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Broadcaster Bill King could be voted into Baseball HOF Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 9:15PMBay Area sports broadcaster Bill King could make it into the Baseball Hall of Fame if fans vote.
Briefly In Sports Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 7:47PMThe CIF Southern Section has joined forces with Fox Sports Prime Ticket and Fox Sports West to present the High School Football Game of the Week for the 2010 regular season. Edison is featured in two of the telecasts in the 10-game schedule.
Cricket betting scandal rocks Pakistan Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 6:30PMCricket is considered the national glue of Pakistan, and accusations that Pakistani players were involved in spot-fixing during a game against England have roiled the nation. In a nation pummeled by stifling poverty, homegrown militancy, and most recently, epic flooding, the game of cricket is supposed to serve as salve, a getaway from Pakistan's daily diet of trauma and crisis.
TOWN BRIEFS Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 6:23PMASBURY PARK: A Stop the Violence forum will be held at 7 p.m. Sept. 8 at Cathedral Assembly By The Shore, Fourth and Grand avenues.
Basca named to Hall of Fame Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 11:39AMSpecial to The Phoenix Phoenixville football fans at first had to wonder if their high school program's immediate future looked rather bleak or, perhaps they were soon to be blessed with a very extraordinary individual talent.
Martin J. 'Mickey' Garagiola: Voice of 'Wrestling at the Chase,' waiter extraordinaire Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 11:22AMMickey Garagiola, who shared one of the most famous Italian surnames in America, came by his fame through an unusual dual career: waiter and professional wrestling announcer.
PHOTO GALLERY: Cape’s Fred Brown shared summers with Ted Williams Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 11:15AMDownstairs in the finished basement of one of the typical homes in a typical neighborhood in Yarmouth Port, there is something special. There are pillows on the couch with baseballs stitched on them and a big baseball motif blanket. Baseball photos, posters, plaques of all sorts are on the walls. Turn the corner and there on the wall in the middle of several other old black and white photos is ...
Photos: Baseball Trivia Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 10:57AMYankee catcher Yogi Berra was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1972. What was his number?
NHL History: Defunct Franchises Revisited Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 10:33AMImagine Sidney Crosby playing for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Before you call the media, Sid The Kid isn't thinking about making a Michael Jordan type decision to drop hockey for baseball. However, if Crosby were playing for Pittsburgh in 1925, he would have been wearing a Pirates jersey. Since the inception of the NHL, many Franchises have come and gone. Some have only stuck around for one or two ...
Orioles Insider: Markakis joins Hall of Fame company Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 9:23AMJeff Zrebiec has been with The Sun since 2000 and began covering the Orioles during the 2005 season. A New Jersey native, he was a 2001 graduate of Loyola University in Baltimore.
Old-timers Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 9:11AMTHE HALL OF Fame Cook brothers tossed out the first pitch at Bird Island Sunday as part of Old-Timers Day at the Minnesota State Amateur Baseball Tournament. Mel (left) dons his old 1950 Sleepy Eye Uniform while Duke wears his 1940 Leavenworth gear.
Sports briefs: Hall of Fame announces new class Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 8:53AMBasketball star Donnie Johnson will be one of four members inducted into Fresno Pacific's Athle
Chone Figgins, Erik Bedard, and the Mariners' Worst Recent Moves Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 8:31AMMired in a hole of one poor transaction after another, the Seattle Mariners are nine years removed from their last playoff berth. They have struggled with upper level management, found it difficult to find perennial stars in the lineup, and haven't been able to solidify their rotation. Much of these struggles can be amplified by a series of questionable moves that the franchise has made in ...
Clemens heads to DC, this time for court Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 4:45AMOn this trip to Washington, Roger Clemens will be in a courtroom, not in Congress. His defiant stance is expected to remain the same, even if his statement is much shorter.
Off the wire Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 4:32AMBASEBALL Feller treated for leukemia Bob Feller, the third-oldest living member of the Baseball Hall of Fame at age 91, is being treated for leukemia.
And That Happened: Sunday's Scores and Highlights Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 4:23AMNBC Sports.com has cleared me to resume baseball blogging-related activities. They wanted me to do a rehab assignment down in the Gulf Coast League, but my agent nixed that idea. Thanks, Scott!
UWSP announces 2010 Hall of Fame class Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 4:04AMThe UW-Stevens Point Athletic Hall of Fame will induct eight individuals and the mens basketball national championship teams from 2004 and 2005 into the class of 2010. The group will be officially inducted at a banquet held Oct. 23.
'Proudest day' of Thomas' life Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 4:01AMThe White Sox gave The Big Hurt a big honor on Sunday, retiring Frank Thomas' No. 35 before a game against the New York Yankees .Thomas fought back tears during an emotional ceremony that included fireworks and several of his former teammates. Thomas thanked the organization and the city, saying, "You can only dream of something like this" as his voice cracked.
Tribe notes: Feller undergoing treatment for leukemia Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 2:32AMCLEVELAND - An Indians legend is battling a life-threatening disease. Tribe Hall of Fame pitcher Bob Feller revealed to members of the media prior to Sunday’s game that he has acute myeloid leukemia. Feller, who turns 92 in November, said he was diagnosed within the last two weeks and has already begun chemotherapy treatments at the Cleveland [...]
Manny Ramirez reportedly heading to White Sox today Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 2:14AMManny Ramirez is expected to join the Chicago White Sox today, giving the fading playoff contender a big boost during a key 10-game road trip.
Names & Faces Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 2:14AMFrank Thomas The Chicago White Sox gave the Big Hurt a big honor Sunday, retiring Thomas' number before their game against the Yankees. Thomas fought back tears during an emotional ceremony that included fireworks and several of his former teammates. He... Chicago White Sox - New York Yankees - sport - Fireworks - Baseball
INSIDER: Reynolds selected for ECSU’s Hall of Fame Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 9:53PMA couple of weeks ago, I wrote about Bernie Laferriere, a former Bristol Eastern athlete, who will be inducted into Eastern Connecticut State University’s E-Club Hall of Fame, to be held Sunday, Oct. 24, 2010, at the Betty R. Tipton Room in the school’s student center.
Southern Nazarene basketball getting even stronger with transfers Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 8:55PMThe strong is only getting stronger.Southern Nazarene University was already expected to contend for the Sooner Athletic Conference men's basketball championship next season. This past week, the Crimson Storm enhanced its chances for the NAIA title by signing Kansas transfer and former Putnam City star C.J. Henry.But, the Crimson Storm has also added two more Division I transfers in Horace ...
Charley Walters: Robb Quinlan is sold on Brian Fuentes Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 8:16PMThe Twins did well in trading with the Los Angeles Angels for reliever Brian Fuentes, Robb Quinlan says.
JIM HAWKINS: It could be the end of Magglio Ordonez in Detroit Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 7:11PMIn a perfect world, Magglio Ordonez would end his career as a Tiger, standing on first base after collecting yet another clutch hit, a warm smile on his face, doffing his cap while the capacity crowd at Comerica Park gave him a standing ovation.
Blackburn, Fuentes help Twins blank Mariners Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 7:11PMNick Blackburn kept the Seattle Mariners crossed up all day. Newly acquired reliever Brian Fuentes met the Minnesota Twins' expectations.
‘Rocket’s’ dead flair; congress bursting hot air Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 6:58PMMatt’s Take: When former Toronto Blue Jays and New York Yankees ace Roger Clemens was indicted by a federal grand jury on Aug. 19 for allegedly lying under oath during a House Committee hearing in 2008, my first thought was… really? I mean come...
Bagwell Waiting Out Hall Of Fame Nomination In New Role As Astros Hitting Coach Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 5:20PMLocal Product And Astros Great On Ballot For First Time This Year Jeff Bagwell had the honor of introducing Hank Aaron at a banquet in Houston recently and went to the record books to prepare the speech.
The Tigers' 2011 Rotation Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 5:10PMJustin Verlander knows exactly which past rotation he’d like the Tigers to model themselves after. "Braves," Verlander said, without hesitation. "Obviously that’s three Hall of Fame pitchers - you can’t really ask for that - but that’s the rotation I grew up watching. I grew up watching the Braves, I grew up watching Smoltzie [John Smoltz] and [Greg] Maddux and [Tom] Glavine just go after it and ...
SANDY SULZYCKI: The Week That Was (Aug. 29, 2010) Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 4:56PMAnsonia's Jack Ahearn pitched a no-hitter with 10 strikeouts but still lost 1-0 to Bridgeport in the opening round of the state Little League tournament at Municipal Field in Middletown.
IronPigs fireworks response interesting, but wrong Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 6:25AMI love those Dos Equis beer commercials with the Most Interesting Man in the World.
Area Briefs Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 6:15AMBarb Gohn is the 2010 club champion of the Forest Hills Country Club Ladies League. Kelly Rofail won the B flight and Gayle Cate was the C flight champion.
Ex-Tigers fare well as SI writer ranks managers' playing careers Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 4:33AMSports Illustrated's Joe Posnanski recently compared the major-league playing resumes of all 30 major league managers (and two more that were managers earlier this season). Of course, just because you were a great player doesn't mean you'll be a great coach or manager (see Wayne Gretzky, Magic Johnson). But it interesting to note how some big league managers had successful major league careers ...
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Hall of Famer Sutter Phillies minor-leaguer Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 2:50AMThanks to a conversation with the Phillies' Frank Coppenbarger, a Hall of Fame pitcher spent part of this week in Allentown teaching the pitch that put him in the Hall of Fame.
EDITORIAL: Pinstripes to prison stripes? Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 2:07AMRoger Clemens , the former baseball star, will have his day in court to prove his innocence of charges of having lied to Congress. No matter how big or how small, a person charged under American law has that right.
UFC Legend Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell Joins Supreme Protein’s Team Supreme Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 2:01AMThe Iceman is in the house! The man who made the UFC famous for sports fans across America is bringing his ferocious competitive fire and indomitable spirit to a new elite circle of athletes. UFC Hall of Fame member and former light heavyweight champ Chuck Liddell is the newest member of Supreme Protein®’s Team Supreme.
Lou Piniella has left the building Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 8:32AMIf you had one adjective to describe a man who has been ejected from 65 ball games, wrestled one of his own players in a locker room and lashed out at the press almost as much as Mel Gibson, what would it be? Sweet is probably not the word that came to mind.
Looking Back -- Aug. 27, 2010 Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 8:01AMWork on a $200,000 pipeline project linking the Anglo-Canadian Oil Company in Brandon with the Alberta oil fields through the interprovincial pipeline is underway and the installation should be completed by Oct. 31.
DIGEST / 5 officials called better than replay Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 7:48AMThe head of European soccer insists that referees do not need help from video technology, saying five officials should be enough to spot a penalty, hand ball or whether the ball crosses the goal line. "I will always defend it with a lot of rigor, as I believe... Association football - sport - Team handball - Technology - Soccer
Online report claims Hall’s Shoeless Joe jersey a fake Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 7:46AMAn online report published today calls into question the authenticity of Shoeless Joe Jackson’s jersey purchased by Major League Baseball from the famed Barry Halper collection and donated to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1998.
Young and old enjoy Citi Field Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 7:23AMJackie Robinson once said, “A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.” That same spirit is true for the Citi Field Kids Program, a youth organization committed to making a positive impact on their communities.
Dale Moss | Sportscaster Throckmorton to get Hall of Fame treatment Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 7:14AMTed Throckmorton describes his life with numbers. Married 59 years, a business owner 41 years, a WHAS Crusade for Children helper all of its 57 years, a sportscaster 48 years, Throckmorton beams about the sums.
Playwright JD Lawrence Follows ‘The Clean Up Woman’ with ‘Me & Mrs. Jones’ Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 7:11AM*New York, NY – Mel and Oksana, Fantasia and Antwuan Cook, John Edwards and Rielle Hunter, Sandra and Jesse James and even Tiger and Elin, everywhere you look marriages are dissolving and people are losing touch with reality. People are harboring secrets that could ultimately shatter their world as they know it, risking everything for [...]
Cardinals' Pujols hits 400th career home run Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 6:18AMIt was hardly ideal timing for a 400th home run. For Albert Pujols, it happened in the fourth inning of a 13-inning loss to a last-place team _ and in a game in which he twisted his ankle trying to climb a rolled-up tarp.
Football camp brings area more recognition Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 7:40AMJAMES CITY -- Last month's visit by the Top Gun camp for top middle and high school football football prospects gave greater Williamsburg a new shot of publicity Thursday when USA Today featured the son on NFL Hall of Famer Barry Sanders. The report on Barry James Sanders is based on his four-day visit to the camp, held at Sanford Wanner Stadium.
Roger Clemens: What's the Worst That Could Happen? Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 7:29AMAnalyzing the former pitcher's future now that he's been indicted for perjury, from the worst case scenario to the best BarryBonds - Roger Clemens - Miguel Tejada - Mark McGwire - Marion Jones
Fairfield Little League, Clemens Indictment Provide Very Different Outlooks On State Of Sports Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 7:24AMThey threw open the doors at the Pequot Library in Fairfield on Friday and, darn, if they didn't invite the joy of baseball inside. There would be a big screen in the auditorium for the game. There would be lemonade and popcorn and peanuts for a crackerjack time.
Clemens: ‘Going to deal with it’ Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 6:32AMAssociated Press BOSTON — In his first public comments in the media since being indicted on federal charges that he lied to Congress in 2008 about being injected with human growth hormone and steroids, former Red Sox pitcher Roger Clemens told radio station WEEI in Boston that he is looking forward to having his say in court.
Lions vice chairman Bill Ford hopes to host another Super Bowl Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 5:31AMLions vice chairman Bill Ford said Friday he would love to see the Super Bowl return to Detroit, even though it may be a longshot for several years.