Wednesday, January 18, 2017

News and Notes from across the internet

This isn't going to be a daily feature here at the revitalized Rhino and Compass, but here are a few quick items from around the World Wide Web that intrigue me but aren't enough to write a post about.

The FA Cup replays were today. Sutton United and Lincoln City were the two lower tier teams with limited historical success that made it through to the next round. It's been 41 years since Lincoln City made it this far. 

The MLB Hall of Fame voting results are officially going to be announced tomorrow. It looks like Jeff Bagwell and Tim Raines are definitely in, while Pudge Rodriguez will be close. Some of the more controversial candidates will be close enough to remain on the ballot, to be considered again next year. 

Edinson Volquez' brother, Brandy, was stabbed to death in the Dominican Republic on Monday. Volquez tragically lost his father shortly before he started Game 1 of the 2015 World Series, so this is another terrible time for the pitcher, who has signed with Miami over the offseason

One of the trades the White Sox made this offseason was the one that sent Chris Sale to Boston. Part of their return was Michael Kopech, who just hit 110mph on the gun. Yikes.

Minnesota United continues to build their team in preparation for their MLS debut in a couple of March. The Superdraft just concluded, and they grabbed 4 new players, including the first pick in the draft, Abu Danladi, a forward. 

The Timberwolves aren't even as close to as good as they were supposed to be. As a result, they feel comfortable paring down the roster mid-season as they look to the future. Ricky Rubio and Shabazz Muhammad appear to be on the block. 

The Cubs won the World Series, so before the President from Chicago left the White House, they had to go visit him. Of course, Obama is a Sox fan, so it was probably just to rub it in.

The game between Siena and Rider got testy, and Rider declined to do the post game hand shakes. That didn't stop Siena coach Jimmy Patsos from trying to be sportsmanlike. 

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