by Patrick 'Rey' Reynell The 2012 USA Olympic men's basketball team won its opening game in pool play against the Tony Parker-led French national team today 98-71. Here are some positives and negatives that come out of the Americans' debut in Pool A. The Positives LeBron James can play like "Magic" and get away with it. Unlike his time with the Cavs or even this … [Read more...] about Team USA defeats France 98-71: the positives and negatives
Archives for July 2012
Base Paths sounds off on Utica
Courtesy of the Niagara Gazette By Doug Smith It’s gotta’ be better in the New York Collegiate Baseball League’s West than East, where one of the leading teams left the league with four games to play. Minor- and collegiate-league baseball is always subject to the vagaries of attendance and enthusiasm. The minor-league encyclopedia is littered with notations “Hornell … [Read more...] about Base Paths sounds off on Utica
Olean tops Niagara; forces game three
St. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. -- Joe Chittester (Clarion) connected on a three-run home run as the Olean Oilers came from behind to defeat the Niagara Power, 12-5 and force a decisive game three in the New York Collegiate Baseball League Western Division semi-final series. Chittester plated Seth Heck (Tacoma CC) and Thomas Richards (Univ of Buffalo) as the Oilers took a 6-5 lead … [Read more...] about Olean tops Niagara; forces game three
Geneva Twins defeat Hornell, 7-4 to sweep divisional semi-final
By Paul Gotham GENEVA, N.Y. -- In a game that featured six extra-base hits, it was the one that traveled a few feet which made the difference. Dillon Hamlin (Seton Hall) beat a base hit into home plate and drove in the eventual game-winning run as the Geneva Twins defeated the first-place Hornell Dodgers, 7-4 to sweep the New York Collegiate Baseball League's Western … [Read more...] about Geneva Twins defeat Hornell, 7-4 to sweep divisional semi-final
Red Wings rally to beat Trail Blazers in game one, 4-2
BOONVILLE, N.Y. -- The Adirondack Trail Blazers are growing weary of Leon Stimpson (Alvernia). For the second time in as many games, the Geneva Red Wings came from behind in the late innings to defeat the Adirondack, and Stimpson had a hand in both rallies. Leon Stimpson scampered home on a wild pitch to score the eventual game-winner as the Red Wings nipped the Trail … [Read more...] about Red Wings rally to beat Trail Blazers in game one, 4-2