Final Jeopardy: Mascots (5-7-15)
The Final Jeopardy question (5/7/2015), in the category “Mascots” was: For the first time in almost 100 years, this pro team has an official mascot, a bear named Clark. 3x...
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Angels Rookie Carlos Perez Hits Game Winning Home Run In Major League Debut
Probably every baseball player dreams of making it to the major leagues and hitting a home run to win their first game, but only three have actually done it, the...
Final Jeopardy: Schools Around the World (5-6-15)
The Final Jeopardy question (5/6/2015), in the category “Schools Around the World” was: In 1906 this city’s Academy of Fine Arts admitted Egon Schiele; in 1907 it rejected Adolf Hitler....
Brewers Change Managers, Beat Dodgers
Milwaukee Brewers manager Ron Roenicke was the first managerial casualty of the 2015 baseball season when he was fired on May 3rd. The Brewers were off to the worst start...
Final Jeopardy: Literature (5-5-15)
The Final Jeopardy question (5/5/2015), in the category “Literature” was: Interestingly, at the start of this novel, Prince Oblonsky, the title character’s brother, has been unfaithful. New champ Scott Ylinen...
Houston Astros Win 10th Straight
As the baseball season moves into its second month, let us celebrate the best team in the American League in the first month of 2015, the Houston Astros. You read...
Final Jeopardy: Conservation Organizations (5-4-15)
The Final Jeopardy question (5/4/2015), in the category “Conservation Organizations” was: Harriet Hemenway’s boycott of the feathered hats of her social circle inspired the 1905 founding of this. 7x champ...
Floyd Mayweather Wins Unanimous Decision Over Manny Pacquiao
The years long wait for the matchup of Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao finally came to an end on May 2nd, when the Fight of the Century (so far at...
Princess of Cambridge Arrives
UPDATE: The royal baby’s name has been released. She is Princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana of Cambridge, named after her grandfather, great-grandmother and grandmother, all on the paternal side. Prince Charles...
World War II Vet Scores Touchdown in Kansas Alumni Game
Like many young men of the time, Bryan Sperry answered the call when the U.S. entered World War II. Sperry was a football player at Kansas State University when he...
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