Sports Quiz – November 1, 2024

#MiddleburyCT #Sports Questions What is the nickname of the Australian women’s national basketball team? Name the cable TV channel that launched on December 31, 1995, and was ... Continue Reading →

Sports Quiz – August 18, 2023

#MiddleburyCT #Sports Questions What long-running NFL-highlights TV series debuted on cable channel HBO in 1977? Name the Baseball Hall of Famer for the St. Louis Cardinals who is ... Continue Reading →

Sports Quiz – December 9, 2022

#MiddleburyCT #Sports Questions What actor played crazed former football referee Stanley Craver in a series of Nike commercials in the 1990s? What first-round NFL Draft pick for the ... Continue Reading →

Sports Quiz – December 18, 2020

#Middlebury #Sports Questions What regulation-size piece of sports equipment is 1 inch thick, 3 inches in diameter and weighs 6 ounces? “How about that!?” was the signature ... Continue Reading →

Moments in Time – July 29, 2020

#Middlebury On Aug. 13, 1899, Alfred Hitchcock is born in London. His innovative mastery of suspense made him one of the most popular and influential filmmakers of the 20th century. ... Continue Reading →

Sports Quiz – Nov. 15, 2019

#Middlebury #Sports Questions Tony La Russa is No. 1 on the St. Louis Cardinals’ list of managerial victories (1,408). Who is No. 2? Name the only San Diego Padre to belt 50 ... Continue Reading →

Moments in Time – Sept. 19, 2018

#Middlebury On Oct. 6, 1683, encouraged by William Penn’s offer of 5,000 acres of land in Pennsylvania and the freedom to practice their religion, the first Mennonites arrive ... Continue Reading →

Sports Quiz – July 27, 2018

#Middlebury #Sports Questions In 2017, Edinson Volquez tossed the sixth no-hitter in Miami Marlins history. Name three of the first five to do it. What was the highest batting average ... Continue Reading →

Sports Quiz – Feb. 23, 2018

#Middlebury #SportsQuiz Questions Who was the last St. Louis Cardinals player before Jedd Gyorko in 2016 to hit 30-plus home runs in a season? New York Yankees catcher Yogi Berra caught ... Continue Reading →

A Sporting View – Greatest moments in baseball history

#MIDDLEBURY #SPORTS #BASEBALL By Mark Vasto Seventy years ago, Jackie Robinson broke baseball’s color barrier. For this column, we remember that juncture and offer some of the ... Continue Reading →