Lakers Beat Curry

The Oswego State men's ice hockey team defeated Curry 4-1 on Sunday evening in the third-place game of the Pathfinder Bank Oswego Hockey Classic at the Campus Center Ice Arena in Oswego.

The Lakers got off to a quick start with unassisted goals by Peter Magagna and Brendan McLaughlin (pictured). Magagna scored off a turnover just 35 seconds into the period and McLaughlin's goal was a power-play goal at 2:17 of the opening period. The fast start was a good sign for Oswego State, as the Lakers improved their record to a perfect 7-0-0 on the season when they score the first goal.

Those two goals held up through the rest of the first period and the entire second period. McLaughlin scored again early in the third period to extend Oswego State's lead to 3-0 on assists from Magagna and Ryan Ellis.

The shutout bid by Laker goalie Ryan Scott was foiled in the last minute of the game when William Hoffman scored on a deflection for the Colonels with 57 seconds left in the game. The goal was assisted by Jeff Hazelwood and Ross Enmark.

Ellis added a late goal for Oswego State on an assist by McLaughlin. The lilne of Magagna, Ellis, and McLaughlin accounted for all four Laker goals and combined for seven points in the game. With a goal in each game of the Classic, Magagna was named to the all-tournament team.

Scott made 25 saves for the Lakers and Curry goaltender Zachary Cardella made 29 saves.

Oswego State is now 8-4-2 on the year and Curry is 7-5-1.

Next year's Pathfinder Bank Oswego Hockey Classic will be held Jan. 2-3, 2009 and invited teams Babson and Skidmore from the ECAC East and Augsburg from the MIAC will join the host Lakers for the third annual event.

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Full Strength At Last

Ryan Ellis makes his return to the Oswego State Lakers lineup tonight. Ellis missed last night's 3-1 loss to Amherst with an illness. He is the team leader in goals, assists and points (7-8-15). Prior to Ellis's illness, the Lakers were without second-leading scorer Peter Magagna Dec. 8 against Morrisville. Magagna returned from a knee injury last night.

Last year's leading scorer, Brendan McLaughlin, had also missed a pair of games this season due to injury. Tonight he joins Ellis and Magnaga on the first line. This is the first time the M.E.M. line has played together since a 4-2 win over Buffalo State on Nov. 30.

Here is the full line chart:
F: Ryan Ellis - Brendan McLaughlin - Peter Maganga
F: Garren Reisweber - Matt Whitehead - Tony Dinunzio
F: Neil Musselwhite - C.J. Thompson - Chris Laganiere
F: Brad Dormiedy - Derrell Levy - Joe Hall

D: Tyler Lyon - Kyle McCutcheon
D: Francois Gagnon - Mike Novak
D: Rich Zalewski - Mark Lozzi

G: Ryan Scott (4-4-1, 2.40 GAA, .900 Sv %)
G: Chris Hyk
G: Matt Wolf

St. Norbert Wins Oswego Hockey Classic

The St. Norbert Green Knights defeated Amherst 3-1 this afternoon to capture the Pathfinder Bank Oswego Hockey Classic title.

NCAA History Made at the Campus Center

St. Norbert net-minder Kyle Jones earned career win number 73 this evening as the top-ranked Green Knights defeated Curry 5-2. That is a new NCAA Division III record.

The win puts St. Norbert in the championship game of this weekend's Pathfinder Bank Oswego Hockey Classic. They await the winner of Oswego State and Amherst.

A Rare Treat

Tim Derozier of St. Norbert radio is broadcasting the St. Norbert-Curry game on 88.9 FM WNYO. Green Knights goalie Kyle Jones is going for career win number 73. That would be a new NCAA Division III record. Listen to NCAA history on 88.9 FM WNYO.

...And They're Off

We're underway at the Campus Centre Ice Arena. St. Norbert play-by-play man Tim Derozier is to my left, I overheard him say that SNC goalie Steve Jones is going for career victory number 73. That would be a new NCAA Division III record.

Pathfinder Countdown

Scott Back in Net

The Laker line chart for tonight's game against Amherst has just been handed out. Ryan Scott is starting for the first time since Dec. 1 vs. Fredonia. He is 4-3-1 with a 2.45 GAA on the season. He has a save percentage of .901.

Here is the rest of the lineup:

F: Josh Chamberlain-Brendan McLaughlin-Peter Magagna
F: Garren Reisweber-Matt Whitehead-Tony DiNunzio
F: Neil Musselwhite-C.J. Thompson-Brad Dormiedy
F: Chris Laganiere-Derrell Levy-Joe Hall

D: Tyler Lyon-Kyle McCutcheon
D: Francois Gagnon-Mike Novak
D: Rich Zalewski-Mark Lozzi

Ryan Maloney

Ellis Out; Kitchen Gone

A source close to the club confirmed last night that Ryan Ellis is doubtful for this weekends tournament. Ellis is apparently sick and bedridden. He is currently the team leader in points (15) and goals (7).

Also, senior transfer Joel Kitchen (pictured) has left Oswego State. Kitchen tallied 21 goals and 28 assists in three seasons at Division I Canisius before transferring to Oswego for the Fall 2007 semester. He had one helper in four games with the Lakers and spent 21 minutes in the sin bin. Kitchen has stated he would like to play hockey in Australia.

Ryan Maloney

Mags to return for Pathfinder

Oswego State junior forward Peter Magagna appears to be recovered from his leg injury. A source close to the club said today that Magagna will play in Saturday's first-round game.

The former Wellington Duke was injured Dec. 7 in a 7-1 win over Morrisville at the Campus Centre. He missed the Dec. 8 contest at Morrisville as the Lakers narrowly escaped with a 6-5 win.

Magagna is the second-leading scorer on the team with 11 points in 10 games. He is the Lakers leading set-up man with seven assists.

Ryan Maloney

Before There was Jeanerette, There was Harry Caray

Mr. Clemens, meet Mr. Mitchell

409 pages later, The “Report to the Commissioner of Baseball of an independent investigation into the illegal use of steroids and other performance enhancing substances by players in Major League Baseball” is not just a really obnoxiously long title but a surprisingly interesting read. This report was touted as being the apocalypse of Major League Baseball and received with countdown timers on CNN like it was a presidential address.

Like many, when I went to read this monstrosity looking solely for names. I wanted to see who was being named and would be forced to face the shame of a nation. Oh yea, who is Kirk Radomski? Suddenly, this former club house attendant is making a name for himself by painting the Hester Prynne’s with their own scarlet letter. But I digress, famous names were what I was looking for and this report provided just that.

We expected to find Barry Bonds, Jason and Jeremy Giambi and Jose Canseco included in the report but no one could have been expected to see Roger Clemens implicated. The greatest living pitcher in the game, achieved such greatness by using performance enhancing drugs? Hang on, was just another part of the witch hunt that was the Mitchell Report? I mean, all they wanted was to find one big name to prove that this investigation was worthwhile, right?

What makes the implication of Roger Clemens so shocking and disheartening is the manner in which he is discussed. This was not just a he said she said, but specific examples are given.

McNamee injected Clemens approximately four times in the buttocks over a several-week period with needles that Clemens provided. Each incident took place in Clemens's apartment at the SkyDome. (Mitchell, pg 166)

The jig is up right? There is no way that The Rocket could get out of this one, exact places and instances are mentioned. Currently, Clemens has elected to deny all of these allegations. “…adamantly, vehemently, and whatever other adjectives can be used, denies that [I have] ever used steroids or ... improper substances…” (cnn.com) Many, including myself find this hard to believe when the players that were named ( Brian Roberts, Fernando Viña and Clemens friend, Andy Pettitte) are slowly admitting that they did use HGH or some other form of performance enhancing drug, giving the these allegations found in the Mitchell Report more and more credibility.

The verdict on Clemens, like many other is still out. Last week’s release of the Mitchell Report is only the beginning of what is going a long process of, hopefully one day, removing steroids and other performance enhancing drugs from the game of baseball. Only time will tell what happens next…
-Matt Armstrong

World Series Chew Toy?

The baseball from the final out of the 2007 World Series is at Jonathan Papelbon's home in Hattiesburg, Miss., according to the Hattiesburg American.

Well, part of it is.

The rest? You should ask the Boss.

If he could talk, he might say it was delicious. But the most he'll say is "woof."

"Boss," you see, is Jonathan Papelbon's dog. Boss likes to play with baseballs. And Boss found the baseball that Red Sox catcher Jason Varitek gave the closer after he struck out the Rockies' Seth Smith to clinch Boston's second World Series title in four years, the newspaper reported.

And Papelbon was left with a common excuse for not doing one's homework to explain what happened to a historic baseball artifact.

"My dog ate it," Papelbon told the newspaper. "He plays with baseballs like they are his toys. His name is Boss. He jumped up one day on the counter and snatched it. He likes rawhide. He tore that thing to pieces.

"I'll keep what's left of it," he told the paper.

After the 2004 World Series, the Red Sox and first baseman Doug Mientkiewicz haggled over custody of the ball that produced the final out of the team's Series championship in 86 years. Both sides eventually decided to give the ball to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y.

Courtesy of ESPN

Posted by Pat Morgan

Men's Hoops Wins RIT Brodie Tourney

The Oswego State men's basketball team pulled away in the second half and defeated the host Rochester Institute of Technology Tigers 81-68 on Saturday afternoon in the championship game of the Harold J. Brodie Tournament at Clark Gym in Rochester.

Four of Oswego State's starters scored in double figures and the Lakers forced 20 RIT turnovers in the win, holding RIT 13 points below its season scoring average.

The game was tied 38-38 at halftime but Oswego State's defense came to the fore in the second half. The Lakers held the Tigers to 11-for-26 shooting from the field including 0-for-5 from behind the 3-point line, forced 11 turnovers, and held a 21-15 rebounding advantage over the last 20 minutes.

Tommy Downing led the Lakers with 21 points on the afternoon and was named as the tournament's Most Valuable Player. Nick Perioli and Mahamoud Jabbi were also named to the all-tournament team.

Joining Downing in double-digit scoring for the Lakers were Jabbi (14), Reuter (12), and Dom White (10). Perioli had seven points and 10 assists in the game and Kendrick Pollard (9 points) and Marshall Jones (8 points) provided scoring contributions off the bench.

RIT was led by Mark Carson with 23 points and 14 rebounds.

The Lakers head into a break in the schedule with a 6-2 overall record through their first eight games. RIT fell to 5-5 overall. Oswego State's next game is Jan. 8 at St. Lawrence. The Lakers will then return to SUNYAC action with games against New Paltz and Oneonta Jan. 11-12 at Max Ziel Gymnasium.

BOX SCORE

http://www.oswego.edu/athletics/teams/mens_basketball/statistics/0708stats/1215rit.htm

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Insane Tennis Court

Tennis

Roger Federer and Andre Agassi have a little fun on this insanely high tennis court in Dubai. The best part is at the end when they drive tennis balls into the water below.

Posted by Pat Morgan

Men's Hockey Moves Up

The Oswego State men's ice hockey team moved up to the No. 14 ranking in the latest USCHO.com Division III Men's Poll, which was released on Monday afternoon and freshman Joe Hall was named as the SUNYAC Ice Hockey Rookie of the Week for the week ending Dec. 9. The Lakers moved from 15th to 14th in the national poll, and are ranked for the 83rd consecutive publishing of the USCHO.com poll, dating back to January 2003. Last week, Oswego State defeated new SUNYAC foe Morrisville 7-1 at the Campus Center Ice Arena and 6-5 at Morrisville's IcePlex.

In those two games, freshman left wing Joe Hall (pictured) scored a goal and an assist in each contest, recording four points in the weekend after tallying just one through his first nine games. He was named SUNYAC Ice Hockey Rookie of the Week. Hall, a native of Schaumberg, Ill., played for the Wellington Dukes before attending Oswego State.

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Men's Hockey Survives Morrisville

The Oswego State men's ice hockey team rallied from an early deficit and defeated Morrisville 6-5 on Saturday night at the IcePlex in Morrisville. The Lakers scored three power-play goals and six different players scored in the victory.

Oswego State fell behind 1-0 but tied the game on a power-play goal from C.J. Thompson, assisted by Tyler Lyon and Matt Whitehead. Morrisville answered that goal with a tally from Derek Matheson just 12 seconds after the Lakers tied the score, and the Mustangs carried a 2-1 lead into the first intermission.

It didn't take long for the Lakers to tie the score, as Oswego State capitalized on another power-play chance with Joe Hall deflecting a point shot by Francois Gagnon past Morrisville goalie Brett Freese to knot the score at 2-2.

After a Morrisville player was issued a major penalty for elbowing, the Lakers recorded their third power-play goal of the game as Garren Reisweber deposited a loose puck at the edge of the crease. The Mustangs responded again as Keith Williams finished off a 2-on-0 rush to tie the game 3-3.

Oswego State's Chris Laganiere scored his first collegiate goal from a sharp angle late in the second period to give the Lakers a 4-3 lead and Oswego State never trailed again.

Early in the third, Josh Chamberlain scored to make it 5-3. After Morrisville scored again, to reduce the lead to one goal, Derrell Levy (pictured) scored his second of the season on an assist by Hall to make it 6-4. It proved to be the game-winning goal.

Morrisville scored a power-play goal with 1:38 left in the third period and the Mustangs were on the power play for the last 1:26 of the game, but Oswego State held on for the win.

The Lakers are now 7-3-2 on the year and 7-1-1 in the SUNY Athletic Conference. Morrisville fell to 4-12-0 and 0-9-0 in the SUNYAC.

Oswego State returns to action on Dec. 29 at the Pathfinder Bank Oswego Hockey Classic, when the Lakers host Amherst. The first semifinal on Dec. 29 pits St. Norbert against Curry.

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NOTES:

-The Lakers won for the first time after giving up the game's first goal. Oswego State is now 1-3-2 when allowing their opponent on the scoreboard first. They are 6-0-0 when they record the opening marker.

-Mutsang netminder Brent Freese was playing in his last collegiate game. The senior graduates this month.

-This was the second, but not the last meeting this season between the Mustangs and Lakers. The clubs will meet Jan. 22 at the Campus Center for a non-conference match-up.

OTHER SUNYAC SCORES & STANDINGS:

Lebanon Valley     2 at Buffalo State      3 NC       
Castleton          1 at Geneseo            2 NC      
Fredonia           2 at Neumann            7 NC     
Potsdam            2 at Hobart             5 NC      
Elmira             4 at Brockport          4 NC  OT  
Oswego             6 at Morrisville        5 SU       
Plattsburgh        8 at Williams           1 NC

		GP	W-L-T	Pts.
1	Plattsburgh	9	9-0-0	18
2	Oswego	9	7-1-1	15
3	Potsdam	9	4-3-2	10
4	Geneseo	9	4-5-0	8
	Fredonia	7	3-2-2	8
6	Cortland	8	3-5-0	6
7	Brockport	7	2-4-1	5
8	Buffalo State	7	1-4-2	4
9	Morrisville	9	0-9-0	0

Men's Hockey Mauls Morrisville

The Oswego State men's ice hockey team scored six straight goals over the last 37 minutes and defeated Morrisville 7-1 at the Campus Center Ice Arena in Oswego on Friday night.

Junior forward Brendan McLaughlin had three assists for Oswego State, giving him 100 points for his career. McLaughlin, from Brampton, Ontario, has 44 goals and 56 assists in 65 games and is the 47th player in Oswego State men's ice hockey history to reach the 100-point milestone.

Garren Reisweber opened the scoring for the Lakers in the first period, taking a pass from Tony DiNunzio and sliding the puck past Morrisville goalie Caylin Relkoff for the only goal of the opening period.

Morrisville got on the board and tied the game early in the second period as Dave Schultz finished off a goalmouth scramble with assists going to Andrew Alarie and Chris Wallin. Reisweber added his second goal of the night just 1:06 after Morrisville tied it and the Lakers never looked back.

Ryan Ellis scored a power-play goal and Peter Magagna added another in the second period to give the Lakers a 4-1 lead.

Tyler Lyon, Joe Hall, and C.J. Thompson scored third-period goals for Oswego State. Chris Laganiere had two assists in the game. Laker goalie Chris Hyk made 26 saves in the game. The win improves the Lakers' record to 6-3-2 on the season and 6-1-1 in the SUNYAC.

Morrisville's Relkoff finished the game with 36 saves, and the Mustangs are now 4-11-0 overall and 0-8-0 in the SUNYAC.

The same teams will meet again on Saturday at Morrisville's IcePlex, with face off set for 7 p.m.

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Cardinals Down Men's Hoops

The Oswego State men's basketball team lost 86-81 at Plattsburgh on Friday night.

The Lakers are now 4-2 overall and 1-1 in the conference. Plattsburgh (6-0, 2-0) is ranked 13th in the latest d3hoops.com national poll.

Sophomore Mahamoud Jabbi led Oswego State with 25 points and Kyle Reuter and Nick Perioli each scored 14. Tommy Downing scored 13 points and Dom White had nine points and 11 rebounds.

Oswego State led 46-43 at halftime and eventually built a six-point lead early in the second half after Reuter made a pair of free throws. Plattsburgh cut that lead and then went on a 13-2 run to build a 73-62 lead with just over six minutes to play.

The Lakers responded with a run of their own and cut the Cardinal lead down to a single possession in the final minute. Jabbi's layup with 35 seconds left pulled Oswego State to within one point at 82-81. The Lakers fouled Plattsburgh's Anthony Williams, who made one of two free throws. Oswego State had a shot to tie the game with three seconds left but it didn't go and three free throws by the Cardinals in the closing seconds accounted for the final score.

Oswego State returns to action next weekend at the RIT Tournament. The Lakers will face Hilbert College on Friday at 6 p.m.

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Women's hoops wins second straight

The Oswego State women's basketball team defeated Plattsburgh 71-63 on Friday night at Plattsburgh. The Lakers are now 5-2 on the season.

Sarah Lombard led Oswego State with 17 points on 7-of-8 shooting from the field as the Lakers built an eight-point halftime lead and made it stand up for the victory. Two other Lakers scored in double-figures as Jessica Collins scored 13 points and Jenny Brewer added 12. Collins also had 13 rebounds, while Lombard pulled down nine boards.

Plattsburgh's leading scorer was Katie Simpson, with 19 points.

The Lakers don't play again until the Amerisport Tournament in Daytona Beach, Fla. on Dec. 28 and 30. Oswego State will play Wis.-Stout in the first game and Simpson College in the second game.

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Freshman lead Orange to much-needed win

The Syracuse men's basketball team needed a big road win. They got it. The Orangemen held on to beat the University of Virginia 70-68 in Charlottesville, VA Wednesday night.

Freshman Donte Greene led the Syracuse attack with 21 points, including 5-of-8 from behind the arc as the Orange (6-2) put four players in double figures. Johnny Flynn added 18 points for Syracuse, including two key free throws with 5.3 seconds left. Eric Devendorf scored 16 and Paul Harris had 10 points and 14 rebounds.

Virginia (6-2) was lead by senior Adrian Joseph's 19 points and 13 rebounds as the Orange gave Virginia only its second loss in 22 games at its new arena.

Sean Singletary, Virginia's leading scorer, was slowed by strep throat and had an off night shooting 3-of-14 and 2-of-8 from the charity stripe. He entered the game shooting 93 percent from the line. Singletary had 10 points and nine assists and Mamadi Diane scored 10.

The Orange, who gave up 107 points last week in a loss to UMass, held its second opponent in less then a week under 70 points. Virginia came in averaging 83 points a game.

Nick Vecchio

Clarkson comes to "The Z" looking for 3rd straight W

The Oswego State women's basketball team hosts Clarkson (2-4) tomorrow night at the Max Ziel Gymnasium. The Lakers (3-2) and Golden Knights appear to be headed in opposite directions as Oswego State has lost their last two while Clarkson has prevailed in their last pair. Clarkson began the season with a string of four losses while the Lakers started 3-0.

The two teams share one common opponent. Clarkson lost 76-44 to Potsdam on Nov. 27. Oswego State lost to the Bears 84-70 three days later. Knights leading scorer Monica Thomas was just 1-for-8 from the field with five points in Clarkson's loss. Laker shooting percentage leader Sarah Lombard shot just 1-for-6 in Oswego State's loss. She has missed just 9-of-29 shots on the year.

Both teams came into the 2007-08 season with new coaches. Tracy Bruno came to the Lakers after serving on the staff at Hillsdale College. KJ Krasco was hired at Clarkson after two seasons as an assistant with cross-town rival St. Lawrence. The Knights are led by the play of their back court as 10 of their 13 players are listed as guards, including Thomas (9.3 PPG). The top scorer for Oswego State is also a back court player, senior guard Sam Driscoll (12.6 PPG).

Clarkson's roster features two former Central New York high school standouts. Freshman Lauren Pluchino spent last season in the Liverpool Warriors' back court. Sophomore Michelle Reddinger is a former front court force for C.W. Baker.

Ryan Maloney

Coming Up...

Thursday, Dec 6th Women's Basketball vs. Clarkson 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Max Ziel Gymnasium

Friday, Dec 7th Women's Basketball at Plattsburgh 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Memorial Hall Gymnasium

Men's Ice Hockey vs. Morrisville 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm Campus Center

Men's Basketball at Plattsburgh 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm Memorial Hall Gymnasium Saturday, Dec 8th Men's Ice Hockey at Morrisville 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm Ice Plex

Top-five ranked NYU Violets pull away for win over Oswego State

The Oswego State women's basketball team lost 67-48 to the New York University Violets on Tuesday night in a non-league game at Max Ziel Gymnasium. The visiting Violets are ranked fifth in the latest USA Today/ESPN Division III Coaches Poll, and pulled away to outscore Oswego State 16-3 over the last seven minutes of the game en route to the win.

NYU is now 6-0 on the season and Oswego State fell to 3-2.

The Lakers used strong rebounding in the first half to keep the game close, and trailed 27-25 at half.

The Violets started the second half with a 12-0 run to push the lead into double figures before the Lakers rallied back to whittle the lead to six, but NYU put the game away down the stretch.

Senior Sam Driscoll made three 3-pointers and finished the game with 14 points to lead Oswego State. Sarah Lombard scored 12 points. Alaina Hannahs had six assists and 11 rebounds.

NYU was led by All-American Jessica McEntee (pictured), who scored 18 points and has a game-high 12 rebounds.

Oswego State returns to action on Thursday at home, when the Lakers host Clarkson at 6 p.m. at Ziel Gymnasium.

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Day 2 Loopty Loo?

Ok, day two has just about ended in Nashville and one major deal has gone down. A preliminary agreement has been made that would send four time all-star 3rd Basemen Miguel Cabrera and 2003 rookie of the year pitcher Dontrelle Willis to the Detroit Tigers for catcher Mike Rabelo, outfielder Cameron Maybin and pitchers Andrew Miller, Eulogio De La Cruz, Burke Badenhop and Dallas Trahern.

Umm...look at the line up and rotation for the Tigers now.

Curtis Granderson
Placido Polanco
Gary Sheffield
Magglio Ordonez
Miguel Cabrera
Edgar Renteria
Carlos Guillen
Pudge Rodriguez
Jacque Jones

Their pitching rotation isn't that bad either: Justin Verlander, Nate Robertson, Jeremy Bonderman, Kenny Rogers and Dontrelle Willis.

Their current lineup looks just as strong as last years Red Sox lineup. Speaking of the Sox...The Sox and Twins are hammering out the particulars of the Johan Santana deal. Jon Lester, Coco Crisp and two other minor leaguers are reportedly part of the package for the former Cy Young winner.

The Mets are sitting on their hands currently, no one is biting at anything they put on the table.

The Yankees seem to be out of the Santana talks. Expect them to show interest in Erik Bedard or Oaklands Dan Harren.

Anything else that is going to happen will go down either tonight or tomorrow. Winter meetings end Wednesday.

-Matt Armstrong

Dear Omar Minaya,

Don't screw this up.


-Mets fans everywhere

John Maine Likes the Ladies... Clothes That is

Has Oscar De La Hoya started a trend?

At the opening of Touch nightclub Thursday night, Mets pitcher John Maine followed an attractive young woman into the ladies' bathroom.

He even went into the stall with her, but she wasn't prepared for what came next.

"He asked her if he could try on the little black dress she was wearing," laughs our snitch.

Unfortunately for the Maine Man, the lady declined.

Courtesy of NY Daily News

Posted by Pat Morgan

Lakers continue to fall in the polls

The Oswego State men's ice hockey team fell to bottom of the latest USCHO top 15 division III poll. The Lakers (5-3-2) went 1-0-1 over the weekend homestand against Buffalo State and Fredonia. They are now tied with New England College (4-0-1) for the #14 ranking. The Lakers will host the Pilgrims on Jan. 5 at the Campus Center.

Elmira tops this week's poll, rising from the #4 spot. The Soaring Eagles are 7-0-1, their only tie was at home against Oswego State on Oct. 27. They defeated #6 Manhatanville (7-2-1) 4-3 on the road Saturday. SUNYAC leader Plattsbugh (11-1-0) climbed two spots and is tied with the Eagles for #1. They're lone loss was at Elmira on Nov. 17. The Cardinals host Oswego State on Jan. 25. They defeated the Lakers 4-2 at the Campus Center on Nov. 2.

2007 Pathfinder Bank Oswego Hockey Classic participant St. Norbert (7-1-1) rose two spots to #3. The Green Knights received two first-place votes. They will open the second annual tournament at the Campus Center against Curry Dec. 29. The Lakers will face Amherst in the nightcap. The winners of those games will square off Dec. 30 at 7 p.m.

Wisconsin-River Falls fell from #1 to #4 this week. The Falcons were shutout 5-0 at St. Thomas on Nov. 27 before winning a pair of home games over the weekend. River Falls is 1-1-2 this year when playing away from Hunt Arena. They still managed to hold onto a number one ranking in this week's poll. Hobart fell from #2 to #9 after losing two straight on the road. The Statesmen lost at #6 Manhatanville Friday before falling at Utica Saturday. Hobart defeated the Lakers 5-2 on Nov. 17.

Team	(First Place Votes)	Record	Points	Last Poll
1	Elmira	( 9)	7-0-1	283	4
1	Plattsburgh	( 8)	11-1-0	283	3
3	St. Norbert	( 2)	7-1-1	245	5
4	Wis.-River Falls	( 1)	7-1-3	239	1
5	Wis.-Stout		10-1-1	195	8
6	Manhattanville		7-2-1	185	6
7	St. Thomas		6-1-1	173	10
8	Babson		6-0-1	171	9
9	Hobart		8-2-0	160	2
10	Southern Maine		5-0-1	109	14
11	Norwich		4-2-0	80	11
12	Bowdoin		4-1-0	73	14
13	Middlebury		3-2-1	59	7
14	New England College		4-0-1	41	NR
14	Oswego		5-3-2	41	12

Ever touch a hot stove?

So, what happens when you place all of the Major League Baseball general managers in the same building for three days? What you get my friends are what as known as the winter meetings. During these next few days (Dec 3-5) plenty of high stakes wheeling and dealing will take place to settle any off season needs that your team might be in need of. Looking for a pitcher? Chances are that you can find someone who would be willing to help you out...for the right price.

At the end of day one there have only been two transactions. The Washington Nationals acquire Elijah Dukes from the Tampa Bay (Devil-less) Rays for minor leaguer Glenn Gibson. Also the Chicago White Sox swapped minor league first baseman Chris Carter for D-backs outfielder Carlos Quentin. Quentin was injury plagued for the majority of the 2007 season and has a batting avg of .230 in two limited years of playing time. Gibson is considered to be one of the top 10 Chi-Sox prospects.

Other notes: No movement yet on the Johan Santana front. Many, including myself believe Santana will be traded by the end of the day tomorrow, the Red Sox and Yankees are considered to be front runners in this sweepstakes. The Mets are exploring what it would take to land Oakland right hander Dan Haren or Baltimore Orioles strikeout machine Erik Bedard.

More tomorrow....

-Matt Armstrong

Cooking with Bill Belichick

Props to Colin Clerkin for sending me this. Apparently Bill Belichick did some cooking shows when he was head coach of the Cleveland Browns. It is glimpse into his coaching genious as he puts peanut butter on both pieces of bread to avoid jelly leakage through the bread. MIND BOGGLING! No wonder he is the mad scientist he is. However it might all be too good to be true, as it is unclear though if he acquired his cooking techinques from videotaped recordings of Emeril LaGasse.

Posted by Pat Morgan

Neumann beats Lakers 5-1

The Oswego State women's ice hockey team lost 5-1 on Sunday afternoon against Neumann College in Aston, Pa. The lone Oswego State goal was scored by Jenna Kirkwood, in the third period, on an assist from Stephanie Esposito.

After a scoreless first period, the Knights scored twice in the second to take the lead, with a goal just 1:15 into the period and then another in the last minute of the middle period.

Laker goalie Hilary Hitchman made 50 saves in the contest, and Oswego State is now 2-6-1 on the year and 0-6-0 in ECAC Women's West play. The Lakers will return to action after the new year at the Codfish Bowl hosted by UMass-Boston on Jan. 5-6.

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Lakers suffer first loss; Perioli sets program's all-time assist mark

OSWEGO - The Oswego State men's basketball team lost 83-68 to Nazareth on Saturday at Max Ziel Gymnasium in Oswego. The Golden Eagles had six players score in double figures and shot almost 58 percent from the field. Laker point guard Nick Perioli had 15 points and added five assists for Oswego State. With those five assists, Perioli is now the all-time leader in career assists with 432, surpassing the record previously held by Joe Jones, who graduated in 1987.

Kyle Reuter and Nick Perioli each scored 15 points to lead the Lakers, and Dom White added 11. Oswego State shot just 33 percent from the field. White added nine rebounds for the Lakers.

Nazareth's Joe Canori and Corey McAdam each scored 15 points, and Ryan McAdam and Rayvon Higdon scored 14 points apiece for the Golden Flyers. Jeff DeHimer added 12 and Tyler Smith scored 11 for Naz.

With the loss, the Lakers fell to 4-1 on the year and Nazareth improved to 3-1 with the victory.

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Laker ladies lose at Neumann

The Oswego State Lakers women's ice hockey team lost 4-3 to Neumann Saturday night at the Ice Works Arena in Aston, Pa. The Lakers led on three separate occasions despite being outshot 51-24. Neumann also spent less time in the penalty box, committing only two infractions the entire game. Sophomore goalie Hilary Hitchman stopped 47 shots in the losing effort.

Sophomore Mackenzie May (Syracuse) scored her first two goals of the season. The first marker put the Lakers up 2-1 in the sixth minute of the second period. The Knights tied it up just over a minute later off a goal from Kristin Gauthier. May answered back just 26 seconds later on the power play with her second tally to put the Lakers ahead 3-2.

The Knights would tie the game at 3-3 midway through the second period on Janelle Marier's first goal of the season. Robyn Armstrong then scored the game-winner in the seventh minute of the third period. It was the sophomore defenseman's team-leading third goal of the season.

Freshman Emily Grippin recorded her second collegiate goal in the game's 16th minute on the shorthand to give the Lakers their first lead at 1-0. The win snapped the Knights five-game winless streak while stretching Oswego State's to six. Overall, the Lakers are 2-5-1 on the season, 0-5-0 in ECAC West play. They'll play at Neumann once again on Sunday at 2 p.m.

Ryan Maloney

Scott Pulled Early; Lakers-Devils Skate to 3-3 Tie

OSWEGO, N.Y. -- The Oswego State men's ice hockey team skated to a 3-3 tie Saturday night with Fredonia. The Blue Devils lit the lamp twice early in the first period. That prompted Laker coach Ed Gosek to hand the netminding duties of senior All-American Ryan Scott to junior Chris Hyk.

Hyk kept Fredonia off the board for the remainider of the first, allowing the Lakers to even the score. Co-captain C.J. Thompson found the twine to start the Lakers' scoring in the 10th minute.

Minutes later, the Blue Devils were called for a delay of game resulting in a penalty shot for Oswego State. Gosek tabbed Ryan Ellis to take the shot. He backhanded the puck past sophomore backstop Kevin Amborski to tie the game at 2-2. The goal was Ellis' 100th point as a Laker, he's the 46th player to achieve that milestone at Oswego State.

The second period saw no scoring, but Junior All-American Brendan McLaughlin was hit with a 10-minute misconduct penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct. The penalty was a result of a post-whistle altercation with Devil blue-liner Andrew Babiarz in the period's fourth minute.

Fredonia took the lead again with 8:34 left to play in the third period. Junior pivot Richard Boyce came barreling into the net for a rebound shot, putting the puck across the goal line just ahead of him.

The Devils remained in the lead until Francois Gagnon found the net for the second time in as many nights. The French-Canadian defenseman had made a key glove stop to keep the puck in the attack just seconds before putting it between the pipes. Gagnon had also tied up the previous meeting between the two teams late in their SUNYAC tournament game last season.

The overtime saw only two shots on net, both from the Lakers as each side came away with a point in the conference standings. Conference leader Plattsburgh distanced their lead over the Lakers with a 5-4 come-from-behind overtime victory over Geneseo.

Peter Magagna did not dress for the Lakers tonight. Listen to the post-game audio with Coach Gosek in the video box to find out why.

Ryan Maloney

Joe Paterno's Salary Released

Joe Paterno's long-secretive salary was revealed Thursday. The Pennsylvania State Employees’ Retirement System revealed that Paterno earns $512,664 a year. Pennsylvania paper The Patriot-News had sought the coach's compensation information for upwards of five years. The state supreme court rules last week that Paterno's salary is a matter of public record because he participates in the state's retirement system.

Like many division 1A head football coaches, Paterno's base salary pales in comparison to his overall income. The coach is paid for his radio show and has a contract with Nike. Still, Paterno's base salary is lower than many of his counterparts. Last year, USA Today reported that more than 40 coaches earned more than a million dollars a year.

Ryan Maloney

Milledge for Scheider and Church

More details are being made available in regards to this puzzling trade between the New York Mets and the Washington Nationals. Fox Sports, Ken Rosenthal is not confirming that this deal has actually taken place. Kudos to Mike and the Mad Dog for being the first to break this.

But now, seriously. Why on in the world would the Mets even entertain this offer? Sending their one trading chip away three days prior to the winter meetings? This really doesn't make any sense.

Oh, Lastings, we hardly knew thee.

Problematic as he might have been, Lastings Milledge showed tremendous upside. In just two short years with the Mets, he raised his average from .241 in 2006 to .272 at the end of the 2007 season. Many believed Lastings would have had a much higher trade value that what the Mets got in return.

This trade would now place Schneider as the regular catcher, bumping newly acquired Johnny Estrada to playing backup with current Mets catcher Ramon Castro. Estrada was acquired in exchange for troubled reliever Guillermo Mota. Church is a left-handed bat that could play right field...occasionally, the best option currently in right is to platoon Endy Chavez and Carlos Gomez. So again, I ask why did this trade happen?

It may not be obvious to any of us right now, but one would only hope that Mets GM Omar Minaya has something else up his sleeve.

One could only hope...

-Matt Armstrong

Oh god...

WFAN just broke news a few min ago that NY Mets outfielder Lastings Milledge has been traded to the Washington Nationals for LF Ryan Church and C Brian Schneidier.

Ummm....what?

Ill have more information as it becomes available.


-Matt Armstrong

The Infamous Starbury Interview

Courtesy of Mike'd Up, WNBC New York

Bruce Beck fills in for Mike Francesa on Mike'd Up: The Francesa Sports Final, and interviews Stephon Marbury a day after he did some charity work with his Starbury sneakers. Marbury was drunk, stoned, or just his stupid self in this interview. The whole thing is good, but the last 2,3 minutes is FANTASTIC!

Pat Morgan

Funny Clip From Mike and the Mad Dog

Someone pranked their show when I was driving home from the office, so it made me think of this priceless moment from Mike and the Mad Dog show.

Pat Morgan

Sean Taylor Dead at 24

Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor has died as a result of a gunshot wound. Taylor was shot in his home early Monday during an apparent robbery. He sustained a wound to his leg and lost a significant amount of blood. Family friend Richard Sharpstein said he first heard of Taylor's death at 5:30 a.m. He said he was unsure of the exact time of Taylor's death. Taylor was 24 years old.

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Idle Lakers lose 4 votes, stay put

The Oswego State men's ice hockey team remained at #12 in Monday's USCHO.com national poll. The Lakers (4-3-1) managed to lose four poll points despite not having played since a Nov. 17 loss to Hobart (8-0-0). The Statesmen moved from #3 to #2 this week with three first-place votes, they have been idle since their win at Oswego State.

Wisconsin-River Falls (5-0-3) remained at #1 and gained three first-place votes after tying St. Mary's (1-4-2) on Nov. 20. Plattsburgh and Elmira came in at #3 and #4 respectively, with each earning four first-place votes. The Soaring Eagles beat the Cardinals in their head-to-head match-up 3-2 on Nov. 17. Elmira has not played since then, while Plattsburgh has scored wins over St. John's and #11 Norwich (2-2-0).

Oswego State has three losses and one tie on the season, all to the #2, #3 and #4 teams in the country.

USCHO.com Division III Men's Poll

November 26, 2007

	Team	(First Place Votes)	Record	Points	Last Poll
1	Wis.-River Falls	( 9)	5-0-3	275	1
2	Hobart	( 3)	8-0-0	270	3
3	Plattsburgh	( 4)	9-1-0	260	7
4	Elmira	( 4)	5-0-1	246	4
5	St. Norbert		6-1-0	221	5
6	Manhattanville		6-1-1	194	6
7	Middlebury		2-1-1	166	2
8	Wis.-Stout		8-1-1	165	8
9	Babson		4-0-1	147	9
10	St. Thomas		5-1-1	117	10
11	Norwich		2-2-0	96	11
12	Oswego		4-3-1	61	12
13	Wis.-Superior		4-1-4	45	14
14	Bowdoin		2-1-0	41	15
14	Southern Maine		4-0-0	41	NR
Others Receiving Votes: Mass.-Dartmouth 20, New England College 10, Adrian 7, Wis.-Stevens Point 7, Bethel 4, Curry 4, Milw School of Eng 1, St. Olaf 1, Utica 1 2007-08 Laker opponents in italics

Ryan Maloney

Lakers Crush Caz

The Oswego State men's basketball team had five players score in double figures including a team-high 17 points from Tommy Downing in a 96-67 win over Cazenovia on Monday night.

The Lakers used a 13-0 run to start the second half to take a commanding 22-point lead and never looked back. Mahamoud Jabbi scored 16 points for Oswego State and Dom White (pictured) added 14 for the Lakers. Kyle Reuter and Marshall Jones scored 10 points each. White also had 11 rebounds.

Oswego State is now 3-0 on the season and begins SUNYAC play this weekend when they host Potsdam on Friday at 8 p.m. and then faces Nazareth in a non-league game on Saturday at 7 p.m. at Max Ziel Gymnasium.

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Yanks and Twins Talk Santana

The New York Yankees and Minnesota Twins have entered into preliminary trade talks involving Johan Santana. The Mets, Red Sox, and Dodgers are also believed to be interested in Santana and his two Cy Youngs, 3.22 career ERA, and 93-44 career record. Santana is eligible to become a free agent after next season and the Twins have been unsuccessful in attempting to resign him. Santana became disgruntled with the Twins organization after they traded Luis Castillo to the Mets in July for a couple of prospects.

If the Yankees want to have a shot at Santana, you have to think they'll have to dip into their talented pitching prospect pool. The Yankees have said that the only untouchable is Joba Chamberalin, meaning Ian Kennedy and Phil Hughes could be had. The Twins will also be looking to fill the void at 2nd created after the Castillo trade and the gaping hole left by All-Star center fielder Tori Hunter who left town for LA. Second basemen Robinson Cano and center fielder Melky Cabrera will certainly be mentioned by the Twins. It's likely the Yankees will have to give up at least two of those four and probably more.

After much speculation that the Yankees would enter a bit of a rebuilding period and would part with A-Rod and either Mariano Rivera or Jorge Posada, that does not seem to be the case. All three will likely be back in pinstripes again next season and the Yankees are back to their old tricks; that is going after expensive veterans and trading away their younger prospects to build a team to win now. I was looking forward to a time when the Evil Empire would be a little less evil, but it appears that time is far off indeed.

Andrew Rohlin

Lakers Return to Action Tonight

The Oswego State men's basketball team returns from break with a road game against Cazenovia. The Lakers are 2-0 on the year after winning the Max Ziel Tip-Off Classic.

Senior guard Nick Perioli has returned strong from last season's knee injury and has played all 80 minutes. He is averaging 20.5 points, six rebounds and four assists per game. He also has six steals.

Last November, the Lakers didn't need Perioli's help to score a 114-60 won over the Wildcats. Five Lakers scored 13 or more points as Oswego State out-rebounded Cazenovia 57-28.

In 2005, the Lakers beat the Wildcats 95-66. That marked the last time these two teams had squared off at Cazenovia until tonight. Game time is set for 8 p.m. at the Stephen Schneeweiss Athletic Center.

Jinx! Clarkson's 20-game home unbeaten streak snapped

WNYOsports.com made their Cheel Arena debut Friday night, a 4-1 loss for the host Clarkson Golden knights. #10 St. Cloud State scored four goals on just 13 shots.

Sophomore goalie Jase Weslowsky (pictured) stopped 32 shots and improved upon his already-stellar .936 save percentage and 1.72 GAA (I'm not doing the math to see where he's at now!).

The Huskies were paced by two goals from Ryan Lasch, who now has 10 markers on the season. Lasch extended his streaks of games with a goal and multiple points to six, and games with at least one point to seven. Don't expect his name to drop off the INCH Hobey trackler anytime soon.

Garrett Roe also netted his ninth tally to stay within reach of his teammate for the distinction of the nation's leading scorer. Clarkson blue-liner Bryan Rufenach got his first collegiate goal late in the third to ruin Weslosky's shutout bid. The Huskies added an empty netter in the final minute for the final score.

Ryan Maloney

French Fries You Thought Were at the Bottom of the Bag, But When You Reached in There Was Nothing...and You Were Quite Pissed About It

Got to meet Clarkson coach George Roll after the game. He recently joined an elite club of coaches with his 200th career victory. He won 119 of those games in his seven years as coach of the Oswego State Lakers.






Andy Petrus was one of the linemen tonight. He is the man who whistled Oswego State for a penalty in the 2006 SUNYAC final against Plattsburgh after a bagel was tossed onto the ice in the third period.

Try The Cheel, It's Delicious

I will soon make my way to Potsdam, NY (Oswego isn't quite cold enough). Tonight, I will see my first D-1 hockey game as Clarkson hosts St. Cloud, a battle of two top 10 teams. The Golden Knights play in Cheel Arena. I'm told that Cheel was the prototype for the Campus Center and many other college hockey rinks. Take a look:

For more on Clarkson hockey, check out Clarkson Hockey Fans. More after the game.

Ryan Maloney

Happy Thanksgiving

First-half dominance leads to Oswego State victory

The Oswego State women's basketball team defeated Rensselaer 66-52 Tuesday night at Max Ziel Gymnasium in Oswego. Laker senior Sarah Lombard led all scorers with 18 points. She made her first seven field goal attempts of the game. Lombard missed her last field goal attempt, ending her streak of 13 consecutive field goals made to start the season.Oswego State's defense forced 29 Red Hawks turnovers. Senior Alaina Hannahs and junior Heather Merino led the Lakers with four steals each. Hannahs also had seven assists and eight rebounds. Laker guard Sam Driscoll fell just short of a double-double, pouring in 10 points while pulling down seven rebounds.

The Lakers held Rensselaer to just 18 points in the first half, and led 36-18 at the break. Rensselaer outscored Oswego State in the second half 34-30. Tory Lyons led the Red Hawks with 16 points in the game and also had eight rebounds. Elizabeth Barker had nine points and nine boards for RPI.

Oswego State improved its record to 3-0 on the season while RPI fell to 1-2. The Lakers return to action Nov. 30 when they host Potsdam in their SUNYAC opener.

Jets Demand an End to Embarrassment of Female Fans

Calling harassment of female fans at the now infamous Gate D spiral "outrageous" and "unacceptable," the Jets are demanding that Giants Stadium security put an end to what has become an unruly halftime tradition.

The Jets were responding to a New York Times story detailing the antics during halftime at their games this season in which fans reportedly line the circular Gate D ramp, shouting at passing women to expose their breasts.

Both Jets officials and fans said they were stunned to learn of the behavior. Some fans said they were even more shocked that they had been in the dark about it until Tuesday.

"I've never even heard it mentioned," said Joseph Catalano, a season ticket holder from Manhasset. "If that story never appeared, never in a million years would I have known that this happens."

Said Bob Muhlenforth of Ronkonkoma, another season ticket holder: "The thing that surprised me most is that I never heard about it."

The Times reported the halftime rowdiness Tuesday. Hundreds of fans reportedly line the circular ramp at Gate D that leads from the ground to the upper levels of the stadium to harass women with chants and shout at them to flash their breasts. Some do and, according to the report, the ones who don't are sometimes pelted with beer bottles and even spit on.

The New Jersey Sports and Exhibition Authority is in charge of security at Jets and Giants games. Calls to the authority and to the Meadowlands were not returned Tuesday.

Matt Higgins, the Jets senior vice president of business operations, released a statement saying authority officials have told the team they will fix the problem.

"We have spoken with NJSEA officials and demanded that they take steps immediately to ensure that it does not happen again," the statement said. "The NJSEA, the operator of the facility, has assured us that they will address this conduct at all Meadowlands events. We will not allow a small minority of people to ruin the experience for our fans and will be monitoring the situation."

Higgins also said that the Jets were unaware of the behavior.

The story said that close to 10 security guards were standing in the area watching the event Sunday, and one of the guards said they were not permitted to do anything to stop the abuse because of free speech laws.

"The problem is, you got to watch four or five hundred people sometimes in one particular spiral," Patrick C. Aramini, the NJSEA's vice president for security, parking and traffic for the Meadowlands Sports Complex, told the Times. "What do we do, arrest everybody that starts chanting?"

Rowdiness at sporting events is nothing new, but some say the attitude of fans who attend Jets games has changed in recent years. Michael Stallone, a season-ticket holder, said the demographic and focus of the crowd has shifted.

"It's definitely a younger crowd, a rowdier crowd, with people who don't give a damn about the game," Stallone said. "They're there more for an event than to support the team. They're there just to have a good time, have a few beers, and cause mischief."

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