By CHUCKIE MAGGIO Charlie Gelbert had never hit double-digit home runs in a season and, unbeknownst to him at the time, never would again. The Rochester Red Wings got the most powerful version of Gelbert, always a run producer but never a fence hunter, in the 1928 season. The 5-foot-11 infielder tied for fourth in the International League with 21 homers, not many greater than … [Read more...] about This Day in Red Wings History: Gelbert walks off over Toronto
NCAA approves Nov. 25 college basketball start date
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