Former Bengals LB indicted in assault charge
Sandusky Register
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Natalie Gulbis alert
Golfing on ESPN 2 .......2:06
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Friday show
Topics
*A little bit of everything to toss your way...use 'em or lose 'em topics before I head to Southport, NC.
*Esquire Magazine: 75 things every guy should do once
*Mt Rushmore of Sports
*Broadway Commons: What might have been? Supporters celebrate with a 10-year reunion Saturday
*Reds
*Sports Bookshelf: With vacation season here I've been asked to revisit our Ultimate Sports Bookshelf topic from May of '07.
Events for a cause
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And check out the events listed if you would like to help out.
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On this date: 1967 Tony Perez delivers
NL beats AL on Perez homer in the 15th. Check ou the rosters of this game.
I count 21 Hall of Famers!
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Broadway Commons
10 years later.....what might have been for the Reds and the city?
Supporters will gather Saturday night for a 10 year reunion.
More on Broadway Commons
Doc on Broadway Commons
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When I read this I think of Broadway Commons
ESPN
(Getty Images)
The best walk in Major League Baseball takes place 81 times per year, immediately following the conclusion of a Boston Red Sox game. It traces the approximate half-mile path from Fenway Park to the nearby Kenmore Square T station, and -- time after time -- it brings me back to being 8 years old and laying my eyes on Coney Island for the very first time.
When you leave Fenway, your senses are overwhelmed by a world oozing with color and smell and taste and feel and $15 I HATE NEW YAHK T-shirts.
I love taking in games at Fenway, but I live for the postgame stroll.
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The journey of 625 miles begins with the first step
Kelly and I plan to hit the road after the show.
1st destination Wytheville, Virginia....324 miles....arriving around 12:45 Saturday morning.
Saturday we will finish the remaining 301 miles to Southport, NC and join Casey and Peyton at my dad's.
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Vacation sports books
Yahoo
It's the middle of July, and I'd like to let you in on a little industry trade secret - there is nothing going on in sports. Other than Chris Berman making the home run derby unwatchable, of course.
Call me old school, but summer is for reading a book. I'm a Gutenberg guy, shoot me. The rest of the year can be for text messages, instant messages and useless messages. Try some old media for a change.
Coincidentally, I've got some sports books to recommend. You should read one. Or three. Or all five.
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On this date: Bo knows All-Star game MVP
NY Times
Tonight, on one of the game's grandest stages, Jackson took his rising star to another height. In the 60th All-Star Game, in front of 64,036 at Anaheim Stadium, the Kansas City Royals left fielder turned the night into something special. He hit a first inning homer nearly 450 feet, drove in two runs and stole a base, then was named the game's most valuable player in the American League's 5-3 victory over the National League.
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Munoz leads the way among OL
USA Today
An award citation issued by NFL Alumni once read: "The NFL has three levels of offensive linemen. The bottom rung is for players aspiring to make the Pro Bowl. The next step is for those who have earned all-star status. Then there's Anthony Munoz. He's alone at the top."
Build a Wiffle Ball Field and lawyers will come
NY Times
(NY Times photo)
"People can remember how much fun it was to go out in the woods in the summer, build a fort, do something fun and creative, so there's something pretty cool in what these kids did, especially at a time kids grow up in such an incredibly structured and stressful environment," said Lin Lavery, one of three Greenwich selectmen, who inherited Wifflegate while the first selectman, Greenwich's version of mayor, is on vacation.
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The day cool died
Fan Nation
Its age was hard to pin down, but Cool is believed to have been born in the late 1960s, around the time Joe Namath began wearing full-length fur coats and dating models (no one said Cool couldn't be fun) and John Carlos and Tommie Smith stood silent and stoic on the Olympic medal podium in Mexico City, their leather-gloved fists raised in a human rights salute (no one said Cool couldn't be serious).
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A fun Friday debate: Mt Rushmore of Sports
CBS Sports
Not just a national one...what about Cincinnati? Reds? Bengals?
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Wow, I'm jealous of the Brewers
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
"Once the trade was announced Monday morning, I called everybody together from the various departments, and we went through all kinds of thinking," Schlesinger said. "We called it the CC surge."
The results have been dramatic, Brewers' executives say. Since the trade was announced, the Brewers have sold about 70,000 tickets, about three times the normal rate. That's a testament to Sabathia's presence and the franchise's commitment to a playoff push.
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Monitoring arms.....careful Dusty and Dick
Johnny Cueto
Innings pitched: 111.2
Career high: 161
Projected: 191
Edinson Volquez
Innnings pitched: 110
Career high: 178
Projected: 188
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Maxim Hometown Hottie
Careful opening
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Big night for Mesoraco
Dayton, Ohio-Devin Mesoraco launched a grand slam home run and Kyle Lotzkar tossed five scoreless innings as the Dayton Dragons defeated the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 5-2 on Thursday night. The win was the Dragons' third straight and improved their second half record to 10-11. The Dragons have outscored their opponents 23-4 over their last three games.
Soto brings hot bat to Dragons
Dayton Daily News
"He's the Jay Bruce of the Dayton Dragons," said hitting coach Darren Bragg.
Down on the farm last night
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Red Sox like having Casey around
Hartford Curant
"He's a hitting machine," said captain Jason Varitek, breaking into a grin. "I hope people realize what a great teammate this guy is. It's just a joy to have him on this team."
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The Pitch of an Island
The Wall Street Journal
Mr. Volquez says he learned the change-up in 1998 because his Dominican youth coach told him he'd need more than just a fastball to start in the majors. When he made his major-league debut with the Rangers in 2005, he had a full compliment of pitches -- all that stood between him and stardom was his control. After his trade to the Reds last December, he met with Mr. Soto, who says he was awed by the young pitcher's technical soundness. "That change-up is killer," Mr. Soto says.
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Reds news
RHP Aaron Harang has been diagnosed with a strained right forearm.
Today's MRI was normal.
He will be evaluated again this weekend.
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Justin and Scott in studio
Former Hillsboro HS wrestler Dustin Carter and Performance Coach Scott Goodpaster joined me in studion Thursday.
Check out this incredible workout video of Dustin.
Scott is his Performance Trainer.
NY Times feature
SI photo gallery
CBS Evening News feature
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Going on vacation? Need a good book?
I've been asked to revisit the list we created in May '07. I found it.
This is the list for the Ultimate Sports Bookshelf.....sports book you've gotta have:
Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer by Warren St. John
Civil War, John Feinstein
A Good Walk Spoiled, John Feinstein
The Last Amateurs, John Feinstein
Let Me Tell You A Story, Red Auerback with John Feinstein
Caddy for Life, John Feinstien
Next Man Up, John Feinstein
The Packer Way, Ron Wolf and Paul Attner
Moneyball, Michael Lewis
The Blind Side by Micahel Lewis
Fair Ball, Bob Costas
Seson of Life - Jeffrey Marx
Friday Night Lights, Buzz Bissinger
Three Days in August, Buzz Bissinger
Shoeless Joe, W.P Kinsella
Shooting Star: The Bevo Francis Story, Kyle Keiderling
Pistol: The Life of Pete Maravich by Mark Kriegel
Game Of Shadows, Mark Fainaru-Wada and Lance Williams
Summer of ‘49 by David Halberstam
"The Soul of Baseball" 'A Road Trip through Buck O'Neil's America', Joe Posnanski
How Soccer Explains the World, Franklin Foer
Beyond a Boundary, C.L.R James
Feeding the Monster, Rob Neyer
Ball Four, Jim Bouton
Season on the Brink, John Feinstein
Politics of Glory, How baseball's Hall of Fame really works, Bill James
Inner Game of Tennis, W. Timothy Gallwey
Who's Your Caddy?, Rick Reilly
Me and My Dad: Paul O'Neill
Sandy Koufax, Jane Leavy
"Unforgiveable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson" by Geoffrey C Wardgreat
"If I Never Get Back" by Darell Brock.
The Bronx Zoo, Sparky Lyle
The Pennant Race" by Jim Brosnan
Instant Replay" The Green Bay Diary of Jerry Kramer. by Jerry Kramer & Dick Schaap
Men at Work, George Will
The Lords of the Realm, John Heylar
Teammates by David Halberstam
Semi Tough, Dan Jenkins
The Boys of Summer, Roger Kahn
Paper Lion, George Plimpton
Bleachers, John Grisham
