Gallo: Manny thanks to you, Beantown (New York Daily News)
I still can't believe Boston unloaded Manny Ramirez. It seems to me with this move, combined with the Yankees' acquisition of Ivan Rodriguez, Boston has dealt itself out of the playoffs. ...more...Area Sports Briefs (The Daily Star)
The Colonial Ridge Golf Course in Laurens will begin a captain-and-crew tournament with an 8 a.m. shotgun start Saturday. The event will benefit the Hartwick and Mount Vision United Methodist Church. Entry fee is $20 per person. Greens and cart fees cost extra....more... Community Sports Briefs: Richmond Reign 16-U team had busy month (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
And on the 21st day, they rested. After playing 20 games in 20 days in three locations, the 16-U Richmond Reign girls basketball team is resting its case with a 15-5 record. All in July, coach Louise Foley's squad finished seventh in the Blue Cup camp at Penn State, ninth at the AAU nationals in Orlando, Fla., and fifth in the Blue Chip Junior Nationals in Washington....more... Events for Thursday, July 31, 2008 (The New York Observer)
8 a.m. Port Authority Superintendent Samuel Plumeri speaks at F.B.I. and T.S.A. terrorism and transportation conference; Sheraton Hotel, 811 Seventh Ave. 9:30 a.m. City Council Hearing on "Alternative Energy Sources and New York City?s Electricity Grid: Potential, Challenges and Policy Directions"; Hunter College; West Building; 8th Floor Faculty Dining Room, Lexington Ave and E. 68th St. ......more... Management change stalls arena negotiations (The Augusta Chronicle)
When July gives way to August on Friday, the Augusta-Richmond County Coliseum Authority will give way to Global Spectrum to manage James Brown Arena and Bell Auditorium....more... News and Features for Rio Rancho, New Mexico (The Observer)
Gary Gelinas wasn?t afraid to accept a stiff challenge and left what had been a comfy existence in Canada to take over the reins of the New Mexico Scorpions....more... Making Lawtown a better place Victor, Germain look to improve a community through basketball (The Eagle-Tribune)
Perseverance is important for any new endeavor, but establishing summer basketball in Lawrence required more than its share. When dissatisfaction with the conditions at Haverhill's All-Talent League led to dissension, former Lawrence High standout and 2001 Greater Lawrence Christmas Tourney MVP Wilkins Victor saw the opportunity to make his dream of high quality hometown hoops become reality. ......more... July weighs in as washout (Boston Globe)
July has secured its place as one of the soggiest and stormiest on record, with double the average rainfall and thunderstorms in Greater Boston for the month, according to the National Weather Service....more... Tiburzi steps down as sports commission chair (The Daily Record)
The head of the sports commission responsible for marketing Camden Yards has stepped down, citing an increasing workload at his law firm in an e-mail he sent to colleagues....more... |