Stanley Cup Pictures
On a stormy Wednesday night, the day after the Fourth of July, thousands of hockey fans made it out to see the Stanley Cup at First Horizon Park. By 6….
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Hoppers Return to W’ville
The Greensboro Grasshoppers returned to Winnersville on Thursday night at First Horizon Park. They took out the Greenville, SC Drive for the first time in 3 games at home and….
Run Delay at First Horizon Park and Smiths Make N&R
The rain did not make an appearance on the 4th of July at the baseball stadium, but there was definitely a Run Delay at First Horizon Park. No Rain Delay,….
Roll Call for the Cup, Hoppers Coming Home, Palominos Finish Today
How many of you are planning to come down to First Horizon Park on Wednesday night and see the Stanley Cup? Are you still Cup Crazy? The Cup will be….
The Boss Gets the Toss and The Kickers Take the Loss(Carolina Dynamo Win 1-0)
There was a lot going on at Macpherson Stadium on Wednesday night. The Carolina Dynamo were in a match for the right to continune on in the Lamar Hunt U.S…..
Brazilian Soccer, Asheville Tourists Skipper, Tony Haynes
The Brazilian Soccer team in the World Cup competition has started to heat up and they eliminated Ghana 3-0 on Tuesday. Brazil lead by the great Ronaldo and assisted by….
Hoppers Miss The Fun This Year
Those of us who make most Grasshopper games, can’t easily forget the on field excitement brought to the plate by the Asheville Tourist’s General Manager Joe Mikulik. It seems as….
GBGH, Johnny Thomas, Jack Murphy, Brad Krantz, World Cup: Take Your Pick
We have quite a lineup to choose from on this early week editon of the blog-blog-blog at greensborosports.com. We will keep this round short and simple and get into more….
The Heat is on at FHP and on the USA Soccer Team
The Greensboro Grasshoppers began the second half of their SAL season on Thursday night at First Horizon Park. The game-time temperature was 95 degrees and The Heat Was On and….
“Triple H”: Hurricanes-Hockey-Hoppers
The “Triple H” factor is in play with the Hurricanes winning the Stanley Cup, Hockey is now the current talk of the town, and the Hoppers are on break for….
Seven Games for the Stanley Cup?
Is it going seven games now that the Oilers have captured a huge win in Overtime on a short-handed goal? This could get pretty hot if the Canes don’t win….
Will the Canes Clinch the Cup on Wednesday Night?
How about it all you Caniacs out there? Up three games to one, will the Hurricanes close out the series with Edmonton tonight at the RBC Center in Raleigh? The….
On the Outside Looking In and We Have Another Hockey Quiz
I made the trek down to First Horizon Park this past weekend for the State High School Baseball Championships. One of our local teams the Ragsdale Tigers was going for….
Hurricanes, Hoppers, Tigers
The Carolina Hurricanes will be playing for the NHL title and the Stanley Cup, called by some fans the Greatest Trophy in all of sports. The Grasshoppers our local team….
96 Degrees and Rising at First Horizon Park
The Greensboro Grasshoppers had to make a comeback but that is exactly what they did in the bottom of the 10th inning and in the end the Hoppers were 2-1….
Road Trip, Road Rage, Ragsdale’s Road Dogs
The Greensboro Grasshoppers have been on a steady Road Trip as we hit the Friday Lanes and with 2 wins already while down in Greenville, South Carolina the Hoppers have….
Hoppers Take a Stand at Home
The Greensboro Grasshoppers were almost perfect at home during the recent 8 game home stand. The Hoppers went 7-1 against the likes of Asheville and Kannapolis. The Grasshoppers took 3….
Three ACW Belts Change Hands-Hoppers Belt Three Homers in Win
ACW(Alternative Championship Wrestling) had another successful run at Greensboro’s Phillips Avenue Special Events Center on Saturday evening. The Salvation Army Boys and Girls Clubs Kids had a super time and….
The Boys are Back in Town
Pro Wrestling Returns to the Gate City Saturday Night ACW Professional Wrestling returns to Greensboro this Saturday Night. The Special Events Center (2523 Phillips Ave.) on Phillips Ave. will once….
Fireworks Video
Last Saturday night (May 6, 2006), I video taped the Greensboro Grasshoppers post-game fireworks show from the Grandstand. The video is a little over nine minutes long and can be….
There’s No Doubtin’ Jeff Van Houten: Great Saturday Night Comeback
The Greensboro Grasshoppers have done it again. In the bottom of the 11th on Saturday night you saw or heard one of the most improbable comebacks in the history of….