Sonoran Hot Reads: Terry Francona is back in the World Series

Will the former Wildcat win another World Series Championship?

The Cleveland Indians have not been to a World Series since 1997, and have not won one since 1948. Terry Francona, the only guy to win a Golden Spikes Award at Arizona, has now managed this team to the World Series thanks to a 3-0 win over the Blue Jays on Wednesday. Another Arizona guy, Brad Mills, is Francona’s bench coach. This is like the MLB version of the Warriors, so latch on to the bandwagon while you can. The World Series begins Tuesday in Cleveland. Francona has already won the World Series twice with the Boston Red Sox in 2004 and 2007

- Francona is not perfect though, having lost a tooth veneer in a wad of chewing tobacco, handed that tooth to a team trainer, then found a dentist in Toronto to get it fixed the next day

- The Cleveland manager also called his third baseman’s hair “atrocious”, which is fair. Francona’s the best, man

- Brandon Dixon was 1-for-2 with a walk for the Peoria Javelinas, while James Farris tossed a hitless 8th for the opposing Mesa Solar Sox

Basketball

- What is more impressive? Aaron Gordon’s workout or T.J. McConnell’s dunk?

- Wildcat Radio talked a lot about basketball, and also football, in their latest podcast

- We will get two full seasons of Keanu Pinder thanks to a change to his eligibility status this year

Way to finish, @DWXXIII! http://pic.twitter.com/L7YS6owyso

— Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) October 18, 2016

Football

- The Denver Post did a Q&A with Will Parks about what he likes about Denver, how his rookie year is going, and more

- Nick Wilson has suffered a “new” injury, and it’s probably time to consider medically retiring

- On the flip side, Anu Solomon is finally practicing again. Remember when this injury was a day-to-day thing?

- With the bye week coming right now, will Arizona be able to recover and turn the season around?

Other sports

- Both tennis teams will be taking part in ITA Southwest Regionals. The men’s team is in Malibu, while the women’s team is in San Diego

- Get to know a little bit about women’s golfer Gigi Stoll

- The Arizona soccer team starts a two-game road trip against the Oregon schools on Thursday night. The Wildcats need to win both to keep their NCAA Tournament hopes alive

- Speaking of the soccer team, it won the College Team Academic Award for the 2015-16 season after posting a 3.13 team GPA

- Softball is back in action this weekend, playing five games over the span of three days in the Arizona Fall Invitational

- Swimming and diving will be competing in Salt Lake City this weekend

Tucson news

- Northwest Medical Center is the first place in Tucson that has placed a dissolving heart stent

- Tucson Country Day School was burglarized and vandalized over the past weekend

- Charlie Brown is featured in a Marana corn maze

Mount Lemmon today! @whatsuptucson http://pic.twitter.com/nkZKyIoCna

— october 26 scorpio!! (@Trill_Daughter) October 19, 2016

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