Monthly Archives: June 2007

Folsom Hockey Blues

By Roger Phillips | Published: June 24, 2007 | Comments closed
You may have heard that on Friday, for the first time ever, two American players were the first two players chosen in the NHL Draft. It’s also interesting to note that a higher percentage of American players (30 percent) were drafted than ever before. Of the 211 players chosen, 102 were from Canada and 63 [...]
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More competition for Chris Henry

By Roger Phillips | Published: June 18, 2007 | Comments closed
Until Monday, Stockton native Chris Henry — the Titans’ second-round pick — appeared pitted primarily against running back LenDale White on the Tennessee depth chart. But that changed today when the Chicago Tribune reported that the Titans have re-signed free agent running back Chris Brown. It is not a surprise that the Titans would add an [...]
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Lightning at Amarillo; more on Tuialuuluu

By Roger Phillips | Published: June 15, 2007 | Comments closed
The Lightning (4-5) returns to action Friday night following a bye week. They are in Amarillo, Texas,and hoping that the Dusters’ 1-8 record makes tonight’s game seem like another week off. This is a big game for the Lightning, who are trying to turn their first two-game winning streak ever into their first three-game winning [...]
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Lightning bolts

By Roger Phillips | Published: June 12, 2007 | Comments closed
*Under the impression that Stockton Arena would still be a dirt-filled bull-riding pit Monday, the Lightning originally planned to practice at Oak Park. But the Arena ended up living up to its promise to have the place set up for football by late Monday afternoon, less than 48 hours after the building hosted its first [...]
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Urban Cowboys

By Roger Phillips | Published: June 8, 2007 | Comments closed
A team of workers spent all day Thursday setting up Stockton Arena for bull riding on Saturday night. My story in Friday’s Record prompted several reader comments, among them this one from “MnMParalegal,” who wrote: “arena rodeo – in june – in california. why? wouldnt it be so much easier to do it the old fashioned way [...]
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Could Ducks’ Cup start trend?

By Roger Phillips | Published: June 7, 2007 | Comments closed
The Sharks can only hope that with the Stanley Cup finally coming to California courtesy of the Anaheim Ducks, it will start a trend. Clearly, the Sharks are next in line in California to win an NHL title. The L.A. Kings are rebuilding — former Sharks GM Dean Lombardi is the mastermind — but they [...]
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Don Cherry to make U.S. debut

By Roger Phillips | Published: June 4, 2007 | Comments closed
There is no living American TV sports personality to compare with 73-year-old Don Cherry, a former NHL coach who for 27 years has been the lead character on Coach’s Corner, which appears between periods on Hockey Night in Canada. Tonight, as the Ducks and Senators meet in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final, Cherry will [...]
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More on Dow Bowden

By Roger Phillips | Published: June 1, 2007 | Comments closed
The Don Bowden Mile is Sunday at Pacific. Here’s some more from an interview this week with the first American to run the mile in under four minutes: On the aura of the four-minute mile when Bowden ran it on June 1, 1957 at Pacific: ” A lot of people didn’t know what would happen if someone ran [...]
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The Don Bowden Mile

By Roger Phillips | Published: June 1, 2007 | Comments closed
Fifty years ago today, Cal’s Don Bowden became the first American to run the mile in under four minutes. Here is some information on the Don Bowden Mile, which will be held Sunday by Stockton’s Fleet Feet running shop.
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