The Clanton AdvertiserThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 10:36PM• Billingsley at Sweet Water – 6 p.m.
Holmes Co. Drops BozemanThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 10:33PMHolmes County tops Bozeman in High School Baseball.
Shine OnThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 10:33PMSALEM -Add another award to the pile. In what is one of the first of likely many post-season accolades this year, Salem senior Amy Scullion was named the 2009-10 Gatorade Ohio Girls Basketball Player of the Year Thursday.
Blyleven: Injury for one means opportunity for othersThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 10:33PMBlyleven: How do players deal with an injury to an All-Star teammate? The Minnesota Twins are about to find out. One thing is for certain, several players suddenly have an opportunity to step up and shine.
Lackey strong in win over MetsThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 10:32PMPORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) -- John Lackey is off to a nice start with the Red Sox. The right-hander threw three shutout innings in Boston’s 8-2 victory over Jason Bay and the New York Mets on Thursday.
Valdosta State sweeps Shippensburg baseballThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 4:48AMThe Shippensburg University baseball team mustered just two runs on Sunday afternoon from Billy Grant Field as it concluded its weekend series on with No. 16 Valdosta State, dropping a 9-1 decision in nine innings to the Blazers before dropping a 12-1 decision in seven innings.
'Touching lives' helps P&G growThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 4:48AMConsumer-products giant Procter & Gamble is resisting the recession with new products and lower-price versions of standbys. It's beaten Wall Street expectations for the two quarters that CEO Bob McDonald has been in charge, and sales are trending better. Good, but not good enough: Now, McDonald is targeting markets that are just blossoming, where hundreds of millions of people have yet to buy ...
Garciaparra retires in Boston uniformThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 4:47AMFORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Nomar Garciaparra rejoined the Red Sox for one day and then retired, ending a 14-year career in which he won two batting titles with Boston and was once a beloved player in the city.
What the Cubs want, they get—except titlesThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 4:42AMOnce again last season, the Cubs drew far more fans than any other Arizona-based team, accounting for 22 percent of the tickets sold in what is now a 15-team Cactus League. They brought in an estimated $130 million to a slumping local economy.
Sylvania pushes its record over .500Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 4:42AMSylvania High School baseball coach Alan Clayton made developing pitching depth a priority for his team in the early weeks of the 2010 season. The Rams saw those efforts pay off last weekend.
Fort Payne falls in three straight gamesThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 4:42AMJust when Fort Payne appeared to have an opportunity salvage a lost weekend, Hewitt-Trussville delivered a game-ending blow. The Huskies scored eight times in the fifth inning Saturday and defeated the Wildcats 15-5 in high school baseball at Joe Davis Stadium in Huntsville.
High School Sports ScheduleWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 12:28AM2:15 p.m. La Cañada golf hosts Flintridge Prep at La Cañada Flintridge Country Club. 3:15 p.m. La Cañada boys’ volleyball visits St. Francis. 3:30 p.m. La Cañada boys’ and girls’ swimming visit Burroughs.
NSU-LSU game postponedWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 12:27AMSHREVEPORT, La. - Due to steady rain in the last several days and a wet Fair Grounds Field, the College Baseball Series game between Northwestern State and LSU scheduled for March 10 has been postponed until the scheduled rain date of April 20, Shreveport-Bossier Captains officials announced Tuesday night.
Aceves becomes inside manWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 12:27AMTAMPA -- After being treated for a back problem in January, taking it slow at the start of camp and feeling stiffness in the area yesterday after pitching brilliantly Monday, Alfredo Aceves was told by Joe Girardi not to go outside. "He has had back issues from time to time...
St. Francis wins, gets area bragging rightsWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 12:26AMFor the first match of the season, St. Francis golf Coach Jeff Durfee couldn’t have asked for a better result. Durfee found his athletes in the right frame of mind with the ability to shoot low scores on a chilly Thursday afternoon during a nonleague tri-match at La Cañada Flintridge Country Club.
No rain falls on Jr. baseball-softball paradeWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 12:26AMNobody needed a reminder of the storms, the fires, the mudflows of the last six months in the community, and yet, here everybody was on Sunday, after a heavy rain the day before and puddles left all over the field.
Baseball Cardinals extend win streakSunday, March 7, 2010 @ 2:56AMMYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — It turned out to be a very encouraging trip to open the 2010 season for the Plattsburgh State men's baseball team. The Cardinals won two games Saturday — 3-2 over Wilkes University and 8-4 over Penn State-Abington — to close out a 4-1 journey to Myrtle Beach.
BASEBALL PREVIEW: Capsule look at local teamsSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 9:11PMAmong DeKalb County high school baseball teams, Fyffe and Crossville have been two of the fastest starters this season. The Red Devils claimed the championship of an early-bird tournament at Pisgah last weekend, while Crossville took runner-up honors in the Tri-County Tournament.
BASEBALL PREVIEW: SHS wants pitching depthSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 9:11PMThe Sylvania High School baseball program has come a long way during Alan Clayton’s tenure as head coach. In his first season of 2007, the Rams improved from 9-14 the year before to 18-7 and were DeKalb County Tournament runners-up.
Reno Aces ticket sales briskSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 9:11PMWith the Reno Aces’ second season just a little more than a month away, single-game tickets to Opening Day and the 71 other home games went on sale Saturday at the downtown ballpark where sales were brisk.
BASEBALL PREVIEW: FPHS fighting slumpSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 9:11PMThe Wildcats are batting .172 through seven games, and strikeouts have been a problem. Fort Payne hitters fanned 30 times in three games last weekend.
BASEBALL ROUNDUP: Shrader's hit lifts SHSSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 9:10PMJohn Shrader got it done on the mound and at the plate Thursday. The Sylvania junior singled home the winning run with two outs in the eighth inning as the Rams edged host North Jackson 3-2 in high school baseball.
Dickinson College baseball flattens Lancaster Bible CollegeSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 9:04PMThe Dickinson College baseball team started the 2010 campaign with a strong showing in a pair of wins over visiting Lancaster Bible College. The game was originally scheduled to be played in Lancaster.
BASEBALL SEASON PREVIEW:His share of attentionSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 5:07PMLonnie Kauppila will likely generate a great deal of attention during his senior season with the Burbank High baseball team.
GWU catcher on Johnny Bench nominations watch listSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 5:05PMWICHITA, Kan. – Gardner-Webb redshirt senior catcher Ty Boyles has been named to the 2010 Johnny Bench Award Watch List. The award, which began in 2000, is given annually to the nation’s top college baseball catcher. Boyles, a 5-foot-9,...
Myrtle Beach Pelicans’ Fan Fest draws hundredsSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 5:01PMHundreds of people came out to BB&T Coastal Field Saturday, not to see the Myrtle Beach Pelicans play, but to participate in the pelican’s fan fest. 30 people auditioned to sing the national anthem at a Pelicans’ game this upcoming season.
Bob Winter To RetireSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 12:12AMA quiet announcement has been made that will reverberate loudly not only throughout the Yankton School District but also around the state and beyond.
Twin Cities business groups want light-rail dispute settledSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 12:12AMBusiness leaders from St. Paul and Minneapolis spent well over an hour behind closed doors Friday morning listening to and questioning representatives of the Metropolitan Council and the University of Minnesota about their unresolved dispute over the proposed Central Corridor light-rail line.
New boss for the Bees: Academy hires Nichols as AD, football coachSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 12:12AMAcademy Superintendent Kevin Sprinkles (left) hands new athletic director/football coach Mike Nichols a Bumblebees cap on Tuesday night. (Clint Bittenbinder/Telegram)
Geocaching is catching onSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 12:12AMThe canopy of a starry, evening sky above Lynn Deming Park in New Milford, a wintry wind racing across the Candlewood Lake beach, is a sight to behold as a bundled Maureen McLaughlin strolls the entrance seeking "glints'' on trees.
BASEBALL ROUNDUP: Fyffe wins twoSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 12:11AMFyffe High School baseball coach Matthew Lambert felt it was important for his team to get off to a fast start. So far, so good. The Red Devils pushed their winning streak to six games Monday with a doubleheader sweep of visiting Talladega County Central.
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Thrash sizzlin' at plateSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 12:10AMTaylor Thrash is making preseason baseball practice look unnecessary. The Fyffe High School senior and Times-Journal male Athlete of the Week is off to a sizzling start despite having little time to prepare because of the Red Devils’ success on the basketball court.
High school baseball: Newman fires gem in shutout of Midway as Belton wins two in GeorgetownSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 12:10AMGEORGETOWN - The Belton Tigers opened the Georgetown Invitational with a pair of impressive wins Thursday. Senior Dillon Newman tossed a three-hitter and the Tigers beat Waco Midway 1-0 to start the day, then exploded for seven runs in the first two innings and went on for a 9-3 win over Lubbock.
EHS Sports ScoreboardTuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 6:06PMTHIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE Feb. 22 Spring sports First official day of practice for baseball, Girls golf, lacrosse, girls soccer, boys swimming, girls tennis, boys track and girls track.
Book: HP eyed Fiorina as dad ruled on caseTuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 6:05PMCalifornia Republican Senate candidate Carly Fiorina was negotiating for a lucrative job as CEO of Hewlett-Packard Co. a decade ago at the same time her father wrote a significant appeals court opinion that the high-tech industry had aggressively lobbied for, a new book reports.