Ruben Amaro…….Gone.
MLB.com/Phillies.com – The Phillies announced today that the club has elected not to extend the contract of senior vice president and general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. The team has named assistant GM Scott Proefrock as interim GM effective immediately. Amaro, 50, was named to his current position in November 2008 after serving as assistant GM for 10 years. Amaro became part of the Phillies organization as a batboy from 1980-83. As a Major League player, he spent five of his final seven big league seasons (1992-93, 1996-98) as an outfielder for the team. “It’s never an easy decision to make…
Illinois Tim Beckman Fired
The 2015 season has not even begun yet, but it appears we have our first fired coach. Illinois announced on Friday afternoon that it has fired coach Tim Beckman ahead of its first game. Here’s what you need to know about what went into Illinois’ decision, and where the program will go from here. 1. The decision was made following preliminary results of an external review into allegations involving the football program. Illinois athletic director Mike Thomas said the decision to fire Beckman came after he received preliminary information from an investigation into the football program. The investigation of Beckman…
Nittany Lions Captains Named
GoPSUSports.com/UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.; August 10, 2015 – Penn State football head coach James Franklin announced that Christian Hackenberg (Palmyra, Va.), Jordan Lucas (New Rochelle, N.Y.), Angelo Mangiro (Roxbury, N.J.), Von Walker (Mill Hall, Pa.) and Anthony Zettel (West Branch, Mich.) will serve as team captains for the 2015 season. Hackenberg is a team captain for the second consecutive year. “This group of guys was selected by their teammates and coaches because they are outstanding ambassadors for our program,” Franklin said. “They are leaders in the classroom, in the community, in the locker room and are important influencers for our team.”…
Best of SJS
Steve takes a rare vacation the week of August 3rd. Listen all week for the best interviews of 2015. Guests include Jack Ham, James Franklin, Rich Scarcella, Chris Wheeler, former Bucknell Basketball coach Dave Paulsen, new Bucknell Basketball coach Nathan Davis and we’ll remember the Penn State broadcast legend Fran Fisher. If you miss any of our Best of Shows, just click on the “Podcast” link above. When Steve returns, we’ll focus on the upcoming football seasons with Penn State, Bucknell, high school and the NFL…plus a look at the Little League World Series and Indycar at Pocono.
No Names on PSU Football Jerseys
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.; July 16, 2015 – The Penn State football program announced that it will remove the names from the backs of its jerseys beginning this season. Additionally, the program announced it would unveil and distribute its 2015 poster at various locations in State College on Thursday, July 16 from 6:45-7:45 p.m. The decision to remove the names from the jerseys was made to pay homage to the history of Penn State football and return to the tradition that represented Penn State for 125 years. The names were added to the back of the jerseys during the 2012 season…
MacPhail to Become President After Season
Monday Phillies ownership partner John Middleton and president Pat Gillick introduced Andy MacPhail at a news conference. MacPhail will succeed Gillick as club president after the season. In the meantime, he will be a special assistant to Gillick. See more from Todd Zolecki at MLB.com
Bo Ryan Retiring After the Season
Monday’s major news in college hoops is simply this: Bo Ryan is likely entering his final season as Wisconsin’s coach. Ryan released a statement that revealed he openly debated retiring this past spring, but after discussions with his athletic director, he took some time to think it over. He’s opting for one more season on the bench in Madison, and after that, his hope is that the program will do what Syracuse just formally announced: name a current assistant as its coach-in-waiting. That coach would be Greg Gard, Ryan’s longtime assistant. See Ryan’s statement here.
Phillies Sandberg Resigns
Phillies manager Ryne Sandberg has resigned from his post, the club announced Friday. Sandberg, 55, ended up taking over as Phillies manager when Charlie Manuel stepped down in August of 2013 and was then named full-time manager before the season concluded. In parts of three seasons and 278 games as skipper, Sandberg has a 119-159 record. “It’s not an easy decision,” Sandberg said. “In a lot of ways I’m old school and I’m very much dissatisfied with the record and not please at all with that. And I think that goes hand in hand with being the manager. So it’s…
Jim Haslett PSU Consultant
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa./GoPSUSports.com – Veteran NFL coach Jim Haslett will serve as a consultant for the Penn State football team. In his role with the Nittany Lions, Haslett will work with the Penn State football coaches, staff and program. “We are very excited to have Jim with our program,” head coach James Franklin said. “Jim has an outstanding football mind and invaluable experience that will be a tremendous resource. He has great knowledge of the game at the next level and we plan to put that to good use. He will work with our offensive, special teams and defensive coaches…
New Evidence Rose Bet as a Player
As recently as April 23 of this year, Pete Rose denied that he ever bet on baseball as a player. However, a report by ESPN’s Outside The Lines offers evidence that Rose, who for years denied betting on baseball as a manager before finally admitting as much, did indeed bet on games in which he played. As for that evidence, OTL has obtained documents that reportedly show Rose’s betting on games during his playing days with the Reds, specifically in 1986, when he served as player-manager. According to the report, new documents show that Rose bet “extensively” on baseball, and…
