Courtesy ABC News Though words and names escape him, Ray Ciancaglini said he will never forget the first time he saw Carmen Basilio throw a punch. "My grandparents owned a restaurant and the bar room was filled with people watching the fight," said Ciancaglini, who was six years old when Basilio beat middleweight boxing champion Sugar Ray Robinson in 1957. "I said, 'I'm … [Read more...] about Geneva Strength Coach Ray Ciancaglini featured on ABC news
Archives for May 2012
Trail Blazers name Foster and Leahy to coaching staff
Courtesy of AdirondackTrailBlazers.com. The Adirondack Trail Blazers have named Ryne Foster head coach and Matt Leahy pitching coach for the summer of 2012 season. Coach Foster grew up in Danville Indiana. He played his high school baseball at Danville High School for his father Rick Foster. He then went to Anderson University in Anderson ,Indiana and majored in … [Read more...] about Trail Blazers name Foster and Leahy to coaching staff
Candice Dupree, Ann Meyers and the A-10 Shuffle
News and Notes from around A-10 women's basketball Candice Dupree scores 13 in Phoenix Mercury season opener DeWanna Bonner had 22 points, Candice Dupree added 13 points and rookie Samantha Prahalis had 12 points and six assists but four turnovers in her debut. The Mercury were done in by familiar weaknesses: not enough defense or depth. The Lynx reserves outscored the … [Read more...] about Candice Dupree, Ann Meyers and the A-10 Shuffle
Jim Baron announces coaching staff
Courtesy of GoGriffs.com. BUFFALO, N.Y. – Canisius College men’s basketball coach Jim Baron announced today that Pat Clarke, Fred Dupree and Mike Mennenga have been hired to the Golden Griffins men’s basketball coaching staff. Clarke was on Baron’s staff at St. Bonaventure and at Rhode Island, while Dupree returns to his alma mater after spending the last six years on … [Read more...] about Jim Baron announces coaching staff
Jermaine Johnson, Scott Machado, Joe DeMayo and the MAAC Press Break
All the comings and goings of MAAC men's basketball. Baron's first Canisius recruiting class and coaching staff Jermaine Johnson (Richmond, Va.) has all his paperwork in and is set to be a Griff next season. The left-handed point guard was reported to be recruited by a handful of teams in the Southern Conference while playing at St. Christopher’s School. He’s small — … [Read more...] about Jermaine Johnson, Scott Machado, Joe DeMayo and the MAAC Press Break