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TCU’s greatest gift to college football fans this season … variety

By Paul Newberry The Associated Press Let’s all give a round of applause to TCU, the interloper at this year’s national championship game. The Horned Frogs might not win the title — reigning champ Georgia is a two-touchdown favorite heading into the game Monday night — but they’ve given the College Football Playoff something it desperately needed. Variety. Face it, the last thing we needed was another rematch of teams from the same conference. “I’ve always believed that the cream rises and the more opportunities that schools outside of the traditional brands ...

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Showcase of Central success appreciated I just wanted to commend the Mirror sports staff on the coverage it has given Central High School’s teams in 2022. The Dragons have had a tremendous year in baseball and football and are very competitive year in and year out. Our community is very proud of many things when it comes to our sports programs, our coaches, our parents and especially our players. Their parents aren’t from another area. They are basically from the Martinsburg, Roaring Spring and East Freedom area. The parents and coaches start these kids thinking of ...

Son renews Tiger’s love for the game

Hole by hole, for nearly 100 rounds, I have followed Tiger Woods on golf courses at the majors and regular PGA Tournaments. Since Woods’ car accident in February of 2021 when he broke his legs, he has played in just a handful of tournaments. For the last two years, he has played at the PNC Championship, where he partnered with his 13-year-old son, Charlie. It’s held at the Ritz Carlton Golf Club in Orlando is not your typical tournament. Twenty players, who have won major championships on the PGA or LPGA tour, are invited to play with one family member, as a team, for a ...

Fine tuning Christmas singalong

By Bill Contz For the Mirror Brittney Griner’s surprising release from Soviet captivity certainly gives special meaning to being home for the holidays. Her reprieve from what was loosely described as “menial” (i.e., “excruciatingly painful and not at all enjoyable”) work detail in the otherwise temperate climate of scenic Siberia was welcome news given the ongoing havoc and destruction wreaked by her arresting domicile on its eastern neighbor. The one-for-one swap for the notorious Viktor “Das” Bout — a nickname I prefer over the slightly more ominous “Merchant ...

Leach’s legacy more than coaching

By Ralph D. Russo The Associated Press When Mike Leach first moved to Mississippi State from Washington State, he stayed in the Left Field Lofts at the Bulldogs’ baseball stadium. The two-bedroom, two-bathroom apartments have balconies that look out at the diamond at Dudy Noble Field, and are a 3-minute walk from Mississippi State’s football facility and practice field. Leach asked about living in one of the lofts. Even if that had been possible, his wife, Sharon, quickly put the kibosh on that idea. Just another example of Leach being Leach, the quirky, mad scientist ...

College crowd control must be addressed

By Jim Caltagirone For the Mirror Despite the establishment of aggressive new policies and assessment of significant monetary fines, it may be only a matter of time before multiple casualties and the indiscriminate destruction of property come to define one of America’s grandest institutions. The institution is college football. After a series of improbable and momentous victories by home teams this season, the storming of the field by thousands of fans has threatened public safety and jeopardized the state of athletic facilities. The rash of incidents includes ...