Brad Pye’s National Sports Beat (3/1-3/7/18)

The L.A. Angels’ Vladimir Guerrero returns to Angel Stadium as the team’s only Hall of Famer in History was invited to throw out the first pitch at the Spring Practice opener.

With the L.A. Clippers riding along with a 31-27 report card the playoffs are in sight.

Former Crenshaw High star is presently Connecticut Coach. He is a product of Coach Willie West, the Little Old Title Maker from Crenshaw High. Kevin Ollie led the Huskies to a national title in 2014.

If you don’t believe everybody with the Lakers’ Lonzo Ball is paid you still believe in Santa Claus. Lonzo Ball says: “everybody knows everybody’s getting paid anyway. That’s just how it is you might as well make it legal. That’s how I feel.” Tell it like it is Bro!

The record will show the Rev. Billy Graham is with Civil Rights Icon Rosa Parks today. Rev. Graham is the first private person to be accorded such an honor since Civil Rights hero Rosa Parks was given this recognition in 2005.

Tiger Woods finished tied for 21st in his first round of the Hondo Classic on Feb. 22. Tiger had a first round 70. Now Hear This! Tiger had four round scores of 70, 71, 69, 70. Tiger finished eight shots back in 12th in the Hondo Classic. Woods declared: “My expectations have gone up. I’m hitting the ball better. I know I could put it. I know I could chip it, but I didn’t know how I was going to hit it. I feel very happy the way I played the entire week.”

Kentavious Caldwell –Pope hit on eight 3-pointers to lead the Lakers to a 113-108 win over the Sacramento Kings. The only Laker to have more was Kobe Bryant. Kobe had nine. And the beat continues!

That Shani Davis is the first Black-American to win an Olympic gold medal in speed skating. The barriers he smashed cleared the path for African American speed skaters Maame Biney and Erin Jackson to be here. He inspired the creation of the DC-ICE (Inner City Excellence) program in the Washington area. Shani Davis collected his second gold medal in the in 1,000. In 2009 he set the standard for the Olympics in Vancouver. He won both his second silver in the 1,500 meters in his second gold in the 1,000 in at that Olympics and earned his third consecutive Overall World Cup Titles in the 1,500m and the 1000m during the 2009 and 2010 season. He has become the first skater to defend his championship. His career has included seven world titles and he also made an Olympic team as a short –track speed skater. You may hate Winter Olympian Shandi Davis, but you can’t ignore him! And the beat continues!

Three grads to drop on you are Dr. Charles Palmer, Ocie Smith and Brad Pye, Jr. all three are products of West Shreveport Elementary Grammar School. We are all products of Lafayette Jr, High and migrated to L.A. There is another Jefferson product. He became so famous they named school in his honor. You may have heard of m— Attorney Johnnie L. Cochran Jr.

It’s joy to be back home at my old alma mater Jefferson High alumni association of Jefferson High. The man who introduced me followed in my footsteps as the Sports Editor of the Jefferson school newspaper and journalism award winner. Boy he really laid it own. He really made me feel as any other grad of the school and as famous as Woody Strode, the teammate of Jackie Robinson, Mal Whitfield, the two-time 800-meters champion, Cal sprinter and football star Jerry Drew and Willie White and other Jeff greats like UCLA all-American Rommie Loudd and hundreds of others like Little Joe Parker, the late Billy “The Hill” McGill et al. Jeff High entertainment jazz greats Frank Morgan, Ocie Smith, singer Robert Williams, the international famous The Platters, Carmen de Lava world famous international dancing star, UCLA all-NFL pro Milton Davis, my teammate at Jeff on the B=+team et al. That’s the end! Brad Pye, Jr. can be reached at [email protected]

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