PE Columnist: Jim Alexander

So how do you handle it when you’re the pitcher on the other side of history? (And especially when the guy making that history is a former teammate?)

Alexander: Dodgers’ Bickford, Heaney on wrong side of Albert Pujols’ historic night The Dodger pitchers – both former teammates of the Cardinals slugger – surrendered his 699th and 700th home runs.

Fifty years later, those silver medals remain unclaimed.

Alexander: The USA vs. USSR Olympic basketball gold-medal fiasco 50 years later Former Long Beach State star Ed Ratleff reflects on the Soviets receiving three chances to win and he and his teammates refusing to accept their silver medals

The late column: Humility was the word of the night after the Rams were smacked by Buffalo.

Alexander: After a ‘humbling’ loss, how do Rams respond? Coach Sean McVay takes the blame for the 31-10 loss to Buffalo, and maybe it’s a subtle way of encouraging his players to take responsibility.