NEWS
May 28, 2007
On May 24, 2007, MR. BAGWELL. Visitation at 2140 N. Fulton Avenue, on Wednesday 3 to 8 P.M. The family will receive friends at Evergreen A.M.E. Church, 3342 Old Frederick Road, on Thursday at 11 A.M. Funeral at 11:30 A.M.
SPORTS
By PETER SCHMUCK | March 29, 2006
My worst fears have been realized. Miguel Tejada is in a funk and Melvin Mora still does not have a contract extension, which doesn't exactly bode well for the long-term health of the Orioles franchise. The last thing the Orioles need after their August meltdown is for two of the team's clubhouse leaders to enter a new season with lingering doubts about their future in Baltimore. Whose fault is that? There's plenty of blame to go around. Tejada should have gone through the proper channels with his offseason complaints about the front office, and the team should have done a better job of confronting the controversy before it turned into a winter-long soap opera.
SPORTS
By PETER SCHMUCK | January 29, 2006
In a shocking development, the five-member committee charged with evaluating figure skater Michelle Kwan on Friday decided to uphold the medical bye that placed her on the U.S. Olympic team. There really was never any doubt U.S. Figure Skating would keep Kwan on the team, and - as I pointed out Friday - she could have gotten stuck under the Zamboni and still would be on her way to Turin. The only thing that was truly surprising was that it took an hour to come to that decision after Kwan performed her short and long programs back-to-back in Los Angeles.
SPORTS
By RICK MAESE | October 24, 2005
Chicago -- A baby ballplayer was born in Georgia on May 27, 1968 . Around the corner: Little League, college, the majors, MVP awards, All-Star Games and finally, the World Series. Deep in the underbelly of the stadium last weekend, a hobbled ballplayer shook hands, laughed and introduced his children to strangers. Still smiling, Frank Thomas turned and limped through the corridor, a bulky orthopedic boot slowing down his gait. Further down the long hallway, on the other side of a pair of double doors, Jeff Bagwell stood in front of his locker, ice packed around his right shoulder as he tried to explain away disappointment.
SPORTS
By DAN CONNOLLY and DAN CONNOLLY,SUN REPORTER | October 23, 2005
CHICAGO -- When Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen approached the mound in the top of the eighth inning last night, he didn't just tap his right arm to signal for a reliever. He pointed above his head and then spread his arms wide - a little theatrics on a night of pageantry - to make his message clear. He wanted Bobby Jenks, his enormous rookie closer, to enter from the bullpen and seize the biggest baseball moment here in 46 years. "That's the trademark now," Guillen said of his mound charades.
SPORTS
By DAN CONNOLLY and DAN CONNOLLY,SUN REPORTER | October 23, 2005
CHICAGO -- Houston Astros manager Phil Garner said he selected his designated hitter for last night's game solely based on who would best help his club win. He held fast to that notion for about a minute during his pre-game news conference before the truth trickled out. There was no way Garner's move to include Jeff Bagwell in the Astros' first World Series game could have been made without part of it coming from the heart. "I shouldn't say it was purely a baseball decision, because there's no question there is some sentimentality here," Garner said.