Danny Sports Friday
throwing with his left hand and he gets a ground ball out… no biggie… right… well… next batter he faces… he pitches with his right hand… and it’s even better … induces a ground ball double play… he’s the first major leaguer in 20 years to throw with both arms … good evening everyone … i’m danny mata with sports… the cavaliers are already down 1 game to none in the nba finals and today things got worse … guard kyrie irving is out for the remainder of the nba finals… he has a broken kneecap… he’s out 3-4 months… so it’s up to lebron without the cavs 2nd and third best players… kevin love is already out with a dislocated shoulder… starting center anderson verejao is also out for the year… 36 years is a long time… that’s how long jerry pippins has been a coach… today … one of the newest members of the el paso athletic hall of fame called it quits… coach pippins closes the gates on the court for the last time…he spent the last 17 years coaching the coronado tennis team … he also coached the football team… before that he was a football coach at parkland… he went out on a high note… 4 of his players went to the state tournament this year and nathan brown won the state singles title… he won 17 straight district titles… here he is … “put verbatim here! coach pippens is not done with tennis… he’ll be the tennis director out at tennis west… he’s also not the only coaching great to call it quits …yesterday… legendary eastwood swimming coach steve flato announced his retirement… the chihuahuas have been in a bad funk but they entered the day just 2 and a half games out of first place… las vegas was riding a 9 game losing streak entereing the night… the dogs trying to take advantage and salvage a split with omaha… let’s go to the schoolyard… janet lopez throws out the first pitch… then she finds out her boyfriend is trying to propose to her… did she say yes? well we’ll fast forward… and she said yes… good thing too because that would have been a real messed up way to start this highlight had she said no… their night went better than the chihuahuas… i assure you… top 2nd…. tied at one… eric krantz… a 3 run blast and that was too much for the chihuahuas to overcome … dogs stay cold… they lose again… 5-2 the final… to say kreola moore is one of the best softball players in el paso would be selling her short… she is one of the best softball players in the state… she is one of the greatest athletes in her school’s history and now she’s being rewarded for her hard work… moore signed a letter of intent today to play at division 1 texas southern… that’s out in my old neck of the woods… houston… michael strahan went there… she’ll like houston… and tsu will like her … moore had a ridiculous career at parkland… she hit 593… 51 home runs and 65 doubles… here’s kreola and her coach… hard work will get you places… her coach says she was the first to practice and the last to leave every time… speaking of practice… she never missed one… that’s at least part of the reason she struck out just 12 times in her entire career… international friendly … the u-s men’s team taking on the netherlands… 53rd minute… memphis depay… makes it 3-1 holland… but the americans would not go quietly … in the 70th minute… team usa strikes back … beautiful set up for john brooks… he was a world cup hero … that makes it 3-2 … 89th minute… off the corner… nothing initially but it finds its way to daniel williams who ties it at 3!… a minute later… no way… no way… way! … bobby wood with the go ahead goal… this didn’t feel like a friednly… team usa with an emotional rally for the win! 4-3 the final… french open… andy murray and novak djokovic… first set… look at this
