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Text Box: The Best of Rupp Thirty years of Kentucky basketball inside legendary Rupp Arena. Thirty of its greatest players. Join The Powdered Wig as he breaks down his top thirty ‘Cats of the Rupp Arena era into first through sixth teams. And if you don’t agree with his picks, come in and vote for your own favorite Wildcats at every position! Inside you also find The High Court’s top fifty ‘Cats of the era, as well as a breakdown of how The Wig made his picks.

Text Box: The Best of Busch The original Busch Stadium is no more, but the memories linger on. Allow The Wig to take you on a nostalgic tour through the best moments and the best players of Busch Stadium’s four decade stint as home to America’s best baseball fans and their beloved Cardinals.

Text Box: Eight Degrees of Julio Franco It seems like Julio Franco has been around as long as the game of baseball itself. Well...not quite. But due to his remarkable diligence in the archives, our own Powdered Wig discovered that in eight related teammates, old Julio hooks up with the very first professional baseball team. Step inside for a very clever and intriguing journey back in time with the ageless Mr. Franco.

Text Box: The Wig’s Archives For more of The Wig’s special blend of the past and the present, spend some time looking around his collected works. You are sure to find enlightenment and a good case of nostalgia.

The Powdered Wig is The High Court’s link to the past, as well as a clever analyst of the present. Ed Chapman is The Powdered Wig, and his incredible passion for the history of sports and his peerless skills as a researcher are always on display when he produces one of his trademark historical works for The High Court of Sports. Ed provides our staff with the unique perspective of coach and educator, as he fills both roles for the Calloway County (KY) school district. He infuses The Powdered Wig with definitive opinions, but he does so with the reason and wisdom of an old soul. You will find each of his pieces to be crafted with old-fashioned precision. Read on...And enjoy your trips back in time, courtesy of The Powdered Wig!

You can contact The Wig at powderedwig@thehighcourtofsports.com.

Text Box: “Those who fail to learn the lessons of history are doomed to repeat them.” George Santayana