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Sports Columns


The Journal’s top sports moments of 2024
2024 is in the books, and it was another year where local athletes did not disappoint, whether it came by clutch heroics that will be spoken about in local circles for generations, or heartwarming gestures that made national waves.
Sports Columns
Sports Columns
Sports Columns
Sports Columns
Sports Columns
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Don't waste time trying to outthink a fishA lot of anglers make fishing too complicated. To me, this explains how someone with limited experience and skill can catch fish on days where others are struggling to get a bite. The longer I’ve been fishing, the more I’m starting to realize that I’ve wasted a lot of time trying to outthink a fish.July 26, 2016
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Portuguese national team captures first Euro titlePortugal are the 2016 UEFA Euro Champions, which essentially entitles them to bragging rights as the best national soccer team in Europe, that's right, best in Europe, let that settle in for a second and remember how many Americans of Portuguese descent have settled here in Turlock or nearby. What the Portuguese national soccer team achieved was not just athletic history , they gave their people hope. Hope that they can compete and fight with the best of the best in Europe futbol.July 13, 2016
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Final thoughts on the Copa America CentenarioThe Copa America Centenario was by no means a disappointment or bad finish — for the U.S. men's national soccer team that is—Mexico had a different ending to their story in this tournament. The final result for the U.S., a fourth place finish in the Americas, is without question a great result, especially against teams like Uruguay and Brazil. USA must be doing something right, right?June 29, 2016