Numbers game (Lexington Herald-Leader)
Numbers game (Lexington Herald-Leader)
The number of Baseball Hall of Famers who will be in attendance today when Cal Ripken Jr. and Tony Gwynn are inducted at Cooperstown, N.Y. The 53 (of 63 living Hall of Fame members) represents a record for a baseball induction ceremony, as does the 50,000 fans expected to visit Cooperstown this weekend. For Bruce Sutter’s induction last year, only 11,000 were in town, according to The …
Weekly Royals Minor League Report (The Morning News)
The 2007 Major League Baseball First-Year Player draft is now in the books. However, different from NBA and NFL drafts, you won’t see any well-suited experts on ESPN debating which teams had the best draft. It’s another of the beautiful elements of baseball. Being drafted brings only one guarantee; the battle to reach the major leagues is just beginning.
Hot air: NFL Network to show glimpse of Cowboys camp (Dallas Morning News)
At 7 p.m. Monday, NFL Network offers a 60-minute glimpse into Wade Phillips’ first Cowboys training camp. NFL Films will be scurrying around San Antonio over the weekend to provide taped sights and sounds. It’s the kind of access that local television stations dream about.