Did somebody tell Brett Favre last night was a playoff game? Sure seemed that way when he tossed a terrible INT in the dying seconds. The New York Jets went house call on it to help cover the -4.5, and win the game 29-20. OHB also set a record last night for most fumbles in NFL history to go with lobbing his 500th TD. The Vikes host the Dallas Cowboys Sunday in a loser-is-all-but-done matchup of surprise 1-3 teams.
The San Francisco Giants beat the Atlanta Braves 3-2 to take their series 3-1. Very classy of the Giants to stop their celebrations on-field to line up and salute retiring Braves manager Bobby Cox, another guy for whom leaving Toronto only meant good things. They'll start the NLCS on Saturday in Philadelphia. How does Tim Lincecum and Roy Halladay starting strike you?
Cliff Lee and David Price will take to the hill in Tampa Bay tonight in their deciding Game 5 of the ALDS. Hard not to bet on the Rangers with a +109 price. Like their offence's chances to do damage more than the Rays to get to Lee. First pitch is 8:05pm.
The New Jersey Devils, in a hell of a cap bind, dressed 15 players for their loss Saturday afternoon to Pittsburgh. Three games into the year - with no wins - and Lou Lamoriello is playing cap games to save dimes. Tell me again how great caps are? Oh yeah, and Sidney Crosby is playing on a line with Mike Comrie and Chris Kunitz. Thanks, Cap.
San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York says his 0-5 49ers will still win their division. In any other division, I'd say impossible, but in the NFC West, perhaps there's a slight chance, though being three back of Arizona makes it a chore and then some. Check out their remaining schedule. Laughable.
At the other end of the spectrum - in terms of ownership perspective, but still on the subject of horrible teams - Buffalo Bills owner Ralph Wilson acknowledges that the state of his squad is "bad" and that they're about three years from turning it around. He also says that at 92, he probably won't be around to see it happen which will bring about a whole other kind of mess for the franchise. If Pinnacle offers a line, I'm going to bet it takes more than three years, and he's around for more than three.
Is Jon Gruden paid by the word?
The Sportspickle tweets a beauty: "Gamecocks beat Alabama, Bobby Cox's career ends, Brett Favre. It's been a big sports week for Cocks/Cox/cocks." Guess he didn't notice that Courtney Cox is on the market again.
Euro 2012 qualifying resumes today and no game is bigger than Italy taking on Serbia, with both teams struggling in the early stages. All the fixtures here.
Damien Cox via Twitter: "Nice Thanksgiving weekend for NHL. One arrest, one obscene gesture, one dirty hit, one player taken off on stretcher." If you're wondering, it was Mike Ribeiro of the Dallas Stars on a DUI, James Wisniewski (video below), Niklas Hjalmarrson with the dirty hit (video below), and both Jason Pominville and Andrej Pavelec taken out on stretchers.
James Wisniewski gives it to Sean Avery...
Niklas Hjalmarrson crushes Jason Pominville, blind side...
The "Carlton" made its long awaited NFL debut in Detroit on Sunday...
Showing posts with label MLB Playoffs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label MLB Playoffs. Show all posts
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Ankiel slays Giants
The Cincinnati Reds went "slo-pitch squad" in the 7th inning last night, with mistakes you have to see to believe. That, as part of four errors and three hit batsmen by the Reds, helped the Phillies rally to a 7-4 win to take a 2-0 lead in the series.
Sometimes redemption takes a long time to come around, but after one-time pitcher Rick Ankiel, who famously couldn't find the plate in a playoff game a decade ago and switched to outfield permanently, brought the Atlanta Braves back to even footing with a dramatic 11th inning homer yesterday to give the Bravos a 5-4 win in San Francisco. Both NL game three's go tomorrow.
A pair of MLB playoff games today, American League only after last night's all-NL schedule. In two games, the Tampa Bay Rays have eight hits and one run. Makes their freaking out over a checked swing not called a strike three in game two ring pretty hollow, even if it led to a run. They've got Matt Garza on the hill today facing Colby Lewis, 5:07pm first pitch. The Rangers, of course, are up 2-0. The New York Yankees go home to try to close out the Minnesota Twins, with Phil Hughes and Brian Duensing the starters. I'm thinking the Rays win one with a strong Garza outing, and the Yanks close out Minny.
It is a dark weekend for soccer leagues around the Europe with another bout of Euro 2012 qualifying slated for yesterday and today. Only two games today with France hosting Romania and Israel hosting Croatia. Yesterday, Italy were held to a shocking draw at Northern Ireland, who aren't exactly powerhouses. Portugal got off the schneid with a 3-1 win over Denmark, and the shocker of the day saw Serbia lose - at home - to Estonia. Rest of the games wrapped up here. All the games and scores here.
The good news for Manchester United: they had a record operating profit last year of £100.8. The bad news: they still lost £83.64 million. With the Boston Red Sox set to own Man U's rival Liverpool, am hoping that the New York Yankees get in and save Man U from this mess.
Alex Rodriguez his last 19 playoff games: batting .368 with five doubles, 7HR, 20 RBI and 18 runs.
Have a great Saturday, back with more tomorrow.
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Playoff time!
Texas and Tampa Bay will get the MLB playoffs under way at 1:37pm (Eastern), with Cincinnati at Philadelphia at 5:07 followed by the New York Yankees in Minnesota at 8:37. Gonna be a good day for sports. The Big Lead has a great little feature: The 2010 Hater's Guide to The MLB Playoffs. What is most impressive in this is the sheer consistency of the bile spewed. Worth printing off and enjoying over a few coldies tonight.
It started innocently enough last night with Bill Simmons - aka The Sports Guy - thinking he was direct messaging someone on Twitter. Instead, he posted a blurb for all to see that he had information that the New England Patriots were going to move Randy Moss to the Minnesota Vikings. Shortly after, Twitter threatened to take down the internet for all the word flowing after that. Looks like the deal could be completed as soon as this morning. Makes next week's visit by the Dallas Cowboys to Minny even more interesting: revenge plot for last year's playoffs, and Moss has historically shown up big against the team he most resents for not drafting him. Somehow, you have to figure the Pats know what they're doing here. Moss does have only nine catches on the season. Edit: ESPN is reporting the deal is now done.
Liverpool looks like they'll have new ownership any minute, and replacing American owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett could be John Henry. Yes, the very same John Henry that owns the Boston Red Sox. Personal Hate Level: climbing. There's an Asian bid in the mix too, and the current owners are fighting for their lives against a board that is pushing them out the door. Meantime, Liverpool sits third last in the English Premier League. "Disaster" might not be the most accurate word, but it is the first that springs to mind. Edit: And now comes word that the purchase by John Henry and the Sox ownership is now complete.
It is getting better for Tour de France champion Alberto Contador, and by better, I mean "worse". The latest is his blood has shown traces of plastic in it consistent with having had a transfusion performed, something that he previously denied, and of course, is performance enhancing. But hey, his people say he didn't do it. Good enough then.
The danger of deferred money for sports teams is gobs of "dead" money down the road. The Detroit Tigers are looking at around $13 million in dead money next year payable to Gary Sheffield, Pudge Rodriguez, Maglio Ordonez, Edgar Renteria, and Jose Valverde, who at least remains with the team. The Tigers will be paying Gary Sheffield between $1million - $2.5 million between 2010 and 2019. Ouch.
In a year of great baseball injuries, it is never too late to add another to the pile. Baltimore Oriole Brian Roberts admitted a couple days ago that the concussion-like symptoms he's been feeling the last couple days might be from getting hit in the head by a bat. Swung by one Brian Roberts.
Thanks to our friends to the south, the 25 Funniest Defaced Dollar Bills.
The New York Rangers may have sent Wade Redden to the minors but it isn't all bad for the $6.45 million man. While in the AHL, he won't be paying an 18% escrow payment so he effectively got a raise. Further, there is no state tax in Connecticut so Redden is going to make more money than ever.
Since 2001, the Detroit Lions are 8-66 on the road.
So Dwayne Wade lasted all of three minutes and change last night in the Miami Heat's pre-season opener before leaving with a bad hamstring. Looks like my voodoo doll is in mid-season form. Wait til I start poking at Chris Bosh and Lebron James knees.
For the Jays fans out there, here's a look at all 54 of Jose Bautista's home runs this year. Nice editing work from the Jays though, cutting out the ball actually leaving the park so you can't count how many landed in an empty seat at Rogers Centre.
I love a game show trainwreck, and there are all kinds here in the Top 10 Dumbest Answers in Family Feud History. And nothing better than a ridiculous answer followed up by "good answer!"
Think San Francisco Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum is ready for the playoffs? Check this out. Warning: objectionable language for some that may be around you.
It started innocently enough last night with Bill Simmons - aka The Sports Guy - thinking he was direct messaging someone on Twitter. Instead, he posted a blurb for all to see that he had information that the New England Patriots were going to move Randy Moss to the Minnesota Vikings. Shortly after, Twitter threatened to take down the internet for all the word flowing after that. Looks like the deal could be completed as soon as this morning. Makes next week's visit by the Dallas Cowboys to Minny even more interesting: revenge plot for last year's playoffs, and Moss has historically shown up big against the team he most resents for not drafting him. Somehow, you have to figure the Pats know what they're doing here. Moss does have only nine catches on the season. Edit: ESPN is reporting the deal is now done.
Liverpool looks like they'll have new ownership any minute, and replacing American owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett could be John Henry. Yes, the very same John Henry that owns the Boston Red Sox. Personal Hate Level: climbing. There's an Asian bid in the mix too, and the current owners are fighting for their lives against a board that is pushing them out the door. Meantime, Liverpool sits third last in the English Premier League. "Disaster" might not be the most accurate word, but it is the first that springs to mind. Edit: And now comes word that the purchase by John Henry and the Sox ownership is now complete.
It is getting better for Tour de France champion Alberto Contador, and by better, I mean "worse". The latest is his blood has shown traces of plastic in it consistent with having had a transfusion performed, something that he previously denied, and of course, is performance enhancing. But hey, his people say he didn't do it. Good enough then.
The danger of deferred money for sports teams is gobs of "dead" money down the road. The Detroit Tigers are looking at around $13 million in dead money next year payable to Gary Sheffield, Pudge Rodriguez, Maglio Ordonez, Edgar Renteria, and Jose Valverde, who at least remains with the team. The Tigers will be paying Gary Sheffield between $1million - $2.5 million between 2010 and 2019. Ouch.
In a year of great baseball injuries, it is never too late to add another to the pile. Baltimore Oriole Brian Roberts admitted a couple days ago that the concussion-like symptoms he's been feeling the last couple days might be from getting hit in the head by a bat. Swung by one Brian Roberts.
Thanks to our friends to the south, the 25 Funniest Defaced Dollar Bills.
The New York Rangers may have sent Wade Redden to the minors but it isn't all bad for the $6.45 million man. While in the AHL, he won't be paying an 18% escrow payment so he effectively got a raise. Further, there is no state tax in Connecticut so Redden is going to make more money than ever.
Since 2001, the Detroit Lions are 8-66 on the road.
So Dwayne Wade lasted all of three minutes and change last night in the Miami Heat's pre-season opener before leaving with a bad hamstring. Looks like my voodoo doll is in mid-season form. Wait til I start poking at Chris Bosh and Lebron James knees.
For the Jays fans out there, here's a look at all 54 of Jose Bautista's home runs this year. Nice editing work from the Jays though, cutting out the ball actually leaving the park so you can't count how many landed in an empty seat at Rogers Centre.
I love a game show trainwreck, and there are all kinds here in the Top 10 Dumbest Answers in Family Feud History. And nothing better than a ridiculous answer followed up by "good answer!"
Think San Francisco Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum is ready for the playoffs? Check this out. Warning: objectionable language for some that may be around you.
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
We're not gonna take it, any Mo...
What a series going in Tampa Bay this week, with the New York Yankees and Rays swapping first place with a pair of great games. Monday's was a pitching duel that finished 1-0 in 11 innings. Last night went 10, and was an 8-7 win for the Bronx Bombers. The rubber match goes tonight with Phil Hughes and James Shields taking the bump.
A couple surprises in the opening day of Champions League group play yesterday. Manchester United were held to a scoreless draw with Glasgow Rangers at home, a big disappointment for the Red Devils to say the least. Worse was losing Antonio Valencia to a broken leg for what looks to be the year. Defending Champion Inter Milan were also held to a draw, 2-2 with Dutch side FC Twente. And then there was Barcelona, who hammered Panathanaikos 5-1. Lionel Messi scored a pair, the second as awesome as a goal gets. 8 more games go today at 2:45, highlited by last year's finalist Bayern Munich hosting AS Roma, though Roma have struggled out of the gate in Italy's Serie A. Also of interest is Real Madrid hosting Ajax Amsterdam.
Toronto FC cleaned house yesterday, turfing Day One GM Mo Johnston after four mostly turbulent years, and his latest coaching hire Preki. Neither should leave feeling they'll be missed. TFC moves on with interim GM Earl Cochrane and interim Head Coach Nick Dasovic, Canadians both, and go right back at it tonight with a CONCACAF Champions League date at Real Salt Lake. Coverage on GolTV with a 10pm kickoff.
Tough break for the Green Bay Packers, losing starting Running Back Ryan Grant for the year with an ankle injury. The New York Jets will be minus Kris Jenkins for the year as he tore his ACL for the second straight year. I'm sure this will increase the concerns about moving to an 18-game schedule but seems to work just fine for the CFL. Besides, it's not like the 16-game schedule has helped the Buffalo Bills Paul Posluzny stay healthy. Yep, he's hurt again.
The centrepiece of the 416-bound contingent in the Roy Halladay trade from the Toronto Blue Jays to the Philadelphia Phillies - Kyle Drabek - makes his Jays debut on the mound tonight. Of course, most of the country won't see it unless they're Rogers Cable subscribers as the game is on SportsNet One. Such regard for their fans, them Jays. For all the heat over moving a pile of games to the channel, this is just throwing more gas on the fire.
There are still sporting outfits that are forward thinking. The UFC has another of its regular - and free - Fight Night cards on tonight. And where is it airing, you wonder? Why, SportsNet - coast to coast - of course, at 8pm. That will be followed by the first episode of Season 15 of The Ultimate Fighter, with coaches Georges St. Pierre and Josh Koschek.
In other MLS news, the league is expected to announce expansion to a 34-game regular season schedule for 2011. Also, the "Canadian" rule looks to be scrapped which will only increase the quality of players in the league overall, and on Toronto and Vancouver especially.
Scoring in the NFL was down in Week One, in case you were wondering.
This one is sure to get some people wound up. Here are the 11 most effeminate things about football, the gridiron variety.
The first peak at the 2011 MLB schedule can be seen here. The Majors are set to start on Thursday, March 31st with talk of a game going even the night prior, all with the aim of finishing the playoffs in October at the latest, unlike this year where it could run to November 4th. Still don't understand why they don't do the first couple weeks with all dome or warm weather teams at home to minimize weather issues in the northern cities.
Speaking of the playoffs, yet another piece on how expanding the playoffs would make for a better regular season. Me likes.
The Hot Tub Hottie is back with Week 2 NFL picks. No clue how she's doing, and care almost as little.
Yep, ordered NFL Red Zone yesterday. Jacked for Sunday. Mrs. Mango? Not so much.
If you missed Baltimore Raven Ray Lewis blowing up New York Jet Dustin Keller on Monday Night...enjoy.
Check out Manchester United's Antonio Valencia getting his leg broken in a fluke play. Can't imagine he comes back this season. Ouch.
<a href="http://msn.foxsports.com/video/?vid=0f64e33d-69ea-4676-8095-10becd12d137&from=IV2_en-us_foxsports_videocentral_player" target="_new" title="CL Update: Man Utd's Valencia injured">Video: CL Update: Man Utd's Valencia injured</a>
Barcelona vs. Panathanaikos hilites. Lionel Messi's goal after a ridiculous buildup starts around :50...
<a href="http://msn.foxsports.com/video/?vid=bd83b289-2378-40a9-9c27-a7d0e72b80ff&from=IV2_en-us_foxsports_videocentral_player" target="_new" title="CL Highlights: Barcelona/Panathinaikos">Video: CL Highlights: Barcelona/Panathinaikos</a>
A couple surprises in the opening day of Champions League group play yesterday. Manchester United were held to a scoreless draw with Glasgow Rangers at home, a big disappointment for the Red Devils to say the least. Worse was losing Antonio Valencia to a broken leg for what looks to be the year. Defending Champion Inter Milan were also held to a draw, 2-2 with Dutch side FC Twente. And then there was Barcelona, who hammered Panathanaikos 5-1. Lionel Messi scored a pair, the second as awesome as a goal gets. 8 more games go today at 2:45, highlited by last year's finalist Bayern Munich hosting AS Roma, though Roma have struggled out of the gate in Italy's Serie A. Also of interest is Real Madrid hosting Ajax Amsterdam.
Toronto FC cleaned house yesterday, turfing Day One GM Mo Johnston after four mostly turbulent years, and his latest coaching hire Preki. Neither should leave feeling they'll be missed. TFC moves on with interim GM Earl Cochrane and interim Head Coach Nick Dasovic, Canadians both, and go right back at it tonight with a CONCACAF Champions League date at Real Salt Lake. Coverage on GolTV with a 10pm kickoff.
Tough break for the Green Bay Packers, losing starting Running Back Ryan Grant for the year with an ankle injury. The New York Jets will be minus Kris Jenkins for the year as he tore his ACL for the second straight year. I'm sure this will increase the concerns about moving to an 18-game schedule but seems to work just fine for the CFL. Besides, it's not like the 16-game schedule has helped the Buffalo Bills Paul Posluzny stay healthy. Yep, he's hurt again.
The centrepiece of the 416-bound contingent in the Roy Halladay trade from the Toronto Blue Jays to the Philadelphia Phillies - Kyle Drabek - makes his Jays debut on the mound tonight. Of course, most of the country won't see it unless they're Rogers Cable subscribers as the game is on SportsNet One. Such regard for their fans, them Jays. For all the heat over moving a pile of games to the channel, this is just throwing more gas on the fire.
There are still sporting outfits that are forward thinking. The UFC has another of its regular - and free - Fight Night cards on tonight. And where is it airing, you wonder? Why, SportsNet - coast to coast - of course, at 8pm. That will be followed by the first episode of Season 15 of The Ultimate Fighter, with coaches Georges St. Pierre and Josh Koschek.
In other MLS news, the league is expected to announce expansion to a 34-game regular season schedule for 2011. Also, the "Canadian" rule looks to be scrapped which will only increase the quality of players in the league overall, and on Toronto and Vancouver especially.
Scoring in the NFL was down in Week One, in case you were wondering.
This one is sure to get some people wound up. Here are the 11 most effeminate things about football, the gridiron variety.
The first peak at the 2011 MLB schedule can be seen here. The Majors are set to start on Thursday, March 31st with talk of a game going even the night prior, all with the aim of finishing the playoffs in October at the latest, unlike this year where it could run to November 4th. Still don't understand why they don't do the first couple weeks with all dome or warm weather teams at home to minimize weather issues in the northern cities.
Speaking of the playoffs, yet another piece on how expanding the playoffs would make for a better regular season. Me likes.
The Hot Tub Hottie is back with Week 2 NFL picks. No clue how she's doing, and care almost as little.
Yep, ordered NFL Red Zone yesterday. Jacked for Sunday. Mrs. Mango? Not so much.
If you missed Baltimore Raven Ray Lewis blowing up New York Jet Dustin Keller on Monday Night...enjoy.
Check out Manchester United's Antonio Valencia getting his leg broken in a fluke play. Can't imagine he comes back this season. Ouch.
Barcelona vs. Panathanaikos hilites. Lionel Messi's goal after a ridiculous buildup starts around :50...
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Canada wins!
Tom Verducci at SI.com comes up with a solid idea for how to expand baseball's playoffs without lengthening it one bit. I've long advocated that an extra wild card is the best and easiest way to help the AL East problem - and that's mostly what it is - and the idea of a one game, winner is in, between two wild cards would sure generate interest, and make winning a division that much more important.
The Toronto Maple Leafs haven't had a day of training camp and have already named J.S. Giguere the starting goalie. If anybody has a clue what good that accomplishes, I'd love to hear it. Maybe the clock has gone back to 2006 and he's still a clear cut #1 and I missed it.
Long-time San Diego Padre and current Milwaukee Brewers closer Trevor Hoffman picked up save number 600 last night. Not bad for a guy who barely hits 84 on the gun these days.
Don Banks at SI.com's latest article has his picks to win each division, as well as who he's got to finish last. Bad news, Buffalo Bills fans: he's got you not only penciled to finish last, but to do so with 2 wins, lowest among all the teams he picks to finish last by a couple games.
Washington Nationals starting pitcher Jason Marquis has lowered his ERA in 6 straight starts. Impressive, right? Not as impressive as seeing it is still a ghastly 7.14, but that's what happens when you once had it as brutal as 20.52.
So much for the notion that Wayne Rooney would lose it in Switzerland after the talk of him tapping a pro surfaced over the weekend. Rooney scored 10 minutes into England's Euro 2012 qualifier with Switzerland and his squad emerged 3-1 winners. On the upset front, Slovakia stunned favored Russia in Russia with a 1-0 scoreline and Portugal dropped all the points in a 1-0 shocker at Norway. Full Euro 2012 qualifying wrap here. On the "friendly" side of things, Canada beat Honduras - who were a World Cup qualifier - with an impressive performance in a 2-1 win in Montreal. Strangely, they looked better minus Dwayne DeRosario and Julian De Guzman. World Cup winners Spain travelled to Argentina for a game, and were thumped 4-1. Shocking. That's only Spain's third loss since 2006.
Good news, Toronto Raptors fans, your squad made an "all-time" list. Yep, checking in on the 50 Worst Uniforms list. Hey, it is something at least.
Two of the worst NFL teams last year were the Tampa Bay Bucs and Cleveland Browns, and they won't be a whole bunch better this year. So why would the NFL put the two head to head to open the season on Sunday? Only reason I can think is to narrow the field for nationally covered games. Can't be many reasons beyond that.
So Reggie Bush can't keep his Heisman Trophy because he had his parents put up in a condo paid for by boosters, but O.J. Simpson still has his. Sounds perfectly logical to somebody.
If I were to say "it is a must-win road game for Toronto FC if they're to make the playoffs this year", hopefully that wouldn't confuse everyone too badly into thinking this was 2009 and not 2010, but that's the situation that TFC are in as they are in Chicago to face the Fire. I really have little expectation that they'll grab three points in this one, and barely more hope. SportsNet Ontario and Pacific have coverage with an 8:30 kickoff.
For those that enjoyed Friday's "bubbling" pictures, there are more. You're welcome.
An interesting infographic to teach you most of what you need to know about MMA/UFC.
Check out this video from a Chinese media outlet of some sort, covering the Wayne Rooney-and-a-hooker story. Freaking incredible, even for non-soccer fans.
The Toronto Maple Leafs haven't had a day of training camp and have already named J.S. Giguere the starting goalie. If anybody has a clue what good that accomplishes, I'd love to hear it. Maybe the clock has gone back to 2006 and he's still a clear cut #1 and I missed it.
Long-time San Diego Padre and current Milwaukee Brewers closer Trevor Hoffman picked up save number 600 last night. Not bad for a guy who barely hits 84 on the gun these days.
Don Banks at SI.com's latest article has his picks to win each division, as well as who he's got to finish last. Bad news, Buffalo Bills fans: he's got you not only penciled to finish last, but to do so with 2 wins, lowest among all the teams he picks to finish last by a couple games.
Washington Nationals starting pitcher Jason Marquis has lowered his ERA in 6 straight starts. Impressive, right? Not as impressive as seeing it is still a ghastly 7.14, but that's what happens when you once had it as brutal as 20.52.
So much for the notion that Wayne Rooney would lose it in Switzerland after the talk of him tapping a pro surfaced over the weekend. Rooney scored 10 minutes into England's Euro 2012 qualifier with Switzerland and his squad emerged 3-1 winners. On the upset front, Slovakia stunned favored Russia in Russia with a 1-0 scoreline and Portugal dropped all the points in a 1-0 shocker at Norway. Full Euro 2012 qualifying wrap here. On the "friendly" side of things, Canada beat Honduras - who were a World Cup qualifier - with an impressive performance in a 2-1 win in Montreal. Strangely, they looked better minus Dwayne DeRosario and Julian De Guzman. World Cup winners Spain travelled to Argentina for a game, and were thumped 4-1. Shocking. That's only Spain's third loss since 2006.
Good news, Toronto Raptors fans, your squad made an "all-time" list. Yep, checking in on the 50 Worst Uniforms list. Hey, it is something at least.
Two of the worst NFL teams last year were the Tampa Bay Bucs and Cleveland Browns, and they won't be a whole bunch better this year. So why would the NFL put the two head to head to open the season on Sunday? Only reason I can think is to narrow the field for nationally covered games. Can't be many reasons beyond that.
So Reggie Bush can't keep his Heisman Trophy because he had his parents put up in a condo paid for by boosters, but O.J. Simpson still has his. Sounds perfectly logical to somebody.
If I were to say "it is a must-win road game for Toronto FC if they're to make the playoffs this year", hopefully that wouldn't confuse everyone too badly into thinking this was 2009 and not 2010, but that's the situation that TFC are in as they are in Chicago to face the Fire. I really have little expectation that they'll grab three points in this one, and barely more hope. SportsNet Ontario and Pacific have coverage with an 8:30 kickoff.
For those that enjoyed Friday's "bubbling" pictures, there are more. You're welcome.
An interesting infographic to teach you most of what you need to know about MMA/UFC.
Check out this video from a Chinese media outlet of some sort, covering the Wayne Rooney-and-a-hooker story. Freaking incredible, even for non-soccer fans.
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