The South Ripley School Board has approved the hiring of Brian Smith as head baseball coach. Smith has been with the program as an assistant for the past several years. The school board also accepted Brad Goldsberry’s resignation as girls’ golf coach. You’ll recall Goldsberry was named South Ripley girls varsity basketball coach earlier this year.
Former Bengals quarterback Ken Anderson is among 31 candidates in the Seniors category under consideration for induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2025. Anderson played all 16 years of his career for Cincinnati from 1971 to 1986, was the NFL MVP in 1981, and led the Bengals to their first Super Bowl appearance in January 1982. He was inducted into the team’s Ring of Honor in 2021. A committee will pare the list of nominees down to nine semifinalists. Those results will be announced in three weeks.
The start time for the Colts game at the Minnesota Vikings on November 3 has been moved from 1:00 to a primetime 8:20 p.m. kickoff. The game will be that week’s Sunday Night Football offering on NBC.
Former Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Fernando Valenzuela has died. The man behind “Fernandomania” won the National League Cy Young Award, Rookie of the Year and a World Series with the team in 1981. After his playing career ended, Valenzuela remained with the Dodgers as part of its Spanish language radio team. Fernando Valenzuela was 63.
The Pacers tip off the NBA regular season tonight in Detroit against the Pistons. Game time is 7:00.