by on November 17, 2010 Leave a Comment

Posey, Feliz named league’s top rookies

Posey, Feliz named league’s top rookies
San Francisco catcher Buster Posey and Texas closer Neftali Feliz have been named the Jackie Robinson Award winners as the top rookies in the National and American League, respectively, as voted on by members of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America.
Read more on KIMT Mason City

Pirates to hire Hurdle as manager today
PITTSBURGH – The Pittsburgh Pirates will introduce former Rockies manager Clint Hurdle as their new manager at a news conference today. Hurdle, the batting coach for the AL champion Texas Rangers, replaces John Russell, who was fired the day after completing a 105-loss season – the Pirates’ worst in 58 years and their record-extending 18th consecutive losing season. Russell lost 299 games in …
Read more on Summit Daily News

Filed Under: The Latest Baseball News Tagged With: , , , ,
by on November 14, 2010 Leave a Comment

Promising Catcher Jesus Montero Appears Ready for Big Leagues

Promising Catcher Jesus Montero Appears Ready for Big Leagues
The Yankees signed catcher Jesus Montero in 2006, and he may now be ready for the majors.
Read more on New York Times

Thousands turn out to honor NYC vets with parade
NEW YORK (AP) — Some 3,000 active-duty servicemen and women are among the estimated 20,000 participants marching up Fifth Avenue at the Veterans Day Parade in Manhattan.
Read more on Daily Record

Jeter, Teixeira, Cano Win Gold Gloves as Ichiro Receives His 10th Straight
New York Yankees’ infielders Derek Jeter , Mark Teixeira and Robinson Cano all earned Gold Gloves, while Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki won for the 10th straight time.
Read more on Bloomberg

Filed Under: The Latest Baseball News Tagged With: , , , , , ,
by on October 5, 2010 Leave a Comment

Hockey leagues show interest in playing in new Evansville arena | POLL

Hockey leagues show interest in playing in new Evansville arena | POLL
Three hockey leagues or teams have shown interest in placing a team in the new Evansville Downtown arena by submitting responses to a request for proposals put out in August.
Read more on Evansville Courier & Press

NHL Season Preview Shows take centre stage on TSN
Please read the full story on TSN.ca for the latest details
Read more on TSN

Filed Under: NHL Hockey Tagged With: , , , , , , ,
by on September 30, 2010 Leave a Comment

European Leagues review

European Leagues review
Europe’s elite endured a tough weekend with the likes of Chelsea, Inter Milan and Bayern Munich all suffering defeat. FIFA.com reviews two fascinating days of football across the continent.
Read more on FIFA

English Premier League top scorers
English Premier League top scorers on Sunday. 6 Florent Malouda (Chelsea)
Read more on Reuters via Yahoo! Sports

Champions Chelsea defeated by Manchester City
Roberto Mancini watched his Manchester City side promptly snatch it away again as Carlos Tevez’s second-half strike ended the champions’ 100% record with a 1-0 win.
Read more on Malta Today

Filed Under: Latest Football (Soccer) News Tagged With: , ,
by on September 21, 2010 Leave a Comment

Premier League’s still the best – Wenger

Premier League’s still the best – Wenger
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger maintains his view that the Premier League is still the strongest league in Europe.
Read more on Soccer Way

Five Reasons Why Manchester United Will Not Win the English Premier League
The Premier League is four matches old and Manchester United are struggling to catch up the defending champions Chelsea, whom they trail by four points. Sir Alex Ferguson’s Red Devils also had a poor Champions League outing last night as they failed to break a gritty Rangers defense. Earlier in the weekend they had conceded two quick late goals as they drew against Everton. The Red Devils’ were …
Read more on Bleacher Report

Chelsea 4 Blackpool 0
IAN HOLLOWAY’S Prem paupers took their playing strip home to wash themselves
Read more on The Sun

Filed Under: Latest Football (Soccer) News Tagged With: , , , ,
by on September 18, 2010 Leave a Comment

What’s with the Premier Leagues Quota System?

What’s with the Premier Leagues Quota System?
How does the Premier League’s new player quota system work? Brad, Emerson Premier League clubs will be frantically trimming their squads ahead of the new quota deadline on September 1. Some will, anyway.
Read more on Soccer365

ALLARDYCE BACKED BY HUGHES
Fulham boss Mark Hughes believes Sam Allardyce will be a strong candidate for the England job in two years time. Hughes will revisit the club he managed between 2004 and 2008 when the Cottagers travel to Blackburn in the Barclays Premier League on Saturday.
Read more on Sporting Life

Filed Under: Latest Football (Soccer) News Tagged With: , , , ,
by on August 29, 2010 Leave a Comment

World Leagues preview

World Leagues preview
The leading contenders in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador and Mexico face examinations contrasting in difficulty, while the play-off race continues in the USA and a new season begins in South Africa.
Read more on FIFA

Kick Off: Renteria backs ref, Crew miffed at USOC snub
The controversy just won’t go away. It was good news and bad news for the Columbus Crew on Thursday. Despite the uproar over the Crew’s disallowed goal in their loss in Torreon, Mexico, Robert Warzycha’s men saw the other two teams in Group B split points .
Read more on Major League Soccer

Ben Gordon shows commitment to Great Britain cause
There was a surprise face in the crowd at Great Britain’s game against Bosnia and Herzegovina in Liverpool.
Read more on Daily Telegraph

Filed Under: Latest Basketball News Tagged With: , ,
by on August 25, 2010 Leave a Comment

NORTH COUNTY PREP GIRLS GOLF PREVIEW: Hazelwood West appears to have look of league’s team to beat

NORTH COUNTY PREP GIRLS GOLF PREVIEW: Hazelwood West appears to have look of league’s team to beat
Thanks a lot to the presence of talented Alicia Yn, HAZELWOOD WEST hit the ground running two years ago in the school’s first year competing in girls golf.
Read more on Suburban Journals

Who We Are: Extreme running normal for Breckenridge athlete
Breckenridge resident Helen Cospolich will compete in the prestigious Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc in the Alps across France, Italy and Switzerland, a severe 103-mile test of vertical climbing. She’s one of only two Americans invited to the race by The North Face, the event’s title sponsor.
Read more on Summit Daily News

Plano dogs get a second chance
Submitted Photo / Michelle Stockton Jennifer Petrucelli, animal services officer for the city of Plano, represented the shelter and supported Patti Cake and Checkers during their performance at the Extreme Mutt-Makeover event.
Read more on Plano Courier

Area motocross riders get lessons from a legend
Over 15 local motocross riders from the Prefer Dirt MX club and their families gathered for some professional guidance from one of the sport’s most renowned instructors, Gary “The Professor” Bailey, at a private track in Columbia County Saturday.
Read more on Register-Star

Filed Under: Extreme Sports News Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , , , ,
« Older Posts