Monthly Archives: January 2007

Barbaro treatment an anomaly

Posted on January 31, 2007 by Lyzz Jones

“Having knowledge of equine nature, the treatment of (Barbaro) was an anomaly. Had it not been a Derby winner, he simply would have been put down after the race and that would’ve been the end of the story. – TRUTHHAMMER, … Continue reading →

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No gimmes for Sosa

Posted on January 31, 2007 by Lyzz Jones

Earlier this week, Sammy Sosa signed a contract with the Texas Rangers. We haven’t seen his face since he bombed out of Baltimore in 2005 — hitting 14 homers in 102 games. It was a monumental collapse for a slugger … Continue reading →

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No tears shed here

Posted on January 31, 2007 by Lyzz Jones

From the Seattle Times: T.J. Simers of the Los Angeles Times, refusing to join the Kleenex crowd over the passing of a racehorse: “Tell me the difference right now between the furry bump in the road that once was a … Continue reading →

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A new recruit picks Penn State

Posted on January 31, 2007 by Frank Bodani

Penn State picked up a somewhat surprising football recruit on Wednesday, the 20th of its class — but is still waiting on the word of two others. The Nittany Lions’ late interest was enough to gain a commitment from Edinboro’s … Continue reading →

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Revs: Home-game times & fireworks

Posted on January 30, 2007 by chris otto

The York Revolution have announced home-game times and fireworks dates for their 2007 Atlantic League inaugural season. With a few exceptions, games will begin at 7:05 p.m. on Monday-Saturday, with Sunday home games being scheduled for 2:05 or 6:05 p.m. … Continue reading →

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Barnstormers name coaches

Posted on January 30, 2007 by chris otto

Pitching coach Rick Wise will return for a third season and Glenn Murray will be the team’s new hitting coach, the Lancaster Barnstormers announced Monday. Wise and Murray will join manager Frank Klebe on the bench for the 2007 season.

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Catching up with Adam Wildasin

Posted on January 30, 2007 by chris otto

A news release from Marywood University, dated Jan. 18…. Marywood University senior guard Adam Wildasin (Hanover, PA/Delone Catholic) eclipsed the 1,000 point mark for his career when he led the Pacers with a game-high 18 points in a loss to … Continue reading →

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Comcast to the rescue? Not quite.

Posted on January 30, 2007 by chris otto

Tuesday morning’s Daily Record featured a big advertisement on Page 5A that screamed, “Attention Comcast Cable Customers.

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Missing my ESPNEWS

Posted on January 30, 2007 by Frank Bodani

I can’t believe my eyes. I’m looking for a recap of the day in sports, like always, and I flip my remote control to find ESPNEWS … And I get the Golf Channel. Sigh. I sort of depended on ESPNEWS … Continue reading →

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So what’s this wall going to be called?

Posted on January 26, 2007 by Jim Seip

The Daily Record asked for name suggestions for Sovereign Bank Stadium’s monster left-field wall. And the community responded. Oh yeah, they responded. In no particular order … the names:

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