By JOHN LIKANJE Heat Check is a weekly recap of the best basketball writing and analysis the internet has to offer. The procedures and protocols that the NBA enforced in the bubble are working. Wednesday marked the third consecutive week that all 343 players in the bubble tested negative for the coronavirus. This is significant news considering the bubble is operating in … [Read more...] about Heat Check: Waiters impresses for Lakers; Bryant, Wizards seek first win
This Day In Red Wings History: Wings squash late rally
By IAIN HIGGINS Rochester Red Wings leftfielder Luis Maza homered twice while Brian Buchanan and Corky Miller slugged a home run apiece in a tight shootout with Ottawa on this day in 2005. Closer Willie Eyre put a stop to Ottawa’s ninth inning rally, giving the Wings an 12-11 road win at Lynx Stadium. Maza’s first home run came in the second inning, dinging the left-field foul … [Read more...] about This Day In Red Wings History: Wings squash late rally
ICBL Wednesday: LoTemple leads Monarchs to fourth straight win; Ferranti slugs Orioles past Blue Jays
MONARCHS (11-5) 8 DP ORANGE (7-10) 2 Justin LoTemple (Alfred State) went 2-for-3 with two RBI and reached base four times as the Monarchs maintained a slim lead atop the ICBL East Division with their fourth straight win. LoTemple got the scoring started early with a two-run home run in the first to take a 2-0 lead. He walked and scored in a two-run third and again in a … [Read more...] about ICBL Wednesday: LoTemple leads Monarchs to fourth straight win; Ferranti slugs Orioles past Blue Jays
This Day in Red Wings History: Beene whips past Winnipeg
By JOHN LIKANJE Fred Beene was Frank Bertaina's sidekick in the Red Wings rotation during the 1970 season. Bertaina compiled a 12-3 record and hurled 11 complete games in 22 starts. Beene sported a 9-3 mark and went the distance eight times in 13 trips to the bump. Beene most likely would've matched Bertaina's numbers if not for a broken leg suffered on Opening Day. But the … [Read more...] about This Day in Red Wings History: Beene whips past Winnipeg
ICBL Monday: Holmes, Teska pace Blue Jays
ORIOLES (4-11) 2 BLUE JAYS (10-6) 6 Alec Teska (St. John Fisher College) fanned eight batters over six innings of two-run ball to lead the Blue Jays. The 6-foot right-hander retired seven consecutive hitters between the third and fifth innings, including three straight via strikeout on the way to his league-leading fourth win of the season. Teska is 4-0 this summer. Tyler … [Read more...] about ICBL Monday: Holmes, Teska pace Blue Jays