SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports This week’s installment of Random Thoughts includes congratulations, spring sports, state softball, Richard Kortokrax, and the NBA Finals. Congratulations ...

Matter of fact, it's hard to look at the photo and believe anyone even told the Yankee captain it was picture day or that a camera was on him. Then again, this was Thurman Munson, so good chance ...

CLEMSON, S.C. – Former Tiger righthander Kris Benson, the 1996 national player-of-the-year, will be inducted into the National College Baseball Hall of Fame on Feb. 12, announced Monday … ...

Perhaps the most remembered deaths were those of Thurman Munson and Roberto Clemente. Munson, the New York Yankees ' captain, was killed when a plane he was piloting crashed on Aug. 2, 1979.

Benson was named ACC Athlete-of-the-Year for all sports in 1996, was named the 1996 national player-of-the-year and was the first selection of the 1996 MLB draft.

DEWITT – With their book “Tex Simone: The Man Who Saved Baseball in Syracuse,” brother and sister John and Wendy Simone honor the life of their father, a cornerstone figure in the story of ...

John and Wendy Simone, the son and daughter of Syracuse baseball icon Tex Simone, were at the Barnes & Noble store in DeWitt this June with copies of their book about his life.

Promotional Widget for Crescent News Services.Short struck out an area-best 120 batters in 64 innings, making 14 appearances and 10 starts in Archbold’s 25 games this season. The left-hander was ...

People I meet often ask if there’s one moment or picture that is my favorite, that stands out. That’s a tough one. It’s analogous to asking a chef what their favorite meal is to cook.

Duane Kuiper, right, tries to tag out Thurman Munson on May 24, 1978, in a game between the Cleveland Indians and New York Yankees. (Bruce Bennett Studios via Getty Images Studios / Getty Images) ...

Springboro, 25-7 this season, will play Olentangy for the OHSAA Division I state championship Sunday at Akron's Canal Park.

Springboro pitcher Colten Muhlenkamp is fired up after pitching a clean inning in a 5-1 Division I state semifinal win over Perrysburg on June 14, 2025 at Canton's Thurman Munson Memorial Stadium.