By PAUL GOTHAM Jori Davis spent her time on the court with the Greece Athena Trojans and Indiana Hoosiers filling the basket. Now entering her 10th season of professional basketball, Davis is looking to help build bridges for other athletes. "When you come out of high school or college, you just want to play and don’t want to know anything else," she said recently by phone. … [Read more...] about Former Athena Trojan Jori Davis finds purpose mentoring fellow athletes
Dancing for Dubs: Mendick enjoying ride with White Sox
By PAUL GOTHAM Danny Mendick is developing his dance moves and building his own clothing line while enjoying life in Major League Baseball. Along the way, there has been a misspelling of his surname which brought a hall-of-fame connection. Not that anyone should expect this to overwhelm the Pittsford Mendon and Monroe Community College graduate who has always managed to … [Read more...] about Dancing for Dubs: Mendick enjoying ride with White Sox
This Day in Red Wings History: Ryba silences Bisons
By PAUL GOTHAM Don Miguel Ryba continued his dominance of International League hitters. The right-hander fashioned a three-hitter, and Billy Southworth's Rochester Red Wings dispatched of their thruway rivals Buffalo Bisons with a 5-o victory on this date in 1940. Ryba improved to 24-7 for a Wings club which claimed the International League regular season pennant. He walked … [Read more...] about This Day in Red Wings History: Ryba silences Bisons
Davis and Guy to continue careers overseas
By PAUL GOTHAM Nearly a decade separated their high school careers, but Jori Davis (Greece Athena) and Emma Guy (Penfield) will get the chance to face each other this upcoming season in the Greek Women's Basketball League. Davis, a former Indiana Hoosier, continues her professional career with Olympiacos of the Greek A1 League while Guy, who recently starred at Boston … [Read more...] about Davis and Guy to continue careers overseas
This Day in Red Wings History: Mateosky and Oliver deliver pinch hits in win over Toronto
By PAUL GOTHAM Gene Oliver erased a ninth-inning deficit. Ben Mateosky delivered a go-ahead hit one inning later, and the Rochester Red Wings avoided a third straight defeat with an 8-5 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on this date in 1960. Oliver's pinch hit home run in the ninth, his 15th of the season, knotted the game at five. Mateosky followed Oliver's lead with a … [Read more...] about This Day in Red Wings History: Mateosky and Oliver deliver pinch hits in win over Toronto