Colorado Avalanche beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-2 on Friday night

CHICAGO -- Winning the Roberto Clemente Award meant a lot to Curtis Granderson. Accepting the honor in front of his parents in his hometown made the moment even sweeter for the New York Mets outfielder.Granderson received baseballs biggest honor for sportsmanship and community involvement before Game 3 of the World Series on Friday night at Wrigley Field. Granderson is from the Chicago suburb of Blue Island and played college ball at the University of Illinois-Chicago.Its really cool to get a chance to be here with my mom and dad, who made me who I am today, he said. Chicagos always been home. Though Ive played for teams outside of Chicago, but this is what helped me to get me where I am today.The 35-year-old Granderson helps run baseball clinics and character development programs through the Grand Kids Foundation, which he created in 2007. He made a $5 million donation to UIC for the construction of indoor/outdoor baseball facility that opened in 2014.The three-time All-Star also helps raise money for several charities in New York and has been active with the Mets military appreciation work.He really is a deserving recipient of this great award, Commissioner Rob Manfred said.Clemente, a longtime Hall of Famer for the Pirates, died on New Years Eve in 1972 while on a charter plane that crashed after takeoff. The plan was carrying relief aid to Nicaragua following an earthquake.What Roberto Clemente stood for, his family is living proof of what it was to not only be a professional athlete, but professional human being, Granderson said. The importance of knowing that his community is what made him who he was, and the reason why he was able to be where he was, and he never forgot that, whether his community was in Pittsburgh, where he played, or his hometown where he was able to go back to in the offseason, or during the season to help out at any time no matter what was going on.Granderson is the fourth player from the Mets to win the award, joining Gary Carter (1989), Al Leiter (2000) and Carlos Delgado (2006). Pirates outfielder Andrew McCutchen was recognized last year.---Jay Cohen can be reached at http://www.twitter.com/jcohenap China Jerseys Wholesale . This should be celebrated because it will not always be this way. With the amount of money given to players by their clubs these days, it is a wonder that so many of those teams allow the sport to continue to take away many of their assets so they can play for a different team in the middle of their season. Wholesale NFL Jerseys .Y. -- The Buffalo Sabres have placed centre Cody Hodgson on injured reserve and recalled two players from their AHL affiliate in Rochester. http://www.wholesalejerseysauthenticchina.com/ . Duchene scored two goals and had an assist, helping the Colorado Avalanche beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-2 on Friday night to match the best 10-game start in team history. Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping . They reached the 100-point plateau for the fourth time in five games, bested the visiting Trail Blazers by 34 in the paint and scored 19 of the final 25 points in regulation. Cheap Adidas NHL Jerseys . The Masters champion and winner of last weeks Australian PGA has a three-round total of 14-under 199 at Royal Melbourne. "Im in a really good position for tomorrow," Scott said. BROOKLYN, Mich. -- Roger Curtis is leaving his position as president of Michigan International Speedway.There was no replacement announced Tuesday. Joie Chitwood, chief operating officer of the International Speedway Corporation, will oversee operations at MIS in the interim.Chitwood thanked Curtis in a statement for his service at MIS and wished him future success.dddddddddddd Last weekend, MIS hosted the second of its two NASCAR weekends this year. ' ' '