Norm Sanders

Senior Writer for @McCarthyBuild and former sportswriter. Opinions are my own; RTs not an endorsement

[James Lucas @JamesLucasIT]

Every Veterans Day at 11:11 a.m., the sun lines up perfectly with the Anthem Veterans Memorial in Anthem, Arizona.

[Norm Sanders @NormSanders]

As a proud member of the drum section in the SIU Marching #Salukis, we used to love playing this song - and then watching various band sections break into everything from TV theme songs to rockers or other familiar favorites - and then back to Vehicle. So much fun!

[Music Jim 🎩🪄 @MusicJim2]

The Ides Of March 🎩🪄 Vehicle!

Happy Heavenly Birthday to Jim Peterik, born November 11th, 1950 🎂🎂🎂

What a legendary musical resume!

From Vehicle to Survivor’s Eye of the Tiger, Burning Heart, The Search Is Over, and I Can't Hold Back, plus .38 Special’s Hold On Loosely and Caught Up in You.

His songwriting legacy is incredible!

#JImPeterik

[Norm Sanders @NormSanders]

You’d better believe I was doing it for the 3-D baseball cards in the cereal box!! Still have many of them including one complete set!

[Old School Eddie @Old_SchoolEddie]

I remember picking cereal completely based on what plastic toy was buried at the bottom of the box. 😂

[Mick Akers @mickakers]

Construction of the A's Las Vegas ballpark is a little over halfway done, with about 15 months of work left until the $2.1B stadium is completed at the end of February 2028.
#vegas #athletics #mlb

[Norm Sanders @NormSanders]

Very proud of @BTHSEastLancers volleyball coach Abby Hanger on this outstanding honor!! #618volley

[Illinois Volleyball Coaches Association @IVCAcoaches]

In collaboration with @GreatLakesVB we are proud to announce Abby Hanger of Belleville East High School as our 2026 Coach of the Year! Coach Hanger has established a culture of excellence, developing a program that continues to compete at a high level year after year!

[St. Louis Football Cardinals @BigRed_STL]

November 11, 1984

Jetstream Grounded

Neil Lomax's long go-ahead TD pass to Roy Green was nullified by one of the worst OPI calls ever.

Dallas went on to a 24-17 victory over the Big Red.

Check out Summerall and Madden's analysis of the play below.

#JetstreamGreen

[Norm Sanders @NormSanders]

More proof of why AI can work for good and evil lol. So good!

[K-Dub @MrKdub]

THIS is why we need the internet. #Skol

[Norm Sanders @NormSanders]

One of the best shows in TV history! Still on numerous channels today!

[RetroNewsNow @RetroNewsNow]

📺On November 11, 2003, ‘The Andy Griffith Show Reunion: Back to Mayberry’ aired on CBS

[Norm Sanders @NormSanders]

But…but…but it tastes good, right?? lol

[The Food Manufacturing Guy @TipOfTheBanana]

Stove Top Turkey Stuffing has more corn syrup than turkey.

The first two ingredients are enriched flour and high fructose corn syrup. The turkey and the turkey broth are both dried, and both come after "contains less than 2% of." Ingredients are listed by weight so the box has more corn syrup than either one.

The savory taste gets a boost from hydrolyzed soy protein. That's soy protein broken down into amino acids, including glutamate. Disodium inosinate and disodium guanylate make the glutamate taste stronger. The added fat is interesterified soybean oil, which has its fatty acids rearranged so it acts like a solid fat without trans fat. BHA and BHT keep it from going rancid. FDA is reassessing the safety of both and hasn't made a finding yet.

A 6 oz box has 2,460 mg of sodium before you add the 4 tablespoons of margarine or butter the directions call for.

[Illinois High School Association #IHSA @IHSA_IL]

🏈 QUARTERFINAL MATCHUPS ARE SET‼️

The IHSA Football Playoffs continue this weekend! Check out the Quarterfinal playoff matchups and see who’s headed to the semifinals. 🔥

CLass 5A-8A

[Eric Kohn 🥃 @iEricKohn]

My favorite two parts of the background of Gordon Lightfoot writing “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald”:

1) Lightfoot read a news story on the wreck and they spelled the name of the ship wrong. Offended by this, he wrote the song to honor them properly.

2) The final verse contains the line “the church bell chimed til it rang 29 times for each man on the Edmund Fitzgerald.” This happens to this day on the anniversary at the Great Lakes Maritime Academy. When Lightfoot passed away in 2023, they rang the bell 30 times—29 for the sailors lost and once for Lightfoot who immortalized them.

[Illinois High School Association #IHSA @IHSA_IL]

🏈 QUARTERFINAL MATCHUPS ARE SET‼️

The IHSA Football Playoffs continue this weekend! Check out the Quarterfinal playoff matchups and see who’s headed to the semifinals. 🔥

Class 1A-4A

[Super 70s Sports @Super70sSports]

When I was a kid, I wouldn’t have left my house if it caught fire while This Week in Baseball was on.

[Norm Sanders @NormSanders]

@DOB23 A strong buttery popcorn smell is superior to most anything else!

[BarDown @BarDown]

Wild scenes in Winnipeg 😳☠️

[Mascoutah Athletics @MHS19_ATHLETICS]

🏐 STATE FINALS BOUND! 💜🖤
🏆 IHSA Class 3A Volleyball Final Four
📅 Friday, 5:30 PM
🆚 Crystal Lake South
📍 CEFCU Arena, Bloomington
Saturday: 🥇 5:30 PM | 🥉 4 PM
🎟️ https://t.co/Hl98r0gfP3
📺 NFHS Network
LET'S PACK THE ARENA! #LetsEAT

[Midwest vs. The Rest @midwestern_ope]

51 years ago today the SS Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior 🕊️

[Steak 'n Shake @SteaknShake]

To all Active Duty Military and Veterans: please accept our invitation to get a FREE Original Double Steakburger, Beef Tallow Fries and a Patriot Shake on Wednesday, November 11.

Thank you for your service! 🇺🇸

[Jordan Schmaltz @J_Swish24]

Big Walt absolutely crushed this. What a speech. No notes? Elite eye contact. Chin tucked. High end fella

[NHLPA @NHLPA]

Bergeron. Curley. Price. Rinne. Tkachuk.

Congratulations to the players entering the Hockey Hall of Fame as the class of 2026!