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With one swing of the bat, Matt Williams convinced a scout that he was ready for the Big Leagues. more...
  11/02/2009 11:35am
Louisiana Tech has never stopped the Nevada Wolf Pack's offense. Never. In nine games against the Bulldogs, the Pack has averaged 40 points. That even includes three games with Chris Tormey as Pack coach. Zach Threadgill and Andy Heiser each threw...
  10/09/2009 8:36am
Cucumbers taste better pickled.
  08/10/2009 3:59pm
The MLB First-Year Player Draft came to a close Thursday morning with a low

number of Northern Nevada players taken, as expected.

The surprise of the final day came with the 1,310th pick of the draft when
  06/11/2009 1:11pm
All hope is not lost.

If the Sacramento Kings can muster the juevos to pick fourth best in the upcoming NBA draft and not trade away a great opportunity, they will turn the tide on this turd.

Because we all know, things can only get better.
  05/20/2009 4:53pm
RENO — Included is a need-to-know list regarding the Reno Aces, the Arizona Diamondback’s Triple-A affiliate.

The team begins its season Friday in Salt Lake City.
  04/10/2009 9:57am
When the Reno Aces players made their media debut Tuesday afternoon, the eyes of the hitters lit up as they watched the winds blow to left field. The breeze was enough for them to think Aces Ballpark may be hitter friendly.
  04/08/2009 10:30am
OLYMPIC VALLEY — Hall-of-Fame linebacker and San Francisco 49ers head coach Mike Singletary wore his mellow, offseason eyes for this press conference — only occasionally stretching his sockets slightly to emphasize a point.
  03/29/2009 11:46am
The Wolverines went 1-1 on the final two days of the Carson Tournament this past weekend, beating Fallon 13-5 on Friday and falling to Carson 4-2 on Saturday.

Truckee finished the tourney 1-3 overall competing against all 4A programs.
  03/16/2009 4:25pm
What a Super Bowl!

I usually feel that the Super Bowl is not nearly as good a game as the AFC and NFC championship games, but that doesn’t seem to hold true for any Super Bowl in which Kurt Warner is involved.
  02/02/2009 4:06pm
RENO — Brett Butler has conquered cancer — twice — and now the former major leaguer is ready to smack another home run as the Reno Aces’ new skipper.
  01/22/2009 9:13am
With only the AFC and NFC championship games played last weekend, there wasn’t much room to display your football IQ in the Sierra Sun’s UPickEm Pro Football contest.
  01/20/2009 11:36am
As the college football season finally comes to an end — Doesn’t it just seem wrong to play the national championship game on Jan. 8? I liked it better when all the big bowl games were on New Year’s Day — it appears we have to crown the Florida Gators...
  01/09/2009 3:30pm
It’s playoff time in the National Football League — aka the best time of the year for pro football fans.
  01/05/2009 1:48pm
We wrapped up the final week of the regular NFL season this past weekend with a couple great do-or-die games. San Diego, Miami, Minnesota and Philadelphia all played their way into the postseason with wins on Sunday, making for an exciting end to the...
  12/30/2008 6:51pm
Did you see that Chicago-Green Bay overtime do-or-die Monday Night Football game? That’s what late-season football is all about.
  12/23/2008 3:49pm
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