Todd Fertig Writes

Davey Lopes, Washburn University Hall of Famer and major league baseball star, passed away yesterday at the age of 80. I was blessed with the opportunity in 2014 to interview Mr. Lopes while working on my book Legacy: The Enduring Impact of the Negro Leagues on Modern Baseball and American Society. He was so gracious…

Baseball, more than any other American sport, connects the modern to the past. The 2026 Rossville baseball team began adding another chapter to the 100-plus year story of baseball in the town’s iconic Joe Campbell Field Thursday. Click to read the full article on TopSports.News.

Few people know what it feels like to win a state basketball championship. The rush, the exhilaration, the exhaustion and relief, the bond with teammates and the bittersweet end of the journey … few have actually had that experience. When Jenny Schmidtlein watched from the crowd Saturday as her daughter Hailey received a gold medal on…