Cimbollek, Maine Athletic Club start basketball consulting service
Retired Maine high school basketball coach Bob Cimbollek is teaming up Maine Athletic Club owner Mark LeClerc to offer a basketball consulting service for players, teams and coaches.
The service will offer individual lessons to players on offensive skills and basketball shooting day camps.
It also has a segment for basketball lessons that include an Accushot shooting device, a manual on shooting and a one-on-one game.
For teams and coaches, the consulting service offers player and coaches clinics and sessions on rules.
Cimbollek is also a former Bangor High and Husson of Bangor basketball player, as well as a former referee and athletic director. He writes a basketball column and blog for the BDN during basketball season.
Those seeking more information on the consulting service may contact him at 356-6787 or via email at mrp17@roadrunner.com or LeClerc at 592-9268, email: eclerck@aol.com.
Mo’ne Davis jersey going into Hall of Fame
The jersey worn by Mo’ne Davis at the Little League World Series is headed to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Davis, who in August became the fourth girl to pitch in the Little League World Series and the first to win a game, donated her jersey from the Taney Hill Little League team in Philadelphia to be preserved among the game’s treasures.
Davis and her teammates from Taney Hill and the travel team she plays on will visit the Hall of Fame on Thursday in Cooperstown, N.Y., and then play a game against a local team form Stanford, N.Y., at historic Doubleday Field.
The 13-year-old will present her jersey to Hall of Fame president Jeff Idelson in a ceremony. Also in attendance will be Mamie “Peanut” Johnson, a former pitcher who is one of only three women to play in the Negro Leagues.
Papelbon back from suspension
The Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday activated closer Jonathan Papelbon from his seven-game suspension for making an obscene gesture on the mound earlier this month.
Phillies manager Ryne Sandberg said he planned to use Papelbon in save situations during the final week of the regular season.
The 33-year-old Papelbon grabbed his crotch and gestured toward Phillies fans during a Sept. 14 game. He then had a physical run-in with umpire Joe West.
Before the suspension, Papelbon appeared in 64 games and had finished 50 this year. He has 37 saves and a 2-3 record with a 2.10 ERA.
Rockets sign forward Papanikolaou
The Houston Rockets signed forward Kostas Papanikolaou on Tuesday.
The team did not disclose terms of the contract, but earlier reports indicated that it was a two-year deal worth $4.8 million guaranteed and $4.6 million for the second year.
The 6-foot-9 Papanikolaou was drafted No. 48 overall by the Rockets in 2012 and then traded to the Portland Trail Blazers. The Rockets acquired his rights in another deal for Thomas Robinson.
Since being drafted, Papanikolauo has spent all of his time in Europe.