Closing Shot

Closing Shot: Eyes of the World

CU Professor News - 05/31/2024 | Unpacks Newsletter - 05/31/2024

Bill Walton was a tall tale, a 6-foot, 11-inch ambassador of 10-speeds, tie-dyes, teepees, redheads and Deadheads. But, if not for ESPN, he would’ve died this week with only one-third the audience. Go back 50 years, and he was a sullen mystery, a vegetarian in...

Closing Shot: Still Skating

Journal - 05/27/2024

Tim Horton was still in his prime as a defenseman for the Toronto Maple Leafs in May 1964 when he and a business partner opened their first coffee and doughnut shop in Hamilton, Ontario. Horton, who died in a car accident at the age of 44 in...

Closing Shot: Garden Party

Journal - 05/20/2024 | CU Professor News - 05/17/2024

Every so often, Dave Checketts will want to relive what he calls “the most exciting time ever” of his remarkable professional life. Even for a man who was president of the Utah Jazz; owner of Real Salt Lake and the St. Louis Blues; and CEO of Legends...

Closing Shot: A Splash Of Nostalgia

Journal - 05/13/2024

If you mash it and ferment it, people will drink it. People will most definitely drink it, Ray. They’ll arrive at your door as innocent adults, longing for a sip. Because bourbon — like baseball — has been the one constant through all the years. While...

Closing Shot: ‘Treasure State’ of Mind

Journal - 05/06/2024

“If we did the right thing and ran the business the right way with these core values that are driven into our minds and bodies and spirits … we’d end up producing good financial results for everybody in that circle. Fans, customers, the sponsors, the suppliers,...

Closing Shot: Well Worth The Weight

Journal - 04/29/2024

Since ancient times, the display of one’s strength has provided entertainment for many, and the upcoming SBD World’s Strongest Man competition is the modern evolution of weightlifting’s showmanship. But don’t go to Myrtle Beach, S.C., for this year’s competition, set for May 1-5, expecting to see...

Closing Shot: A Memory Unlike Any Other

Journal - 04/22/2024 | CU Professor News - 04/19/2024

Men’s professional golf has been ripped apart at the seams for nearly three years now, with talk of guaranteed money, “growing the game,” signature events and sportswashing more prevalent than birdies and bogeys. The fight between LIV Golf and the PGA Tour has engulfed the...

Closing Shot: That’s gold, Jerry, gold!

Journal - 04/15/2024

The most anticipated game in minor league baseball this season might involve puffy shirts and chips you can’t double dip, at a ballpark that knows how to take and hold your reservation, where ushers who might have man hands (but...

Closing Shot: Bronx Bombers Play Queens

Journal - 04/08/2024

It was only hours before the start of the 1974 season, and it was clear the New York Yankees weren’t quite where they belonged. A gut renovation project at the House That Ruth Built had pushed the Bronx Bombers to Queens as tenants of the...

New Smithsonian exhibit looks at inventions that made their mark and aims to inspire people to dream up the next big idea

Journal - 04/01/2024

Growing up, many children have the dream of succeeding in professional sports, but for most that’s as far as those aspirations go. “Change Your Game” — a new exhibit at the Smithsonian Institution's Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation — aims to demonstrate the...

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Closing Shot

Closing Shot: Eyes of the World

Closing Shot: Still Skating

Closing Shot: Garden Party

Closing Shot: A Splash Of Nostalgia

Closing Shot: ‘Treasure State’ of Mind

Closing Shot: Well Worth The Weight

Closing Shot: A Memory Unlike Any Other

Closing Shot: That’s gold, Jerry, gold!

Closing Shot: Bronx Bombers Play Queens

New Smithsonian exhibit looks at inventions that made their mark and aims to inspire people to dream up the next big idea

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