Blogs: Now and Then - Las Vegas Sun

Tarver trying to put Balboa fight behind him

By Ron Kantowski · October 9, 2008 · 3:56 PM

NOW: Antonio Tarver is the champion, but he’s also the underdog in Saturday’s light-heavyweight title fight against Chad Dawson at the Palms. The only thing I can figure out is the Stallone fight took a heavy toll on him. He was known as Mason “The Line” Dixon in 2006, and despite being a heavy favorite against 50-something Rocky Balboa in the movie of the same name, Tarver was lucky to pull out a split decision. In fact, if you bought ...

Mike Basso named 51s new skipper — and his Web page is cheap!

By Ron Kantowski · October 8, 2008 · 3:27 PM

NOW: All I remember about Mike Basso, the new Las Vegas 51s manager, is that he used to catch for the Las Vegas Stars, which is what the 51s probably ...

Gondo watching Oprah, still making progress

By Ron Kantowski · October 7, 2008 · 5:24 PM

NOW: When I talked to Glen Gondrezick today, he was watching “Oprah” on TV. Sometimes, recuperating from a heart transplant can be tough. All kidding aside, the UNLV basketball legend ...

Offensive lineman featured on video game box cover

By Ron Kantowski · October 6, 2008 · 11:47 PM

NOW: Usually, the only recognition an offensive lineman receives is when he commits a holding penalty and his number is announced. Then 75,000 fans boo. But Roberto Garza of the ...

Centennial kid now playing for the Battling Bishops

By Ron Kantowski · September 25, 2008 · 4:53 PM

NOW: With all due respect to the Banana Slugs of UC Santa Cruz, the best nickname in college sports is the Battling Bishops of Ohio Wesleyan University, an NCAA Division ...

CSN’s Kazmar comes up shorts for Padres

By Ron Kantowski · September 24, 2008 · 4:05 PM

NOW: In his first major league game, Sean Kazmar, the first College of Southern Nevada product to play in the major leagues, got a base hit off the Milwaukee Brewers’ ...

Gondo: ‘I’m goin for a walk’

By Ron Kantowski · September 23, 2008 · 3:10 PM

NOW: During his long, long, long wait for a donor heart that he needed to survive, I’d sometimes drop by Glen Gondrezick’s house, to drink his beer — except his ...

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Green Valley kid getting his kicks

By Ron Kantowski · September 22, 2008 · 10:52 PM

NOW: One of my pet peeves is college football teams who are reluctant or downright refuse to “waste” a scholarship on a kicker, considering how crucial they are to a ...

Dodgers leave 51s holding the ball bag

By Ron Kantowski · September 18, 2008 · 6:16 PM

NOW: He had just stepped off the airplane from Oklahoma City, where the Pacific Coast League was holding meetings, when Las Vegas 51s president Don Logan checked his voice mail. ...

Gondo downcast, but still hanging in there

By Ron Kantowski · September 18, 2008 · 12:37 AM

NOW: Today is Day 172 since UNLV basketball legend Glen Gondrezick was moved to the top of the list of those needing a heart transplant. That’s more than twice as ...

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