MLB: Nationals beat Braves on Opening Night

What a way to start the season – a walk-off home run to christen a new ballpark on the first night of the 2008 MLB season.
Nationals Park starts off with a bang as the Nationals beat the Braves 3-2 on Ryan Zimmerman’s home run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning off [...]

NCAA: Four #1s as Davidson falls short

With three #1 seeds in the Final Four, Kansas had a tough time with the Cinderella – Davidson.  Coming down to the final shot, Davidson’s top player – Stephen Curry was double teamed and had to pass off to Jason Richards , who bricked the 25-footer.  Curry finished with 25 points but Kansas helped make [...]

NCAA: Davidson stuns Wisconsin

Then there were eight.  Two more days of great basketball, lead by the Davidson win over Wisconsin, have us looking at a stellar Elite 8.  Here is a recap of the brackets…
East
The Tar Heels took care of business with Washington State and look forward to playing Louisville, who beat Tennessee by 19 points to move [...]

MLB: Play ball!!!

With the season upon us, let’s try to forget about the mess that the Mitchell Report brought upon America’s Pastime and remember that there is nothing better than beer and hot dogs at the ballpark on a summer’s night.  As the sport exits the Steroid Era, baseball is primed for a great season. 
Please, Bud Selig, [...]

NBA: Shaq critical of Reilly, Heat

At 36, with diminishing skills, Pat Reilly traded Shaquille O’Neal to a contender and another shot at a title rather than let him sit in the basement with the Heat.  The gesture was not appreciated as Shaq is bitter about his stay in Miami. 
Shaq used to call his head coach ”the Great Pat Reilly” but apparently he didn’t mean [...]

Play Ball! Red Sox take opener in Japan

Starting the season how they ended, the Boston Red Sox pulled out a thrilling win in Japan over the Oakland A’s.  The 10-inning game was won on a Manny Ramirez two-run double that put the Sox ahead 6-5.  The win went to Japanese reliever Hideki Okajima. 
Japanese pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka started the game for the Sox.  [...]

PGA: Tiger closed strong, finishes fifth

Tiger Woods can’t win every tournament…though he will try.  Finishing up on Monday, Geoff Ogilvy pulled out the victory at the CA Championship ending Woods run.  With the Masters coming up, this set back will undoubtedly fuel Woods to dominate at the first major of the year.  Woods finished two back and shot a third [...]

NCAA Madness

The tournament has been captivating as many of the favorites are still alive but a few top teams have gone down.  The Sweet 16 will be played on Thursday and Friday so re-energize (and hopefully your brackets are not total busts).  Here is a breakdown by region.
East:
UNC v. Washington St; Louisville v. Tennessee
North Carolina rolled [...]

NCAA: Kentucky basketball is back…Western Kentucky that is

Western Kentucky pull off a thrilling upset with a three-point buzzer beater downing #5 seed Drake in day two of the NCAA tournament.  Day one was pretty ho-hum with only the Duke nail-biter against Belmont the only true test to any of the favorites, if you count Kansas State as an underdog.  Day two has [...]

NFL: Tyree’s catch in Tecmo Bowl

Check out New York Giants David Tyree’s acrobatic catch in the throwback video game Tecmo Bowl…includes slow-mo replay.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1VPaEjks2U