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There will be a celebration Friday night in Port Allen. It’s not for things present, but to remember the glory of days past, and to pray sprigs of hope grow into something resembling those grand memories of now long-ago days. That’s not too much to expect from Friday’s Quail Forever afternoon and evening at the newly refurbished and newly named Bridgeview Gun Club (the old Hunters’…

RELATED: Full race results | See the contact | Bell scores first XFINITY win KANSAS CITY, Kan. – Getting pushed to the win? That’s the kind of thing we typically would’ve seen last week at Talladega Superspeedway in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. Erik Jones and race-winner Christopher Bell illustrated a bit of a different interpretation of that Saturday at Kansas Speedway in the Kansas Lottery 300, albeit unintentionally…

Guram Kashia with LGBT captain’s armband for Vitesse. I know its team decision more than a choice, but would’ve not imagined in past. Kudos pic.twitter.com/UNhsTeeRfr — Mac’Andrews (@MacAndrews) October 16, 2017 The rainbow-colored captain’s armband that SBV Vitesse star Guram Kashia wore last week was designed to call for unity among Dutch soccer fans. In Georgia, the small country located some 2,300 miles away from the Netherlands, that simple strip of…

Three drivers, nine combined NASCAR championships … but probably not three playoff berths. That’s the reality Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch and Matt Kenseth are facing this weekend at Kansas Speedway. The three former Cup Series champions – Kenseth won in 2003; Busch in 2015; and Johnson every year from 2006 to 2010, plus 2013 and 2016 – are essentially competing for one spot in the next round of the playoffs….

The FC pundits share their thoughts and experiences with coaches in the U.S. youth system and how it has contributed to the national team’s World Cup failure. INCLINE VILLAGE, Nevada — Steve Gans and Eric Wynalda stated their respective cases to replace current U.S. Soccer Federation president Sunil Gulati on Saturday. Speaking before the National Council of the U.S. Adult Soccer Association, both candidates were given five minutes to lay…

GRAND FORKS, N.D. – North Dakota took out five-plus years of frustration against the Gophers on Saturday night, most of it during one five-minute power play. Gophers defenseman Jack Glover took a major penalty for checking from behind, drawing Minnesota’s third game misconduct of the young season. By the time his penalty box substitute returned to the ice, North Dakota had scored three times, paving the way to a 4-0…

(Reuters) – The Houston Astros reached Major League Baseball’s World Series for the first time since 2005 after beating the New York Yankees 4-0 in Game Seven of the American League Championship Series on Saturday. The Astros, who rallied from a 3-2 deficit in the best-of-seven series, will face the Dodgers when the World Series begins on Tuesday in Los Angeles. Astros starting pitcher Charlie Morton threw five shutout innings,…

There will be a celebration Friday night in Port Allen. It’s not for things present, but to remember the glory of days past, and to pray sprigs of hope grow into something resembling those grand memories of now long-ago days. That’s not too much to expect from Friday’s Quail Forever afternoon and evening at the newly refurbished and newly named Bridgeview Gun Club (the old Hunters’…

Justin Verlander wins the ALCS MVP and talks about his love for Jose Altuve Just now

HOUSTON – Not long ago, when the Houston Astros were in the midst of losing more than 105 games in three consecutive seasons, when their local TV ratings were literally 0.0, when they were tanking to win before it was cool, they believed this day would arrive. Certainly they hoped the path would come easier than this, a seven-game torture rack of an American League Championship Series against the New…

If you have to attend a wedding this weekend, we really, really, really, really feel sorry for you. Buckle up for a huge weekend For those saddled with weddings this weekend, my thoughts are prayers are with you. Here are the highlights from a sports-filled weekend: Verlander dominated the Yankees in Game 6 to force a Game 7 on Saturday night … Notre Dame-USC and Penn State-Michigan are among the…

Happy October, baseball fans! (Photo: USA TODAY/20th Century Fox via AP) It’s time to play ball. Or, at least, press play on a good baseball movie.  The MLB post-season is underway, and soon two teams will be facing off in the 2017 World Series. If you’re like us and you’re living and breathing baseball this October, you can fill in the time between playoff games with these five baseball movies that are available…

In Game 5, at the Astrodome, the Astros led by three runs in the eighth inning with Nolan Ryan on the mound. Yet the Phillies came back and went on to win the World Series. In 1986, also at the Astrodome, the Astros held another three-run lead, this time over the Mets in the ninth inning. A victory would have set up Game 7 and shifted the edge to the…

As far as Southern California club baseball teams go, few can tout a laundry list of players currently affiliated with Major League Baseball organizations like the Playa Vista Orioles. That alumni base includes several Santa Clarita Valley products, who were out at College of the Canyons on Saturday to help put on a clinic for around 30 kids ages 11-14. Of the players on…

The often-broken, sometimes partially working and aggravating scoreboard on the baseball field at the Paris Fairgrounds finally gave up the ghost during the 2017 high school baseball season. Forrest Gossett Salt River Journal Editor The often-broken, sometimes partially working and aggravating scoreboard on the baseball field at the Paris Fairgrounds finally gave up the ghost during the 2017 high school baseball season. Wade Billington,…

If you have to attend a wedding this weekend, we really, really, really, really feel sorry for you. Buckle up for a huge weekend For those saddled with weddings this weekend, my thoughts are prayers are with you. Here are the highlights from a sports-filled weekend: Verlander dominated the Yankees in Game 6 to force a Game 7 on Saturday night … Notre Dame-USC and Penn State-Michigan are among the…

Following Bruce Arena’s resignation as US men’s national team manager in the wake of the USMNT’s failure to qualify for the World Cup earlier this month, the rumor mill has churned out the names of several managers who might take over the position. One name that’s emerged repeatedly among the soccer punditocracy? Atlanta United manager Gerardo “Tata” Martino. He’s certainly got the resume to take charge of the USMNT. The…

RELATED: Final practice results | Consecutive 10-lap averages | Full schedule for Kansas Ryan Blaney nestled the Wood Brothers Racing No. 21 Ford into the top spot in final Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice Saturday afternoon at Kansas Speedway. Blaney logged a fast lap of 182.057 mph in the 50-minute session. It came one day after his speed in Coors Light Pole Qualifying was disallowed because of a technical infraction,…

If you have to attend a wedding this weekend, we really, really, really, really feel sorry for you. Buckle up for a huge weekend For those saddled with weddings this weekend, my thoughts are prayers are with you. Here are the highlights from a sports-filled weekend: Verlander dominated the Yankees in Game 6 to force a Game 7 on Saturday night … Notre Dame-USC and Penn State-Michigan are among the…