By Cameron Boon WEBSTER, N.Y. -- The baseball season is a marathon, not a sprint. Any coach will tell you that. Well July 11, 2014 was a marathon within the marathon for the Olean Oilers and Rochester Ridgemen, as they played a combined 17 ½ innings of baseball that lasted just over 5 hours, 15 minutes. As the players walked away from it all, moon shining and breath visible, … [Read more...] about Ridgemen and Oilers split wild twinbill
Two outstanding pitching performances lead Sherrill to sweep of Oneonta
By Kathryne Davis SHERRILL, N.Y. -- Zach Vennaro (Monroe CC) hurled a complete game two-hit shutout in game two as the Sherrill Silversmiths swept the Oneonta Outlaws (4-3/8-0) on Thursday afternoon in New York Collegiate Baseball League action at Noyes Park. “I settled down today,” said Vennaro. In comparison to other games he has pitched in this season, he “stay … [Read more...] about Two outstanding pitching performances lead Sherrill to sweep of Oneonta
Spurs Just Keep Winning
Why San Antonio is already the summer’s big winner. By: Joe Mags If San Antonio keeps making the best moves in basketball, but nobody seems to care, it totally still happened. Quietly, remaining true to one of the strongest virtues of the much-applauded San Antonio Spurs infrastructure, the team announced on Wednesday that basketball’s best head coach Gregg Popovich is … [Read more...] about Spurs Just Keep Winning
West trumps East in 2014 NYCBL All Star Game
By Cameron Boon HOUGHTON, N.Y. -- The Kerr-Pegula Athletics Complex was the site for the 58 best players in the New York Collegiate Baseball League on Tuesday. Once the game started after a day of festivities, excellent pitching silenced the bats as the Western Division All-Stars defeated the Eastern Division All-Stars 1-0 in the 2014 NYCBL All-Star Game. The West … [Read more...] about West trumps East in 2014 NYCBL All Star Game
LeBron, Carmelo hold the cards and Pau Gasol wants to play chess now (Part One)
How a couple free agent signings impact the entire landscape of the NBA By: Joe Mags The entire basketball universe is waiting for two men to decide where they will be playing next season. Meanwhile, every other free agent and most other basketball business is on hold. I took the time this weekend - well, it was less about me taking the time and more attempting to sanely sort … [Read more...] about LeBron, Carmelo hold the cards and Pau Gasol wants to play chess now (Part One)