Posted by: nataliebea on: May 26, 2010
Today was a very interesting day at the French Open. It was the first day of the second round matches and it was definatley not short on action. The defending champion of the womens side, Svetlana Kuznetsova had a very tough match today. She played a German girl called Andrea Petkovic. Kuznetsova was 1 set [...]
Posted by: mwmbaseball23 on: May 26, 2010
New Meadowlands Stadium, the home to the New York Jets and New York Giants will host Super Bowl XLVIII in 2014. The new stadium, which cost $1.6 billion to build, opened on April 10, 2010. The 2010 season will mark the first season in which the Jets and Giants will play in it. It is [...]
Posted by: mwmbaseball23 on: May 26, 2010
16-year old amateur Jordan Spieth finished in a tie for 16th place in last week’s Byron Nelson Championship. Spieth, just s junior in high school, had rounds of 68, 69, 67, and 72 for a total of a 4-under score of 276 at the prestigious PGA Tour event. Spieth was invited on a sponsor’s exemption [...]
Posted by: jmgreen93 on: May 20, 2010
The mother of Phoenix Suns Amar’e Stoudemire was arrested on Saturday for failure to have an ignition interlock device on her vehicle according to different sources. Carrie Stoudemire was stopped when her Lincoln Navigator was straddling two lanes on the highway while going sixty mph. Officers found her eyes to be watery and glossy when [...]
Posted by: dk545 on: May 20, 2010
Three years ago the Tampa Bay Rays were the worst team in baseball, no one showed up to watch the games, and hardly any fans stayed loyal to them. This all has changed in the last three seasons in 2007, the Rays only had about 17,000 people that showed up for the games, and usually [...]
Posted by: nataliebea on: May 19, 2010
This week the WTA tournament in Warsaw, Poland has got underway. It is a Premier-level tournament which means that it is one of the higher level tournaments just below the Grand Slams. Many of the top player have gone to the tournament as a warm-up tournament just days before the French Open begins this Sunday. [...]
Posted by: nsebastian93 on: May 17, 2010
Being in Orlando for Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals, was a certainly a blast. I am a huge Celtics fan, and was lucky enough to get tickets to the game in Orlando on sunday. The Celtics came out looking strong. Paul Pierce opened the game up with a three-pointer and the Celtics went [...]
Posted by: mwmbaseball23 on: May 16, 2010
The Tampa Bay Rays have designated Pat Burrell for assignment. That means that the Rays have 10 days to decide whether to place Burrell on waivers, release, or trade him. He is no longer on the 40-man roster. Burrell hit just .202 this season, playing mostly as the designated hitter against right-handed pitchers. He only [...]
Posted by: mwmbaseball23 on: May 16, 2010
For the 32nd straight year, there will not be a Triple Crown winner. Super Saver was defeated by Lookin at Lucky in the Preakness Stakes. Super Saver, whom jockey Calvin Borel had predicted to win the Triple Crown, finished eighth in the 12-horse race. Trainer Todd Pletcher attributed the poor performance to the short rest [...]
Posted by: nsebastian93 on: May 15, 2010
Jamie Moyer, now 47 years old is still successful in the Major Leagues. After beating the Mets at home in a complete game shutout, which he is the oldest pitcher to ever complete that task, he was looking ahead to the game against the Brewers. He came out looking just as sharp, against a god Brewers lineup. He only [...]
Posted by: dk545 on: May 13, 2010
The ruling for “stealing other teams signs” is completely legal in Major League Baseball although it is frowned upon, but you must use the naked eye to do so. You are not allowed to use binoculars or video cameras in anyway to steal signs. Earlier this week, a man named Mick Billmeyer was caught in [...]
Posted by: dk545 on: May 13, 2010
This year the playoffs has been maybe the most exciting potentially, the reason many people were so amped up was because of the chance of Kobe vs. Lebron. The Cavs cruised through the first round without any real difficulties, the lakers do the same. Then the Cavaliers faced the Celtics, this might be the most [...]
Posted by: sambo9 on: May 10, 2010
Tim Clark of South Africa finally captured his first PGA tour victory in the United States on Sunday at The Players Championship. Clark posted a 16 under par 272 on the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass which finished one shot ahead of Robert Allenby, who hasn’t won on the PGA tour since 2001. That was [...]
Posted by: sambo9 on: May 10, 2010
The USGA has received a record number of entries this year with 1,296. They came from 47 states (all except Alaska, Maine and Wyoming) and45 countries. The Open will take place on July 8-11 at the Oakmont Country Club. The youngest entrant is ten year old Karen Kim of Corona, California, while the oldest is [...]
Posted by: lazygirjl on: May 10, 2010
Tiger Woods withdrew during the final round of The Players Championship Sunday May 9 with an injury that he has suffered for a few weeks already. Woods was 2 over through 7 holes when he withdrew. After hitting his tee shot the right of the fairway on number 7, Woods called over an offical and [...]
Posted by: mwmbaseball23 on: May 8, 2010
A golf fan attending the second round of the 2010 Player’s Championship on Friday was subdued by a taser after he resisted arrest by police officers. The fan was heckling various players on the 11th hole, including Tiger Woods, and ignored several warnings from officers to stop. However, he became more belligerent and when he [...]
Posted by: mwmbaseball23 on: May 8, 2010
Starlin Castro, the prized short stop prospect for the Chicago Cubs, had 6 RBI’s in his MLB debut on Friday night. In his first at bat against the Reds’ Homer Bailey, Castro took a 2-2 hanging curveball and drove a deep fly to right field for a home run. It travelled 362 feet and was [...]
Posted by: jmgreen93 on: May 6, 2010
Earlier this morning, a sad story hit the news room, and Ex-New York Giant Lawrence Taylor is in quite the jam. He was arrested and charged with the rape of a sixteen year old girl, who happened to be a runaway. Before anyone comes to any conclusions, we must let the court decide the facts [...]
Posted by: jmgreen93 on: May 6, 2010
The Boston Redsox started out their season against the New York Yankees. In a close game, the Redsox came out on top starting their season 1-0. But this early win was one of their only good games played in the first couple weeks of the season. The Redsox then fell behind all of the American [...]
Posted by: socalgolfer on: May 4, 2010
Japanese Teen Sensation Ryo Ishikawa posted a record setting 12 under par 58 to win The Crowns Championship on the Japan PGA Tour. He won $255,000 for his performance. He ran off 12 birdies in his final round on the 6,545 yard Nagoya Golf Course to win by five shots over Japan’s Hiroyuki Fujita at [...]
Posted by: sambo9 on: May 3, 2010
Rory McIlroy captured his first victory at the Quail Hallow Championship last week. He posted a course record, 62, on Saturday. He ended up breezing by the field and beat the four-time major winner and reigning Masters Champion, Phil Mickelson, by four shots and Angel Cabrera by five shots. McIlroy, who turnes 21 on Tuesday, [...]
Posted by: gonzaloasis on: May 3, 2010
This year in men’s tennis is being one of the most competitive ones in a very long time. We no long have one player or two dominating the circuit and taking home most of the trophies; there are at least 8 or 9 players that are fighting for very single tournament, and have high chances of [...]
Posted by: gonzaloasis on: May 3, 2010
No matter what FC Barcelona does, how well they play, how many goals they score, Real Madrid is not quitting in their race for the spanish championships. Yesterday, Sunday 2nd of May, Osasuna FC was a tough opponent for Manuel Pellegrini’s team. They scored first in minute 6 after a terrible mistake by the defender from Real [...]
Posted by: mwmbaseball23 on: May 2, 2010
Floyd Mayweather Jr. remains undefeated. Last night, Mayweather was able to win an unanimous decision over Shane Mosley in a welterweight fight. Mayweather got off to a rocky start, nearly being knocked down in the second round. However, he quickly recovered and dominated the remaining 10 rounds to secure an easy victory over the 38-year [...]
Posted by: mwmbaseball23 on: May 1, 2010
Super Saver has won the 2010 Kentucky Derby. Jockeyed by Calvin Borel, Super Saver was able to conquer the sloppy 1 1/4 mile track at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. Given 15-1 odds at the beginning of the race, Borel sat back and waited for the final turn. He was able to slip in between [...]
Posted by: jmgreen93 on: April 29, 2010
For the first time in NHL history, a number eight seed has defeated a number one seed. But that’s not all. For the first time in NHL history, a number eight seed has defeated a number one seed, while trailing three games to one in the series. Jaroslav Halak denied every shot that the Caps [...]
Posted by: catbanks on: April 27, 2010
Yesterday in soccer we played capture the flag. It was awesome. It was a fun and efficient way to get out Monday fitness in. Most people would think that we were goofing around and not taking the game seriously, but we actually did. For us it was serious. We are all very competitive with each [...]
Posted by: bbss23 on: April 24, 2010
In his most recent blog, Tiger Woods stressed how “great it is to be back.” He also went on to say that he is back in the swing of things and is eager to go out and compete in many upcoming tournaments. A few weeks ago, after the Masters concluded, Woods was seen spending quality [...]
Posted by: mwmbaseball23 on: April 23, 2010
The St. Louis Rams selected Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford with the first pick in last night’s first round of the 2010 NFL Draft. Bradford was the first pick despite missing most of his junior season due to a shoulder injury. However, Bradford was able to impress the Rams enough at workouts, prior to the draft, [...]
Posted by: mwmbaseball23 on: April 23, 2010
The Tampa Bay Rays have signed second baseman Ben Zobrist to a three-year extension. The financial details of the extension won’t be announced until Monday, but the deal will probably give Zobrist a significant raise over his current salary of $400,000. Included in the deal are club options for the 2014 and 2015 season. Before [...]
