SportsFullCircle

I have been a die-hard Atlanta Braves fan since I was a little girl. I'm also a HUGE fan of the Duke Blue Devils, New York Giants, AC Milan, Boston Bruins, and Boston Celtics. My favorite sports player of all time is Chipper Jones. I also like JJ Redick, Eli Manning, and Patrice Bergeron. Baseball is my favorite sport and most knowledgeable area, but I love to follow football and other sports, too. When I'm older, I'm hoping to become a sports orthopedic surgeon, and be the next Dr. James Andrews when he steps down.

Pool A

Urbandale, IA (Midwest) 5 Mercer Island, WA (Northwest) 3: Urbandale rallied in the fifth inning thanks to Jake Quirk and his three-run homerun. Mercer Island starter Keegan Ogard allowed only one hit until the fifth inning, when Urbandale’s bats exploded, scoring five runs that inning. Aidan Plummer tripled and…

Pool A

Warner Robins, GA (Southeast) 6 Staten Island, NY (Mid-Atlantic) 3: Justin Jones homered for the second day in a row, and two of his teammates also hit homeruns for Warner Robins. Jones also started and got a three-hitter. Vincent Quinn hit a two-run homerun with two outs in the…

A 22-year old Mexican body was found yesterday on the family ranch of the Atlanta Braves third baseman Chipper Jones. Jones has owned the 10,000 acre ranch in southwest Texas since 2000. He visits the ranch several times during the offseason and during Thanksgiving.

The man’s body was found around 6:30…

Yesterday, Jamaican runner Usain Bolt broke another world record in the 200-meter run. He ran it in 19.19 seconds to win the gold medal and break his own world record. In the 2008 Beijing Olympics he ran the 200 in 19.30 seconds. Four days ago, he broke his own record…

Hockey great Ted “Teeder” Kennedy died Friday at the age of 83. He passed away of congestive heart failure at a nursing home in his hometown of Port Colbourne, Ontario, Canada.

Kennedy played in the NHL from 1942 to 1957 for the Toronto Maple Leafs. He was the captain for Toronto…

New York Mets third baseman David Wright was beaned in the head by a 94-mph pitch from San Francisco Giants starter Matt Cain. Wright sustained a concussion after being hit squarely in the helmet and ended up staying the night in the hospital.

Before being taken to the hospital, Wright was…

Minnesota Twins manager Ron Gardenhire had a few choice words for last night’s home plate umpire Hunter Wendelstedt.

Wendelstedt threw out Gardenhire in the second inning of the Twins’ 10-8 loss last night after someone in the Twins’ dugout blamed Detroit starter Armando Galarraga of balking.

“It’s a quick-pitch. Our guys in…

LeBron James stated today that he is unlikely to accept a contract extension from the Cleveland Cavaliers until after the 2009-2010 season; he will likely become a free agent.

“I signed a contract in 2006 with an option, and it would make no sense for me to sign that contract if…

The Boston Red Sox have designated right handed pitcher John Smoltz for assignment. Boston’s GM Theo Epstein personally traveled to New York today to give Smoltz the news. The move gives the Sox 10 days to trade or release him.

Epstein “told him to go home and take a deep breath,…