Patriots Begin 4th of July Celebration Early, DJ at Smith, Dudley’s Hicks Comes Up Empty at NBA Draft, Dick Murdoch Dead at 49

| June 30, 2006

The Guilford Patriots Palomino Baseball club got their 4th of July weekend rolling early Thursday night at War Memorial Stadium. The Patriots were the victors but I don’t believe coach Johnny Smith was a bit too happy with the way his team was playing. The Pats, who you can learn more about at patsbaseball.com, defeated …Read the Rest…

The Boss Gets the Toss and The Kickers Take the Loss(Carolina Dynamo Win 1-0)

| June 29, 2006

There was a lot going on at Macpherson Stadium on Wednesday night. The Carolina Dynamo were in a match for the right to continune on in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup and the Dynamo’s Public Address Announcer was wondering what the future will hold for him and his family. The Dynamo took care of …Read the Rest…

Local Legend Edward R. Snow(Ed Snow) Ousted at Oldies-The King of News LEE(Anne) PETTY Back on the Pole at 93.1:Plus WFU Moves to 101.1 WZTK

| June 28, 2006

My phone has been ringing off the hook. There have been major changes to the Morning Team lineup at Oldies 93.1. Long time newsman Edward R. Snow is gone and LEE(Anne) PETTY is now the King of News in the Triad. Petty was at 101.1 WZTK and now she will call the signals at 93.1. …Read the Rest…

Brazilian Soccer, Asheville Tourists Skipper, Tony Haynes

| June 27, 2006

The Brazilian Soccer team in the World Cup competition has started to heat up and they eliminated Ghana 3-0 on Tuesday. Brazil lead by the great Ronaldo and assisted by the 56 Million Dollar Man Ronaldinho, and helped by the sensation Ricardinho, these Soccer Players are on the Money. Brazil versus Germany would be the …Read the Rest…

Hoppers Miss The Fun This Year

| June 26, 2006

Those of us who make most Grasshopper games, can’t easily forget the on field excitement brought to the plate by the Asheville Tourist’s General Manager Joe Mikulik. It seems as every year Joe has to blow off a little steam at the umpires. He’s done it a few times in Greensboro – to the fans’ …Read the Rest…

GBGH, Johnny Thomas, Jack Murphy, Brad Krantz, World Cup: Take Your Pick

| June 26, 2006

We have quite a lineup to choose from on this early week editon of the blog-blog-blog at greensborosports.com. We will keep this round short and simple and get into more details on Tuesday.(This Masterpiece may become longer than anticipated). The Greensboro Grasshoppers earned a split in their 4 game set with the Augusta Greenjackets at …Read the Rest…

The Heat is on at FHP and on the USA Soccer Team

| June 23, 2006

The Greensboro Grasshoppers began the second half of their SAL season on Thursday night at First Horizon Park. The game-time temperature was 95 degrees and The Heat Was On and it stayed on into the night. The Hoppers dropped the game to the Augusta Greenjackets 7-5 and the Heat had to be effecting the players. …Read the Rest…

“Triple H”: Hurricanes-Hockey-Hoppers

| June 20, 2006

The “Triple H” factor is in play with the Hurricanes winning the Stanley Cup, Hockey is now the current talk of the town, and the Hoppers are on break for the SAL All-Star game. The Hurricanes, Hockey, and the Hoppers. We can easily throw in a few more “H” factors like Hot, Hedican, Hardin, Hemsky, …Read the Rest…

Seven Games for the Stanley Cup?

| June 15, 2006

Is it going seven games now that the Oilers have captured a huge win in Overtime on a short-handed goal? This could get pretty hot if the Canes don’t win up in Edmonton on Saturday night. Wednesday night’s game was very pressure-packed and exciting and I only wish for the sake of the Hockey people …Read the Rest…

Will the Canes Clinch the Cup on Wednesday Night?

| June 14, 2006

How about it all you Caniacs out there? Up three games to one, will the Hurricanes close out the series with Edmonton tonight at the RBC Center in Raleigh? The Canes have a 3-1 edge and can take the Stanley Cup with a win this evening. This is the website you should be monitoring. We …Read the Rest…

On the Outside Looking In and We Have Another Hockey Quiz

| June 6, 2006

I made the trek down to First Horizon Park this past weekend for the State High School Baseball Championships. One of our local teams the Ragsdale Tigers was going for the Title. My approach to this activity was a bit novel I will have to admit it, but being the dedicated Sports Nut that I …Read the Rest…

Hurricanes, Hoppers, Tigers

| June 2, 2006

The Carolina Hurricanes will be playing for the NHL title and the Stanley Cup, called by some fans the Greatest Trophy in all of sports. The Grasshoppers our local team from Greensboro won game one on the road at Delmarva. Delmarva was supposed to the best team in our league so maybe the Hoppers are …Read the Rest…