County is closing some parks 2 days a week this month
Most Broward County regional parks, nature centers and natural areas will be closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays through Sept. 30 due to budget cuts, except for these locations:
Bulletin Board
Friday
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Tuesday
Bulletin Board
Monday
Heisman trivia
In 1935, the first year the Heisman Trophy was awarded, Notre Dame's William Shakespeare finished third in the voting.
Beattie Feathers: A Forgotten Legend
I wrote this article in December of 2008 on TriCitiesSports.com. I do not usually post the same thing on both websites, but many people have liked this. Although few remember him now because he played in the NFL in the mid-1930's, the player's name was Beattie Feathers. Since he was my grandfather's cousin, I am proud to say that I am related to him. My dad remembers meeting him and playing ...
Lafayette football player working hard to beat Stage 3 cancer
Pete Bross would run a 20-yard sprint and find he then needed a five-minute rest.
Football. Countdown to Kickoff
With only 10 days remaining until the Wake Forest football team's season opener, the "Countdown to Kickoff" series continues with a look at Wake Forest University's Sports Hall of Fame.
Sayers reminisces Saturday at the Charleyhorse
MUNSTER -- Gale Sayers showed that he still can excite a crowd as fans packed the Charleyhorse restaurant in Munster for a meet-and-greet session with Sayers on Saturday afternoon. No NFL star ever burned brighter or faster than Sayers, as he greeted the league with a still-record 22 touchdowns as a rookie in the 1965 season. A mere six years later, after just one series of downs in a preseason ...
MICHAEL COLETTA | 1943-2010: Ran South Side funeral home
Michael Coletta died only 10 months after he lost his identical twin brother, with whom he ran a storied 102-year-old Chicago funeral home. They passed in the same peaceful way -- in their recliners, TV remotes in hand.Mr. Coletta, 67, died suddenly Monday at his Oak Lawn home. He and his twin, Mariano "Morrie" Coletta, owned Michael Coletta Sons, which has been in existence at different South ...
