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Steve Physioc
Steven Howard Physioc (; born December 28, 1954) is a retired American sportscaster who has called play-by-play for various baseball, basketball, and football teams. He retired while working with the Kansas City Royals, whom he had worked with since February 2012. Early life and education Physioc grew up as a Kansas City Royals fan in Merriam, Kansas and graduated from Kansas State University in 1977. Career He began his announcing career as sports director for KHAS radio in Hastings, Nebraska, covering local high school and Hastings College athletics. After that he went on to become the radio voice of Kansas State Wildcats football and basketball (1979–1982). Mitch Holthus took over after he left K-State. Physioc was also a sports anchor on WIBW-TV in Topeka during the late 1970s and early '80s, and at WLWT in Cincinnati, where he worked alongside Jerry Springer. Professional sports announcing duties Physioc began his major league play-by-play announcing career in 1983, b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Summit, New Jersey
Summit is the northernmost City (New Jersey), city of Union County, New Jersey, Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, located within the New York metropolitan area. Situated on a ridge in north Jersey, northern–central Jersey, central New Jersey, the city is located within the Raritan River, Raritan Valley and Rahway River, Rahway Valley regions, and also borders both Essex County, New Jersey, Essex and Morris County, New Jersey, Morris counties in the Passaic River, Passaic Valley region. Summit is a commercial hub and commuter town for New York City. As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 22,719, an increase of 1,262 (+5.9%) from the 2010 United States census, 2010 census count of 21,457, which in turn reflected an increase of 326 (+1.5%) from the 21,131 counted in the 2000 United States census, 2000 census. Originally incorporated as Summit Township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 23, 1869, from portions of New Providence To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WLWT
WLWT (channel 5) is a television station in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, affiliated with NBC and owned by Hearst Television. The station's studios are located on Young Street, and its transmitter is located on Chickasaw Street, both in the Mount Auburn neighborhood of Cincinnati. History The Crosley/Avco years WLWT was established by the Crosley Broadcasting Corporation, owners of WLW (700 AM), one of the United States' most powerful radio stations. Crosley Broadcasting was a subsidiary of the Crosley Corporation, which became a subsidiary of the Aviation Corporation (later known as Avco) in 1945. After starting experimental broadcasts in 1946 as W8XCT on channel 1, the station began commercial broadcasts on February 9, 1948, on VHF channel 4, making it Cincinnati's first television station and Ohio's second (after WEWS, Cleveland). The station's studios were housed with WLW in the Crosley Square building, a converted Elks lodge in downtown Cincinnati. WLWT coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball league composed of 30 teams, divided equally between the National League (baseball), National League (NL) and the American League (AL), with 29 in the United States and 1 in Canada. MLB is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada and is considered the premier professional baseball league in the world. Each team plays 162 games per season, with Opening Day traditionally held during the first week of April. Six teams in each league then advance to a four-round Major League Baseball postseason, postseason tournament in October, culminating in the World Series, a best-of-seven championship series between the two league champions first played in 1903. MLB is headquartered in Midtown Manhattan. Formed in 1876 and 1901, respectively, the NL and AL cemented their cooperation with the National Agreement in 1903, making MLB the oldest major professional sports league in the world. They remained le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1995 In Sports
1995 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. Alpine skiing * 1994–95 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Alpine Skiing World Cup ** Men's overall season champion: Alberto Tomba, Italy ** Women's overall season champion: Vreni Schneider, Switzerland American football * Super Bowl XXIX – the San Francisco 49ers (NFC) won 49–26 over the San Diego Chargers (AFC) **Location: Joe Robbie Stadium **Attendance: 74,107 **MVP: Steve Young, QB (San Francisco) * The World League of American Football is resumed after 2 years without play. Frankfurt Galaxy (NFL Europe), Frankfurt Galaxy win the World Bowl '95, World Bowl 26–22 over the Amsterdam Admirals. * 1995 Orange Bowl, Orange Bowl (1994 season): ** The Nebraska Cornhuskers won 24–17 over the Miami Hurricanes to win the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season, national championship Association football * 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup, FIFA Women's World Cup – Norway won 2–0 over Germany * 1995 Intercontinental Cup, World Clu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1989 In Sports
1989 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. Alpine skiing * Alpine Skiing World Cup ** Men's overall season champion: Marc Girardelli, Luxembourg ** Women's overall season champion: Vreni Schneider, Switzerland American football * Super Bowl XXIII – the San Francisco 49ers (NFC) won 20–16 over the Cincinnati Bengals (AFC) **Location: Joe Robbie Stadium **Attendance: 75,129 **MVP: Jerry Rice, WR (San Francisco) * January 2 - Fiesta Bowl (1988 season): ** The Notre Dame Fighting Irish won 34-21 over the West Virginia Mountaineers to win the national championship Artistic gymnastics * World Artistic Gymnastics Championships – ** Men's all-around champion: Igor Korobchinsky, USSR ** Women's all-around champion: Svetlana Boginskaya, USSR ** Men's team competition champion: USSR ** Women's team competition champion: USSR Association football Australian rules football * Victorian Football League ** May 6 – Geelong kicks the highest losing score in VFL/ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ESPN
ESPN (an initialism of their original name, which was the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by the Walt Disney Company (80% and operational control) and Hearst Communications (20%) through the joint venture ESPN Inc. The company was founded in 1979 by Bill Rasmussen, Scott Rasmussen and Ed Eagan. ESPN broadcasts primarily from studio facilities located in Bristol, Connecticut. The network also operates offices and auxiliary studios in Miami, Orlando, New York City, Las Vegas, Seattle, Charlotte, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles. James Pitaro has been chairman since March 5, 2018, following the resignation of John Skipper on December 18, 2017. , ESPN is available to approximately 70 million pay television households in the United States—down from its 2011 peak of 100 million households. It operates regional channels in Africa, Australia, Latin America, and the Netherlands. In Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1988 San Francisco Giants Season
The 1988 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 106th season in Major League Baseball, their 31st season in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their 29th at Candlestick Park. The team finished in fourth place in the National League West with an 83–79 record, 11½ games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers. Offseason * December 1, 1987: Brett Butler was signed as a free agent with the Giants. * December 1, 1987: Joel Youngblood was signed as a free agent by the Giants. * December 21, 1987: Phil Ouellette was released by the Giants. * January 8, 1988: Atlee Hammaker was signed as a free agent by the Giants. Regular season Opening Day starters * Mike Aldrete * Brett Butler *Will Clark *Dave Dravecky * Candy Maldonado * Francisco Meléndez * Kevin Mitchell *Robby Thompson * José Uribe Season standings Record vs. opponents Notable transactions * June 1, 1988: Steve Decker was drafted by the Giants in the 21st round of the 1988 Majo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1987 San Francisco Giants Season
The 1987 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 105th season in Major League Baseball, their 30th season in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their 28th at Candlestick Park. The Giants finished in first place in the National League West with a record of 90 wins and 72 losses. They lost the NLCS in seven games to the St. Louis Cardinals. It was their first playoff appearance since 1971. Offseason * October 16, 1986: Brad Gulden was released by the San Francisco Giants. * October 16, 1986: Chuck Hensley was released by the San Francisco Giants. * October 21, 1986: Mike Jeffcoat was released by the San Francisco Giants. * February 4, 1987: Atlee Hammaker was signed as a free agent by the Giants. * March 31, 1987: Dan Gladden and David Blakely (minors) were traded by the Giants to the Minnesota Twins for Jose Dominguez (minors), Ray Velasquez (minors) and a player to be named later. The Twins completed the deal by sending Bryan Hicke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KTVU-TV
KTVU (channel 2) is a television station licensed to Oakland, California, United States, serving the San Francisco Bay Area. It is owned and operated by the Fox network through its Fox Television Stations division alongside San Jose–licensed KICU-TV (channel 36). The two stations share studios at Jack London Square in Oakland; KTVU's transmitter is located at Sutro Tower in San Francisco. History As an independent station The station first signed on the air on March 3, 1958, originally operating as an independent station. The station was originally owned by San Francisco–Oakland Television, Inc., a local firm whose principals were William D. Pabst and Ward D. Ingrim, former executives at the Don Lee Network and KFRC (610 AM); and Edwin W. Pauley, a Bay Area businessman who had led a separate group which competed against Pabst and Ingrim for the station's construction permit. The call sign was originally ascribed to have no meaning at all, but several engineers from KTVU, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Francisco Giants
The San Francisco Giants are an American professional baseball team based in San Francisco. The Giants compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (baseball), National League (NL) National League West, West Division. Founded in 1883 as the New York Gothams, the team was renamed the New York Giants (baseball), New York Giants three years later, eventually relocation of professional sports teams, relocating from New York City to San Francisco in 1958. The Giants play their home games at Oracle Park in San Francisco. The franchise is one of the oldest and most successful in professional baseball, with more wins than any other team in the history of Major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada, major American sports. The team was the first major-league organization based in New York City, most memorably playing home games at several iterations of the Polo Grounds. The Giants have played in the World Series 20 times. In 2014, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1983 Cincinnati Reds Season
The 1983 Cincinnati Reds season was the 114th season for the franchise in Major League Baseball, and their 14th and 13th full season at Riverfront Stadium. The Cincinnati Reds improved from their 61–101 record from the previous season to finish at 74–88, but failed to win the National League West and missed the postseason for the 4th consecutive season. It was also Johnny Bench's last season as a Red. Offseason * October 15, 1982: Ted Power was acquired by the Reds from the Los Angeles Dodgers for Mike Ramsey and cash. * November 15, 1982: Clint Hurdle was released by the Reds. * December 16, 1982: Tom Seaver was traded by the Reds to the New York Mets for Charlie Puleo, Lloyd McClendon, and Jason Felice (minors). * January 11, 1983: Tracy Jones was drafted by the Reds in the 1st round (1st pick) of the secondary phase of the 1983 Major League Baseball draft. * January 20, 1983: Danny Tartabull was chosen from the Reds by the Seattle Mariners as a free agent compensation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1983 Cincinnati Bengals Season
The 1983 season was the Cincinnati Bengals' 14th season in the National Football League, their 16th overall, and their fourth and final under head coach Forrest Gregg. Cincinnati lost six of their first seven games, then won six of nine to finish at 7–9. Despite the record, the Bengals claimed the top overall defense in the NFL, and were 4–2 in divisional games. After the season in December, Gregg was allowed out of his contract's remaining year to succeed Bart Starr as head coach of the Green Bay Packers. Several days later, Indiana Hoosiers head coach Sam Wyche, a former Bengals quarterback, was named as his replacement. Offseason NFL draft Personnel Staff Roster Regular season Schedule Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Standings Game summaries Week 1: vs. Los Angeles Raiders Awards and records * Passing: Ken Anderson (297 Att, 198 Comp, 2333 Yds, 66.7 Pct, 12 TD, 13 Int, 85.6 Rating) * Rushing: P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
