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Yahoo
15-07-2025
- Sport
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Angels sign 2 players who both hit .370 to add bats to prospect lists
MLB undrafted free agents often fly under the radar. But maybe the two new additions by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim shouldn't be flying under the radar. The Angels have signed both Ryland Zaborowski and LeTrey McCollum, according to Advertisement Zaborowski was a massive slugger at the University of Georgia. The right-handed first baseman just hit .370 with 17 homers and 61 RBI this season. McCollum is an outfielder from UC-Santa Barbara. He batted .371 with six homers and 40 RBI this season. He's 6-foot-5, 210 pounds and stole 17 bases, too. MORE: It's the year of Cal Raleigh On paper, those are ridiculous numbers, especially the ones put up by Zaborowski in the SEC. Clearly, teams saw flaws in these guys, but sometimes the production has to win out, too. The Angels clearly believe there is talent here. It'll be cool to see if it translates to pro ball. Advertisement MORE MLB NEWS:
Yahoo
14-06-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Juneteenth celebrations start as honor unveiled at historic Johnstown church
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – On the corner of Haynes Street and Menoher Boulevard is a church founded by a group of Black Civil War veterans who moved from Maryland to Johnstown for work in 1873. It relocated a few times through its 153-year history, but now First Cambria AME Zion Church, 409 Haynes St., has taken its place on the National Register of Historic Places. A plaque showing the designation was unveiled Friday during a ceremony that began with prayer and singing among a group of about 50 people gathered in the church. The ceremony honoring the church also marked the start of Johnstown's Juneteenth celebrations through June 19. NAACP Johnstown Branch President Alan Cashaw said honoring the history of First Cambria AME Zion Church was a 'proper and respectful' beginning to the Juneteenth holiday observation. The men who founded First Cambria AME Zion Church in 1873 worked in a tannery in Johnstown's Woodvale section and worshipped in the loft of the tannery before outgrowing it. 'Our ancestors took hard jobs like working in the tannery and the steel mill for us to be in Johnstown,' Cashaw said. The church was added to the registry in April based on its associations with moments of historical, national significance. In 1923, during the Rosedale incident, when a deadly shooting of police officers sparked an ordered banishment of Black and Mexican people from Johnstown, the pastor of First Cambria AME Zion spoke to the community, 'calling for peace beyond the unrest and fear,' said Barbara Zaborowski, of Pennsylvania Highlands Community College. Zaborowski led the application process and gave a presentation Friday. Again in 1969, when a white officer shot Timothy Perkins, a young Black man in Johnstown, 'the church stepped up and called for calmer heads, and helped avoid additional violence,' Zaborowski said. Cashaw and African-American Heritage Society member Bruce Haselrig shared lesser-known parts of the church's importance as a pillar of the community. When Cashaw was a Greater Johnstown High School senior in 1969, he led a school walkout, he said – to the church – after the principal prohibited students from wearing dashikis, clothing important to African American culture. In 1984, Haselrig said, the church helped form the Johnstown Minority Scholars Club to raise awareness of academic excellence among minority students. 'It's always been a community church,' Haselrig said. 'The building is being honored, but it's because of the things that happened here, the pastors, the leaders, the families.'
Associated Press
31-03-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
College baseball notebook: Beat goes on for Georgia offense with Zaborowski and Burnett leading way
Ryland Zaborowski and Robbie Burnett have eased the minds of Georgia fans worried offensive production would drop off with the departures of Charlie Condon and Corey Collins. Zaborowski and Burnett lead a high-scoring Bulldogs team that's out to a program-record 28-2 start. Their weekend home sweep of Auburn extended their win streak to eight games, longest in the nation. Georgia, which took three at Florida on March 21-23, for the first time since 2008 swept back-to-back Southeastern Conference opponents that were ranked in the top 10 at the time. The Bulldogs are tied with Tennessee for first in the SEC at 8-1. Zaborowski, who transferred from Miami (Ohio), leads the nation with 14 homers and a 1.120 slugging percentage and is second with 48 RBIs and fifth with a .442 batting average. He's just behind the torrid pace set last year by Condon, who finished with 37 homers and was taken No. 3 overall by Colorado in the Major League Baseball amateur draft. Burnett, who transferred from UNC Ashville, is second with 13 homers, and he has a .363 batting average to go with 27 walks and .570 on-base percentage. Those numbers are on track to match those of Collins, who was a sixth-round pick by the Mets. Georgia leads the nation with 79 homers and is third in scoring at 10.4 runs per game. Last year, the Bulldogs were second to Tennessee in homers, with 151, and scored 9.1 runs per game while going 43-17 and finishing one win away from the College World Series. Jayhawks flying high Kansas (23-6) swept Oklahoma State for the first time since 2009. The Jayhawks' 6-3 start in Big 12 play is their best ever. The Big 12's first season was 1997. The Jayhawks have hit 61 homers, just 14 short of the program record of 75 in 2006 and 2023. Reliever Gavin Brasosky has not allowed a run in his eight appearances this season (10 1/3 innings). Buckeyes raise eyebrows Ohio State delivered one of the weekend's most surprising results, winning two of three against a top-10 Oregon team that was making its first road trip as a Big Ten member. The Buckeyes (8-16) had lost their first seven games in conference play before they swept the Ducks 11-10 and 8-6 on Saturday. Ohio State erased a pair of four-run deficits to win the opener, and Tyler Pettorini's three-run homer highlighted the nightcap. The Ducks (20-7, 8-4) had won Big Ten series against Southern California, Minnesota and Rutgers before visiting Columbus, where Justin Haire is in his first season. Comeback Cavs Atlantic Coast Conference favorite Virginia hopes to carry over the momentum from its home sweep of Stanford. The Cavaliers entered the series just 12-11 overall and 3-6 in conference play. A week ago they were swept at home by Duke. The Cavaliers were down to their final our in the bottom of the 10th inning Saturday when James Nunnallee scored from first base on Aidan Teel's double to right, producing a 9-8 win that was their third comeback victory of the series and 10th of the season. Cleanup spot Arkansas won a series at Vanderbilt for the first time since 2010. Cam Kozeal, who transferred from Vanderbilt, homered three times against his former team. ... Oregon State set a school record with eight home runs in a 16-5 win at Nebraska on Saturday. That was the Beavers' only win in the three-game series. ... Notre Dame homered seven times Friday in a 16-9 home win over Florida State. It was the Seminoles' most lopsided loss since they were beaten 16-4 in the ACC Tournament championship game last year. The Seminoles won the next two against Notre Dame. ... Arizona State's sweep at Utah marked the Sun Devils' third straight Big 12 series win and fourth in a row in a road series since last year. ___
Yahoo
31-03-2025
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College baseball notebook: Beat goes on for Georgia offense with Zaborowski and Burnett leading way
College baseball notebook: Beat goes on for Georgia offense with Zaborowski and Burnett leading way FILE - Georgia's Ryland Zaborowski (20) throws the ball during an NCAA baseball game against Georgia State on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025 in Atlanta, Ga. (AP Photo/Stew Milne, File) Ryland Zaborowski and Robbie Burnett have eased the minds of Georgia fans worried offensive production would drop off with the departures of Charlie Condon and Corey Collins. Zaborowski and Burnett lead a high-scoring Bulldogs team that's out to a program-record 28-2 start. Their weekend home sweep of Auburn extended their win streak to eight games, longest in the nation. Advertisement Georgia, which took three at Florida on March 21-23, for the first time since 2008 swept back-to-back Southeastern Conference opponents that were ranked in the top 10 at the time. The Bulldogs are tied with Tennessee for first in the SEC at 8-1. Zaborowski, who transferred from Miami (Ohio), leads the nation with 14 homers and a 1.120 slugging percentage and is second with 48 RBIs and fifth with a .442 batting average. He's just behind the torrid pace set last year by Condon, who finished with 37 homers and was taken No. 3 overall by Colorado in the Major League Baseball amateur draft. Burnett, who transferred from UNC Ashville, is second with 13 homers, and he has a .363 batting average to go with 27 walks and .570 on-base percentage. Those numbers are on track to match those of Collins, who was a sixth-round pick by the Mets. Georgia leads the nation with 79 homers and is third in scoring at 10.4 runs per game. Last year, the Bulldogs were second to Tennessee in homers, with 151, and scored 9.1 runs per game while going 43-17 and finishing one win away from the College World Series. Advertisement Jayhawks flying high Kansas (23-6) swept Oklahoma State for the first time since 2009. The Jayhawks' 6-3 start in Big 12 play is their best ever. The Big 12's first season was 1997. The Jayhawks have hit 61 homers, just 14 short of the program record of 75 in 2006 and 2023. Reliever Gavin Brasosky has not allowed a run in his eight appearances this season (10 1/3 innings). Buckeyes raise eyebrows Ohio State delivered one of the weekend's most surprising results, winning two of three against a top-10 Oregon team that was making its first road trip as a Big Ten member. The Buckeyes (8-16) had lost their first seven games in conference play before they swept the Ducks 11-10 and 8-6 on Saturday. Ohio State erased a pair of four-run deficits to win the opener, and Tyler Pettorini's three-run homer highlighted the nightcap. Advertisement The Ducks (20-7, 8-4) had won Big Ten series against Southern California, Minnesota and Rutgers before visiting Columbus, where Justin Haire is in his first season. Comeback Cavs Atlantic Coast Conference favorite Virginia hopes to carry over the momentum from its home sweep of Stanford. The Cavaliers entered the series just 12-11 overall and 3-6 in conference play. A week ago they were swept at home by Duke. The Cavaliers were down to their final our in the bottom of the 10th inning Saturday when James Nunnallee scored from first base on Aidan Teel's double to right, producing a 9-8 win that was their third comeback victory of the series and 10th of the season. Advertisement Cleanup spot Arkansas won a series at Vanderbilt for the first time since 2010. Cam Kozeal, who transferred from Vanderbilt, homered three times against his former team. ... Oregon State set a school record with eight home runs in a 16-5 win at Nebraska on Saturday. That was the Beavers' only win in the three-game series. ... Notre Dame homered seven times Friday in a 16-9 home win over Florida State. It was the Seminoles' most lopsided loss since they were beaten 16-4 in the ACC Tournament championship game last year. The Seminoles won the next two against Notre Dame. ... Arizona State's sweep at Utah marked the Sun Devils' third straight Big 12 series win and fourth in a row in a road series since last year. ___ AP college sports:
