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Andy Durham | May 16, 2007
The Greensboro Grasshoppers received a nine inning, complete game shut-out effort from their young pitcher Graham Taylor on Tuesday night. Taylor and the Hoppers defeated the West Virginia Power 4-0 and Taylor was the stuff. Nine innings, seven strike outs, and only one walk issued by Taylor and the walk was only the second given up by Taylor this …Read the Rest…
Andy Durham | May 15, 2007
The Greensboro Grasshoppers return to First Horizon Park tonight for a brief two-game set with the West Virginia Power. Tonight is Virginia Tech Night, which is being organized by the NC Triad Hokies. There will be a special section set aside for Hokies, whether they be alumni, friends, family or supporters. You can call Todd …Read the Rest…
Andy Durham | May 15, 2007
Vic Sapp a Page graduate and the leader of basketball in the state of North Carolina will be bringing the Reebok Basketball Showcase to Greensboro this Saturday and Sunday May 19 and 20. The Showcase will be held at the North Carolina Gaters practice facility on Horsepen Creek Road behind the Alex Spears YMCA. The …Read the Rest…
Andy Durham | May 14, 2007
The African-American has found another past-time. Young blacks are not migrating toward baseball the way they were back in the 50′s, 60′s, 70′s and even the 80′s to some degree. Today’s black teen and so many young African-Americans are ignoring baseball a game that their fathers and grandfathers played with a passion. Today’s black teens are …Read the Rest…
Andy Durham | May 14, 2007
The HS baseball playoffs will continue on Tuesday night with many of our local teams still in action. Grimsley defeated Charlotte Vance Friday night 3-1 at GHS and now the Whirlies will go to West Forsyth and take on the Titans. West knocked out South Rowan 9-2 back on Friday and comes in at 20-4 on …Read the Rest…
Andy Durham | May 10, 2007
High school baseball playoffs get started on Friday and we will be at Grimsley as they host Charlotte Vance. The AM 950 team will be broadcasting the game with the first pitch scheduled at 7pm and Ken Daly is set to be on the hill for the Whirlies. GHS is 17-10 and Vance checks in at 6-12. …Read the Rest…
Don Moore | May 9, 2007
Andy sat down with Bruce Mitchell of the Pro Wrestling Torch on Tuesday for a discussion of the WWE, TNA and UWF wrestling leagues. Today’s interview runs about an hour.
Andy Durham | May 7, 2007
The Greensboro News and Record reported in the weekend edition that Casey Bokhoven’s mom had sent a letter to WXII TV 12 with a special request for Tolly Carr the former award-winning sports reporter for XII.  Carr hit and killed Casey Bokhoven while driving drunk on the streets of Winston-Salem. Bokhoven’s mom wants Carr to plead guilty to …Read the Rest…
Andy Durham | May 7, 2007
The Greensboro Grasshoppers pulled one out in the bottom of the ninth on Sunday afternoon at First Horizon Park. Brandon “Spike” McDougall hit a two-out, two-strike single into right field off the glove of the Hickory Crawdad first baseman and with that base hit the Hoppers had the win. The Grasshoppers won the game 2-1 and …Read the Rest…
Don Moore | May 5, 2007
The Troublemaker has a story about the Greensboro Coliseum’s efforts to convert the old Coke (and later Canada Dry) bottling building into the “ACC Hall of Champions”. However, days earlier, the News & Record did a story about a private investor wanting to do the same downtown. What’s the rush with the Coliseum? With a …Read the Rest…
Andy Durham | May 4, 2007
On HBO this Saturday night May 5th we will find out, pound for pound, who is the best fighter in the world. It’s “The Golden Boy” versus the “Pretty Boy”. Oscar De La Hoya vs. Floyd Mayweather. On Cinco de Mayo it’s De La Hoya taking on Mayweather. The May weather has been pretty junkie …Read the Rest…
Andy Durham | May 4, 2007
What do Alan Ashkinazy, Reid Holmes, and Donnie Maness all have in common? They just signed up with Geico. No, none of them have a beard or collect green lizards but all three coaches saw their teams win conference baseball titles on Thursday night. Grimsley knocked off #1 seed East Forsyth to claim the Metro …Read the Rest…
Don Moore | May 4, 2007
Ed Cone had a quick link to a story at USA Today about the NCAA recommending moving the 3-Point Line in college basketball back a foot – from 19-9 to 20-9. I believe it’s time to take these changes even further. I recall in my youth there were just a few in Junior High School …Read the Rest…
Don Moore | May 3, 2007
Southeast Middle School played Lincoln Middle School today (May 3, 2007) and the entire game was recorded as a broadcast by Andy Durham. Catch the entire game here online. or download the 1h:46m broadcast.
Andy Durham | May 3, 2007
I pulled off the Trifecta on Wednesday. Middle School track meet at 4:45, Grimsley-NWG baseball at a few minutes past 6, and then a PONY baseball game at West Market Street Fields at 8:15. Greensborosports.com is making the rounds. The Grimsley win over Northwest was the game of the day. The Whirlies had lost to NWG twice …Read the Rest…
Andy Durham | May 2, 2007
 By Bruce Bullington, greensborosports.com Staff Writer One of the biggest pet peeves I have is when sports writers do what they call “bullet columnsâ€. You’ve seen them a thousand times. It’s where a writer doesn’t have enough decent material for one column, so he strings together thoughts on several topics to fill the space. So, …Read the Rest…
Andy Durham | May 2, 2007
The Carolina Panthers released 34 year-old wide receiver Keyshawn Johnson on Tuesday. The 6’4 split end out of Southern Cal was with Carolina for one year and had 70 catches for 815 yards and four touchdowns. Panther coach John Fox said, “We appreciate the contribution of Keyshawn in his season with the Panthers.  He brought us high production, but at this time, we are …Read the Rest…
Andy Durham | May 2, 2007
Spring football practice is under way for Middle School boys over at Grimsley High School. I never thought I’d see it but the way things are changing we might see Middle School boys in the NFL next year. The kids are practicing for three weeks Monday-Thursday and it all got started this past Monday afternoon. The kids come …Read the Rest…
Andy Durham | May 2, 2007
HS baseball action has reached the conference tournament level and on Wednesday night the semifinals will already be coming your way. Grimsley defeated High Point Central in 4 and half innings, 10-0, on Tuesday night and now the Whirlies will be at Northwest Guilford tonight with the winner playing the survivor of East Forsyth-Page for the …Read the Rest…
Andy Durham | May 1, 2007
The Greensboro Revolution, our indoor football team, is 4-1 after Saturday night’s win over the Atlanta Thouroughbreds. The big question is, “Are the Revs for Real”? The Rev won the game 23-21 and had a total of minus four(-4) yards passing. I thought indoor football was supposed to be a passer’s paradise. You have to …Read the Rest…
