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Andy Durham | August 28, 2007
HOPPERS POISED TO BURST ALL-TIME ATTENDANCE RECORD (Greensboro, NC) – For the third straight year, the Greensboro Grasshoppers will break the all-time attendance record for professional baseball in Greensboro. With only two games remaining this season, the current record of 427,890 is expected to fall during Thursday night’s game against the Kannapolis Intimidators. With this …Read the Rest…
Andy Durham | August 27, 2007
Las Vegas, Nevada – Seemingly ageless Randy “the Natural” Couture once again dominated a favored opponent to win the UFC Heavyweight Championship. The 44 year-old Couture dominated the entire fight and secured a takedown in round 3 where he scored a vicious TKO on Gabriel Gonzaga after breaking his nose earlier in the fight. SOUTH …Read the Rest…
Andy Durham | August 27, 2007
RICHMOND, Va. — Michael Vick pleaded guilty Monday to a federal dogfighting charge and awaited a Dec. 10 sentencing date that could send the NFL star to prison. The plea by the suspended Atlanta Falcons quarterback was accepted by U.S. District Judge Henry E. Hudson, who asked: “Are you entering the plea of guilty to …Read the Rest…
Don Moore | August 27, 2007
Andy’s Four Gun Salute… Hoppers Win, Hoppers Win, Hoppers Win, Hoppers Win. The Grasshoppers are 3-1/2 games out of first place with 7 games remaining. First place Hickory is on a losing streak, so there’s still a chance for the team to make the playoffs. Sunday Night had over 1600 “special” guests – picnics, employee …Read the Rest…
Andy Durham | August 27, 2007
Clearwater, Florida- Hulk Hogan was on the scene Sunday night after a crash involving his son and another man. Clearwater police say Hogan’s son, whose real name is Nick Bollea, lost control of his Toyota Supra around 7:30 p.m. This morning Clearwater Police tell us Nick’s injuries are non-life threatening. Bollea and another male passenger …Read the Rest…
Andy Durham | August 27, 2007
(Dove hunting season doesn’t officially start until Saturday but the Greensboro Grasshoppers are in the Hunt of Hickory and hope to catch the Crawdads before sundown on Labor Day Monday. Here’s what happened Sunday night after a strong outing by Kyle Winters and solid run support from Greg Burns, Scott Cousins, and Logan Morrison.) HOPPERS …Read the Rest…
Andy Durham | August 26, 2007
special to Greensborosports.com by Fred Harris Tough game for the Whirlies! Both teams established their running game early and very little passing up until the 4th quarter. Whirlie QB Zach Maynard was missing in action due to his suspension for this game. The Whirlies got things going with backup QB Seth O’Dell’s 13 yd scamper …Read the Rest…
Don Moore | August 26, 2007
One of the best things around Greensboro is Andy Durham Sports on 950-AM. All the scores and reports available on the radio – the place most people are during and after the games. I worked in television on and off for nearly 30 years and it amazed me how much effort television stations put into …Read the Rest…
Don Moore | August 26, 2007
Four Gun Salute!!! Hoppers Win, Hoppers Win, Hoppers Win, Hoppers Win. After the game, we got fireworks. Three more games at home and the Hoppers are tied for 2nd Place with Lake County for the Second Half of the Season. The Team is 4-1/2 games back of Hickory with 8 Games to play. So the …Read the Rest…
Andy Durham | August 25, 2007
By Bruce Bullington – TV Guru Among the reasons not shown on the commercial MASN is currently blanketing the area with is seeing our local Orioles team having 30 runs dropped on them at the hands of the Texas Rangers this past Wednesday. If you’re thinking of dumping Time Warner for DirecTV, now is the …Read the Rest…
Andy Durham | August 25, 2007
Tyler Woods ran for 115 yards on 19 carries including a 40 yard blast. And Trevor Bush tallied an 11 yard TD run as the Rams of Northeast Guilford rallied for a 14-7 win over the Page Pirates Friday night in front of a near capacity crowd at Marion Kirby Stadium. Standout senior tailback D.J. …Read the Rest…
Andy Durham | August 25, 2007
I got three words for you, Friday Football Fever….I have seen that promo a number of times in the past few days and I don’t even watch TV that much. It gets in your head. Last night our Guilford County teams got the juices flowing again and the sweat was flowing at a steady pace …Read the Rest…
Don Moore | August 25, 2007
A friend asked me to find out where the Appalachian State at Michigan game could be seen next Saturday. You’d think that it might be available locally – say Channel 2 – NOPE! ESPN? – Nope, VT v ECU. Did some more searching, found it was being carried by The Big Ten Network. Duh? It …Read the Rest…
Andy Durham | August 25, 2007
special to Greensborosports.com by Mark Teer Great game with a great crowd on a hot night as Southwest Guilford came to Jamestown to renew their rivalry with Ragsdale. Ragsdale was able to turn three Southwest Guilford interceptions into three touchdowns as Ragsdale pulled away in the fourth quarter for a 29-15 win. First quarter was …Read the Rest…
Andy Durham | August 25, 2007
Lexinton Deal Hoppers A 9-1 Set Back from www.gsohoppers.com GREENSBORO, N.C. – After a long streak of good baseball, the Greensboro Grasshoppers turned in a clunker Friday night. The Lexington Legends drubbed the Hoppers 9-1 before a crowd of 7,381 at First Horizon Park. Greensboro had won five straight, nine of 11 and 23 of …Read the Rest…
Don Moore | August 24, 2007
The Grasshoppers dropped tonights game against the Lexington Legends after sweeping the 2nd Half Division Leader Hickory. With High School Football in the area, the Panthers on TV, it was still a good crowd. Light winds required that Natty’s Hill be cleared, the Grandstand was the place to be for the fireworks show. Enjoy.
Andy Durham | August 24, 2007
We have a ton of games in our area and for the Guilford County roundup let’s lay it on the table and see who’s gonna come out on top. Northeast Guilford at Page(The Pirates are 1-0 and they are at home in Kirby Stadium but NEG is the top-rated team locally and you have to …Read the Rest…
Andy Durham | August 24, 2007
HOPPERS SWEEP CRAWDADS, MOVE INTO SECOND PLACE By BILL HASS Gsohoppers.com(The Greensboro Grasshoppers are the hottest ticket in town. The Hoppers have won five in a row, they are 9-1 over their last 10 games, the team is something like 45-20 at home this season, and last night at First Horizon Park it was LONG …Read the Rest…
Don Moore | August 23, 2007
Woody Cavenaugh has details on the Downtown Greensboro Fencing Club. There are a lot of different things to do in Greensboro. If somebody says Greensboro is a nothing town, ask them if they have heard of the Fencing Club. We’re not a one or two sport town!
Don Moore | August 23, 2007
I caught this in YES Weekly – a note about a Triad Flag Football group…. The organization is based in Charlotte, but it appears as if they are branching out to Winston-Salem. They’ve got several versions of play: 4-On-4 up to 8-On-8, Youth League, Arena-style. Team fees are in the $200-$300 range. Game days appear …Read the Rest…
