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George Jones Passes Away

Sharon Buck — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:34:46 +0000

George Jones, also known as the Possum, 81, is gone. He went in the hospital for irregular blood pressure and a fever last week. He cancelled a few concerts but unfortunately, one of the country greats is now in Heaven. Jones had recently embarked on what was to be his farewell tour, appropriately dubbed the [...]

2013 NFL Hall of Fame Inductees Announced — Bill Parcells, Cris Carter Among Those Elected

GuySpeed Editors — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 23:40:44 +0000

Former Minnesota Vikings star receiver Cris Carter and 2-time Super Bowl winning coach Bill Parcells were among the seven names elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio.

Will There Ever Be a 'Steroid Era' Player in the Baseball Hall of Fame? — Sports Survey of the Day

BJ Ragone — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 15:26:44 +0000

The 2013 Baseball Hall of Fame nominees are in and there won’t be any plaques added this year. We found out on Wednesday that there would be no class of 2013 in the Baseball Hall of Fame. The sportswriters elected not to vote for anyone. Could it be because most of the players who were [...]

Garth Brooks Inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame

Randy McCoy — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 17:13:41 +0000

Garth Brooks is the latest Country Star to be inducted in to the Country Music Hall of Fame. He and wife Trisha Yearwood attended the ceremony as fans cheered and tributes from his contemporaries filled the night. On hand to pay tribute to Garth were stars like; George Strait, who said Garth ‘blew it up man’, Bob Seger, who said it's his passion he loves most and with all his success is still a really nice guy, and Jimmy Buffet. Brooks got more emotional as the night went on and tried to hold back tears but couldn’t.