Reno Gazette-Journal columnist Chris Murray has been known to be a bit wordy, so we're giving him 1,000 words (no more than that) to share his thoughts from the week that was in the world of sports.
* ONE OF RENO’S ICONS,Don Carano, died this week at age 85. The city would look a lot different without Carano’s impact as he’s undoubtedly one of the 10 most influential people on the city over the last half-century. That got me thinking about those who have had the largest impact on Reno/Sparks in sports, so I put together a list. A few rules first: (1) the person had to coach for at least a decade (longevity matters); (2) the person had to coach in Reno/Sparks/Virginia City (if we branched out…
