Category Archives: sports

has a ball or stick and is not murder or war; their were or are bubblegum cards or tobacco cards to exploit it; was cool when i was young but is now increasingly sadly undermined by greed;

Piscotty gives A’s early lead

Posted on March 20, 2019 by markweiss86

you can tell it “ sayonara” or “All right now” For the slugger it’s 10 years from Amador Valley hi to the Tokyo Dome plaudits But in the end the Mariners out slug the local Eastbay guys 9 to 7. … Continue reading →

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Our 1-in-50 shot at the White House

Posted on March 13, 2019 by markweiss86

  I met Kirsten Gillibrand, Democrat of New York, at a luncheon and think she has a 2 percent chance at winning the U.S. presidency. How many of the 45 U.S. Presidents (1776-2016 elections) were previously U.S. Senators? How many … Continue reading →

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John Updike ‘tomahawk’ swing v. Notah Begay III Stanford New Mexico golf great

Posted on March 13, 2019 by markweiss86

 

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Three Davidson alumni sports trading cards

Posted on March 11, 2019 by markweiss86

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Good luck, soccer Palo Altans Japic, as their lore spreads to Waco, Texas

Posted on March 7, 2019 by markweiss86

BLUF: Three months later, I do admit I found it odd that a student from Palo Alto would early-commit to playing intercollegiate sports in Waco, Texas after her junior high school year, and that my comments therefore on the Weekly … Continue reading →

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TAD or Davis

Posted on March 7, 2019 by markweiss86

i just had a flashback to summer, 1977 and I played tennis every day and used a Davis racket and to determine serve: it showed either “TAD” or “Davis” on its handle depending, like a coin flip, how it landed … Continue reading →

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Newk’s fade

Posted on February 26, 2019 by markweiss86
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Paly hoopsters hit the road for NorCal title chase

Posted on February 25, 2019 by markweiss86

I watched the second half of Paly’s CCS semifinals, Division I game against Carlmont last week and was suitably impressed. The guy I liked best was Number 35 who first came to mind when he stole a ball and very … Continue reading →

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Luciana Souza, John Salley

Posted on February 23, 2019 by markweiss86
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Indian circus and Ladakh marathoner photos

Posted on February 21, 2019 by markweiss86

bw Family photo from her teenage years of Nayomi Munaweera and her family 1986; the author appears next Thursday Feb 28 at 7pm at San Jose library rm 225:  

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