Nineteen sixty-four was a remarkable year in sports, featuring some of the greatest athletes in history. The great Jim Brown led the Cleveland Browns to the National Football League championship. Bill Russell guided the Celtics to one of their 11 world titles. Mickey Mantle took the Yankees to yet another World Series, while Arnold Palmer claimed the last of his seven major golf championships, winning the Masters green jacket...

Most people remember former major leaguer Wally Moon as the National League Rookie of the Year for the St. Louis Cardinals, and later on as a standout with the Los Angeles Dodgers, but there was a lot more to the former Bay product than just baseball...

Saturday marked the 139th running of horse racing's premier event, the Kentucky Derby, held annually at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. It was also the 40th anniversary of Secretariat's 1973 record setting performance at the storied track. Big Red, as Secretariat was affectionately called, was the first horse to break the 2:00 barrier, clocking in with an astonishing time of 1:59.4. The old record had been set in 1964 by Northern Dancer, with a time of 2:00 even...

Once a year, the Town Crier publishes its annual community guide magazine. Did you know this year's theme is "best sports teams"? The Town Crier staff has put together 15 stories, highlighting some of the best sports teams and athletes from our coverage area over the last 50 years. Schools featured include Buffalo Island Central, Manila and Riverside, as well as the Caraway Tigers, Lake City Catfish, Leachville Lions and Monette Buffaloes...

One of the greatest sportscasters in history has died. Pat Summerall, who teamed with John Madden to form the CBS number one National Football League broadcasting duo, was 82. Summerall also was the lead announcer at 27 Masters Golf Tournaments and over 20 United States Tennis Open Championships...