Sports And Torts

Ann is currenty in London as part of NBC’s Olympic Games coverage. But before she left he creative forces at “Sports & Torts” (yes, the show has creative forces) taped an interview with her when she recently was in Chicago for a Mercury game against the Chicago Sky. She was a gracious guest and has an interesting story to tell. Here recent memoir is called You Let Some GIRL Beat You?

Crandall was considered one of the National League's top catchers during the 1950s and early 60s, leading the league in assists a record-tying six times and in fielding percentage four times. He won four of the first five Gold Glove Awards given to an NL catcher, and tied another record by catching three no-hitters. We look back on his career as a player,manager and broadcaster.

Branch spent his entire 14-year NFL career with the Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders, winning three Super Bowl rings in Super Bowl XI, Super Bowl XV and Super Bowl XVIII. Branch caught 3 passes for 20 yards in Super Bowl XI, 5 passes for 62 yards and 2 touchdowns in Super Bowl XV, and 6 passes for 94 yards and a touchdown in Super Bowl XVIII.

Raines played parts of 23 big league seasons from 1979-2002, 13 of them with the Expos. He also played for the White Sox, Yankees, Athletics, Orioles and Marlins. Raines retired as a .294/.385/.425 hitter with 2,605 hits, 170 home runs, 808 stolen bases, 69.1 WAR and far more walks (1,330) than strikeouts (966). He won World Series titles with the 1996 and 1998 Yankees.