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Chris Chambliss remembered for homer

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Chris Chambliss played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball (1971-1988) with three different teams, but it is his walk-off home run in game five of the 1976 American League Championship Series for which he’s remembered. I had the opportunity to interview Chambliss recently, as he was in town to be the keynote speaker at the…

Dear Santa: Thanks for the Texas League Championship

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The tradition continues with my 18th Annual Sports Fan’s Letter to Santa Claus. Dear Santa Claus, It seems the older I get, the faster these years go by. As old as you are, how do you deal with that? I digress. I want to begin with a big THANK YOU for bringing the Tulsa Drillers…

Friday night college football, fall baseball and basketball

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This week is a hodge-podge of sports news and views. By the way, does anyone even say “hodge-podge” any more? The University of Tulsa played at Houston last Thursday night, and things didn’t go the way of the Golden Hurricane, once again. TU was leading 26-17 with 13 minutes left in the fourth quarter, but…

Meet Thomas Ian Nicholas

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There are a couple of events coming up that you might not want to miss, one is chance to play golf with a former NFL player, and the other is a chance to meet the actor who starred in Rookie of the Year. As a baseball movie fan, I’m looking forward to seeing Thomas Ian…