Last week, following a practice we started at the turn of the century, we identified the top sports stories of the year. Here are the picks we made in previous years.
Numbers have always been a part of baseball. Most fans could tell you the batting average of their favorite player or the number of games won by their favorite pitcher. But statistics have become more sophisticated. And Kedeem Octave has learned how to interpret them.
The call went directly to voice mail. “This is Ryan Baldock, Cornwall’s head football coach,” the message said. It was Tuesday morning. Mr. Baldock had been on the job for less than 24 hours. But he assimilates quickly.
From Nov. 29 through Dec. 2, Maria Evans, Katie Fitzgerald, Jaime Peters, Victoria Correia, and Julianna Higgins, were among the 1,400 high school cheerleaders and dancers, from across the country, to perform in the fourth