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Hoosiers coach Terry Hoeppner dies due to tumor
Posted by Brendon Lindsey Categories: Front Office, Kudos, News, College Football,
Normally I’ll make jokes and poke fun at what’s going on, but a few stories deserve to be handled with respect and dignity, and this is one of those.
Earlier today, Indiana football coach Terry Hoeppner died due to complications from a brain tumor. He was 59. Coach Hoeppner didn’t have a stellar career at Indiana (9-14), and since he was hired in 2004 as the new coach for the Hoosiers after a successful six years as the head coach at Miami (Ohio) (57-39), many fans were upset at what appeared to be a true lack of progress for the program. Over the past 18 months, however, Coach Hoeppner had begun treatment to battle a tumor found in his brain.
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Today against the Cleveland Indians, Atlanta Braves 3B Chipper Jones got his 2,000th career hit with a single against Fausto Carmona in the second inning. With three more doubles, Chipper will join Eddie Murray and Chili Davis as the only switch-hitters with 2,000 hits, 400 doubles, and 350 home runs. With 369 career homers heading into today’s game, Chipper trails Dale Murphy by only 2 dingers.
On September 14, 1993 Chipper got his first hit in the MLB; on August 18, 2000 Chipper reached the 1,000 milestone. His jump from 1,000 to 2,000 was slightly faster than from 1-1,000, so maybe Chipper isn’t slowing down, after all.
So far this season, Jones is batting .316 (.015 above his career average) with 12 HR and 27 RBIs.
The End Score Report 006: De La Hoya-Mayweather, Roger Clemens Returns, Golden State Warriors
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Athletes, Boxing, Editorial, Kudos, MLB, NBA, News, Videocasts,
Dan Devone is back with another edition of the End Score Report. This time Dan tackles:
- De La Hoya vs. Mayweather: The fight that was supposed to save boxing was a waste of cash.
- What happened to good boxing? Roger Clemens Returns to Baseball - $28 million to play for the Yankees.
- David Ortiz: Doesn’t think Barry Bonds is on steriods. What?!?
- Golden State Warriors are the funnest team in basketball, fantastic in the post-season.
Agree or disagree? Let us know your thoughts on the End Score forums.
The End Score Report 005: Kentucky Derby, Alex Rodriguez, Keyshaun Johnson, Sydney Crosby
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Athletes, Editorial, Kudos, NBA, News, NFL, NHL, Videocasts,
In this edition of the End Score Report, Dan Devone gives his take on the latest news from the world of sports:
- Kentucky Derby: Horses built and bred to run, what we feel about it. Dan is pulling for Scat Daddy.
- April-Rod: Alex Rodriguez can’t be Mr. April in NY and have success. He has to be in it for the long haul.
- Keyshaun Johnson, the Mouth of the South.
- Sydney Crosby: The second coming of Wayne Gretzky, Crosby is going to bring attention back to the NHL and hockey.
- Dirk Nowitzki of the Mavericks: Dirk needs to take the Mavs to the Promiseland, and start going to the hoop to start making moves. You can’t be a 7-foot tall jumper.
Agree or disagree? Let us know your thoughts on the End Score forums.
The End Score Report 004: NFL Draft, JaMarcus Russell, Supersonics Leave Seattle, Alex Rodriguez
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Athletes, Editorial, Front Office, Kudos, NBA, News, NFL, Videocasts,
In this edition of the End Score Report, Dan Devone gives his take on the latest news from the world of sports:
- NFL Draft: Publications, networks, etc. spend the entire year crunching the numbers, and most of the time they aren’t right, even on the #1 pick.
- We discuss the draft. JaMarcus Russell should be the #1 draft pick, not Brady Quinn.
- SuperSonics leave Seattle, possibly heading to Las Vegas if NBA betting disappears.
- A-Rod out of his mind and going bananas with the New York Yankees - 14 home runs in a month.
Agree or disagree? Let us know your thoughts on the End Score forums.
Picking up where he left off in the 2006 playoffs, Oliver Perez started off his 2007 season shutting down the Atlanta Braves. Of course, 11 runs of support from the Mets offense doesn’t hurt. Perez went seven strong innings, giving up five hits, zero walks, and striking out six. He also didn’t do too badly at the dish, scoring two runs with a base hit.
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Soriano Joins The 40/40 Club
Posted by Dennis Velasco Categories: Athletes, Editorial, Front Office, Kudos, MLB, News,
Washington Nationals 2B Alfonso Soriano joined Jose Canseco (Oakland Athletics, 1988), Barry Bonds (San Francisco Giants, 1996), and Alex Rodriguez (Seattle Mariners, 1998) in the elite 40/40 club, where the four players hit at least 40 home runs and stole 40 bases in a season. The historic moment happened in the first after Soriano reached base on a single off of Milwaukee Brewers SP Dave Bush and on a 2-0 count to SS Felipe Lopez, stole second uncontested.
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MLB National League Comeback Player Nominations
Posted by Dennis Velasco Categories: Editorial, Kudos, MLB, News,
And now the N.L. nominees:
Nomar Garciaparra, 1B, Los Angeles Dodgers
Garciaparra, my how far his star had fallen. He was considered one of the best in the game back during his heyday with the Boston Red Sox and was even given the accolade of being the Red Sox’s best ever by Ted Williams. And the fact that the Red Sox almost traded him for Alex Rodriguez a few seasons ago, had many of Red Sox Nation up in arms. Unfortunately, Garciaparra was traded and was never the same, thanks in part to injuries. He went close to home last season by signing with the Dodgers, but got injured and didn’t play much at all for his new club. Well, Garciaparra has this season, although he’s on the D.L. currently, and he’s been wicked good when he’s been on the field.
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MLB American League Comeback Player Nominations
Posted by Dennis Velasco Categories: Editorial, Kudos, MLB, News,
So, it’s not quite the Oscars or the Emmys. Heck, it’s not even the MTV Movie Awards nominees, but the MLB Comeback Player of the Year Nominees have been announced and fans get to vote for the finalists on MLB.com through September 30.
Here are your American League nominees:
Jim Thome, 1B/DH, Chicago White Sox
Coming back from injury and from the National League, Thome has had a resurgence back in the A.L. and is hitting like he did back in the day when he was part of a juggernaut Cleveland Indians offense that included Manny Ramirez and Roberto Alomar, Jr.
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Detroit Tigers Carlos Guillen Hits For The Cycle
Posted by Dennis Velasco Categories: Athletes, Kudos, MLB, News,
The Tigers Carlos Guillen went 4-for-5 against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays with each hit being a different type - a single, double, triple, and a home run - which qualifies for the rare “cycle” of hits. Guillen’s efforts were part of a 10-4 drubbing by the Tigers over the D-Rays, a win that matches the number of wins the Tigers had all last season (71).
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