'Hail Mary' pass reception defines Pearson

by Tom Hersom
When Drew Pearson signed with Tulsa, he was a quarterback from South River, N.J. He switched to receiver in his junior season and caught 33 passes for a run-oriented team. He received the TU President's Award as the team's "best spirited and most unselfish” player.
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1968 Trackers Remembered For Activism
by Chris Murray -- Aug 13, 2008 - 9:59:00 PM
In a highly-charged racial and political atmosphere in which African-American athletes were under fire and in some cases threatened for considering a boycott of the games, their outstanding performances made it possible for them to use Olympics as a platform to protest racism in America.

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A Legend Still Lives
by Kelvin Ang -- Aug 11, 2008 - 9:51:00 PM
To Syracuse football fans, Ernie Davis was their All-American hero who helped propel the Orangemen to their first national title in 1959 and became the first black player to win the Heisman Trophy after the 1961 season.

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The Masters Of 'Outdoor' Hoops
by Tony McClean -- Jul 18, 2008 - 9:52:00 PM
While Saturday's game is being built as making "professional basketball history", the true history of outdoor professional basketball games is a long time tradition that was begun by arguably the world's most famous basketball team -- the Harlem Globetrotters.

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Sam Langford: A Champion Uncrowned
by Tom Donelson -- Jul 9, 2008 - 9:57:00 PM
Clay Moyle's recent biography, Sam Langford: Boxing's Greates Uncrowned Champion, tells a story of one of boxing’s greatest fighter. It could easily be argued that Sam Langford was the greatest pound for pound fighter in boxing’s history.

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14 Things You Should Know About Larry Doby
by Tony McClean -- Jul 6, 2008 - 9:55:00 PM
Back in April, we told you 42 things you should know Jackie Robinson to commemorate his jersey No. 42. Today in honor of Doby's No. 14, BASN presents 14 things you should know about the ex-Negro Leaguer and Hall of Famer.

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