Laimbeer Leads Detroit in Finals Prep at Palace
Detroit Shock head coach Bill Laimbeer directs practice at the Palace in Auburn Hills Michigan as they ready for their opening WNBA Finals game against the Phoenix Mercury tonight.
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 2007
Page
17
Detroit Shock head coach Bill Laimbeer directs practice at the Palace in Auburn Hills Michigan as they ready for their opening WNBA Finals game against the Phoenix Mercury tonight.
Cedar Rapids native and 2007 Masters champ Zach Johnson throws the ceremonial first pitch at Wrigley Field. He sings Take Me Out to the Ballgame during the seventh inning stretch after Cubs lose 6 2 to the Dodgers. Johnson wears Cubs gear and says he is a Cubs fan with family in attendance.
Chicago Cubs ace Carlos Zambrano apologized to fans on Tuesday after criticizing booing fans following another poor start. He spoke at a news briefing after meeting with team president John McDonough and GM Jim Hendry, saying he knows when he has made a mistake and who he has offended.
In Topeka last weekend Storm/Bosch Financial of Cedar Rapids won the Hooters Men's Class D USA Northern National slow-pitch title. MVP Ryan Bosch led a 20 16 victory over the Mississippi Heat as CHad Bosch recalled assembling the squad a decade ago. The event featured 65 teams.
Iowa defensive tackle Mitch King ended a 343 day drought with two sacks and three tackles for loss in a 16-3 win over Northern Illinois. Coach Kirk Ferentz compared King’s tempo to NFL standouts Bob Sanders and Matt Roth, noting his relentless motor.
Iowa defensive lineman turned offensive tackle Alex Kanellis, a Iowa City West graduate, retires after enduring migraines and headaches linked to concussion symptoms. Coach Kirk Ferentz noted the tough decision and expressed sympathy for Kanellis and his family.
Cedar Rapids enters the playoffs as the Western Division champ after a 22-8 August, guided by Ever Magallanes. The Kernels face Clinton LumberKings in a best-of-3 first round with strong pitching and clutch hitting as they chase a league title.
Clinton faces Cedar Rapids Beloit battles Quad Cities Dayton meets South Bend and Lansing hosts West Michigan all at 6 30 or 7 05 p m with potential tiebreakers as listed Cedar Rapids travels to Clinton and Quad Cities visits Beloit in the double header and other matchups set for 6 30 or 7 p m unless needed to go to a deciding game.
Fort Worth native and Coe College alumnus Fred Jackson rose from Iowa Conference star to NFL prospect. After arena football MVP honors with the Sioux City Bandits and a stint in NFL Europe, Jackson earned a Bills running back spot, leading in rushing and receptions during four preseason games and securing a practice squad return before joining Buffalo’s active roster. His journey mirrors Cedar Rapids underdog stories of hard paths to major league football.
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