Author – The Durango Herald

Hank Aaron, baseball’s one-time home run king, dies at 86

ATLANTA – Hank Aaron, who endured racist threats with stoic dignity during his pursuit of Babe Ruth’s home run record and gracefully left his mark with 755 homers and a legacy as one of base...

DATE: Jan 22, 2021 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Rites of fall: Losing college football stings across America

Michigan’s Big House will be sitting empty when the leaves start to change this fall. Southern Cal’s famed white horse, Traveler, won’t be galloping triumphantly after a Trojans t...

DATE: Aug 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Iconic sports cities eerie during coronavirus shutdown

Suspension of competition leaves

DATE: Apr 7, 2020 | CATEGORY: Sports

2019’s most memorable games decided by blown calls

The New Orleans Saints looked around in disbelief, searching for a yellow flag that never came during the NFL playoffs. The Auburn Tigers were sure they’d get the ball after a Vir...

DATE: Dec 31, 2019 | CATEGORY: Sports

Roadside Bigfoot: This Georgia museum is devoted to legendary beast

CHERRY LOG, Ga. – Along a bustling four-lane highway that winds through the north Georgia mountains, an unassuming wooden structure breaks the monotony of churches, billboards and stores sel...

DATE: Oct 27, 2019 | CATEGORY: Travel

Tiger’s Journey: 11 years that felt like several lifetimes

AUGUSTA, Ga. – The sex scandal. The mugshot. The debilitating injuries. Tiger Woods certainly didn’t plan it this way. That only made his 15th major title all the more ...

DATE: Apr 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Greg Zuerlein’s 57-yard field goal sends Rams to Super Bowl

Blown call proves costly for Saints

DATE: Jan 20, 2019 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Clemson’s already looking to next title run

SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Dabo Swinney won’t be celebrating for long. After leading Clemson to its second national title in three years, the coach is eager to get started on the next ...

DATE: Jan 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: College Sports

No. 4 Alabama dominates No. 1 Clemson in Sugar Bowl, will meet Georgia for title

NEW ORLEANS — The rubber match of the Alabama-Clemson trilogy was a total dud compared to the teams’ previous two meetings. Except to the Crimson Tide defense, which will remember...

DATE: Jan 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Alabama-Clemson becomes college’s best new rivalry

NEW ORLEANS – The three-peat will be complete. Then again, there might be a few more chapters in college football’s most intriguing new rivalry. For the third year in a...

DATE: Dec 31, 2017 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Make It 3: Alabama, Clemson compete their classic trilogy

Sugar Bowl semifinal a huge rubber match

DATE: Dec 29, 2017 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Seven’s the charm for Caeleb Dressel at swim worlds

Dressel ties Phelps’ record with 7th gold

DATE: Jul 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports