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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.Granderson, 35, 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.Granderson 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.Kevin Mchale Celtics Jersey . -- Arizona raced out to a big lead and did not back off, hitting the accelerator instead. Red Auerbach Jersey . Gerald Green and Miles Plumlee? Green had bounced around the NBA when he wasnt playing overseas. The Pacers gave up on Plumlee after just one season. Now Green and Plumlee are key cogs in the Suns surprising breakout season. http://www.authenticcelticsproshop.com/Shaquille-Oalton each scored 10 points. Longwood is 0-5 in neal-Jersey/ . Hargreaves began his career in 2008 with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and has played with the Edmonton Eskimos and last season with the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Marcus Smart Celtics Jersey . Oaklands loss to Seattle clinched the ALs best record for the Red Sox with one day to spare in the regular season. "I think everybody was kind of watching," catcher David Ross said. "Demp (Ryan Dempster) came out before he went to the bullpen and was just yelling that they lost. Robert Parish Celtics Jersey . Three came down to the fourth quarter while quarterbacks continued to shine in all four games; so important to the overall quality of the game.MUNCIE, Ind. -- Francis Kiapway scored 10 points, Sean Sellers nine and four others had eight apiece as a balanced Ball State defeated Longwood 61-45 on Monday night.Kiapway made 4 of 9 shots from the floor while Sellers scored on three 3-pointers -- all coming in quick succession in a 16-2 breakaway to open the second half. Ryan Weber mixed in a trey among the trio of long balls from Sellers. The Cardinals (7-4) cruised from there, leading by as many as 28 when Kiapway made a 3-pointer wwith 4:15 left to play.dddddddddddd.Tayler Persons, Franko House, Jeremie Tyler and Tahjai Teague all finished with eight points for Ball State, which made 24 of 64 field goals.JaShaun Smith led the Lancers (3-7) with 11 points and a season-high four blocked shots. Darrion Allen and Isaiah Walton each scored 10 points. Longwood is 0-5 in road games this season. ' ' '