By CHUCKIE MAGGIO The NCAA Division I Council approved a Nov. 25 start date for the 2020-21 college basketball season on Wednesday, announcing plans for a Thanksgiving Eve opener after an offseason of coronavirus-fueled uncertainty. Teams can start practicing 12 hours a week starting Sept. 21, while official practice can begin on Oct. 14. They can play a maximum of 27 games, … [Read more...] about NCAA approves Nov. 25 college basketball start date
This Day in Red Wings History: Slowey’s start, Jones’s homer tie Governor’s Cup series
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO Red Wings manager Stan Cliburn was booed during the second game of the 2006 Governor's Cup, but he didn't hold a grudge against the home fans at Frontier Field. The crowd of 3,126 supported 22-year-old pitcher Kevin Slowey through 7.2 innings against the Toledo Mud Hens lineup. The fans roared as Slowey overcame a 33-pitch first inning to allow just one run … [Read more...] about This Day in Red Wings History: Slowey’s start, Jones’s homer tie Governor’s Cup series
This Day in Red Wings History: Jablonski, Repulski and Papai key sweep over Columbus
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO Eldon John Repulski just didn't have the same ring to it, so the outfielder embraced the nickname "Rip," and Rochester baseball fans embraced Repulski in kind during his lone season here in 1952. A second-inning home run to give the Red Wings a 2-0 lead in Game 4 of their 1952 International League semifinal series against Syracuse added to Repulski's … [Read more...] about This Day in Red Wings History: Jablonski, Repulski and Papai key sweep over Columbus
Relph realizing a trainer’s dream with Tyler Relph Basketball Lab
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO The near-empty gymnasium was nevertheless bustling with noise, spurred not by a show-stopping slam dunk or drained three-pointer but Julius Randle getting tied up with Tyler Relph’s sneaker. “You stepped on my foot! You stepped on my right foot! So what you saying don’t make sense!” Relph bantered, dismissing Randle’s explanation for a misexecuted drill that … [Read more...] about Relph realizing a trainer’s dream with Tyler Relph Basketball Lab
St. Bonaventure cancels athletic workouts Monday after initial positive COVID test; athlete to undergo further testing
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO The St. Bonaventure University athletic department announced in a press release Monday that a student-athlete tested positive for COVID-19 and athletic workouts were canceled Monday as a precaution. "In addition to a negative test that each student-athlete needed to submit before traveling to campus as part of University protocol, athletes from all of St. … [Read more...] about St. Bonaventure cancels athletic workouts Monday after initial positive COVID test; athlete to undergo further testing