The NFL Network lists Redskin players Joe Washington and Bobby Mitchell as members of the Top 10 most elusive runners in NFL history.
Joe Washington weighs in at No. 8 on the list after a ten year career that saw time in San Diego, Baltimore, Washington and Atlanta. He made his mark with [...]
It took one out and Jay Bruce singling up the pipe to set it up in the bottom of the first, and it took a neat enough fastball from Atlanta Braves starter Jair Jurrjens for Ken Griffey, Jr. to send into the right field seats.
He now sits one stroke away [...]
“It feels like every time I’m out there I’m getting stronger and stronger.”–Scott Kazmir
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Rays 2, White Sox 0
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP)?Scott Kazmir won his fifth straight start, allowing three hits in seven innings of AL East-leading Tampa Bay?s 2-0 victory over the Chicago White [...]
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Organizational Roundup
(AAA) - Iowa Cubs - Won vs. [...]
I can?t even begin to explain how upset and disappointed I am in Jonathan Broxton and the way the game ended this afternoon.
After an unbelievable come back game to snap our four game losing streak last night, we had the Mets up against the ropes again this afternoon. Bills threw [...]
Rain delayed the start to the Heluva Good! 200 from Dover by around 3 hours. Earlier in the day when it was not raining Carl Edwards took the poll for the race with Denny Hamlin starting in second. NASCAR is going to throw out a competition yellow at lap 25 [...]
Saturday, May 31th Game Preview
Texas Rangers (28-28) vs. Oakland Athletics (29-26)
Sidney Ponson (3-1, 3.63 ERA) vs. Joe Blanton (3-6, 3.92 ERA)
7:05 PM CST in Arlington, Texas (Rangers Ballpark in Arlington)
TV: FSNSW | Radio: KRLD 1080 AM, XM 179
Carlos Beltran hit a game-tying 2-run homerun in the 8th inning off Jonathan Broxton, spoiling a fantastic start by Chad Billingsley. Three batters later Fernando Tatis [...]
Preview:
The Yankees will be looking to increase their 2-game winning streak and finally get back over .500 [...]
Ah, the wonders of the slow offseason. There is still about 100 days until the Raiders and Broncos kick off their 2008 season. Just for a few laughs, here’s a David Letterman style top 10 list of signs that you are an Oakland Raiders fan. (Rob inserts Paul Scheffer-esque chuckle [...]
As a generally forward-thinking individual, I can’t help but wonder what the shape of our beloved bombers will resemble in the coming months, so I’m attempting a new feature on The Bronx Block. Every so often, I will look at a future game on the schedule, hop in my trusty [...]
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
The Twins have had different rosters in recent years, but they still can’t find a way to beat the New York Yankees.
The Yankees have dominated the Twins forever it seems, and the Bronx Bombers have made the Twins’ postseason a very quick one [...]
is not pretty at all and it easily looks at least a couple hours from the time of this post until the track drying can begin.
UPDATE: My guess is a start time for this race is no earlier than 5:30PM. We have a nice gap where no major rain will [...]
MVN’s Chris Maier and NFLDraft101.com’s Dan Wernery bring you news around the NFL. Discussion this week revolves around whether or not OTA’s are really voluntary. We also discuss PacMan’s possible return, Jason Peters contract holdout, whether Packers RB Ryan Grant is for real and pick out 2008 breakout [...]
Last of the top 5’s. Not a great group top to bottom - but there is the best overall player in the draft and another potential first rounder. Also, this list has all college players.
1) Pedro Alvarez/ Vanderbilt
Best mixture of talent, polish, and track record in the draft. Wanting [...]
Mike Cameron and Ryan Braun hit back-to-back solo homers in the bottom of the first Friday night. And that would be enough for Manny Parra and the Brewers to take the first [...]
The Baltimore Orioles gave last night’s game away and lost to the Boston Red Sox, 5-2. Despite the loss, the Birds hung in there with the Evil Empire 1A until the bitter end, as our pitching corps inly allowed two runs in the first and then three — all unearned [...]
The Pittsburgh Penguins look to even the Stanley Cup finals at two games apiece Saturday on home ice. A win would send the series back to Hockeytown for a best of three for all the marbles…
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Image details: Boston Celtics v Detroit Pistons, Game 6 served by picapp.com
Another year, another Eastern Conference Final defeat. The Celtics go on to meet the Lakers in the Finals, something the league is wetting themselves over. [...]
The last time Kobe Bryant was playing in the finals; he was the Crown Prince of the NBA. At 25 years old; he was a three time champion, and even changed his game a little as the Lakers had added Karl Malone and Gary Payton in hopes of securing [...]
Carl Edwards won the poll for the Nationwide Series race with a speed 154.39 MPH. Carl thanked his team for giving him a fast car.
Denny Hamlin stated that he had to make sure we were in the show. He did move it up big time on his second lap to [...]
With a win this afternoon the Mets are guaranteed a split of the series with LA. With a loss at Shea they are back to 2 games under .500, and the “Fire Willie” chants might be back much sooner than expected. This is an enormous game for this team, and [...]
“It’d be nice to pop some bottles at the end of this thing.” –Cliff Floyd
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Rays 2, White Sox 1
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP)?Cliff Floydlined a leadoff home run in the bottom of the ninth inning, giving the AL East-leading Rays the win.
Floyd?s fourth homer of the [...]
I can’t believe I’m writing this again: I feel as if we’re back in 05. The hitters are not hitting, Matsui is slumping badly and again I’m starting to say, after the first hit, well, at least we won’t be no-hit.
However, I sure didn’t think, in the second inning, when [...]
In an ESPN article taken from his book, ?The Paolantonio Report: The Most Overrated and Underrated Players, Teams, Coaches and Moments in NFL History,? Sal takes a shot at our very own Jeff Fisher.
In Sal’s mind, the long-time Titan general is an overrated head coach.
[...]Busch Stadium | 7:15 | Maholm vs. Mike Parisi | Box
In a strange turn of events, Luis Rivas continued his power burst, blasting a grand slam in the third which gave the Pirates a 9-1 lead. Rivas also walked, leaving him with three [...]
The clash of the working class grit vs. Hollywood glitz starts next Thursday in Boston as the Lakers come West Coast strutting into Boston after dispatching the defending champion San Antonio Spurs. Boston also took out an ex-champ in the pesky Detroit Pistons, but this was the finals everyone wanted, [...]
The St. Louis Rams’ 2008 draft focused on acquiring players who have speed, great character, and a high level of commitment to the game.
To the dismay of many Rams fans, the draft did not focus on adding any new linebackers to the team until the seventh round, when the chance [...]
Jerry McDonald boldly goes on the record at TFDS
Here at TFDS, we have gone on record about how we feel reporting should be done. We scour the wire, and other news sources with an eye towards the truth. You have spoken to us as well that you are also [...]
A special practice session for the IndyCar Series rookies yesterday at the Milwaukee Mile proved to be, as expected, pretty beneficial for the newcomers.
Japanese greenhorn Hideki Mutoh topped the charts in the No. 27 Andretti Green Racing machine with a top lap of 160.603 m.p.h. on the low-banked oval. So [...]
The Mets short lived 3 game winning streak was broken Friday night as Russell Martin led the Dodgers to a 9-5 win. Martin went 4-4 with a homerun and 3 RBI, including a run scoring single in the 8th, when Los Angeles blew it [...]
What is the Plexiglass Principle?
Put simply, it’s a very fancy term saying that a team that suffers a significant decline in production in one season is almost certain to bounce back the next season as if the poor season never happened.
In 2005, Football Outsiders pegged the Redskins defense as the [...]
After the 1st inning, Friday night’s battle for first place in the NL East wasn’t much of a battle at all. While Brett Meyers struck out 11 and only allowed 4 more Marlins to reach base, Mark [...]
Kevin Garnett, who has extolled the virtues of the Premiership - and my favorite EPL team ARSENAL - and who loves to watch soccer on TV as well as in person whenever possible, will be leading his team to the NBA Finals against the NBA MVP Kobe Bryant and the [...]
Game # 56 Fri. May 30, 2008
Cardinals 5 Pirates 4
I have been calling this move since opening day and have caught a lot of flack for my “being to hard” on Chris Duncan, but Friday it happened. Joe Mather, who was absolutely tearing the cover off the ball here at [...]
Brandon Boggs, who was not even supposed to be out there today, drove in three runs on two doubles and a sacrifice fly to provide all the runs Kevin Millwood would need to give the Rangers their 28th [...]
Serena and Venus Williams lost at the French Open today. One of those losses was surprising but the other was pretty shocking.
Serena Williams is the leading vote getter in our poll asking who will win the French Open this year. Curiously, Jelena Jankovic is second and Ana Ivanovic [...]
Another night, another great game from Jay Bruce. The kid is living up to the hype, and now can add a four hit game to his very short MLB resume. Edinson Volquez got the start, but ended up with a no-decision. The game went to extras, and ended on a [...]
This might not be a surprise, considering I’m writing this for a Chicago-themed blog, but despite Kobe Bryant’s heroics in this year’s playoffs, I still don’t think he’s in the same league as Michael Jordan. Put the comparisons to bed — as far as I’m concerned, Kobe still has a [...]
Connecticut basketball coach Jim Calhoun was diagnosed with skin cancer for the 2nd time in a year. This time it was in a lump found on his neck. Calhoun, already having fought through prostate cancer and this same skin cancer, is expected to miss no time, although he will still [...]
In 2005, the NBA altered one of its rules that resulted in major controversy. The league and the playerâs union agreed to implement a rule that stated the minimum age requirement into the NBA as well as forcing high school players to have at least a one year hiatus before [...]
Will the tradition continue with Cary Williams?
The Titans have had some success drafting cornerbacks in the seventh round recently. Three years ago, they selected Reynaldo Hill in the seventh round and he won a starting job by October, beating out veteran Andre Woolfolk, a former first-round pick. Two years ago, [...]
I believe it’s a correct assessment to say White Sox fans and baseball fans alike are a little surprised with the South Siders’ hot start to begin the season.
Going into Friday night’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays, the Sox are 30-23, leading the American League Central by two games. [...]
Before I begin, let me apologize. I was supposed to have this post up last week, but I was sidelined by a wicked case of bronchitis. Running nose, sneezing, tons of phlem, etc. You know the drill.
Now that I’ve put that lovely image in all your heads, it’s time for [...]
I intended to write a post eviscerating our closer. Praised by hardcore traditionalists for both “doing his job” (16 saves in 18 opportunities) and his “closer mentality”, Wilson has ostensibly scuffled this season while sporting an ungainly ERA north of 4.5 and an unseemly WHIP that I would quote if [...]
Outfield: C
A young outfield corps has shown flashes of what they could become but the veteran the team has relying on to be the cornerstone of the young outfield has not produced as of yet.
CF Carlos Gomez: B+
I know that the kid is not very fundamentally sound but look what [...]
Isn’t it great when significant news breaks without access to a computer?
Multiple local media sources, including Anthony Andro of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, are reporting that first baseman Hank Blalock underwent last-resort surgery on Friday morning to alleviate the ongoing pain and irritation [...]
Everyone knows by now about the Rays ridiculous farm system. They are proof that even small market teams should spend heavily in the drat.
We always hear teams should not draft on need, but I think this year the Rays are the anomaly in that their system is so loaded they [...]
Brian Urlacher participated in the Bears’ mandatory mini-camp Friday after practically threatening that he wouldn’t show up earlier this month. The star middle linebacker had missed all of the team’s voluntary workouts because of an ongoing contract dispute.
As ridiculous as it sounds, Urlacher is not happy with the nine-year, [...]
Joey Dorsey is a 6′9 260 pound power forward/center from the University of Memphis, who has been one of the best defensive players in college basketball the last two years; but still many project him in the second round of the NBA draft. Perhaps it?s the career high 46% free [...]
The baseball games that I look forward to the most are the ones that feature exciting pitching match-ups. Ace versus ace, rookie phenom versus established star, fireballer versus pinpoint control artist, this is what gets me going, what dictates which games I choose to watch on Extra Innings (after having it for [...]
Preview:
The New York Yankees attempt to bring themselves back up to .500 as they head to Minneapolis to [...]
Street and Smith’s SportsBusiness Journal and SportsBusiness Daily, the largest sports business publications in the U.S., nominated five American pro sports leagues for their 2008 League of the Year award at Thursday’s New York City gala.
The nominees (in alphabetical order) were: Major League Baseball, Major League Soccer, National Basketball Association, [...]
For the race on Sunday Greg Biffle is going to be on the poll with a speed of 155.219 MPH. Sitting along side of him on the front row is Kurt Busch.
Bill Elliott is going to be inducted into the Atlanta Sports Hall Of Fame.
[...]World No. 12 Padraig Harrington was favored to win the Wales Open, a tournament he hoped would be a good tune-up for the U.S. Open in two weeks.
Instead, Harrington missed his first cut in nearly two years after a second-round 74 that included several misadventures such as a double bogey [...]
Thomas Hauser has a must-read story at SecondsOut.com about HBO’s boxing operation. Despite some good progress over the last year or so, it shows just how much further boxing has to go to build itself back up, when the most powerful entity in the sport has the problems HBO [...]
The AP is reporting today that Jorge Posada is set to throw the ball to second and third bases in a game tomorrow, the last major hurdle in his rehabilitation. He made five throws in a pregame warmup yesterday.
Posada has been hitting well in his four rehab games, going 6 [...]
The Lakers and Spurs are the two best teams in the NBA. On Thursday night the Lakers overcame a 17 point deficit to close out the defending champions, and in my mind win the NBA title. This thing is over. The Pistons and Celtics are playing for the concellation prize. [...]
This could prove a pivotal draft for the Reds organization. They have pieces in place and money coming off the books. Assuming Griffey and/or Dunn get traded, not only do they free the extra $30 million or so, but they should fetch some solid B level prospects.
What they have
More [...]
What?s more interesting, ?Lost? or the Royals? Seriously. This question came up last night as I watched the season finale minutes after learning the Royals demoted Billy Butler. Think about it? So many stories, so many theories, so few answers.
Anyway, let?s try to condense everything into one simple post.
Billy Butler [...]
Let me start this off by saying this is complete speculation on my part and this is basically my mind wondering off into “What could be” land.
While sitting back thinking about the Rays possibly competing down the stretch, I was wondering how David Price would fit in the 2008 plans, [...]
Watching the 2008 edition of the Blue Jays reminds me of another Toronto squad from the glory days.
Right now, Toronto has the best pitching in the majors (an MLB-low 3.32 ERA through Thursday’s action) and is tied with the Angels at the top with 22 saves.
Jesse Litsch is the new [...]
The Astros make their first visit to Miller Park this year, for the second series against Milwaukee. The Astros swept the Brewers in Houston in a 3-game series earlier this year.
Pitching Probables:
Friday, 5/30, 7:05 p.m. CT: RHP Brandon Backe (4-5, 4.19) [...]
After taking two of three from the New York Yankees, the Baltimore Orioles have yet another tough customer rolling into the Yard — the Evil Empire 1A, aka the Boston Red Sox. This will be the second visit for Boston in Baltimore, and so far, the Orioles are 2-0 against [...]
Yesterday, the Oakland A’s welcomed back one of their best hitters in Eric Chavez, who, unfortunately, is filling in for the team’s best hitter, Frank Thomas, while Thomas is on the DL. I think this weekend would be a good time to bring back another one of the A’s most [...]
Chris Lowe is being mentioned in the 2009 NBA Mock Draft.
NBADraft.net has him getting drafted in the second round by the Houston Rockets.
[...]Word has it that the Mariners have significant interest in first baseman Scott Hatteberg, designated for assignment by the Reds. Certainly, this does not bode well for Richie Sexson, but neither does the fact that Miguel Cairo has started any games at first.
But the major question remains–should the M’s have [...]
So I took a little bit of time off from writing, graduated college, went home to deal with some personal issues, and took a much needed vacation/road trip to Chillicothe, Illinois for an unbelievable music festival.
While I was on my little sabbatical, the Dodgers offense evidently decided to go back [...]
Tampa Bay first year defensive end Gaines Adams is a leaner, meaner defensive machine. And he did it by parting ways with Mickey D.
Stephen Holder’s story on tampabay.com says Bucs DE Adams changes his diet to change his game. Adams is passing on Big Macs and Chicken McNuggets [...]
Two huge pieces of good news floating around Toronto right now. The first is that the Jays pounded the A’s all the way back to Philly yesterday with their biggest offensive output of the season. The second is that Frank Thomas was placed on the DL. Why is this important? [...]
The Los Angeles Angels, winners of four consecutive series, will try to extend that streak to five against the Toronto Blue Jays this weekend in Anaheim. The red-hot Jays have won 7 of their last 8 games including a 12-0 route of Oakland that extended the Angels lead in the [...]
This is the third installment in a 13-part series concerning undrafted free agents signed by the Colts.
I’ll say this for Adam Trafalis: for a while, I didn’t think he existed.
Search after search on Google, Yahoo, and the San Jose State football website turned up no results for a quarterback named [...]
Dear David Stern,
As one of your harshest critics, I have been imploring for your resignation since I started this column about a year ago. I have cited numerous situations where you have failed us the fan, and thought it to be in the best interest of the game for you [...]
The big sport with the Dallas Cowboys this off season is to bash perennial Pro Bowl safety Roy Williams. The chief bashers are his teammates, although I don’t think they mean to be.
Dallas linebacker Greg Ellis revealed on a Sirius NFL Radio interview earlier this month Williams’ discomfort with head coach Wade Phillips’ defensive schemes. Cornerback Terence [...]
The Lakers beat San Antonio 100-92 last night to capture the Western Conference title and head to the finals. Kobe Bryant put the team on his back and tallied 17 points in the 4th quarter and had 39 overall in the game. Funny, the ?who is the real MVP? is [...]
Beginning today the Saints will convene for a weekend minicamp that will serve as the last organized team activity before training camp begins in two months. What does that mean for Saints fans? It means you better eat your hearts out now Who Dat nation, because after this weekend there [...]
Hall of Fame member Al Davis
Today while talking with a fellow writer (who I won’t name), he mentioned that the Oakland Raiders were horrible over the last five years because Al Davis was a detriment to the team. He, of course, mentioned that because of Al Davis there was a [...]
The Chiefs’ offense is going to be better than you think. That won’t be hard, given that the media has taken every possible jab at the Chiefs’ key players as they possibly can. Pete Prisco of cbssportsline has already labeled LJ as overrated (and he’s not alone). I don’t [...]
Soupers–
There is nothing like a tirade from an ignorant Virginian to rouse me out of hibernation. Bob Lipper, who is apparently a professional sports journalist, wrote a grimy piece of yellow journalism for the Richmond Times-Dispatch about the Tyree Evans affair.
In his “article”, he trashes Gary Williams and the [...]
You (and Craig) might have been wondering about the timing of my post late Thursday afternoon. There were two reasons for this: a) I really wanted to write that column and b) I was certain I would need the Friday morning space to talk about a Royals victory. Well, that [...]
The G-Men got their Super Bowl Rings on Thursday at a private “Blue Carpet” ceremony at Tiffany and Co. on 5th ave. Michael Strahan dubbed his ring “The Ten Table Stunner” because you can see it ten tables away at a restaurant. 53 players attended the ceremony, including the recently [...]
After missing the first eight sessions of Organized Team Activities (OTAs), Paul Spicer has returned to the field, without a new deal in place. His return comes only a few days after his agent, Drew Rosenhaus, posted a video on YouTube doing a marketing pitch for his client, and a [...]
Slowest week in Steelers’ history? Maybe, and with good reason: the Penguins are in the Stanley Cup Finals (and it only took until the third game to play like they belong there) and the Steelers have been quiet. While the lack of good news is maddening (not Maddening, or else [...]
When: Friday 7:10, Saturday 3:55, and Sunday 1:15
Where: GABP
TV: FSN Ohio Friday and Sunday, FOX Saturday (all in HD)
Radio: 700 WLW
Records: Reds 25-29 (last place N.L. Central); Braves 29-25 (third place N.L. East)
Pitching Matchups:
“Vancouver Canucks? defenseman Luc Bourdon was killed in a motorcycle accident in his home province of New Brunswick… I hope everyone keeps Luc and his family in their thoughts and prayers for the coming weeks…”
[...]Round 10 of Major League Soccer featured on ESPN Thursday night in primetime…
from MLSNet,
“Luciano Emilio opened the scoring after 15 minutes with a diving header after Matt Reis saved from a Clyde Simms blast. United extended the lead eight minutes after the interval through Fred’s drive off another rebound from a [...]
