Sports
Faced with declining audiences and a troubled product, baseball — like organized religion — has turned on itself.
‘If you build it they will come’ no longer works for baseball — or organized religion
by: Bob Smietana March 4, 2022 (RNS) — Tom Johnson loves baseball. And he loves the church. Both, said Johnson, a former Minnesota Twins pitcher turned pastor, are in trouble.Read More
“He was faithful and went around telling his story about faith and God's work in his life.”
Ex-Geneva athlete goes to Tokyo Olympics
GENEVA, Ill., July 23, 2021–A U.S.A. competitor in the Tokyo Olympic triathlon will be a familiar face to Fox Valley United Methodists. Kevin McDowell was in Geneva High School whenRead More
In a complaint filed in Tennessee circuit court...
Ben Zobrist, World Series hero for the Cubs, sues former pastor for alleged affair with his wife
by: Bob Smietana June 21, 2021 (RNS) — Ben Zobrist, who helped the Chicago Cubs break a century-old championship drought, has sued his former pastor for millions in damages. InRead More
....but just say no to his fellow Black Sox teammate ‘Shoeless’ Joe Jackson
Black Sox Scandal: Local community leaders ‘reinstate’ Buck Weaver to baseball…
By Tom Siebert Aurora, Ill., June 13, 2021 — “Say it ain’t so, Joe.” Those famous words from a disappointed young fan more than a hundred years ago echoed hauntinglyRead More
Supporting the Aurora Neighborhood Baseball League & more
Aurora youth ministry to hold barbecue dinner fundraiser
AURORA, Ill., May 8, 2021 — Urban Youth Ministry, a program of Wayside Cross Ministries in Aurora, will hold a drive-thru barbecue dinner fundraiser Thursday, May 13, from 4:30 toRead More
Campers received instruction in fundamentals of batting, throwing, catching, fielding and baserunning.
Aurora youth hone baseball skills at free training camp
AURORA, Ill., May 3, 2021 — Play ball! That was the theme of 11th annual Aurora Islanders’ youth baseball camp Saturday, May 1, at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. ParkRead More
Also registration for the Aurora Neighborhood Baseball League sponsored by Wayside Cross Ministries.
Free Aurora youth baseball camp Saturday
AURORA, Ill., April 29, 2021 — The 12th annual Aurora Islanders baseball camp for kids is Saturday, May 1, from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Dr. Martin Luther KingRead More
