Wow. Breaking news that Jim Tressel resigned as THE football coach at THE Ohio State University. There will be plenty more on this in Tuesday’s Times Free Press.
For today’s Memorial Day 5-at-10, let’s move really quickly for two reasons: One it’s Memorial Day; two, here’s hoping you’re heading to a cookout or a shindig of some sort.
From the “7-Up Stinks Studio,” here’s our top five sports memories on this Memorial Day. (Side note:These are those, “You remember exactly where you were and when it happened,” moments. Side note, No. 2: There are a bunch of events that we attended – and a lot of college football games that could be on this list that may be a little more personally memorable for the 5-at-10. But these are the biggies of our sporting lifetime.)
– Laettner’s shot downs Kentucky: Best college basketball game we can remember watching. And one of the best finishes – Kentucky leading by one over the defending champ Duke with right at 2 seconds on the clock; length of the court pass to Christian Laettner, who catches, spins and shoots – ever.
– Yes, sir: Jack Nicklaus’s charge in 1986 at Augusta was unbelievable. We were not avid golfers then (and some folks would say we’re not now), but we were glued to the drama that unfolded on that Sunday afternoon.