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Boston College Upsets No. 1 North Carolina

Posted: Jan 4th 2009 7:45PM by Shiloh Carder (author feed)
Filed under: Boston College, UNC, ACC, North Carolina

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ACC play has officially begun. In their first conference game of the season, the No. 1 ranked North Carolina Tar Heels were beaten by unranked Boston College, 85-78.

How the Eagles did it was pretty simple: BC was on fire from behind the arc and clamped down on the Heels defensively. The Eagles also fought on the offensive glass and kept UNC from getting into its deadly transition game. That fact caused the normally poised Tar Heels to take frustration shots and make frustration fouls, which fed the deficit.

This was the first time all season that the Tar Heels have been truly tested. In every other game, they went on huge runs to create distance from their opponents. Of course, those runs are fueled by creating turnovers and getting out on the break and Boston College simply wasn't allowing that. BC kept the Tar Heels in check with a 17-7 run in the middle of the second half and Carolina just couldn't complete the comeback.
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Fan Kicked Out of Yankee Stadium for Daring To Take a Potty Break

Posted: Aug 28th 2008 11:20AM by Tom Fornelli (author feed)
Filed under: Yankees, AL East, MLB Fans, MLB Gossip

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As we enter the final weeks of Yankee Stadium's existence, it's hard not to think of the history that was made there and the great players who used to call it home. Whether it's the Mickey Mantles, and Whitey Fords of old or the Reggie Jacksons and Thurman Munsons of more recent times, the place has seen more than it's fair share of Hall of Fame players.

Many Yankees fans and baseball fans in general will leave the place with fond memories of baseball's great cathedral. Well, not all of them. One fan in particular probably isn't going to have very nice things to say about the place after being kicked out earlier this week. His crime? He had to use the washroom.
A Queens man is considering legal action against the New York Yankees after he was ejected from Tuesday night's contest against the Boston Red Sox for trying to use the restroom during the playing of "God Bless America."

During the patriotic 7th inning stretch at Yankee Stadium, nature called on Bradford Campeau-Laurion. When he tried to leave his seat during the traditional singing of God Bless America, however, he says he was stopped by a NYPD officer who said he'd have to wait until the song was done.
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It Takes Reggie Jackson All of Two Minutes to Rip on A-Rod and the Jewish People

Posted: Jul 14th 2008 1:20PM by Will Brinson (author feed)
Filed under: Yankees, MLB Gossip, MLB Media Watch, MLB Video

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I think that a good rule of thumb is that if you are walking the streets of New York and someone is videotaping you, not to make fun of other people or make what could be regarded as anti-Semitic jokes. Seems simple enough, no?

Well, Mr. October, Reggie Jackson, did not follow the golden rule recently, and was caught on tape by the New York Post. What is caught on tape below is the camera man asking him "why he said that" and then Jackson asking him if he's "Jewish too". Not good, Reg. Not good. Then, Mr. O tells the cameraman (:44) to make sure and let everyone know that he's with his daughter, not his girlfriend, because "he's not A-Rod".



See, this is ironic too, because at the 1:56 mark Jackson talks about keeping relationships with other ladies quiet and on the down low. In other words, the majority of the videotape is a full-fledged nightmare for Jackson. There's nothing particularly damning or hateful about his Jewish remark, but it does seem to perpetuate a stereotype, and I think we all know how those go over.

But, hey, at least there won't be an abundance of media people looking for stories in New York this weekend.

Mr. October Forced Out of Yankees Dugout

Posted: Mar 17th 2008 4:13PM by Matt Watson (author feed)
Filed under: New York, Yankees, AL East

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Reggie JacksonMajor League Baseball has dropped the hammer on Reggie Jackson, both forbidding him from his perch inside the Yankees dugout the rest of the season as well as fining him $250 for taking the field during the Yankees-Rays melee last week. From the New York Post:
"I am going to call Bud (Selig) today," said Jackson, who explained he was on the field in the role of a peacemaker. "I called him (Saturday) and left a message. I was trying to make peace. I didn't have my number (44) on but I had the windbreaker that a lot of guys wear. (Don) Zimmer was on the field. He walked out; I jogged."
The fine is just dumb. I mean, $250? That's a lunch tab for Reggie. But as far as being banished, fair is fair and even a personal appeal to Selig won't change anything. What Jackson doesn't realize is he's not being given the boot so much as being reminded he was never supposed to be there in the first place. The Red Sox ran into this same problem a year ago when MLB told them they couldn't have legend Johnny Pesky hanging around the dugout, since the rules limit team personnel to just players, managers and six coaches.

A-10 Weekend Wrap: Xavier's Defense Gets Back on Track

Posted: Jan 13th 2008 5:20PM by Josh Alper (author feed)
Filed under: Xavier Basketball, A-10 Basketball, Mid-Majors Basketball

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Xavier 68, Fordham 50 - After beating St. Bonaventure this week, Sean Miller wasn't happy with the way his team played defense. Yesterday, though, he had no reason to be upset. The Musketeers shut out the Rams for seven minutes and set a new low in points allowed on the season. Up six at the half, the X-men put the game away with a 16-4 run to start the second half. C.J. Anderson and B.J. Raymond combined for 11 of the points and Raymond led the team with 20 points overall. Bryant Dunston, Fordham's impressive big man, had 19 points and 11 rebounds but couldn't overcome a keyed up Musketeer defense.

Rhode Island 80, Duquesne 78 - The Rams narrowly avoided a second straight loss to start conference play thanks to Jimmy Baron's late heroics. Baron hit a fadeaway jumper with three seconds left to put the Rams up one after Reggie Jackson missed a big free throw. Jackson led the Dukes with 19 points while the Rams got another huge game from Will Daniels. He tied a season-high with 28 points and added 11 rebounds. Kahiem Seawright also had a big game for URI. He scored nine points, grabbed 10 caroms and blocked four shots.
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Atlantic 10 Round Up

Posted: Jan 10th 2008 8:30AM by Josh Alper (author feed)
Filed under: Xavier Basketball, Umass Basketball, A-10 Basketball, Mid-Majors Basketball

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Day one of the Atlantic 10's conference season was a good one. So good, in fact, that they didn't even let the start of league play stop them from knocking off another ACC school. Charlotte went into Clemson and whipped the Tigers 82-72 to even their record against the conference to 2-2 on the season. While that's a good thing for the A-10 and the Niners, it's a bad thing for those of us who wrote that Charlotte's inconsistency has made them a little disappointing this season. At least we saved ourselves by pointing out Leemire Goldwire's skills. He had 21 points and 10 rebounds to lead the upset.

On the league front, there was a dandy of an opener in Dayton where the #22 Flyers played host to #20 Rhode Island in a thriller. The Rams cut a 13-point Dayton lead to four with 90 seconds to play but Marcus Johnson nailed a three on the next trip downcourt and the home team escaped 92-83. Brian Roberts was also huge down the stretch for Dayton. Despite the full attention of the Ram defense that forced him into seven turnovers, Roberts scored nine points in the final two and a half minutes to keep his team in front.

That defense was a key for Rhode Island all night. They forced 18 turnovers overall but it came with a downside.
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Eastern Round Up: Salukis Need To Turn It Around Fast

Posted: Jan 3rd 2008 8:45AM by Josh Alper (author feed)
Filed under: Umass Basketball, George Mason Basketball, A-10 Basketball, Mid-Majors Basketball, MVC Basketball

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By playing the ninth hardest nonconference schedule in the country, Southern Illinois gave themselves a convenient excuse for starting the season 5-6. The reasoning was that losses to Indiana, Saint Mary's and Butler would steel them for MVC play where they would blow past less seasoned competition. It's not working out that way.

They needed everything they had to outlast Missouri State in the conference opener and then lost 61-51 at Drake last night. The loss dropped the Salukis to 1-4 on the road, they won 10 such games last season, and drops them to 1-1 in the MVC. The loss was a reversion to poor form for SIU. Joshua Bone, who finally started hitting some shot in the last two, was 2-for-10 and they shot 39% as a team. They also missed 7-of-13 free throws while their physical defense sent the Bulldogs to the line 30 times.

Josh Young led the way for 2-0 Drake with 24 points. Young spurred the winning rally in the second half when, up 47-43, he scored five points to open an 11-2 run. They're 11-1 overall with their lone blemish a road loss at Saint Mary's and could be poised for a big conference run.

As for SIU, it's hard to predict a complete turnaround at this point. They'd need to win 14 of their remaining 16 to reach 20 wins, so at-large bids are a fantasy, and they'll need to find some consistent backcourt play to make an honest challenge at the MVC crown.

Elsewhere on the mid major hardcourts:
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Rick Sutcliffe Wanted to Kill Reggie Jackson

Posted: Aug 21st 2007 1:29AM by Eamonn Brennan (author feed)
Filed under: MLB Media Watch, Anaheim

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I have no video or audio to offer, but that doesn't make Rick Sutcliffe's drastic, off-kilter revelation in tonight's Yankees-Angels game on ESPN2 any less entertaining.

To set the scene: a few innings after A-Rod's home run, Sutcliffe and partner Dave Brennan discuss the various merits of showboating after hitting a long run, especially in the case of David Ortiz's extended stroll after a home run over the weekend. (Ortiz took a really, really long time to break into his slight jog.) Of course, this type of showboating is blasphemous to Sutcliffe, who not only was a pitcher but who was in the middle of professing his belief that baseball today isn't the "same game" because people feel more inclined to showboat today than they did in the past.

And then, apparently as a method of supporting his point, Sutcliffe breaks into the real gem: his story about Reggie Jackson. Paraphrased, it went a little like this:

Sutcliffe: You know, that happened to me one time. I wanted to kill Reggie Jackson.
Brennan: Really?
Sutcliffe: Yeah. He hit a home run off of me, and stared at it. I was hot. I was furious. I was in the dugout, and I was going to throw at him the next time he came up. And then my guy Burt Blyleven came up to me and said "Sut, he's hit 500 of those things. He's earned the right to stare at it when it leaves the park." But I was furious.
Brennan: Well, the rules are slightly different today.
Sutcliffe: Because I was going to throw at his head. I was going to throw at his face, if I could hit it! I was going to kill him if I could.
Brennan: ... stunned, awkward silence ...

And ... scene! Lessons: Burt Blyleven saves lives. And showboating -- even in an era when nobody supposedly showboated -- can get you killed, son.

International Pastime: Puerto Rico Cancels Winter Ball League Season

Posted: Aug 18th 2007 11:30AM by Larry Brown (author feed)
Filed under: MLB Gossip

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International Pastime will look at baseball's influence outside the U.S.

This news is, quite frankly, saddening. When I need my baseball fix in November and December, where will I turn? Unfortunately, it won't be to the Puerto Rican Winter Ball League -- their upcoming season has been canceled.
The Puerto Rican winter baseball league, where the likes of Roberto Clemente, Ivan Rodriguez and Juan Gonzalez once starred, canceled its upcoming season Thursday because of financial problems.

The league was supposed to start its 70th season in three months. Instead, it suspended operations and planned to spend the next year trying to reorganize.
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Puerto Rico's league runs from October through January. This year's season was expected to feature Yadier Molina and his brother, Jose.

The league has a storied past, with Hank Aaron, Willie Mays and Reggie Jackson all playing in Puerto Rico.

Well, the bright side is that it's only one season and it has a chance to be back in '08-'09. I'm just wondering why none of the Puerto Rican players have stepped up to revive the league. Sigh. If only Juan-Gone had signed on the dotted line ... the league might have been able to live on.

Joe Kennedy Thinks the A's Are Cheap

Posted: Aug 10th 2007 2:46PM by Tom Fornelli (author feed)
Filed under: Oakland, Athletics, AL West, MLB Gossip

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Charles Finley hasn't owned the Athletics in years, but apparently his outlook towards the money he paid his players is still alive within the organization today. You may remember that Finley broke up one of the most dominant teams in baseball history after the Athletics won three straight titles because he didn't want to give his players a raise. So instead he just sold everybody. Reggie Jackson, Catfish Hunter, Vida Blue, he sold everybody.

Well Joe Kennedy was released by the Athletics and claimed off of waivers by the Diamondbacks last week. While Kennedy started in Oakland, he's coming out of the bullpen in Arizona.

In 16 starts Kennedy was 3-9 with a 4.37 ERA for Oakland, by no means a productive season. The thing is that in Kennedy's contract there's a $100,000 bonus if he makes 20 starts and another $100,000 if he makes 25 starts.

So was Kennedy's release more performance based or for financial reasons? Kennedy wouldn't come out and say it straight up, but he feels it was a money decision.
Asked if he thought the A's decision to remove him from the rotation had something to do with that, he simply said, "Do the math."
I can't blame Kennedy for being bitter about the whole thing, but I don't think this was all just about money. Do the A's really want to give Kennedy an extra $200,000? Not really, but something tells me if he was 9-3 with a 3.37 ERA they wouldn't mind paying him the bonuses.

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