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Cubs Curse Lingers — Red Sox Continue to Defy ‘Babe’
October 2, 2008 - No Comments Two teams that are eternally linked for the “curses” bestowed upon them in previous years, the Chicago Cubs and the Boston Red Sox took a step in different directions yesterday. With the Cubs seemingly still stuck in the Bermuda triangle of their championship quest, the Red Sox appear poised to “break the curse” for the third time in five seasons. Despite jumping out to an early 2-0 lead thanks to Mark DeRosa’s second.... Read More
City of Chicago Rejoices: White Sox and Cubs in Playoffs
October 1, 2008 - No Comments Behind a stunning performance from John Danks, the Chicago White Sox defeated the Minnesota Twins in a one-game playoff to determine the American League Centralchampion on Tuesday night. Danks’ performance was nothing short of spectacular as the White Sox won 1-0 on a seventh inning solo home run off the bat of Jim Thome. The White Sox will now join their cross town rival Chicago Cubsin the playoffs, giving the city two different chances for.... Read More
Kiffin Out as Raiders Head Coach
September 30, 2008 - No Comments In a move that surprised nobody, owner Al Davis and the Oakland Raiders fired their head coach Lane Kiffin on Tuesday. Reports that the coach was on his way out came to a head last week after the Raiders 24-23 loss to the Buffalo Bills. After the game, Kiffin was notified by team officials that he was in fact going to be fired. Although Davis did not act on it last week, it was widely expected that Kiffin would be fired this week going into the team’s.... Read More
MLB Playoffs Roundup: Brewers in, White Sox/Twins TBD
September 29, 2008 - No Comments In what was a devastating day for me personally, the Milwaukee Brewers clinched the National League Wild Card with a late-inning two-run blast from Ryan Braun, while the New York Mets bullpen collapsed once again, giving up back-to-back home runs in the top of the eighth inning in what was a tie ballgame. At around 3 p.m. yesterday all seemed positive in “Mets land” as the Amazins’ were tied with the Florida Marlins at 2-2 in the.... Read More
Patriots Veteran Troy Brown Retires
September 25, 2008 - No Comments New England Patriots wide receiver Troy Brown retired on Thursday, ending his career as the team’s all-time leader in receptions. Brown, who hasn’t played at all this year, made the announcement at a news conference today in front of coach Bill Belicheck, owner Robert Kraft and the media. Brown spent his entire 15-year NFL career with the Patriots, compiling 557 catches for 6,366 yards, making one pro-bowl and winning three Super Bowls. .... Read More
Millen Out as Lions President and CEO
September 24, 2008 - No Comments Detroit Lions fans can breathe a little bit easier now that they know that embattled team President and CEO Matt Millen will no longer be running the show. During an administration that seemingly took missteps at every corner, the Lions were 31-84 under Millen and didn’t once reach the playoffs. Reports are mixed on whether or not Millen quit on his own or was forced out, although Millen’s departure happens to be two days after Bill Ford.... Read More
Nadal’s Dominance Propels Spain Over U.S. In Davis Cup Play
September 23, 2008 - No Comments Spain will be in this year’s Davis Cup finals after handily defeating the United States 4-1 in the semifinals ending on Monday. The clinching match was held on clay courts at the Las Ventas bullfighting arena in Spain. That was a little bit more than a slight advantage for the best clay-court player in the world, Rafael Nadal, who used his efficient shot-making and all-world court coverage to systematically destroy Andy Roddick in straight.... Read More
U.S. Pulls Upset at 37th Ryder Cup
September 22, 2008 - No Comments Despite what many experts believed to be an unlikely chance for victory, the United States Ryder Cup team defeated the Europeans 16½-11½ in a resounding upset. The highlight of the event was when U.S team member Thomas Brent “Boo” Weekley galloped down the first fairway on Sunday, holding his driver between his legs and whipping it in an ode to “Happy Gilmore.” The Americans’ ineptitude during the Ryder Cup in recent.... Read More
