RENEGADES WIN IN A SHOOTOUT, UVA BASEBALL TEAM SWEEPS DOUBLEHEADER

The Richmond Renegades ended there losing streak last night in Huntsville beating the Havoc in shootout 3-2, the Gades rallied from a 2-0 deficit to pick up a much needed win. The Gades will be back at home this Friday & Saturday nights. The Virginia Cavalier baseball started the season off right yesterday sweeping a doubleheader from Lehigh 4-1 & 5-1, the Cavs will play another doubleheader against Lehigh today. The VSU Trojans lost a doubleheader to Indiana(PA) yesterday and will play them in another DH today. The UVA basketball team will also be at home today against the NC State Wolfpack, this another good opportunity for the Cavs to pick up another ACC win. The VCU Rams picked up another win yesterday beating the Akron Zips 57-52 in Akron, the Rams next game will be on Wednesday against UNC Wilmington. The two top series in Nascar will run a rare doubleheader today at the California Speedway since the Nationwide Series race was rained out last night, they will run the Sprint Cup Series race 1st to be followed by the Nationwide race. My PAIN index is a little higher this morning because I didn't sleep very well at all last night. MICKEY

Thoughts lead on to purposes; purposes go forth in action; actions form habits; habits decide character; and character fixes our destiny.
Tyron Edwards

NUTRITION TIP
Only eat non fruits or vegetable carbs after training.
Things such as simple sugars, sports drinks, rice, pasta, potatoes and other carbohydrates should only be ingested after training, as this is when the body can process these the best.

1839 - Mr. William S. Otis of Philadelphia, PA picked up a patent for the steam shovel.
1857 - The first shipment of perforated postage stamps was received by the U.S. Government. Only imperforated ones had been used previously.
1925 - A thermite reaction was used for the first time to break up an ice jam. The 250,000-ton jam had clogged the St. Lawrence River near Waddington, NY. Why was it called a thermite? Becauth ith wath tho cold that peopleth couldn’th thay “ith breaker,” we thimk.
1938 - The first nylon bristle toothbrush was made in Arlington, NJ. It was the first time that nylon yarn had been used commercially. Two years later, nylon hosiery was introduced. A tip: Never brush your teeth with your nylon hosiery.
1969 - Johnny Cash recorded his second live prison performance. It followed a concert the previous year at Folsom Prison. The LP Johnny Cash at San Quentin, with the hit single A Boy Named Sue, was recorded live as part of a British TV.
1980 - The U.S. Hockey Team won its “Do you believe in miracles?” gold medal. Final score: U.S. 4, Finland 2. The drama had begun with the U.S. team’s upset win over the powerful Soviet team on February 22. When the U.S. polished off Finland for the gold medal, folks all over the U.S. decided to start believing, indeed!
1987 - From the Hit Me With Your Best Shot Department: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar of the Los Angeles Lakers got his first three-point shot. The leading scorer in NBA history had reached 36,000 points as of this day. But, up to this point, Kareem had never scored more than two at a time.
1991 - Country music star Webb Pierce died in Nashville at age 65. The official cause of death was heart failure, but he also suffered from pancreatic cancer. Pierce racked up 13 #1 singles on the Billboard country chart, with 97 singles on the chart between 1952 and 1982.

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Steven Hill Actor ("Law and Order") 86
Dominic Chianese Actor, singer ("The Sopranos") 77
Zell Miller Former Georgia governor and senator 76
James Farentino Actor 70
Joseph Lieberman U.S. senator, I-Conn. 66
Barry Bostwick Actor ("Spin City") 63
Rupert Holmes Singer, songwriter 61
Edward James Olmos Actor 61
George Thorogood Rock singer, musician 58
Debra Jo Rupp Actress ("That '70s Show") 57
Helen Shaver Actress 57
Eddie Murray Baseball Hall of Famer 52
Paula Zahn Broadcast journalist 52
Sammy Kershaw Country singer 50
Billy Zane Actor 42
Jeff Garcia Football player 38
Simeon Rice Football player 34
Bonnie Somerville Actress ("NYPD Blue") 34
Mike Lowell MLB player 34
Lleyton Hewitt Tennis player 27