WHS drops team tennis match to Panthers
Staff Report
The Weatherford Kangaroo tennis team played the North Crowley Panthers Tuesday, losing 17 matches to 2. The Roos are now 1-2 in District 3-5A play with three matches left in the district round robin. The Roos play Richland High Tuesday, in Weatherford.
New Hall of Fame class announced
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — Joe Torre, Ron Santo and Gil Hodges are among 10 players on the latest Hall of Fame ballot for Veterans Committee voters.
Dick Allen, Jim Kaat and Luis Tiant are on the list, made up of major leaguers whose careers began in 1943 or later. Tony Oliva, Al Oliver, Vada Pinson and Maury Wills also were among the candidates announced Tuesday.
Voting results will be announced Dec. 8 at baseball’s winter meetings in Las Vegas. A player needs 75 percent to be elected — the living 64 Hall members will vote.
Jeter breaks long-standing Gehrig hits record at stadium
NEW YORK (AP) — Derek Jeter broke Lou Gehrig’s record for hits at Yankee Stadium, singling in the first inning against the Chicago White Sox.
The hit off Gavin Floyd was Jeter’s 1,270th in the 85-year-old ballpark, scheduled to close Sunday. It came in Jeter’s 8,002nd major league at-bat, passing Gehrig for second on the Yankees’ career list behind Mickey Mantle (8,102).
White Sox third baseman Juan Uribe, playing on the edge of the infield grass, tried to backhand the sharp grounder, which went under his glove.
There were camera flashes with every pitch thrown to Jeter in recent days. Jeter acknowledged the long ovation by taking off his helmet and raising it to the sellout crowd.
New York moves next year to a new Yankee Stadium, being built across the street.
Texans back in Houston for first time since Ike
HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Texans returned to practice for the first time since Hurricane Ike, trying to concentrate on football when most didn’t have electricity and many were dealing with significant damage to their homes.
The Texans travel to face the Titans on Sunday after moving last weekend’s game with Baltimore to Nov. 9. They’re hoping that repairs to their damaged stadium can be completed in time for their next home game against Indianapolis on Oct. 5.
California college under scrutiny for Title IX complaint
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The U.S. Department of Education has concluded that a San Diego community college violated portions of Title IX after reviewing a complaint filed by a former women’s basketball coach and her domestic partner that alleged proper services were not provided to players and staff.
San Diego Mesa College, without admitting to any violation of law, agreed to correct the violations, according to a release from the Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights.
