Staff Reporter | September 13, 2009
ADELANTO • Steven Hensley pitched a three-hit shutout as High Desert cruised past Rancho Cucamonga 5-0 Saturday night in the opening game of the second-round series.
Hensley worked nine innings and struck out 10 while giving up just one walk. The right-handed starter from Asheville, N.C., finished with a 9-3 record during the regular season with [...]
Staff Reporter | September 8, 2009
ADELANTO • Travis Scott scored on a fielding error by Modesto second baseman Maikol Gonzalez in the 10th inning, and the High Desert Mavericks beat the Nuts 9-8 on Saturday at Stater Bros. Stadium.
Scott led off the bottom of the 10th with a single and was moved over by a Juan Diaz sacrifice bunt. After [...]
Staff Reporter | September 6, 2009
ADELANTO • The High Desert Mavericks scored at least one run in every inning but the sixth on the way to a 17-5 blowout win over the Modesto Nuts on Friday night at Stater Bros. Stadium.
The Mavericks pounded out 23 hits, including 20 singles. Jamie McOwen had the only homer, a solo shot in the [...]
Staff Reporter | September 5, 2009
Oregon suspended star running back LeGarrette Blount for the remainder of the season on Friday for punching Boise State’s Byron Hout.
In their home opener, the 14th-ranked Broncos ran over the 16th-ranked Ducks, as Kellen Moore threw for 197 yards and a touchdown to cap a 19-8 Boise State win Thursday night.
But all didn’t end quietly. [...]
Staff Reporter | September 5, 2009
ADELANTO • Four home runs — three of them in the third inning — weren’t enough for the High Desert Mavericks as they lost 14-8 to the Lancaster JetHawks on Thursday at Stater Bros. Stadium.
High Desert starter J.C. Ramirez (8-10) suffered a disastrous first inning that featured three doubles, a homer, a walk and a [...]
Staff Reporter | September 3, 2009
ADELANTO • The song “Celebration” roared through the speakers at Stater Bros. Stadium — for the second time this year.
High Desert clinched the California League South Division second-half title Wednesday night as the Mavericks shut out the Lancaster JetHawks 7-0.
The Mavs, who had already won the first-half championship, seemed a little more subdued during their [...]
Press Release | April 20, 2009
ALLEN PARK, Mich. — Detroit Lions President Tom Lewand unveiled today the Detroit Lions’ new comprehensive brand that includes a new logo and new uniforms during a press conference held today at Dunham’s Sports, the exclusive third-party retail partner for the new logo and brand launch, in Madison Heights.
As part of the new comprehensive brand, [...]
Staff Reporter | April 3, 2009
Serena Williams beat her sister Venus Williams at the semifinals of the Sony Ericsson Open yesterday on a very interesting match, where Serena demonstrated again why she is the No. 1 seed of the World. The game ended with a 6-4, 3-6 and 6-3 making Serena reach the final and accomplish the record that Steffi [...]
Ron Littlefield | February 28, 2009
10 Tallest Players in NBA History
1.) Manute Bol
Height: 7′7” Weight: 225 Pounds
Manute Bol played 10 seasons in the NBA (1985-1995). He played for four different teams: Washington Bullets, Golden State Warriors, Miami Heat, and Philadelphia 76ers. He averaged 18.7 minutes played per game over his career, but only 4.2 rebounds and 2.6 points per [...]