Sports Spot - by Terry Betterton
2009 Columns
October, 2009 Logan Budd
Logan Budd did not have to go to the post office, stand in line, and pay a fee to get a passport. He did not cross a border into a foreign country. It just seems like it.
September, 2009 Football Teams
Football teams are just that – teams – and that is one of the realities that makes the game so appealing.
The nature of the game is that one person can not do it by himself. One person can make a play, but he is dependant on someone else to throw the ball, catch the ball, make a block or don't make a block. That is the way things are at even football's highest level.
August, 2009 LA Dodgers
It’s a terrific summer to be a Los Angeles Dodgers fan. But...
The Boys in Blue have the best record among the 30 Major League Baseball teams and are running away in the National League West Division standings. Midway through the season, it appeared that Los Angeles had a lock on the playoffs. Of course, anything can happen in baseball and often does. But...
July, 2009 Ever Wonder How Golf Got Its Name?
One theory, certainly unscientific but with a touch of logic, goes this way: All
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