All Posts Tagged With: "Sports"

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Understanding Ball Position

Golf is a game where the ball never moves until we make motion. Unlike baseball or basketball where other teammates or competitors can directly impact the movement of the game ball, nothing in golf happens until we say so. That being said, you would think placing the ball in the correct position would be relatively easy.

10Jun2008 | Prime Staff | 0 comments | Continued
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The Canaries Strike Zone

Over the 16-year history of the Sioux Falls Canaries, hundreds of players have worn the Birds’ uniform. Most have come and gone as quickly as a passing thought — a handful of at bats, a few innings pitched, then the page turns and today’s second baseman becomes tomorrow’s car salesman in a different town in a different life.

1Jun2008 | John Nichols | 0 comments | Continued
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Strike Zone

Who says you can’t go home again? Sioux Falls Canaries hitting coach Benny Castillo was born in the Dominican Republic, grew up in New York City, and has played baseball in just about every city in North America. But this spring, the personable Castillo returns to his adopted home of Sioux Falls to help the Canaries build a winner. Castillo spent parts of four seasons in the mid-‘90s as a hard-hitting outfielder for the Birds. Always a fan favorite, Castillo grew to love the city.

1Jun2008 | Prime Staff | 0 comments | Continued
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Affirmation

We’ve waited for this. For the rumors and the shiny black fields. We’ve heard from somebody that Friday morning the flags will fly, from somebody else, not for another week. The out-of-bounds cornfields, clumpy and wet, covered now by only the warming air of spring, the only remaining white in the acres of black mud, the sliced tee-offs from last fall. We drive by the places that we’ve been deprived of all winter long, hoping to see the places we fear the most alive again.

2May2008 | Luke Geiver | 2 comments | Continued
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The Masters Memories

With the old green and black vinyl bag slung across my shoulder, the Tommy Armour irons and the Dave Hill woods (when they were still real woods) stored inside, the trusty Jack Nicklaus Golden Bear balls weighing on my back, off I went to the holy ground.

1Apr2008 | Mutt Helms | 1 comment | Continued
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March Gladness

Over the past three seasons, the Sioux Falls Storm has been the most sure thing since death and taxes. The United Indoor Football league (UIF) team has posted 38 straight victories while racking up three consecutive league championships. Take that Belichick. On March 17th, the Storm returns to the Arena to kick off its 2008 home schedule. Can the team add a fourth title to its gaudy resume? Team vice president Ryan Rickert sat down with us and discussed the secret to the Storm’s success and what the future may hold for the team.

3Mar2008 | Prime Staff | 6 comments | Continued
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Inventory

March can be the most frustrating time of the year for avid golfers. With spring-like days with temperatures in the 50s, the golf itch is strong. Yes, golf has finally arrived we begin to think.

3Mar2008 | Todd Kolb | 0 comments | Continued
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Be The Man! Tips On How To Pick A Killer NCAA Bracket

Sick and tired of making your annual $5 bracket contribution to some stooge in Accounting? Does it hurt worse when the stooge’s name is Marcy? Stop being a March Madness loser and start taking some money out of the pot. Follow these five pick making tips and you too will earn your Master’s degree in […]

3Mar2008 | John Nichols | 0 comments | Continued