It Is the Turn-Around Series in Atlantic League Finals

September 28, 2010 by Bob Wirz · Leave a Comment

Like any other championship series time, there is no shortage of angles to the Bridgeport-York set starting Wednesday to decide the 2010 Atlantic League champion. The obvious approach to the best-of-five championship set that begins in York is that this is two teams hungrier than normal for a title.Â After all, the Revolution, who host […]

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Jackie Jensen: The Golden Boy

March 13, 2010 by Bob Lazzari · 3 Comments

There wasn’t much Jackie Jensen COULDN’T do. He hit the longest home run in the history of Cal-Berkeley baseball–over 525 feet. In his first college football game, he ran back a punt 56 yards for a touchdown while breaking numerous tackles. He could shoot a basketball superbly, out-jump his college’s high jumpers, and even beat […]

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