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NBA Is First Sports League to Get 5 Million Twitter Followers

Mon, 14 May 2012 08:01:56 -0700
The National Basketball Association became the first major sports league in the world to top 5 million Twitter followers on Monday morning.
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Listen to Glisson

Wed, 16 May 2012 07:46:27 -0700
It seems unlikely that any major college sports program would have an official cartoonist. But when it comes to Syracuse University, you could make a case that veteran Central New York artist Joe Glisson is as close as one can come to such a designation.
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Obama 'View': Singing, Kardashians, Sports

Tue, 15 May 2012 11:22:50 -0700
In addition to discussing same-sex marriage and JPMorgan Chase on ABC's 'The View,' President Obama nearly aced a pop culture quiz and talked about how Malia and Sasha find him "embarrassing, but not too embarrassing."
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The Mailbox: Only true playoff will stop strength-of-schedule debate

Sun, 27 May 2012 00:22:02 -0700
Ray: For years the OSU football team has succumbed to an inferiority complex with the Southeastern Conference, whose teams have had success against the Big Ten in big games. Some have surmised that SEC teams perform better in big games because of the strength of their schedules.
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Mailbag: Chael Sonnen's book is more of a therapy session and political rant than a tell-all

Tue, 15 May 2012 15:52:07 -0700
The UFC middleweight contender's political aspirations were dashed by a felony conviction, but he's still opinionated.
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North Central Community Calendar — May 17-23

Tue, 22 May 2012 18:58:11 -0700
Send your North Central public event notices (including recreational sports) for free to Edmond Ortiz at eortiz@primetimenewspapers.com; by fax at 250-3350; or by mail to him in c/o North Central News, P.O. Box 2171, San Antonio, TX 78297-2171. Mental Health First Aid is a 12-hour training course designed to give members of the public important skills to help someone experiencing or developing ...
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Pages: Jesse Bernad and his US baseball swing

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 09:36:23 -0700
LAST Feb. 28 to March 12, the sportsman whose name is synonymous to Cebu baseball/softball left for America on a dream-come-true visit. He was one of a dozen Filipinos who flew to Scottsdale, Arizona for a U.S. State Department-sponsored sojourn. Here’s Jesse’s own words … OBJECTIVE?
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Class of 2012 list filling up fast

Tue, 01 May 2012 20:45:37 -0700
It's that time of year again, when my email box fills up with the college destinations for senior after senior who will be playing sports next year. We recently began putting together our annual list of where local seniors will be playing sports in college.
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Obama Daughters Find Him 'Just the Right Amount of Embarrassing'

Tue, 15 May 2012 09:10:43 -0700
The President Discussed Embarrassing His Daughters and Teasing From Michelle
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MONDAY MORNING MUSINGS: Remember, Memorial Day is about freedom

Sun, 27 May 2012 22:45:48 -0700
On this Memorial Day, before we eat too many hot dogs, before we tune in the Yankees, Red Sox or the suddenly relevant Mets, and before we drink too much lemonade, maybe we ought to reflect on what the holiday means.
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