The UConn Huskies Daily Roundup post will run really late today or will not be published at all due to some personal obligations. Hopefully they get done quick enough so that I’m able to keep everyone informed. If you’re traveling tomorrow to see loved ones, family or friends for the holiday, travel safely.
Pujols Unanimous Choice For NL MVP
The Baseball Writer’s Association of America finished up it’s awards on Wednesday and for the second straight year, they have selected St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols as the National League MVP.
The BWAA was unanimous in it’s selection of Pujols. Florida Marlins shortstop Hanley Ramirez was a distant second.
For Pujols, it’s his second straight MVP and third overall. He joins a select group of company that have won three or more MVP’s. They are:
- Barry Bonds – 7 (1990, ’92-93, 2001-04)
- Yogi Berra – 3 (1951, ’54, ’55)
- R. Campanella – 3 (1951, ’53, ’55)
- Joe DiMaggio – 3 (1939, ’41, ’47)
- Jimmie Foxx – 3 (1932, ’33, ’38)
- Mickey Mantle – 3 (1956, ’57, ’62)
- Stan Musial – 3 (1943, ’46, ’48)
- Albert Pujols – 3 (2005, ’08-09)
- A. Rodriguez – 3 (2003, ’05, ’07)
- Mike Schmidt – 3 (1980, ’81, ’86)
Pujols hit .327 with 47 home runs and 135 RBIs leading the Cardinals to the NL Central crown. Pujols also took home the NL Silver Slugger Award at first base. He led the NL in on-base, slugging, homers and runs (124). He ranked second with 45 doubles, third with a career-high 115 walks, third with 135 RBIs and sixth with 186 hits.
Full ballot results after the jump.
2010 NCAA Women’s Basketball Rankings (Nov. 24)
| AP Top 25 | ESPN/USA Today Poll | ||||||
| 1. |
Connecticut (40) |
3-0 | 1000 | 1. |
Connecticut (31) |
3-0 | 775 |
| 2. | Stanford | 4-0 | 957 | 2. | Stanford | 4-0 | 741 |
| 3. | Ohio State | 5-0 | 892 | 3. | Ohio State | 5-0 | 709 |
| 4. | North Carolina | 3-0 | 871 | 4. | North Carolina | 3-0 | 662 |
| 5. | Notre Dame | 3-0 | 833 | 5. | Tennessee | 3-0 | 641 |
| 6. | Tennessee | 3-0 | 820 | 6. | Notre Dame | 3-0 | 608 |
| 7. | LSU | 4-0 | 731 | 7. | Texas A&M | 3-0 | 553 |
| 8. | Baylor | 2-1 | 679 | 8. | Baylor | 2-1 | 527 |
| 9. | Xavier | 2-0 | 659 | 9. | Florida State | 4-0 | 496 |
| 10. | Duke | 2-1 | 561 | 10. | Xavier | 3-0 | 482 |
| 11. | Texas A&M | 3-0 | 554 | 11. | LSU | 4-0 | 429 |
| 12. | Florida State | 4-0 | 515 | 12. | Duke | 3-1 | 406 |
| 13. | Texas | 2-1 | 473 | 13. | Arizona State | 2-1 | 356 |
| 14. | Georgia | 3-0 | 441 | 14. | Texas | 2-1 | 338 |
| 15. | DePaul | 4-0 | 390 | 15. | California | 2-1 | 281 |
| 15. | Virginia | 3-1 | 390 | 16. | Vanderbilt | 3-0 | 278 |
| 17. | Arizona State | 2-1 | 335 | 17. | Oklahoma | 2-1 | 270 |
| 18. | Kansas | 3-0 | 321 | 18. | Virginia | 3-1 | 253 |
| 19. | Mississippi State | 4-0 | 277 | 19. | Georgia | 3-0 | 244 |
| 20. | Oklahoma | 2-1 | 270 | 20. | Pittsburgh | 2-0 | 183 |
| 21. | Vanderbilt | 3-0 | 247 | 21. | DePaul | 4-0 | 142 |
| 22. | California | 2-1 | 229 | 22. | Mississippi State | 4-0 | 126 |
| 23. | San Diego State | 3-0 | 112 | 23. | Kansas | 3-0 | 113 |
| 24. | Pittsburgh | 2-0 | 106 | 24. | San Diego State | 3-0 | 74 |
| 25. | Michigan State | 2-2 | 95 | 25. | Michigan State | 2-2 | 63 |
| OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES | OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES | ||||||
| Georgia Tech 49, Middle Tennessee State 44, Dayton 39, Louisville 22, Rutgers 15, Oklahoma State 13, Maryland 10, Nebraska 10, TCU 7, Hartford 6, Temple 6, Purdue 5, Wake Forest 4, Gonzaga 3, St. John’s 3, Syracuse 3, Wisconsin-Green Bay 2, Duquesne 1, |
Louisville 56, Maryland 41, Dayton 37, Middle Tennessee State 33, Iowa State 23, Syracuse 23, Temple 22, Gonzaga 19, Hartford 10, TCU 9, Vermont 9, Southern Methodist 8, East Carolina 7, Rutgers 6, Georgetown 4, Western Kentucky 4, Houston 3, Oklahoma State 3, Georgia Tech 2, Nebraska 2, West Virginia 2, Auburn 1, Purdue 1. | ||||||
| Dropped From Rankings | Dropped From Rankings | ||||||
| Louisville 23, Middle Tennessee State24. | Louisville 19, Maryland 20, Purdue 23, Iowa State 24. | ||||||
Red Sox Announce 2010 Spring Training Info & Schedule
Here is a press release from the Boston Red Sox concerning the 2010 Spring Training schedule and ticket information.
Red Sox announce 2010 Spring Training schedule; Tickets go on sale Saturday, December 5
2010 marks fourth time in five years that prices remain unchanged
BOSTON, MA-The Boston Red Sox today announced that tickets for all 2010 spring training home games at City of Palms Park in Fort Myers, Florida will go on sale on Saturday, December 5. The club also released its 33-game spring schedule, which includes 17 games at City of Palms Park.
Tickets will also be available beginning at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 5 at the City of Palms Park box office, on www.redsox.com, or by calling 888-REDSOX6. Handicap accessible seating is also available by calling 877-REDSOX9. Hearing impaired patrons may call the TTY line at 617-226-6644.
Boston will open the spring schedule with two college exhibition games on Wednesday, March 3, facing the Northeastern Huskies at 1:05 p.m. followed by the Boston College Eagles in the nightcap beginning at 6:05 p.m.
The Red Sox will kick off the 2010 Grapefruit League season on Thursday, March 4 when they host the Mayor’s Cup rival Minnesota Twins at City of Palms Park at 7:05 p.m., the first of seven matchups against the cross-town foe. Boston will meet the Baltimore Orioles five times this spring, including three contests at the O’s new home in Sarasota. The 30-game Grapefruit League schedule will feature 10 matchups with National League opponents including a St. Patrick’s Day matinee vs. the New York Mets at City of Palms Park.
Additionally, the Red Sox will face the Washington Nationals for two exhibition games. The club will close out its Grapefruit League schedule on Friday, April 2 at City of Palms Park beginning at 1:05 p.m. before traveling to Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. for a game on Saturday, April 3. The start time for Saturday’s contest will be announced at a later date.
2010 tickets will remain at the 2009 prices. This will mark the fourth time in five years that ticket prices for games at City of Palms Park have remained unchanged.
Tickets for the Northeastern University and Boston College games will be half price.
The City of Palms Park box office will be open Saturday, December 5 from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. and Sunday, December 6 from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. Beginning Monday, December 7, the Fort Myers box office and the Red Sox Team Store at City of Palms Park will be open Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., and from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. on Saturdays, with the exception of December 26 and January 2 when both will be closed.
The Red Sox have sold out every Grapefruit League game at City of Palms Park since March 16, 2003, including 15 dates in 2009, increasing the club’s Grapefruit League sellout streak to 88 home games.
The Red Sox have trained at Fort Myers since 1993.
Prior to the start of the exhibition season, Red Sox will hold workouts at the organization’s Player Development Complex, which is located at 4301 Edison Avenue in Fort Myers. Pitchers and catchers are scheduled to report on Thursday, February 18 and will work out for the first time on Saturday, February 20. Infielders and outfielders report on Monday, February 22 with the first full squad workout on Wednesday, February 24. All workouts are open to the public free of charge and shuttle buses are provided from City of Palms Park at $2.00 per person.
Ticket prices and schedule after the jump.
Paw Prints – The Daily UConn Roundup – 11/24
UConn Football links
Well That Didn’t Take Long (New Husky Coming) [Desmond Conner – Hartford Courant]
Big East power rankings, Week 13 [Big East Blog – ESPN.com]
Win boosts UConn’s confidence, morale [Big East Blog – ESPN.com]
Big East mailbag, Part I [Big East Blog – ESPN.com]
Monday bowl thoughts [John Silver – Journal Inquirer]
A little more from the league [Neill Ostrout – Connecticut Post]
UConn Over Notre Dame [Thoughts From a Fat White Guy]
UConn’s Win at Notre Dame Teaches Lessons of Recruiting, Revenge and Hospitality [Rob Lunn – NESN.com]
UConn-Syracuse Single Tickets Still Available [UConnHuskies.com]
Big East notebook: ‘Perfect storm’ hits Rutgers [Connecticut Post]
Share Your Experiences From South Bend Here [Hartford Courant]
A quick nod to UConn, the rare team that deserves the sentiment [Dr. Saturday]
Introducing … UConn RB Jordan Todman [Sporting News]
UConn’s Huskies Steal ND’s Thunder [The New American]
UConn’s Edsall talks about huge win over Notre Dame [Dan Patrick – SI.com]
UConn Women’s Basketball links
16 TEAMS IN 16 DAYS: CONNECTICUT WOMEN’S BASKETBALL [BigEast.org]
UConn Men’s Basketball links
Hasheem Thabeet: Global NBA [UConn Huskies Basketball]
Other UConn related links
Men’s Soccer:Soccer News Net Chooses Watson-Siriboe as the Nation’s Top Male Soccer Player Finalist [UConnHuskies.com]
Women’s Ice Hockey: Four UConn Women’s Ice Hockey Players Compete Among WHEA All-Stars on Sunday [UConnHuskies.com]
Field Hockey: Loren Sherer and Melissa Gonzalez named NFHCA First Team All-America [UConnHuskies.com]
Clausen Involved In Bar Fight After Loss To UConn
I wonder if this is what Jimmy Clausen looked like after getting punched in the face on Saturday night?
What did Jimmy Clausen get after the Notre Dame Fighting Irish lost to the UConn Huskies on Saturday night? According to this report from David Kaplan of WGN 720 in Chicago, Clausen got two black eyes in a bar fight.
Notre Dame quarterback Jimmy Clausen was involved in a fight outside a South Bend bar early Sunday morning, according to a report Monday evening by WGN-AM’s David Kaplan.
According to Kaplan, Clausen has two black eyes from the altercation at around 2:30 a.m. Sunday. The incident comes on the heels of the Irish’s overtime loss to Connecticut, their fifth of the season, leaving Notre Dame at 6-5.
I can’t say I blame whomever did this to him but was it really necessary. After what happened with UConn cornerback Jasper Howard, you would think football players would be a little smarter about the situations they put themselves in.
Apparently Clausen misread the situation like he did with his receivers a few times on Saturday.
Video: Greg Lloyd’s Monster Hit On Armando Allen
My apologies for not getting this up sooner. I guess in all the excitement of celebrating the Huskies win and real life, I forgot to grab the video. Here’s the monster hit from UConn Huskies linebacker Greg Lloyd Jr. on Notre Dame running back Armando Allen Jr. at the goal line to start the second quarter during Saturday’s UConn win.
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Jordan Todman Named Big East Special Teams Player of the Week
A few honors were bestowed on the UConn Huskies after their win over the Notre Dame Fighting Irish on Saturday by the Big East Conference on Monday.
Jordan Todman was honored as the Big East Special Teams Player of the Week for his efforts on Saturday.
Todman had four returns for 156 yards including a 96 yard kickoff return for a touchdown. He also had 130 yards rushing and a touchdown.
Andre Dixon and Lawrence Wilson were also named to the Big East Honor Roll.
Dixon had 114 yards on 20 carries and had the game-winning touchdown in the second overtime. Wilson had a game-high 16 tackles and also had a fumble recovery.
Here’s the video of Todman’s kickoff return:
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Tina Charles Named Big East Player of the Week
The Big East announced on Monday that UConn Huskies senior center Tina Charles was named Big East Women’s Basketball Player of the Week.
In the Huskies first three wins, Charles averaged 19.7 points and 11 rebounds a game while shooting 56.1% from the floor.
Charles opened up the season with a 26 point, 13 rebound effort in the Huskies 70 point win over Northeastern. In a nationally televised tilt against the Texas Longhorns, Charles had her second straight double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds. She narrowly missed her third straight double-digit effort with 18 points and 9 rebounds in the win over Holy Cross.
The Huskies return to action on Friday when they’ll host the Hofstra Pride in the WBCA Classic at Gampel Pavilion.
DeMarlo Hale Named Bench Coach of Red Sox
It looks like Boston Red Sox skipper Terry Francona’s staff is all finalized.
According to Peter Abraham of the Boston Globe, third base coach DeMarlo Hale will shift to the dugout and take over as bench coach. Brad Mills, who was hired away by the Houston Astros as their manager, had been Francona’s bench coach since 2004.
First base coach Tim Bogar will shift over to third base coach and as we learned on Saturday, Pawtucket Red Sox manager Ron Johnson will be promoted and take over as the first base coach. Pitching coach John Farrell, hitting coach Dave Magadan and bullpen coach Gary Tuck will also return.
Rob Leary has also been named Major League coaching staff assistant.
One of Leary’s big jobs will be organizing the spring training workouts. Mills had done that previously for Francona.