In this era, all feats make you wonder
Forgive the timing, but I wanted to put "Michael Phelps" and "performance enhancing drugs" in the same sentence, just to see if they would both fit.
It's a lot to squeeze into one paragraph, one column, one newspaper, one day, one Olympics.
By Matt James / The Fresno Bee
11:07:47 PM Saturday, Aug 16, 2008
Assistant coaches live life in limboYou'd have to be half-crazy to put yourself through a college coaching career.
By Matt James / The Fresno Bee
08:04:39 AM Monday, Aug 18, 2008
For Fresno State's Moore, it's a lesson learnedHe isn't fast enough to escape the question and doesn't want to try.
By Matt James / The Fresno Bee
07:44:37 AM Thursday, Aug 14, 2008
Fresno State's Carter gets another good readAbout this time last year, coaches handed Chris Carter a playbook as thick as your forearm and he started learning how to be a college defensive end.
By Matt James / The Fresno Bee
11:43:23 PM Tuesday, Aug 5, 2008
Araxes close to a boy to call their ownThe football coach suggested to his wife that they could paint the baby's room blue, two-tone blue, with navy stripes -- you know, like the Bullard High Knights -- and she suggested maybe he should stop making suggestions.
By Matt James / The Fresno Bee
08:04:53 AM Monday, Aug 4, 2008
Baseball player follows a novel pathTony Mansolino has decided that getting a book published is even tougher than getting to the major leagues.
By Matt James / The Fresno Bee
07:41:42 AM Friday, Aug 1, 2008
Soccer opens up world to two teensPaul Islas doesn't know how to reach his son. He tried to send him a text message the other day, but it didn't go through.
By Matt James / The Fresno Bee
11:08:52 PM Wednesday, Jul 30, 2008
Fans given chance to mull over mascotSo you had strong feelings when Fresno State administrators changed TimeOut, the Fresno State mascot?
By Matt James / The Fresno Bee
08:15:21 AM Monday, Jul 28, 2008
Batesole contract won't be an easy fixGood fortune is not free. Not in college sports.
By Matt James / The Fresno Bee
03:22:10 PM Saturday, Jul 26, 2008
Tour de Clovis a boost for ValleyThe Tour of California is finally coming our way, and if they want this thing to be authentic, the riders should have to do four U-turns to get into a Clovis parking lot for groceries.
By Matt James / The Fresno Bee
07:39:28 AM Thursday, Jul 24, 2008
A mob waits on Grizzlies' greatest08:07:02 AM Tuesday, Jul 22, 2008
Ex-coach finds her calling in CBA12:42:51 AM Friday, Jul 18, 2008
Kick to Bulldogs is terribly timed07:38:05 AM Wednesday, Jul 16, 2008
Yang's all in to give back long after title09:56:25 AM Sunday, Jul 13, 2008
Confusion the only known in radio deal07:47:51 AM Thursday, Jul 10, 2008
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