Category Archives: Players
They’re Going Streaking: Bluejays Win 10 Straight
Over the last week and a half, the Toronto Bluejays have gone from seven games under .500 to 3 games over and 1 game out of first place in the manner of 10 days. Currently sporting a 10-game winning streak, the Bluejays are the hottest team in baseball. On Saturday, Toronto won the game in […]
Matt Landis Defends Notre Dame Lead
Matt Landis’ outstanding defensive performance helped prevent Albany from catching up to Notre Dame’s lead in the NCAA lacrosse quarterfinals. Albany’s Thompson was a threat to the Fighting Irish throughout the game, but Matt Landis controlled his defense by not allowing the Albany strategy to lure his teammates out of position. A timely lightning delay […]
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Matt Landis and the Fighting Irish Own Lacrosse This Year
Matt Landis, lacrosse player of note for the University of Notre Dame, has won the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) 2015 Defensive Player of the Year. As previously reported on PR Newswire, what is even more telling is this nomination is voted by the league’s head coaches, perhaps no greater honor. Previously Mr. Landis had won […]
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Is Lacrosse The Perfect Off-Season Sport?
If you intend to play the game of Lacrosse, you should expect to get a few bumps and bruises along the way, but that simply means that the equipment you use will be important for your safety. Players must include a helmet, shoulder pads, elbow pads and a protective cup to keep them safe when […]
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Warriors Pummel Rockets
The Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association have been one of the biggest surprise teams this season, as they sit at the top of the Western Conference at the midpoint of the season. Although the Warriors had turned their organization around under head coach Mark Jackson in the previous several years, he was […]
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Oakland Acquires Clippard from Nats
Oakland A’s infamous GM Billy Beane showed on Wednesday that he is not done molding his 2015 roster. Bean continued an offseason of wheelin’ and dealin’ by completing another trade. This time it was with the Washington Nationals. The A’s have acquired reliever Typer Clippard from the Nationals in exchange for shortstop Yunel Escobar. Escobar […]
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Christmas Lights Honor Tony Gwynn
A private home in Chula Vista, CA, is all decked out for the holidays but not it the usual manner. This lights display is a tribute to the recently deceased baseball great Tony Gwynn. A gigantic, light-surrounded number 19 sits in the display’s center. Elves sit inside the nine, and a Santa who wears […]
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Giancarlo Stanton on the Verge of Signing the Biggest Contract in Baseball
Move over Alex Rodriguez, Giancarlo Stanton looks to be setting the bar with the biggest contract in Major League Baseball history. Sources close to the Miami Marlins say that there is a contract in place to keep 25 year old superstar outfielder, Giancarlo Stanton, in Miami for 13 years at $325 million. Both the 13 […]
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Red Sox Determined To Sign Sandoval
After three World Series titles in five seasons with the San Francisco Giants, all that’s left for third baseman Pablo Sandoval to do is get paid. The 28-year old has said to be looking for a six year deal that would take him deep into his mid-thirties, and if he can start a bidding war, […]
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St. Louis Cardinals Rookie Oscar Taveras Dies in Crash
Oscar Taveras was set to become another MLB success story. The young rookie old outfielder grew up broke and in need of guidance in the Dominican Republic and he ended up finding it in baseball. Through perseverence and talent he finally made his way to the Major Leagues and found himself being stashed on the […]