In this CBS Sports special, lead basketball commentator Billy Packer showcases highlights of the 1986 NCAA and NBA seasons in the USA…..while providing his analysis of who was hot and who was not…..as the special was titled “A Journey In Time” This video provides highlights of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship….with the Louisville Cardinals defeating the Duke Blue Devils…
Robin Ventura (born July 14, 1967) is an American former professional baseball third baseman and manager….who played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago White Sox, New York Mets, New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers. He was also the manager for the White Sox for five seasons. The White Sox selected Ventura with the tenth overall pick in the 1988 amateur draft from Oklahoma State University (OSU)….after…
DOG COMMENTARY: After posting 1800 vintage videos on this site over the past 2 years…. It is this lil ole chiweenie Sportsphile’s opinion….that some of my very favorite videos are the ones that show highlights of the entire year in sports….like this HBO produced special look at 1980. Every year that passes by embody…
DOG ASIDE: The 1987 Final Four is a very special event to those of us at ImaSportsphile….for our Bone Daddy…the original Sportsphile who was responsible for recording our entire vintage library way back in the day….attended this final four at Reunion Arena….which turned out to be a very eventful tournament in Dallas, TX. The four…
DOG ASIDE: This was the last CWS to use a double-elimination format through the championship game….for under the format used from 1950 through 1987….the bracket was often adjusted after the field was pared to four teams in order to avoid rematches from earlier rounds. Starting in 1988 and continuing through 2002….the eight teams were divided…
DOG ASIDE: This winners bracket 1st round game was played on May 30, 1987 between the University of Texas Longhorns verses the University of Arkansas Razorbacks….which featured two legendary college baseball coaches…..Norm DeBriyn of Arkansas…. who as the winningest coach in Arkansas history compiled a record of 1161 wins and 650 losses over a 32…
DOG COMMENTARY: Coach Gus, boy does that name bring back memories…..for to Bone Daddy’s way of thinking….Coach Cliff Gustafson was the “creme de la creme” when it comes to college baseball coaches….who at least on The Forty Acres….as the campus of the University of Texas in Austin is known…..every bit as popular and legendary as Head…