Sports Brief w/Mark Allen
Join KSSL Sports this Friday for Slaton Tiger Football @ the Floydada Whirlwinds. The action starts at 7pm with Coaches Corner. Then the ballgame with Bill & Bob, followed by all the scores across the South Plains with Mike Roden & Nick Long – Friday Night Live.
* Kingsbury still will not announce starting QB.
* Tech’s Corian Duffield, men’s high jump, @ at the IAAF World Championships Qualifier today in Beijing, China.
* Tech’s men’s basketball will face Arkansas @ ESPN Big 12/SEC Challenge Jan. 30.
* Toronto Blue Jays beat Texas Rangers 12-4 last night. Blue Jays lead 2-0. Game 3/3 today 1:05pm. Rangers host Orioles Fri.
* Houston Astros beat New York Yankees 6-2 Wednesday. Astros take series 2-1. Astros off today. Start 1/3 @ Twins Friday.
* Thurs Night HS Varsity Football: Sundown vs Wheeler; Lbk High vs Sweetwater @ The Lowery.
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AUGUST 1, 2014 – RESPECT FOR PARENTS DAY – NATIONAL GIRLFRIENDS DAY – NATIONAL MINORITY DONOR AWARENESS DAY – NATIONAL RASPBERRY CREAM PIE DAY
Birthdays: Tyler Farr 30; Coolio 51; Chris Williams 37
Advice of the Day (Old Farmers Almanac): http://www.almanac.com/advice/daily
Observe on what day in August the first heavy fog occurs, and expect a hard frost on the same day in October.
2003 – Arista releases Alan Jackson’s “Remember When”
1998 – Garth Brooks reaches #1 on the Billboard country chart with a Bob Dylan song, “To Make You Feel My Love”
1992 – Brooks & Dunn’s “Boot Scootin’ Boogie” begins a four-week residence at #1 on the Billboard country singles chart
1981 – Kix and Barbara Brooks marry in Nashville. He oversleeps and barely arrives on time
1966 – George Ducas is born in Texas City, Texas. His edgy, guitar-driven music finds the Top 10 in 1994 via “Lipstick Promises.” He also writes Radney Foster’s “Just Call Me Lonesome,” The Eli Young Band’s “Always The Love Songs” and Sara Evans’ “A Real Fine Place To Start”
1966 – Merle Haggard records “The Fugitive” at the Capitol Recording Studio in Hollywood
1927 – The Carter Family records for the first time in Bristol, Tennessee, with producer Ralph Peer. Among the trio’s four songs are “Bury Me Under The Weeping Willow” and “The Storms Are On The Ocean”
Sports Brief w/Mark Allen
* Today is the official check-in day for Tech football players, and practice starts Thursday.
* Maybe after first scrimmage, Kingsbury expects to decide “fairly early” in camp between Webb or Mahomes.
* Texas Rangers beat Houston Astros 4-3 Tuesday. Rangers lead series 2-0. Final game tonight 7:05.
* Rangers, Leonys Martin has been optioned to Triple-A Round Rock.
* Rangers, purchased the contract of outfielder Ryan Strausborger from the Triple-A Round Rock.
* Connecticut Sun beat the San Antonio Stars 82-51 on Tuesday night.
Join “Mark Allen” Meurer weekday mornings for Sports on KSSL 107.3 & 94.1 and Mobile App, Contact: mark@myslaton.com Cell/Text 806.789.8456
Monday – Sports Brief w/ Mark Allen
* Littlefield Baseball Defeats Shallowater 4-3 to Advance to State Tournament. Weds 7:00 pm West (29-2-1) vs Littlefield (22-12).
* Tech Non-Conference Schedule is just about complete through 2020
* Texas Rangers lost to the Royals 3-4 yesterday but take the series 2-1. Off today. Start 1/3 @ Athletics Tuesday 9:05 Pm
* Houston Astros lost to the Blue Jays 6-7 yesterday. Blue Jays sweep the series. Start 1/3 @ White Sox tonight 7:10 pm.
* NHL Stanley Cup Finals Game 3 Chicago Blackhawks vs Tampa Bay Lightning today 7:00pm. Series 1-1
* NBA Finals Game 3 Tues 8pm Golden State Warriors @ Cleveland Cavaliers. Series 1-1
* Area High Schools Football Greenbelt Bowl June 13th 6:30 PM on KSSL.
Monday Toon w/Sam Hill
Weather – Close to 100!!!
Sports Brief w/Mark Allen
* Lubbock Christian Univ student athletes carried the Special Olympics’ torch through Lubbock Monday.
* Houston Astros beat the Kansas City Royals 6-1 on Monday night. Game 2/3 7:10 PM tonight.
* Texas beat the Baltimore Orioles 8-1 on Monday night. Game 2/4 6:05 PM tonight.
* Josh Hamilton says he’s “good to go” and expects to be activated Tuesday to play the Indians.
Join “Mark Allen” Meurer weekday mornings for Sports on KSSL 107.3 & 94.1 and Mobile App, Contact: mark@myslaton.com Cell/Text 806.789.8456
