Tootie Robbins, a former football player at Bertie County High School who played football professionally with the St. Louis/Phoenix Cardinals and the Green Bay Packers died on Sunday.
Friday, July 31, 2020
I was sitting in the passenger seat of a Volkswagen in a parking lot outside the Boston Garden.
Friday, July 24, 2020
Many years ago I was preparing a number of original wire photos of a certain female athlete for auction.
Let’s face it. It has been a long time since the general public was this excited about the Major League Baseball season starting.
Monday, July 20, 2020
From the pole position, Gibbs Woods, NC native Tom Wilson was able to capture the Budweiser Allstar Late Models win on Friday evening at Dixieland Speedway.
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Monday, July 20, 2020
From the pole position, Gibbs Woods, NC native Tom Wilson was able to capture the Budweiser Allstar Late Models win on Friday evening at Dixieland Speedway.
Friday, July 17, 2020
Whenever we get a run of consecutive days of 90 degree temperatures, like we are experiencing now, I get a personal recollection of my last summer playing baseball.
Saturday, July 11, 2020
After a miserable evening at the track in the last outing a couple of weeks ago due to an engine failure, defending champion Troy Brickhouse came back Friday determined to turn things around and did just that by scoring the win.
Thursday, July 09, 2020
On December 24, 1913, deep in the northern Maine woods, loggers put down their tools and made their way back to the communal cabin in response to the clanging dinner bell.
Friday, July 03, 2020
If I had predicted a year ago that Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck would retire, that the best receiver in the NFL, Antonio Brown would be out of football, and that a relatively unknown LSU quarterback named Joe Burrow would be the No. 1 pick in the college draft, you all would ha…
Saturday, June 27, 2020
He only led one lap, but it was the most important one.
Wednesday, June 24, 2020
Dixieland Speedway plans to resume its 2020 season on Friday.
Friday, June 19, 2020
The other night an old friend shared a wonderful memory of when he and his dad witnessed baseball history.
Wednesday, June 17, 2020
Dixieland Speedway released a statement on Monday on the status of racing scheduled for Friday.
Sunday, June 07, 2020
He came to the Elizabeth City raceway with high credentials in his maiden voyage.
Friday, June 05, 2020
On a normal weekday morning some 25 years ago, Mr. Doug Sanders walked into the offices of our sports memorabilia auction house in Boynton Beach, FL.
It’s been more than four weeks since the intended start of the 2020 season due to the global COVID-19 pandemic; however, Dixieland Speedway is preparing to rev up the engines and wave the green flag tonight.
Friday, May 22, 2020
This Sunday, Tiger Woods and Peyton Manning will tee it up, and play a golf match for charity against Phil Mickelson and Tom Brady.
Friday, May 15, 2020
On June 9, 1952, David Hoskins was scheduled to pitch for the Dallas Eagles against the Shreveport Sports in Louisiana.
Sunday, May 10, 2020
Dixieland Speedway released a statement on the status of its 2020 season on Friday.
Friday, May 08, 2020
As the crisis caused by Covid-19 continues, our professional sports teams have made large contributions to help combat the far reaching effects of the virus.
Friday, May 01, 2020
Many years ago I attended a spring training game in Vero Beach, FL., between the Houston Astros and the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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