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The Norfolk Tides nearly came all the way back from a 9-0 deficit Friday night at Harbor Park before falling to the Scranton Wilkes-Barre Yankees 9-7 in front of 7,496 fans. Trailing 9-2 in the seventh inning, the Tides put the first three batters on base with two singles and a walk that ran Scranton…
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Mr. Celery, Wilmington’s goofy vegetable mascot that storms out of the tunnel when the Blue Rocks score, received some extended rest on Wednesday night. Pete Ruiz was the reason why. Ruiz dealt seven brilliant scoreless innings, combining with newcomer Chris Martin on a five-hit shutout as Salem downed Wilmington 2-0. In becoming the first Red…
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An Eastern Mennonite University economics professor is a major player in an impassioned debate among malaria experts around the world about the best way to reduce the incidence of malaria. Chris D. Gingrich, who teaches in EMU’s business and economics department and MBA program, says everyone agrees that malaria is the largest health problem in…
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The Potomac Nationals and Kinston Indians decided to spend some extra time at Grainger Stadium on Monday night. Thunderstorms delayed the start of the ballgame by nearly 90 minutes, and the clubs needed 11 innings to decide a back-and-forth affair that saw the P-Nats surrender the lead in the ninth, score three in the 11th,…
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As he was announcing his second increase in troops for Afghanistan in December 2009, President Obama promised that by July 2011 those troops would begin coming home. As relayed by Bob Woodward’s book, Obama’s Wars, we know the president was skeptical about the United States’ war effort in Afghanistan. In spite of that skepticism, the…
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“You, who are on the road must have a code that you can live by. And so become yourself because the past is just a good bye. Teach your children well . . .” – Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (1970) VIRGINIA BEACH – What times we live in. I’m sitting at water’s edge of…
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Over the past two and a half years, the Administration has imposed several unnecessary government regulations and mandates on the private sector that have destroyed jobs, stifled innovation, and slowed our economic recovery. Despite the fact that unemployment still stands unacceptably high in the 5th District and across the nation, the Administration continues to overstep…
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Behind a sterling pitching performance from Tyler Wilson (Sr., Midlothian, Va.), the Virginia baseball team remained in the hunt in the College World Series with an 8-1 win over California Thursday evening in an elimination game at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha. A stadium-record crowd of 25,833 witnessed the contest; it also was the largest crowd…
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In a driving rainstorm that had settled in over BB&T Coastal Field, Hector Nelo struck out Jared Hoying to strand the winning runs on base and lock up a 6-5 P-Nats win in Myrtle Beach. In a game that was delayed 40 minutes because of heavy rains, the Nationals had one big inning and held…
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What does a bike-powered ice-cream maker have to do with peace and justice? A lot, for the 47 children from grades 1-6 attending June’s Interfaith Peace Camp – a collaboration by Eastern Mennonite University’s Center for Interfaith Engagement with local faith communities. “At the heart of peacebuilding is relationship building,” notes a statement of the…
