willhite, Allison Doerpinghaus, Paige Gibson, Ruben Gonzalez, Curtis Jones, and Patty Walrath have been elected as the 2021 Class of the HBU Sports Hall of Honor, the athletic department announced Monday. Willhite was the assistant softball coach at HBU and passed away on May 31 after recently completing his 27th season with the […]
Cerén, El Salvador impress in runner-up Group A effort Thought by some to be an underdog in a packed Group A field, Houston’s Darwin Cerén and El Salvador rolled off two impressive 2-0 victories against Guatemala and Trinidad and Tobago to reach the quarterfinal. El Salvador held their own in their final group stage game […]
TOKYO, Japan –– The U.S. Olympic Softball Team returned to the Olympic stage in shutout fashion today as the Red, White and Blue posted a 2-0 victory over No. 9 Italy in their Tokyo 2020 Olympic debut. Highlighting the day was Michelle Moultrie (Jacksonville, Fla.) who put the Eagles on the board first with an […]