MLB: Mets choking, Brewers desperate

The New York Mets are looking to give the division away again as they are now only a half game ahead of the Phillies, in what is becoming a great rivalry.  Also, the Red Sox are showing that they are still the defending champions as they pull into a tie with AL East leader Tampa [...]

NFL: Cowboys, Eagles prove East is best

The Cowboys out-dueled the Eagles 41-37 in a great Monday night game, proving to the league that the NFC East is home to the best teams in the league.  Tony Romo made up for an earlier fumble to lead the Cowboys in a second half comeback win as the defense shut down Donovan McNabb and [...]

Hockey: 82-0…in hockey

In a qualifier for the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, the Slovakian women’s ice hockey team beat the Bulgarian team 82-0.  In a show of true sportsmanship, the Slovaks out shot Bulgaria 139-0.  With 14 different players tallying a goal, the top scorers were Janka Culikova with 10 goals and Martina Velickova with nine.
The coach called the [...]

MLB: Division’s up for grabs

With the exception of the AL West, all divisions in baseball are up for grabs.  This also leads into a tight wild card race in each league.  Here is a quick run down.
AL
East – the Rays are in front but get covered like they are in last as they “shocked” last night and lead the [...]

Does anyone win the Olympics?

The Olympics are officially over.  There are so many great stories that come out during the two week affair that one wonders…do the countries win the Olympics?  Or, is it the athletes?
Athletes play the games for competition and pride and they are awarded with medals – gold, silver and bronze.  We are always reminded about [...]

Wimble-DONE: Upsets all over the grass

Top seeds Andy Roddick, James Blake, Maria Sharapova, Novak Djokovic were all upset in the early rounds of Wimbledon shaking up the tournament schedule.  The men’s side usually comes down to Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal but Americans major championship hopes always rely on Roddick and Blake.
Sharapova, the women’s #2 ranked player, has her earliest [...]

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Big Brown: Belmont Stakes takes another victim

Big Brown felt the heat at the Belmont Stakes, as many horses have in the past at the toughest, and longest, test in the Triple Crown.  The Belmont Stakes newest victim is Big Brown, the heavily favorite horse who pulled up in the final turn to lose his bid for horse racing immortality.
The winner…a 32-1 [...]

MLB: Shot leash for Yanks Chamberlain

Grooming to be a starter, Joba Chamberlain was on a strict pitch count that only lasted into the third inning.  He didn’t do too bad …

2.1 innings pitched
2 runs
1 earned run
4 walks
3 Ks

Unfortuately, the Yankees have no other pitching and the Toronto Blue Jays are beating the Bombers 9-3 in the 8th.

NHL: Penguins going home…for another game

This is where hockey separates itself from the rest…a thrilling, edge-of-your-seat triple overtime game that would have won it for the Detroit Red Wings had the Pittsburgh Penguins not scored to keep their Stanley Cup hopes alive.
You can’t help but love watching teams truly battling for every puck, every possession and every shot. When [...]