WSU may soon be looking for a football coach. Jon Gruden, late of the Las Vegas Raiders, is looking for a job. It almost seems a natural matchup. Gruden has college coaching experience (details here), and would also bring an NFL perspective to the job, ideal for WSU players with pro aspirations. And[...]
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October 11th, 2021 - 12:56 pm § in Health, Schools & Colleges
WSU coach’s odds of getting vax exemption don’t look good
WSU football coach Nick Rolovich could lose his job if he doesn’t comply with the vaccine mandate applicable to all state employees. Rolovich, a Catholic, has applied for a religious exemption, presumably on the grounds that fetal tissue was used in vaccine testing (although not in the vaccine[...]
Seattle Times drives WSU president to drink
Despite the governor’s mandate, WSU football coach Nick Rolovich isn’t vaccinated. WSU President Kirk Schulz (photo below) admitted it during a faculty meeting, a Spokane TV station reported on Friday, September 24, 2021, noting that Gov. Inslee has mandated that “all state workers[...]
September 20th, 2021 - 1:28 am § in Misc.
Track meet (age 100+ division)
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September 17th, 2021 - 11:24 pm § in Schools & Colleges
Update: WSU’s coach problem
Back on August 19, I noted here that Nick Rolovich (photo left, bio here), head football coach at Washington State University, double-talked to reporters when they asked about his vaccination status. He said he’d “follow the governor’s mandate,” but didn’t say he’[...]
September 12th, 2021 - 6:21 pm § in Misc.
Football fans save falling cat
First a frightening scene, then a stadium erupting in cheers, when a cat that dangled, then fell, from the upper deck of a Miami stadium on Saturday, September 11, 2001, was caught by fans in the lower seats who improvised a net from an American flag. Read story here, and watch video below. The sto[...]
September 11th, 2021 - 9:28 pm § in Misc.
No-hitters (video)
While nobody was looking, major league pitchers threw a bunch of no-hitters in the 2021 season — 9 so far, the most ever. That includes one by the Arizona Diamondbacks’ Tyler Gilbert on August 14 in his first major league appearance — making only the fourth pitcher to do that (stor[...]
Coach: “Our entire team needs to be executed” (video)
I don’t think I’d wanna play for him. I’d want somebody who’s easier on his players. Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
August 25th, 2021 - 10:46 pm § in Misc.
What makes world-class athletes different from us (video)
Besides training and years of practice, they don’t quit. Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
August 22nd, 2021 - 4:40 pm § in Misc.
Video: Cabrera’s 500th home run
Detroit Tigers player Miguel Cabrera joined the 500 career homer list on Sunday, August 22, 2021, the 28th player to do so. Amazingly, 86 years after hitting his last major league home run, Babe Ruth (photo, left) still ranks #3 on the all-time list, one of only 3 players to hit more than 700 homers[...]