The SandC Interview: Bert Sugar author – “Baseball Hall of Fame- A Living History of America’s Greatest Game” Since opening its doors in 1939, Baseball’s Hall of Fame has entertained 14 million visitors. This shrine in Cooperstown comes alive on the pages of this coffee table book that examines, through brilliant photography and compelling prose, the American phenomenon that is baseball. Celebrating the 70th anniversary of the beloved baseball mecca in upstate New York, prolific author Bert Sugar provides us with a unique walking tour through its grand and glorious halls, one page at a time. [...]
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The Lakers earned their 15th title on Sunday night in Florida as Kobe Bryant scored 30 points and Pau Gasol added 14 and 15 rebounds in a 99-86 Game 5 win over the Orlando Magic. For Gasol it is his first NBA ring, for Bryant, the series MVP, it was his fourth and first in seven years and first without Shaq. [...] According to the Hollywood Reporter’s Risky Biz Blog the amazing sports comeback story of the seven-time Tour de France winner from Texas has entered a new stage as Gary Ross, writer/director of that well-received equine comeback story of “Seabiscuit”, has signed on to write the film. [...] The ultimate level of the sport’s compelling combination of speed, grace, physical mayhem, stick skills and intensity were on full display last night as that band of youngsters, the Penguins, with superstar kids Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin and a rookie coach defeated the dominant dynasty of the era, the Red Wings (NHL champs four times in a dozen years) in Detroit 2-1 taking the decisive Game 7 and the 2009 Stanley Cup. [...] Actor Gary Sinise, a Chicago-area native has signed on to narrate “We Believe,” a documentary film that explores the relationship between the city of Chicago and its baseball team the Cubs. Directed by John Scheinfeld (“The U.S. vs. John Lennon”) through Chicago-based Sedgwick Productions, this celebration of hope, loyalty and faith will include interviews with Dennis Franz, Bob Costas, Hugh Hefner, Joe Mantegna along with several current and former players as well as MLB commissioner Bud Selig among others. [...] On the surface it is two American teams, the Los Angeles Lakers against the Orlando Magic boxing out for the NBA championships, but their roots are deeply spread all over the world. The 2009 NBA Finals are being broadcast to more than 200 countries in over 60 languages, but the dreams they represent go even deeper [...] Various news sources including the Hollywood Reporter have stated that the Oscar-winning performer is in talks to re-unite with filmmaker James L. Brooks in his latest project that begins shooting later this month. [...] In a world of ifs….. if Courtney Lee doesn’t miss off a brilliant alley-oop pass from Hedo Turkoglu at the end of regulation, they go home all tied at 1. If Dwight Howard could’ve followed up the miss with his slam fractions of a section earlier, the series is even. If Orlando doesn’t commit 20 turnovers, they go home all tied at 1. If. [...] Switzerland’s Roger Federer beat surprise finalist Robin Soderling of Sweden, 6-1, 7-6 (1), 6-4 on Sunday to win the French Open. By adding the French title to his five apiece from Wimbledon and the U.S. Open and three from the Australian Open, one of the sport’s greatest players has joined an exclusive club. He became [...] This past Thursday the Big Unit joined an exclusive small unit by earning his 300th win as the San Francisco Giants defeated the Washington Nationals 5-1. The 45-year-old Johnson is the sixth left-hander to win 300 games and the second-oldest pitcher to reach the milestone. Knuckleballer Phil Niekro was 46 when he won his 300th with the New York Yankees in 1985. [...] |
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