The April Movement that ushered in a new dawn of democracy in Nepal was at its peak when the Nepalese people welcomed the New Year 2063 B.S. The King as usual delivered his routine message of New Year on the first day of Baishakh (April 14) urging the political parties fighting for the people's democratic rights for the last time to sit for the dialogues. But the message had no impact at all and the people continued to pour into the streets demanding for the restoration of Loktantra in the country. Restoration of the then dissolved House of Representatives and elections for the constituent assembly were the main demands of the April Movement. The demonstrators were not ready to accept any offer other than the restoration of the parliament so they rebuked the call of the king to nominate a consensus candidate of Prime Minister from the seven party alliances on Baishakh 8.

Davey Lopes

But on the other hand I always kind of liked Davey Lopes, shown here just moments after being dropped off at the ballpark by Cheech and Chong.

Throughout the 1970s baseball carried traces of the 1960s counterculture.

ESPN Classics Up Nitro, Storm, and Zap

American Gladiators is the best game show concept of all time. Lets take four normal sized human beings and lure them into physical combat with Herculian brutes by offering them slightly above average prizes and gifts. Its like a televised Odysseus versus Polyphemus with outrageous Madonna hair and more Larry Csonka commentary. Unfortunately, American Gladiators died young along with Pogs and snap bracelets, unable to conform to the changing economic landscape.

Thankfully for hand to hand combat hungry nostalgia fans, ESPN Classic has begun televising reruns of the long cancelled game show. Each weeknight, the sports network will deliver an episode at 7 PM, 9 AM on the weekends. Whats better than seven weekly showings of American Gladiators? Nothing. Absolutely nothing.

Theres really only been two issues that I ever had with the Mike Adamle hosted program.

Team of the Six Nations

It's Rugby World Cup year, and with the Six Nations over and local rivalries laid to rest for another 11 months, the old arguments about North v South are about to be dragged out of cupboards everywhere, dusted down, and flung at the opposition.

It's also the end of a Six Nations that started indifferently, threw up a few eyebrow-raisers to keep it interesting, and culminated in one of the finest finales to the tournament in living memory.

Different players shone at different times - remember Vincent Clerc's performance against Ireland? David Strettle bursting onto the scene against France? James Hook's solo against England? Alessandro Troncon's two Man of the Match displays?

But there were a hardy few who stood out all the way through, even if it was because their teams were so obviously weaker without them on occasion.

Stratton does it again!

1. Cold temperature. 2. Wind blowing in. 3. Thursday. 4. Nine-inning game. 5. Opposing pitcher exits early due to injury. In conditions eerily matching those in which he last pitched exactly one week ago against Wayland Baptist University, Matt Stratton again threw a shutout.

Oh, yes 6.

Throws a shutout. The Northwestern Rangers backed up Stratton’s performance with five runs to take a 5-0 win over the visiting Cavaliers from St. Gregory’s University.

It wasn’t quite as easy this time, though.

Stratton was extricated from two perilous situations by superlative defensive play by this teammates. The first came in seventh inning after the first two SGU batters were retired. Stratton issued his first and only walk of the game to dh Larry Gunther and that was followed by a double off the bat of Kenny Gooch, leaving runners at second and third with two out.