ACC adds Miami and Virginia Tech in football reshuffle
Greensboro report notes Miami and Virginia Tech leave the Big East to join the ACC, boosting the conference’s football strength with teams that have appeared in recent title games. Big East commissioner Michael Tranghese laments the move, calling it a difficult, historic setback and hinting at future membership changes.
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Appalachian League Features Recent Minor League Scores
Bluefield defeated Burlington 8 to 1 in 14 innings while Bristol outscored Princeton 14 to 5. Elizabethton played Kingsport, Danville beat Johnson City 4 to 2, Martinsville hosted Pulaski late, Cleveland topped Kansas City 10 to 5 in the first game, Detroit 6, Toronto 2, Yankees 6, Baltimore 5, and a second Cleveland at Kansas City game went late. Minnesota faced Chicago White Sox late, Texas at Anaheim late, Seattle at Oakland late, plus NL results Florida 8, Atlanta 1, Philadelphia 4, Chicago Cubs 3, Mets 3, Montreal 1, San Francisco at St. Louis late, Arizona at Colorado late, and Women’s NBA satire 83, Charlotte 71 with a quoted remark on public sentiment.
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Bluefield tops Burlington in 14th inning slugfest
Bluefield Orioles outlasted the Burlington Indians 8-1 in 14 innings after a seven run surge. Chad Longworth opened the late scoring with a homer for Burlington, Cory Shafer tied it with a bloop single, and Doug Brubaker held Burlington scoreless to seal the win.
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Bluefield
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Cory Shafer
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Indians
Philippoussis Upsets Agassi At Wimbledon In Five Sets
Mark Philippoussis, unseeded, overwhelmed Andre Agassi 6-3 2-6 6-7 6-3 6-4 in a fourth round match to set a Wimbledon ace record with 46 and reach a fourth consecutive quarterfinal. Agassi, seeking the Open era record as oldest champ, struggled to return Philippoussis’ big serves and faced 18 of 21 break chances saved by the Australian.
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Additions Made to Appy, Princeton, Bluefield Staffs
New faces join Princeton and Bluefield baseball staffs. Bluefield adds Zach Sutton Hayden Penn Russ Petrick and Justin Azze while Azze debuts as infielder in Appy League action. Francisco Guerrero starts for Baby Birds in Saturday doubleheader. James Houser also records first professional start for Rays. Arturo Rivas leaves Bluefield for Delmarva. Princeton adds Travis Schlichting and Chris Gustavs on draft picks.
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White Sox blast P Rays in seven-run ninth
Bristol White Sox rout Princeton Rays 7-4 at Hunnicutt Field as seven errors by Princeton followed a six-error prior night. Thomas Collaro hit a two-run homer and finished with four hits in the span of five games. Melvin Perez went 3-for-6 with an RBI triple. Rafael Flores earned the win with three innings of relief.
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Rafael Flores
Romelio Lopez
College cash fuels seven day college football boom
Larry Hypes notes ACC realignment and TV explosion drive college athletics to 24 7 coverage. Virginia Tech faces conf changes as schools seek bigger facilities and stronger teams. TV schedules may reach seven days with up to 13 games in a season. VT enrollment rises, local highways expand amid football power and winning.
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