VHSL all star basketball rosters announced for July 9
Rosters released for the Virginia High School Coaches Association all star games to be held July 9 at Liberty University in Lynchburg. East and West teams feature players from York, Hampton, Fluvanna, Deep Creek, Bayside, Spotswood, Manchester, Bethel, Thomas Jefferson Richmond, Stuart, Halifax, Franklin, Blacksburg, George Wythe and other Virginia programs with coaches named.
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Roanoke
Virginia High School Coaches’ Association
Liberty University
Lynchburg
Shawn Walker
York
Gannon Baker
Hampton
David Johnson
Fluvanna
Darrell Paul
Deep Creek
Rendell Miller
Manchester
Lawrence Johnson
Bayside
Chad Edwards
Spotswood
Don Burgess
Harrisonburg
Corey Stewart
Bethel
Reggie Waddy
Lee Staunton
Kendrick Warren
Thomas Jefferson
Richmond
Allen Shifflett
James Monroe
Munro Rateau
Ronald Jenkins
Paul Hatcher
Glenn Rudacille
Varina
Tourney champs The Princeton Thorn Strikers win regional classic
The Princeton Thorn Strikers defended their title at the Fourth Annual YMCA Regional Spring classic in Beckley on June 15-16, going undefeated and unscored on in the tournament. They defeated the Beckley Cobras 3-0 in the championship game. The roster includes Darrell Gullion, Mike Thompson, Josh Hampton, Mike Waller, Daniel Morrison, coach Faith Brown, with players Wayne Sprinkles, Coy Byron, Corey Holstein, Wyatt Greene, Erik Testa, Scott McMillian, Greg Bowling, Diana Dudley, Samantha Hartley, B J Gullion, Adrianne Harvey, and Jason Taylor. Aaron Ealy is not shown.
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Beckley
Beckley Cobras
Darrell Gullion
Mike Thompson
Josh Hampton
Mike Waller
Daniel Morrison
Faith Brown
Wayne Sprinkles
Coy Byron
Corey Holstein
Wyatt Greene
Erik Testa
Scott McMillian
Greg Bowling
Diana Dudley
Samantha Hartley
B.J. Gullion
Adrianne Harvey
Jason Taylor
Aaron Ealy
Baseball Scores and Schedule for Tuesday to Today
MLB results show Detroit and Oakland, Cleveland and Baltimore in tight games. Toronto crushed Boston 11 to 0, Minnesota shut out, Seattle and Kansas City late, and Texas edged Minnesota. Tonight’s slate includes Baltimore at Cleveland, New York at Toronto, Kansas City at 8 p.m., Detroit at California late, and a missing Blyleven entry noted.
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Evening Sports Lineup Highlights and Matchups
ESPN shows St. Charles Senior Open at 7 30 p m followed by TBS coverage of Reds at Braves at 7 35 p m. ESPN presents Bout of the Week boxing at 9 30 p m. WKOY airs Orioles at Indians baseball at 7 07 p m.
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Baseball and college staff moves in multiple leagues
Transactions report shows Orioles signing Donell Nixon from Rochester and Indians adding Tim Costa and Patrick Bryant to minor league assignments. Expos sign Cesar Alvarez Cliff Malinowski and Gerry Nyman. Pirates place Bob Walk on 15 day DL and recall Mark Ross. Hartford names Denise Cohen senior athletic administrator. Mississippi names Don Kessinger coach. New Hampshire notes Ted Garber resigns to coach lacrosse in Massachusetts polls. North Florida names John C Rafiff athletic director. Norwich appoints John Falvey football assistant and spring track coach.
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Donell Nixon
Rochester
Cleveland Indians
Tim Costa
Kinston
Patrick Bryant
Burlington
Montreal Expos
Cesar Alvarez
Cliff Malinowski
Gerry Nyman
Pittsburgh Pirates
Bob Walk
Mark Ross
Buffalo
College
Hartford
Denise Cohen
Mississippi
Don Kessinger
New Hampshire
Ted Garber
North Florida
John C. Rafiff
Athlec
Norwich
John Falvey
Quote of the day echoes selfish claim in Wieup note
The quote notes self centered talk amid praise for a team's best field performance. It mentions the speaker’s heat and the belief that the strongest unit included him, in a brief Wieup style remark.
Batting leaders clash in World Cup box scores
Wednesday boxscores list top batting numbers led by Henderson Oakland at .336 and Canseco .320, with Griffey and Puckett high in hits. pitching shows Clemens 11-3 and 99 strikeouts, while fielding highlights include Henderson's 32 steals and Fielder 63 RBIs across various clubs.
Baseball Today: Reds at Braves Open Tonight's NL Action
Cincinnati visits Atlanta at 7 40 p m with Danny Jackson facing John Smoltz in a key early season spot. The board notes San Diego ending San Francisco's win streak, Spike Owen's errorless streak, and various NL player stats and league developments across June.
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Atlanta
Danny Jackson
Reds
John Smoltz
Jackson
Braves
Atanta
Greg Olson
San Diego
San Francisco
Giants
Montreal
Spike Owen
Houston
St. Louis
Milt Thompson
New York Mets
David Cone
Cardinals
Terry Pendleton
Cincinnat
Chris Sabo
Gary Carter
UV Cavaliers Hit Top National Preseason Rankings
The University of Virginia football team earns two national pre season rankings, sitting 11th in Don Heinrichs College Football magazine and 15th in Sport magazine. The Cavaliers project to win the ACC and have Shawn Moore among a 24 man pre season All ACC squad. UVa also placed 16th in College and Pro Football Newsweekly.
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Charlottesville
Steinbach Drives A's Past Tigers With Big Six RBI Slam
Oakland's Terry Steinbach delivered a grand slam and a single driving in six runs as the A's beat Detroit 12-7. Bob Welch won his eighth straight start, improving to 11-2 while Detroit missed a chance to reach .500 and to sweep the series.
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Oakland
Bob Welch
Terry Steinbach
Athletics
Detroit Tigers
Tigers
Welch
Boston
Roger Clemens
Milligan's homer lifts Orioles past Indians in nine
Randy Milligan collected three hits including a tie breaking homer in the ninth as the Baltimore Orioles knocked off the Cleveland Indians 3 1. Pete Harnisch improved to 7 3 with eight innings of one run five hit ball. Gregg Olson earned his 15th save in 16 chances by escaping ninth inning danger. Orosco took the loss after Milligan drove his 0 2 pitch into center field for his 11th homer. Cleveland slide ends at three losses in 10 games.
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Randy Milligan
Baltimore Orioles
Cleveland Indians
Pete Harnisch
Gregg Olson
Milligan
Jesse Orosco
Baltimore
Blue Jays Dominate Red Sox 11-0 In Eight Run Eighth
The Toronto Blue Jays remained in first in the American League by routing the Boston Red Sox 11-0 on Wednesday night. Dave Stieb and Tom Henke starred as Toronto tied a club record with eight straight hits in an eight-run frame.
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Toronto Blue Jays
Boston Red Sox
Dave Stieb
Tom Henke
Southwest Virginia 14-year-old Senior League starts at Graham Middle
The Southwest Virginia 14-year-old Senior League all star tournament opens at 6 p.m. today at Graham Middle School with teams from Bluefield Tazewell Richlands Buchanan County West and East Buchanan Lebanon Bland Haysi Clinch River and Honaker. Games run through next Wednesday with no admission and start times of 9 a.m. Saturdays 1 p.m. Sundays and 6 p.m. weekdays.
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Merlin Olsen leaves NBC for CBS as NFL analyst
New York AP report says Merlin Olsen, a Hall of Fame lineman and longtime NBC commentator, will join CBS this fall as an NFL analyst. CBS Sports president Neal Pilson praised Olsen for bringing credibility and stature to CBS NFL coverage.
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SWC weighs expansion amid Razorbacks’ SEC talk
The SWC executive committee held a 34 hour session on Wednesday to discuss broader league changes including scheduling and potential expansion as Arkansas mulls leaving after 76 years to join the Southeastern Conference. The discussion went beyond simply whether the conference can survive without Arkansas.
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Texas
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Frank Broyles
Razorbacks
SWC
Southeastern Conference
James Vick
Kessinger Named Ole Miss Baseball Coach
Don Kessinger a major league all star and two sport All-SEC performer at the University of Mississippi was chosen as head baseball coach at his alma mater. He succeeds Jake Gibbs who resigned last month. Kessinger who played 16 MLB seasons with the Cubs Cardinals and White Sox also had a five month 1979 stint as player manager with Chicago.
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White Sox
North South All Star Football Classic set for grind it out clash
Charleston AP reports coaches Frank Marino of Ripley and Joe Cowley of Herbert Hoover expect a tough game in the North South All Star clash. Officials floated a 15 pass per game suggestion to spark offense, but both sides plan to lean on running plays and the option.
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Herbert Hoover
Joe Cowley
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