Freshman catcher practices his footwork in the offseason

Illinois freshman catcher Adam Davis was featured in an Inside Illinois article by Melissa Mitchell on University of Illinois athletes gaining "increased agility, dexterity through (a) dance class". 
Apparently, it’s a popular move by all the sports coaches at Illinois.  The class they took was Dance 100 taught by Kate Kuper.
Davis seemed to take [...]

Filed under: Feature on January 17th, 2009 | Leave a Comment! »

2009 Big Ten Tournament held at neutral site

This bit of news came out before the holidays but is worth passing on.  The 2009 Big Ten Tournament will be held at Huntington Park in Columbus, Ohio.  Huntington Park is the home of the Yankees’ Triple-A team, the Columbus Clippers.
The set dates for the tournament are May 20-23.  This is the first time the [...]

Filed under: Big Ten on January 5th, 2009 | Leave a Comment! »