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US Open: Woods vs. Mickelson 2008-06-11 14:18:57
Tiger Woods
is the best golfer in decades, probably one of the best in history, but hasn’t being friends with the US Open for the past five years, as he won his last title for this tournament in 2002.
The USGA always picks the most difficult courses in the nation for the competition, and this [...]
Mike Babcock signs for 3 more years with Red Wings 2008-06-12 14:13:13
Mike Babcock just got his first championship rock since he started coaching in the NHL for the Ducks back in the 2002-2003 season, that first year with Anaheim, he took them to the NHL Finals against the Devils, whom beat them in 7 games.
Now that he has won a title and accumulated more experience, the [...] Read more:Wings
, signs
Marcus Vick got arrested 2008-06-13 13:10:12
Vick, not Michael but Marcus
, the youngest brother of the former falcons quarterback is the one on the news right now, and as his relative, not exactly for good reasons.
Marcus Vick, who played for Virginia Tech and then with the Miami Dolphins at the NFL got arrested
for DUI (driving under the influence) and for [...]
Lakers barely made it to game 6 2008-06-16 10:06:34
Paul Pierce had the chance to put thing even yesterday at the fourth quarter playing in LA, but a steal from Kobe Bryant prevented the Celtics from obtaining their 17th NBA championship in history.
Things were 97-95 when Boston had the possesion, Pierce was advancing to shooting area when Bryant saw the ball a little [...]
Rosevelt Colvin officially with Texans 2008-06-17 14:27:58
Rosevelt Colvin is a great linebacker, but the Patriots are looking for new blood and Colvin is a veteran, he was relesed by the Pats on February when he became a free agent, and the Texans
acquired him on June 16, 2008.
Since the Texans have deffensive end Mario Williams, the top overall pick of [...]
Celtics 2008 NBA champions! 2008-06-18 09:41:02
What a game! That’s all I can say about game 6 of the series between Celtics and Lakers for the 2008 NBA
Finals which Boston won by 131 to 92 and buried the Lakers at the TD Banknorth Garden and acquired their first championship in 22 years.
Thanks to an outstanding display of team effort, [...]
Ocho ready to win US Open 2008-06-26 12:03:37
Mexico, better known for its piramids and tequila, but now for Lorena Ochoa, the number one player in women’s golf right now.
And with the US Open coming ahead, Ochoa is ready
to go for the championship she’s missing on her resume. Critics compare Lorena Ochoa with Tiger Woods, as both have struggled to win the [...]
The Draft is tomorrow 2008-06-25 14:07:18
Michael Beasley… Where is he going to be drafted?
Tomorrow is the big day for the new prospects that will be playing next season at the NBA since the 2008 draft will be held at New York and there is a little of uncertainty surrounding the top 2 picks.
Michael Beasley is to be chosen as number [...] Read more:Draft
, tomorrow
Carmelo Anthony arrested for DUI 2008-06-24 15:00:06
It’s almost as if some athletes are doomed with the police shadow on their backs, and here’s another professional player that has being on the black list for a while: CarmeloAnthony
.
The 24 year-old player from the Nuggets got arrested
and went to court due to a DUI (driving under influence) charge and will [...] Read more:Carmelo Anthony
Federer and Venus favorites to the title at Wimbledon 2008-06-23 11:30:52
Just like Rafael Nadal has the command on one tourney: the French Open as he has won four straight Roland Garros titles, Roger Federer is the leader at Wimbledon
with 5 straight titles, and yesterday he proved why he’s the favorite to come up with a sixth championship as he easily beat Dominik Hrbaty by [...] Read more:Venus
, favorites
Sonics future will be decided this week 2008-06-20 15:23:05
It’s almost a fact that the Sonics
are leaving Seattle for Oklahoma City, the questions is when…
Yesterday marked the fourth day of a sixth day trial to determine if the Sonics can leave now by breaking a lease they have which ends in two years, or if they have to honor the lease and remain [...]
Taylor might become a Packer 2008-06-19 16:42:51
Jason Taylor
is not sure where he’s going to play at this coming NFL Season. He has spend all of his career with the Dolphins and now the Packer
s have their eyes set on Miami’s all-star deffensive end, and chances are that his new home will be Green Bay.
On his side, Taylor wants to play [...]
Ramirez and Pedroia gives Red Sox 1-0 victory over Twins at the 8th inning 2008-07-08 11:23:46
Yesterday at Boston, the Red Sox
went into a pitcher’s game with the Twins
as nobody could score until the 8th inning when Manny Ramirez
resurrected Boston’s hopes and won the game with an RBI single that drove Dustin Pedroia all through the four bases.
Frustration was the dominant factor for both teams along the game [...]
Nadal Steals fifth Wimbledon championship from Federer 2008-07-07 15:49:50
It’s glorious moments for Spain’s sports as their soccer national team just won the Euro Cup a few days ago and Rafael Nadal
just became the best tennist in the world as he won the two major titles in the sport, first the Roland Garros, and this weekend, he took the Wimbledon
title from the [...] Read more:championship
Davis and Brand might be what the Clips needed 2008-07-03 11:24:46
Since Baron Davis
is no longer a member of the Warriors, the Golden State professional NBA team is now pursuiding the services of Elton Brand
, the player who also opted out of his contract in order play with a serious contender. So Davis from the Warriors to the Clippers and Brand from the Clippers to [...] Read more:Clips
Willie Andrews out of the Patriots 2008-07-02 11:47:28
It’s just sad when you see talent getting wasted, and that is exactly what happened to WillieAndrews
.
The 24 year-old cornerback for the Patriots
was fired from the team as he got arrested again in a very short period of time. Well, 2 arrests, 1 touchdown? I guess the numbers talk by themselves.
In [...]
Jay-Z, part Nets owner, Lebron might join him in Brooklyn in 2010 2008-07-01 13:01:09
Nets fans might be celebrating big time in a couple of years when Lebron
James gets the option of opting out of his contract, as New Yersey seems to be his next destination.
But they will also have another reason to celebrate, and that is the Atlantic Yards, a massive project that will be finished by [...] Read more:Brooklyn
White Sox and Cubs, who’ll make it further? 2008-06-30 11:04:46
Things look to be pretty different for both of Chicago’s baseball teams, as the White
Sox are on a winning run, while the Cubs hasn’t being able to win a few games in a while.
Yesterday the White Sox
and the Cubs finished a 3-game series with the Sox sweaping the Cubs on all 3 ending [...]
NBA draft results 2008-06-27 12:01:21
Most people expected Michael Beasley to make it to number one at yesterday’s draft, but he went second instead. Of course it didn’t came as a big surprise that Derrick Rose got chosen before Beasley, since Rose is a native from Chicago, the city that got the first choice at the overall draft.
So Beasley [...] Read more:NBA
, results
Favre back on the news… retirement or not? 2008-07-14 16:29:51
Aparently the Packers are feed up with Brett Favre
’s misleading statements about his retirement
, as the famous quarterback has been playing with his team and with the press in general for a few years now.
The rumors are on that Favre is coming back after saying that he was leaving professional football for good, but in [...]
Favre soap opera continues 2008-07-28 13:20:47 As we all know, the Brett Favre
-Packers soap opera
hasn’t finished, as Favre wants to go back and play at the NFL, either with the Pack or with a different team.
Brett Favre was supposed to show at the Packers camp on Sunday, but even though he didn’t, he did sign his letter for [...]
Bolt wins 100 and 200 at Beijing 2008-08-20 11:09:06 Usain Bolt just achieved what no other runner had done since Carl Lewis in 1984: he won the gold in 100-meters and 200-meters at the same Olympic meetings, being just the 9th runner in Olympic history to do so.
Bolt is from Jamaica, a country that enjoys a history of skilled runners, the best [...] Read more:Beijing
Favre with Jets 2008-08-18 12:26:53 Well, Brett Favre
is officially with the Jets, and it seems like this is a new era for the NY team.
Fans of the Gang Green couldn’t be happier with their team’s newest addition: a player with the quality of Joe Namath, the Jets most famous quarterback.
So with the coming of Brett Favre, certainly [...]
Lakers status for 08/09 season 2008-09-17 11:39:03
The Lakers are entering this 2008/09 season with different expectations than last year. Let’s just go back to October 07’ when Kobe Bryant was looking to get traded and the whole team was the opposite of a unit.
Back then, NBA critics’ predictions were giving the Lakers only the chance of entering the playoffs as a [...]
Oklahoma City Thunder 2008-09-16 12:56:52 After a long battle with the city of Seattle, new team owner Clay Bennett is finally seeing the results of his struggle for moving the now-defunct Sonics to Oklahoma
City, and so the Thunder
was born.
The team has sold out season tickets in just the first five days into the purchasing period. And [...]
Cassel routes Patriots to 19-10 victory over Jets 2008-09-15 13:02:50 Now, this is a surprise, the Favre-fueled Jets loosing against a Brady-less Patriots
? That had to be seeing to be believed, and it was…
Can this be an indication that Matt Cassel is on his route to success as Tom Brady did under the same circumstances in 2001? Well, it’s just Cassel’s first game [...] Read more:routes
OSU vs USC 2008-09-12 10:58:18 The game of the week at the NCAA is set to be played tomorrow by the Buckeyes and the Trojans, with USC having a winning record over Ohio State which is now an 11-point underdog against South Cal since their first meeting 18 years ago.
Statistically Ohio State has the better defense in college [...]
Cowboys favored in sportsbook odds by Brady’s injury 2008-09-11 10:34:53 The question is: why the Patriots don’t have a competent quarterback? I guess they thought Tom Brady
was some sort of semi-god that couldn’t get injured? Well, they know better now.
So for the moment they are relying on a quarterback who was a 7th round pick and who wasn’t considered good enough to [...] Read more:Cowboys
GU in honor of Gene Upshaw 2008-09-09 16:56:47 ‘GU’ are the initials that every NFL football team will be wearing during the 08/09 season, and that is in honor
of Gene Upshaw, the Raiders hall of fame guard (inducted in 1987) who was also the head of the NFL players association for a 25-year period.
Upshaw is the only player on NFL [...]