By BILLY HEYEN ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Soon-to-be inducted Baseball Hall of Famer Jim Thome is in Rochester to receive the Coca-Cola Sports Personality of the Year Award at the 69th annual Day of Champions Children’s Charity dinner. He spoke to the media at the Rochester Riverside Convention Center in a press conference on Monday afternoon. Thome hit 612 home runs in his major … [Read more...] about Jim Thome speaks on baseball, LeBron, Cooperstown and dreams
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5 Things to know about Alex Rodriguez
By MIKAEL DeSANTO On Friday August 12, Alex Rodriguez will play in his final Major League Baseball game when his New York Yankees take on the Tampa Bay Rays at Yankee Stadium. Rodriguez is expected to be in the starting lineup for the game, most likely as the designated hitter, before retiring and returning to his home in Miami for the rest of the year. The Yankees have said … [Read more...] about 5 Things to know about Alex Rodriguez
Dear Life: I Give Up. Sincerely, Apathetic Sports Fan
by Patrick 'Rey' Reynell The 21st century remains one of those ambivalent time periods where some have perhaps moved on too quickly, leaving history and physical labor in the dust, while others seem determined to stay stubborn and be the anchor to everyone else's sail. Me? I'm conflicted daily. I'm one of those types that feels like he should have been born in the early … [Read more...] about Dear Life: I Give Up. Sincerely, Apathetic Sports Fan