Michael Vick’s Worst Nightmare

| July 27, 2007

There is a photo-shopped picture running around the Internet that a few folks have passed around.

Wake’s Prosser dies suddenly at 56

| July 26, 2007

Wake Forest men’s basketball coach Skip Prosser died this morning in Winston-Salem of an apparent heart attack after jogging. Prosser coached the Deacons for seven seasons. In 2003, Wake Forest won the ACC regular season and Prosser received Coach of the Year honors. Prosser enjoyed early success in Winston-Salem, taking the Deacons to the NCAA …Read the Rest…

NABF:local winners and losers

| July 26, 2007

The National Amateur Baseball Federation tournament is still rolling and the local Elks Lodge topped Vinton, Virginia 14-1 in game one on Wednesday. The TC Spirits out of Kernersville fell 5-0 to Chesapeake, Maryland. The Elks play Revolution Baseball from Pennsylvania at 6pm today at Grimsley and then the TC Spirits continue with Beaver Creek, …Read the Rest…

Greensboro winner, Round One Colts

| July 26, 2007

The Colt East Zone tournament is going on at Memorial Stadium and the local Greensboro team picked up a 6-1 over Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania on Wednesday. The Greensboro Colts had David Coffey out of Ragsdale on the mound and that is a good-to-go move. Coffey, a rising-junior for the Ragsdale Tigers, was unbeaten most of last …Read the Rest…

Pitching, Timely hitting, and Defense help Hoppers win streak reach 7

| July 26, 2007

The Greensboro Grasshoppers win streak reached seven games on Wednesday evening as the boys of summer let old man Winters take over on the hill and Burns had the will and Cousins knew what to do with the pill and Greensboro is still unbeaten in the current home stand. The Hoppers have now won seven …Read the Rest…

With 7 In A Row – You Get Snow!

| July 25, 2007

Hoppers Win, Hoppers Win, Hoppers Win….. Andy will have the details and I’ll post more pictures later. For now here’s two: A soap-like substance was substituted for snow and it was a BIG success with the kids. The substance stuck like soap. As far as I can tell, the stuff evaporated when contact was made. …Read the Rest…

Former ECU Pirate on the move(Man becomes woman)

| July 25, 2007

I’m sure that our associate Big Jim Modlin will want to be one of the first people to comment on this article……(JM: hoops star for East Carolina back in the early 1970′s) Greg Pingston was a star linebacker for Merritt Island High School’s unbeaten state championship team in 1972. Gina Duncan, at her College Park …Read the Rest…

What is the worst sports scandal going on today?

| July 25, 2007

What is the worst Professional sports scandal going on today? Is it the Barry Bonds steroid case in Major League baseball, or do you pick the Michael Vick dog-fighting ring from the NFL, or is it the NBA gambling scandal? The newest scandal from the NBA is highlighted below with excerpts from the Phoenix Suns …Read the Rest…

Incoming Weather Advisory

| July 25, 2007

FORECAST SAYS SNOW EXPECTED AT FIRST HORIZON PARK (GREENSBORO, NC) A cold front moving rapidly from Texas is expected to drop a large amount of snow at First Horizon Park tonight, with the highest accumulation predicted in the Natty’s Hill area. The timing of the weather fits perfectly with the Greensboro Grasshoppers planned ‘Christmas in …Read the Rest…

What’s up with the BIG High School tournament in town?

| July 25, 2007

There’s a big high school baseball tournament in town and does anybody have the news on what is happening? I hear they are playing games at Stoner-White Stadium and at Memorial Stadium. I talked to Johnny Smith earlier and he was working the ticket booth at Memorial. Kearns Cheek said he would try to get …Read the Rest…

Greensborosports.com in the House with Hoppers

| July 25, 2007

Here’s a list of folks that will be at the game Wednesday in the Greensboro Sports Dot Com Luxury Box Corner Seat – Don Moore Next – Robert Stutts Next – Bobby Stutts or Stephanie Stutts Next – Olivia Wyrick (Wet’n Wild Aquatics Manager) Next – Pedro, aka PeeDee (real name Keith) Next – Irene …Read the Rest…

Greensboro Grasshoppers make it six wins in a row

| July 24, 2007

Two wins on the road and now four straight at home and the Greensboro Grasshoppers find themselves smack dab into their longest winning streak of the season with the magic mark now at six wins in a row. The Hoppers defeated the Lakewood Blueclaws 4-3 on a two-run homer by Scott Cousins and the Hoppers …Read the Rest…

Gaters AAU Golf Tournament coming to Town

| July 24, 2007

The North Carolina Gaters First Annual Golf Tournament will held on Wednesday September 26, 2007 at the Greensboro National Golf Club on Niblick Drive in Summerfield. The format is Captain’s Choice with teams or singles. There will be contests and prizes. Action gets under way at 12 noon with a shotgun start. There will be …Read the Rest…

Hoppers win, Hoppers win, Hoppers win, Hoppers win, Hoppers win, again…..

| July 24, 2007

The Greensboro Grasshoppers made it 5 wins in a row with their 3-0 shut out victory over the Lakewood Blueclaws on Monday evening. Graham Taylor got the win, he’s now 11-3 on the season and Justin Webb hit a solo home run and scored two runs to go along with Greg Burns great defensive play …Read the Rest…

Baseballs can be ouchies! or WORSE!

| July 23, 2007

Sunday night, a Colorado Rockies minor league coach died after being struck in the head by a line drive as he stood in the first-base coach’s box during a game in North Little Rock, Ark. Tulsa batting coach Mike Coolbaugh was knocked unconscious by Tino Sanchez’s line drive during the ninth inning of Sunday night’s …Read the Rest…

Justin Smith we are waiting on your lineup card(J. Smith has arrived)

| July 23, 2007

Justin Smith’s Guilford Patriots won the Palomino tournament this weekend at Stoner-White Stadium and we will have a detailed report coming from Justin later today. The Patriots won game one on Friday night 11-1 over Salisbury, Maryland; took game two 6-4 vs. Lynnhaven, Virginia on Saturday afternoon; then lost game one on Sunday morning at …Read the Rest…

FSR tells Michael Vick to take the year off

| July 23, 2007

Fox Sports Radio was saying on Sunday that Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick needs to take the year off. Vick has been indicted on charges of running a dog-fighting ring up in Surry County, Virginia. If conVickted Michael could face up to 5 years in prison and huge fines. The FSR hosts, John Fricke(who once …Read the Rest…

Hoppers are healthy, four wins in a row

| July 23, 2007

The Greensboro Grasshoppers made it four wins in a row with Sunday afternoon’s 9-4 victory over the Lakewood, N.J. Blueclaws. The Hoppers finished up their road trip with 2 wins at Lake County, Ohio and now have won two straight at First Horizon Park. Jarrett Santos went six strong innings and pitched shutout baseball leaving …Read the Rest…

John Kronus death tied to steroid use

| July 23, 2007

Former WWF champ Bruno Sammartino is saying that the death of the former ECW wrestler John Kronus(George Caiazzo) should be tied to steroid use. Sammartino said on the Nancy Grace Show on CNN Headline News that John Kronus was a well-known steroid user and had used other drugs before his death. Bryan Alvarez of the …Read the Rest…

More Trouble for Former Bat Olsen

| July 22, 2007

Former Greensboro Bat and current Florida Marlins pitcher Scott Olsen was having trouble picking up his signs on Friday night. Things went smoothly for Olsen in Friday night’s game against the Cincinnati Reds, as the south paw went 7 innings while allowing 4 hits and two runs in Florida’s 10-2 win. Olsen’s problems started after …Read the Rest…