RADIOTROY/SUBWAY SPORTSPAGE MONDAY MAY 25, 2020
Keselowski wins 600 to extend Johnson's losing streak Brad Keselowski, in a contract year and trying to up his value in free agency, gave Roger Penske a victory on what should have been the most celebrated day in motorsports but was instead just a 6-plus...
BASKETBALL’S BEST: DOMINIQUE WILKINS
The most celebrated player to ever put on a Hawks uniform and represented in front of State Farm Arena by an 18,500-pound bronze statue erected in March, 2015, Hall-of-Famer Dominique Wilkins is the Hawks' Vice President of Basketball and Special Advisor to the CEO....
HOCKEY’S BEST: YVAN COURNOYER
Beep-beep … Whooosh! For every hockey writer, broadcaster and fan who had seen a "Looney Tunes" cartoon featuring the Road Runner, the nickname was a no-brainer. Time after time, the animated little desert bird leaves the bigger, would-be predator Wile E. Coyote in...
RADIOTROY/SUBWAY SPORTSPAGE SUNDAY MAY 24, 2020
Eddie Sutton, Hall of Fame basketball coach, dies at 84 Eddie Sutton waited so long to be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. He couldn't hang on long enough to make it to the ceremony. The man who led three teams to the Final...
BASKETBALL’S BEST: TOM HEINSOHN
Known for his hard-nosed style of play, yet possessing a superb shooting touch and good body control, Tom Heinsohn was a vital cog in the Boston Celtics' dynasty of the 1950s and 1960s. Chosen as NBA Rookie of the Year in 1957, he helped the Celtics win eight NBA...
NFL HALL OF FAME: DOUG ATKINS
Full Name: Douglas Leon Atkins Birthdate: May 8, 1930 Birthplace: Humboldt, Tennessee Died: December 30, 2015 in Knoxville, Tennessee High School: Humboldt (TN) Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame: January 23, 1982 Enshrined into Pro Football Hall of Fame: August 7,...
COLLEGE BASKETBALL’S BEST: JOHN WOODEN
In early 2003, leadership author John C. Maxwell fulfilled what he described as a lifelong dream: he spent a few hours in Los Angeles with the man he considered his mentor, legendary basketball coach John Wooden. Maxwell relates that during their time together, he...
BASEBALL’S BEST: GARY CARTER
It simply should not have taken six years for Gary Carter to get into the Hall of Fame. He was one of the best catchers of his era, and many observers put him in the top ten in major-league history. He was an outstanding defender with a strong arm who did all the...
WORLD SERIES HISTORY 1963
The National League champion Los Angeles Dodgers had rebounded from a late-season collapse in 1962 and went on to win the National League pennant with a six game lead over the St. Louis Cardinals. The biggest factor in the team's comeback was an all-star pitching...
RADIOTROY/SUBWAY SPORTSPAGE SATURDAY MAY 23, 2020
Ex-Hoya, ex-Knick, current Georgetown coach Ewing has COVID Georgetown basketball coach Patrick Ewing tested positive for COVID-19 and is being treated at a hospital. "This virus is serious and should not be taken lightly," the Hall of Famer as a player...