Friday, July 06, 2007

Quick Hits

Here are a few odd news items that caught my eye when snooping through the internet and newspapers.....

The Pro Football Hall of Fame announced the list of people who will present this year's class of new inductees.....Dallas Cowboy owner Jerry Jones will present Michael Irvin; former Buffalo Bills head coach Marv Levy will present Thurman Thomas; Hall of Famer and former teammate Mike Munchak will present Bruce Matthews; Detroit Lions owner William Clay Ford will present Charlie Sanders; former Cleveland Browns teammate Bobby Franklin will present Gene Hickerson; and Hall of Famer Larry Wilson will present Roger Wehrli.....

One female sports journalist who does not get a lot of notice is NFL Network's Mary Strong (photo)....Strong provides updates during the NFL Now segment....she is a graduate of Loyola Marymount and played volleyball while in college....she later spent time on the beach volleyball circuit....

Former New York Knick and Georgetown Hoya star Patrick Ewing will be back on the bench this NBA season...Ewing agreed to be an assistant coach on Stan Van Gundy's staff in Orland.....looks like Dwight Howard will be getting great advice from the former center....

This was an interesting baseball nugget in Wednesday's Akron Beacon Journal....in 1966, pitcher Tony Cloninger of the Atlanta Braves became the first National League player to hit two grand slams in a game....he also added a single for a total of nine RBIs in their 17-3 win over San Francisco....

The famous Copacabana in New York City closed this past Sunday....

David Haugh of the Chicago Tribune writes that the Bears front office has ordered two types of NFC Championship rings....
  • David Haugh


  • Sean McClelland of The Dayton Daily News reports there are rumors that former Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Bill Cowher will be coaching the Cleveland Browns next season....
  • Sean McClelland
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