Sports Oddities and Honest Gaffes in Town Ads
Steve Treu catalogs quirky items from sports pages and ads. He notes displays of adult shows, overlooked college coaches, historic Belmont waiting times, McDonald's Olympic haul, and old ballclub nicknames, mixing trivia with light commentary on sports media.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Brighton
Quinnipiac College
Ann Marie Bahantka
Quinnipiac
Mets
New York
Welland Aqua-Ducks
North Atlantic Baseball League
Daryl Burros
Belmont
Atlanta
McDonald’s
White House
University of Wisconsin
John Sheffield
Traynor
New pro basketball league readies for stop in Pittsburgh
The International Basketball League IBL plans to begin play in November 1997 in 10 North American cities. Teams will be in non NBA markets and all arenas must hold at least 12 000 spectators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
NBA
CBA
USBL
IBL
International Basketball League
North American
IBL to operate under single entity structure
The IBL will be a single entity with all teams and players as employees of one company. Investors buy into the league, not individual franchises, enabling revenue sharing to balance finances across markets and maintain competitive balance. Pittsburgh is expected among the initial 10 markets to be named by August. The league envisions expansion beyond North America, including the Mediterranean region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NBA
Continental Basketball Association
IBL
League
Paul Martha
Pittsburgh
Auust
Martha
Mediterranean
Shenango star James Graham earns Section 3-AA MVP again
Shenango High baseball ace James Graham repeat MVP honors as the Wildcats go 14-0 and win the section title. He went 7-0 on the mound with a 1.33 ERA, 51 strikeouts, and hit .432 with 19 RBIs and eight doubles. Teammates Shane Lanigan and Mike Dado starred as Shenango dominates, while Riverside claims the WPIAL title behind Mike Garvin and Justin Nash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Graham
Graham
Shenango High
Wildcats
James
Shenango
Jan Budai
Cats
Riverside
Budai
Westminster College
Matt Allison
Shane Lanigan
Jeff Jones
Mike Dado
Lanigan
Panthers
Mike Garvin
Garvin
Allstar
Dado
Mike
Clutch
Dan Ollastro
Panther
Justin Nash
Justin
Cliastro
Jameson Classic fuels charity golf growth in New Castle
The Jameson Golf Classic at New Castle Country Club drew 134 amateurs and six LPGA pros raising over 100000 for the Children's Advocacy Center of Lawrence County. LPGA stars Shelley Hamlin Janet Anderson Melissa McNamara Lori West Julie Piers Alli son Finney supported by sponsors Bayer Karsten Ping Pfizer Inc. and local Gem Building. Tom White leads the effort reflecting steady two decade growth since 1992 with more than 400000 raised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Castle Country Club
Tom White
Melissa
White
Melissa McNamara
Children’s Advocacy Center
Lawrence County
Jameson Health System
Shelley Hamlin
Janet Anderson
McNamara
Lori West
Julie Piers
Allison Finney
New Castle
Jameson Health System, Inc
Bayer
Karsten Ping
Pfiser Inc
GEM Building Contractors and Developers, Inc
Jameson
Katie Peterson Parker
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