Sunday Fact - The Pro Football Hall of Fame is located in Canton, Ohio for three reasons: 1) the American Professional Football Association, later named the National Football League, was founded in Canton on September 17, 1920; 2) the Canton Bulldogs were an early-day pro football power, even before the days of the NFL. They were also the first two-time champion of the NFL in 1922 and 1923. The great Jim Thorpe, the first big-time athlete to play pro football, played his first pro football game with the Bulldogs in 1915; 3) Canton, Ohio citizens early in the 1960s launched a determined and well-organized campaign to earn the site designation for their city.
San Francisco Chronicle sports columnist Gwen Knapp writes that after 3 decades, Hank Aaron now shares the homerun throne.... "Barry Bonds, the most captivating, daunting, polarizing baseball man of his generation, joined Aaron, a supporting character in the era of Willie Mays and Mickey Mantle, as king of the home run Saturday night." .....
San Diego Union-Tribune sports columnist Tim Sullivan writes that for the most part, athletes will seldom speak out against another athlete.... "To accuse him (Bonds), however, is to betray the brotherhood, to violate the code of the clubhouse and, perhaps more to the point, to invite investigation of your own affairs." ....
The New York Times sports columnist Jack Curry writes how a little extra batting practice may have helped Bonds.... "So, in a serene atmosphere, Bonds worked on relaxing at the plate, on hitting the ball the opposite way and on not trying to blast home runs." ....
A-Rod hit number 500 yesterday.....so who is the lucky person who caught the historic baseball.... "A lucky Rutgers University graduate student - a lifelong Yankees fan and a season ticket holder - made the catch of a lifetime . . . "
A few years ago Billy Beane was the wunderkid after the publication of "Moneyball"....now some of that glow has come off as former Athletic Milton Bradley unloads on the Oakland general manager..... ""Billy (Beane) just has a way of thinking he's smarter and better than everyone else, and I don't take kindly to the better-than-you attitude,'' Bradley said at Petco Park before the Giants played the Padres." .....
He may not play for the New York Yankees, but Francisco Estevez may have the best seat at Yankee Stadium.... "His seat is so close to the Yankees' dugout, he can reach out and high-five a player sitting at the end of the bench." .....
New York Daily News reporter Anthony McCarron writes how Yankees catcher Jorge Posada is finally playing without worrying about his son who was ill.... "Posada and his wife, Laura, cried and prayed and stood in amazement at their son's toughness through eight different operations, some of which took about 10 hours. Jorge Luis was born with craniosynostosis, . . ."
Dallas Morning News football columnist Rick Gosselin writes about Michael Irvin's emotional night at the Hall of Fame.... "Then came some very personal and emotional apologies for his failures off the field during the 1990s – the parties, the women, the drug arrests. He spoke directly to his wife, Sandi, bringing a tear to her eye." .....
Buffalo News sports columnist Jerry Sullivan writes how Thurman Thomas may be the most deserving Buffalo Bill to make the Hall of Fame..... "There are rare times in this job when you permit yourself to step outside the boundaries of objectivity and be an unabashed fan. This is one of them. Tonight, I get to root like crazy for Thurman Thomas." ....
Dallas Morning News reporter Barry Horn writes how the players from the 1977 Dallas Cowboys are hurting..... "Almost 30 years after limping through Super Bowl XII – his final NFL game – Mel Renfro walks with an artificial left hip. His right knee needs to be replaced. Arthritis has settled in his shoulders and ankles. Damaged vertebrae have robbed his neck of movement. Sunlight often triggers headaches." ....
Arizona Republic reports Bob McManaman writes how former Michigan defensive tackle is using Mel Kiper as motivation during this rookie year..... "Branch said, among other things, he would "make Kiper eat his words." ...
San Francisco Chronicle reporter Bruce Jenkins reflects on Bill Walsh's first Super Bowl team - a team that won with defense.... "The 1982 Super Bowl made heroes out of Fred Dean, Hacksaw Reynolds and Dan Bunz, who made that epic tackle during an unforgettable goal-line stand. My lasting memory of that team, though, is the secondary - perhaps Walsh's master stroke as a talent evaluator." ....
The San Francisco Chronicle has a PDF file of the Bill Walsh coaching tree....
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