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Atherton making most of 2nd chance 27 Aug 2013 | 09:08 am
Cedar Rapids Kernels Manager Jake Mauer smiles when he talks about Tim Atherton and the job he's doing with the ballclub this season. Five years ago, Mauer was the guy who called Atherton into his of...
'Luke' teaches Kernels the right stuff 27 Aug 2013 | 07:13 am
Gary Lucas enjoyed his share of thrills in the major leagues with the Padres, Expos and Angels in the 1980's. He made a few million dollars, pitched in the American League playoffs, rode private jets,...
Campbell joins MSR staff as writer 27 Aug 2013 | 06:56 am
Clete Campbell, a prize-winning sports journalist who spent 12 years at the Dubuque Telegraph Herald, has joined the Metro Sports Report staff as a reporter. Campbell, a graduate of Loras College, se...
Local players in pro baseball 27 Aug 2013 | 06:39 am
RYAN SWEENEY (Xavier, Chicago Cubs) - Placed on disabled list June 30 with fractured rib. Expected to return Sept. 1. Season stats: G - 44, Avg. - .295, AB - 112, H - 33, HR - 4, RBI - 15, SB - 1. SC...
Kernels enjoy laugher (except Kepler) 26 Aug 2013 | 06:06 am
A thoughtful emergency room doctor at St. Luke's Hospital may have saved Max Kepler's season for the Cedar Rapids Kernels Sunday afternoon. Kepler suffered a severe gash on the middle finger of his r...
Jenks wins Metro Spotlight Award 26 Aug 2013 | 12:52 am
Linn-Mar sophomore Stephanie Jenks is this week's winner of the Metro Spotlight Award for high school girls, the Metro Sports Report announced Sunday. Jenks is the top female distance runner in the s...
Sutton wins Metro Spotlight Award 26 Aug 2013 | 12:47 am
Cedar Rapids Kennedy junior Davis Sutton is this week's winner of the Metro Spotlight Award for high school boys, the Metro Sports Report announced Sunday. Sutton has emerged as one of the top golfer...
Local players in pro baseball 25 Aug 2013 | 11:27 pm
RYAN SWEENEY (Xavier, Chicago Cubs) - Placed on disabled list June 30 with fractured rib. Expected to return Sept. 1. Season stats: G - 44, Avg. - .295, AB - 112, H - 33, HR - 4, RBI - 15, SB - 1. SC...
MSR adds RoughRiders to lineup 25 Aug 2013 | 11:04 pm
The Metro Sports Report will provide extensive coverage of the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders hockey team this season on the MSR website, the company announced Sunday. The Metro Sports Report was launched ...
Boer working his way back home 25 Aug 2013 | 09:00 am
Madison Boer grew up in Eden Prairie, Minn., and rooted for the Twins when he was growing up, so he was delighted when his favorite team tabbed him in the second round of the 2011 draft. He dreams of...
