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Detroit's Justin Verlander Throws No-Hitter

2007-06-13T15:53:00.000-07:00

Detroit Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander was throwing 100 MPH heat on Tuesday night and in the process threw the sixth no hitter in Tigers history.

The 2006 AL Rookie of the Year came back with the game of his career, striking out 12. He benefited from several stellar defensive plays, the best by Neifi Perez, who turned a possible single up the middle in the eighth into an inning-ending double play.

Verlander (7-2) worked around four walks in the Tigers’ first no-hitter since Jack Morris in 1984.

The 24-year-old trotted to the mound for the ninth to a standing ovation from the crowd of 33,555.

“I had way too much adrenaline, to be honest,” Verlander said.

Amped up, he struck out Counsell and Tony Graffanino. That brought up J.J. Hardy, and Verlander had a momentary lapse, throwing a high breaking ball. At that point, Verlander stepped off the mound.

“I said, ‘Let’s get it back down,”‘ he said.

Verlander then got Hardy to lift a high fly ball that right fielder Magglio Ordonez caught at the edge of the warning track.

Verlander didn’t even see the ball settle into Ordonez’s glove.

“I wanted to watch the catch, but Pudge was yelling in my ear,” he said.

Catcher Ivan Rodriguez was already at the mound and hugged Verlander as the pitcher wheeled around.

Verlander was the American League Rookie of the Year in 2006.

University of Kentucky hires Billy Gillispie

2007-04-06T06:11:00.000-07:00

The last thing University of Kentucky basketball fans needed after being spurned by Billy Donovan was for their A.D. to hire a coach with a last name they would never be able to spell right on any of the message boards where they will be whining nonstop about being one of the new SEC doormats. The thankless job of head coach now belongs to Billy Gillispie who left the Texas A&M Aggies to coach the Wildcats.

Billy Gillispie was hired as Kentucky's sixth coach in the last 76 years on Friday, a person familiar with the search process told The Associated Press. He'll replace Tubby Smith, who spent a decade under the glare of college basketball's brightest spotlight before bolting to Minnesota two weeks ago.

Good luck Billy! You are going to need it in the Bluegrass state and in the SEC battling Bruce Pearl at Tennessee, Billy Donovan at Florida and John 'fat cheeks' Brady from LSU.

Florida Gators re-chomp as National Champions

2007-04-02T22:23:00.000-07:00

The Florida Gators repeated as NCAA men’s basketball National Champions on Monday night beating the Ohio State Buckeyes 84-75. Florida led and controlled the entire game. The Gators were up eleven points at halftime and never really looked back. Joakim Noah didn’t play much of a factor and scored only 8 points with 6 of those coming from the free throw line.

Ohio State phenom giant Greg Oden was heroic in defeat scoring 25 points and grabbing 11 rebounds. It was likely the last college game for Oden as he is likely to be the #1 pick in this summer’s NBA draft.

The MVP of the game and Final Four was Florida’s Corey Brewer. Brewer is an amazing all-around player both on the offense and defensive side of the ball. Brewer had 13 points, 8 rebounds and shut down Ohio State’s perimeter game.

The game could be bittersweet as Florida coach Billy Donovan is expected to leave to take the University of Kentucky head coaching job. His name has also been rumored to take over as the coach of the NBA’s Miami Heat. Also, as many as five Gators could turn pro early and enter the NBA draft.

Box Score

Final Four Picks Tonight

2007-03-31T05:01:00.000-07:00

UCLA v. Florida- The Gators are the heavy favorite in this game but I wouldn't be surprised if UCLA pulls of the upset for two reasons. The first one being that Ben Howland is one master of a coach at UCLA and will have a game plan that will put the Briuns in position to win the game. The second reason being that the Gators will be distracted by head coach Billy Donovan's in(decision) to leave the program for more money at the University of Kentucky or with the Miami Heat.

Prediction: UCLA 61 Florida 56

Georgetown v. Ohio State- This game will have a battle of giants between Roy Hibbard and Greg Oden. The big men should cancel each other out so look for the guards to decide this guy. Ohio State's Mike Connelly Jr. is a difference maker. If Georgetown can't stop him then look for the Buckeyes to roll.

Prediction Georgetown 67 Ohio State 64

Kobe Scores 50 for 4th straight game

2007-03-23T20:25:00.000-07:00

Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant scored 50 points for the fourth consecutive game on Friday night against the New Orleans Hornets. Bryant is only the second player in NBA history to accomplish the task. The other player to do it being the immortal Wilt 'The Stilt' Chamberlain. Wilt holds the record with seven straight 50 pointers.

On a side note the Lakers won the game 111-105 over the Hornets. It was the first time this year that L.A. has beaten N.O. The Lakers have won all four games during Bryant's streak and now have a record of 37-32.

Kobe's Points By Opponent

March 23, 2007, New Orleans Hornets (31-38), 50 points
March 22, 2007, Memphis Grizzlies (17-52), 60 points
March 18, 2007, Minnesota Timberwolves (29-38), 50 points
March 16, 2007, Portland Trailblazers (29-40), 65 points

The combined record of these four teams is 106-168 (0.387%) but who is looking at that. Kobe will have a chance to make it five in a row on Sunday night against the Golden State Warriors.

John Brady...the Devil Dancing in the Pale Moonlight

2007-03-09T11:29:00.000-08:00

First, let me explain the name. JohnBrady'sFatCheeks is a moniker esteeming Louisiana's resident #1 gentleman, John Brady (top right), men's basketball coach at LSU. Brady has a set of delightfully rotund jowls, giving many fans of rival SEC teams some rather lewd verbal ammunition, if you're picking up what we're laying down. Now, I'm not the type to go there - especially for a human role model such as John Brady. I think Brady's jowls are quite cute, in fact - and apparently so did former stripper-turned-workout-tycoon Misty Champagne, Brady's wife (top left). Brady's cheeks are so cute, that he even recently turned down a cheek-modeling contract from Revlon.

Brady's facial expression (top right) is par for the course. In this case he's most likely inviting an official to a benefit dinner at Brady's house for cancer research. Again, this guy's a humanitarian. The world is a better place because he is here. Hurricane Katrina blazed over the Gulf as a category-5 monster, but Brady intervened just before its New Orleans impact to reduce it to a category-4. Humanitarian....of Biblical proportions.

You should model your life after John Brady. No, really, you should.

Kobe Bryant Suspended for Intentional Elbow to Face

2007-03-07T14:31:00.000-08:00

Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant has been suspended by the NBA office for a flailing elbow on his follow through that caught Minnesota Timberwolves guard Marko Jaric in the nose. Check out the video here. It is the second time Bryant has been suspended for hitting a player in the face this year. Earlier this year he was suspended for doing the same thing to Manu Ginobili of the San Antonio Spurs.

Last season Bryant was suspended for two games for clotheslining Mike Miller of the Memphis Grizzlies. At least he didn't grab Jaric by the neck and bend him over a hotel chair. Be sure to check out Kobe and the 666 Connection.

David Beckham Injures Knee in Match

2007-03-04T22:27:00.000-08:00

The $250 million dollar man David Beckham injured his right knee during a match with Getafe. Beckham was playing for Spain's Madrid team.

Beckham appeared to sustain the problem midway through the second half of the Primera Liga match, after mishitting a cross and then running into the advertising hoardings behind the goal.He stayed on the pitch for a while seemingly in a bid to run the injury off but, with no apparent improvement, he was substituted with Antonio Cassano taking his place.
This is a major blow to both Madrid and Beckham. The team is facing two tough away matches next week. Beckham had recently signed a $250 million dollar contract to play for MLS's Los Angeles Galaxy. Healthy portions of the contract revolve around endorsements and a percentage of merchandise sales.

The injury to the knee looks to be very serious. The best scenario has him able to play in six weeks and the worst being a torn ACL which would put him out of action for about a year.

Pacman Jones Criminal Rap Sheet

2007-03-02T17:47:00.000-08:00

Adam ‘Pacman’ Jones is the poster child for everything that is wrong with the NFL. NFL teams continue to draft thugs and convicts without regarding for their moral character or criminal record. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is considering a proposal where NFL players will be kicked out of the league after three strikes.

Here is a rap sheet look at all of Pacman’s brushes with the law since joining the NFL’s Tennessee Titans:

July 13, 2005- Arrested and charged with assault and felony vandalism after a nightclub altercation. This began Pacman Jones NFL rap sheet. He already had a lengthy one from high school and college.

September 5, 2005- Adam was invited to attend the Nashville Sports Council Kickoff Luncheon. Jones went off on a verbal tirade while being told to wait for his car after the event. He then refused to tip the valet service.

October 2005- State of West Virginia filed a petition stating that Jones had not been contacting his probation officer and that he had not reported his July 2005 arrest. The judge extended the probation for just 90 days.

March 23, 2006- Charged with marijuana possession in Fayetteville, Georgia. He went on to claim that he knew how to beat the NFL’s drug test.

August 25, 2006- Arrested for disorderly conduct and public intoxication after being ordered by the cops to leave a Murfreesboro night club several times. Jones claimed a woman stole his wallet. The woman claimed that Jones spat on her. The judge in the case gave Pacman six months probation and told him to stay away from the club.

October 26, 2006- Jones was issued a citation for misdemeanor assault after a female student from Tennessee State University claimed that Jones spit in her face at a Nashville night club.

Feburary 19, 2007- The facts are disputed and no charges have been made yet, but Jones was in the middle of a fight and shooting at a strip club in Las Vegas that left one man paralyzed and two more wounded. The fight broke out after Jones showered strippers on stage with $81,000 dollars. The club owner claims Jones was beating a strippers head against the bar while claiming to kill one of the club’s employees.

The above time line doesn’t include his sentence of one year in prison for a bar fight in Morgantown, West Virginia while in college. The sentence was later suspended in exchange for two years of probation (because he is a really good football player).

Here is a look at the options the Tennessee Titans have if they decide to cut Pacman Jones. He doesn’t only need to be cut, but Jones needs to serve some time. He has been given preferential treatment his entire life because he is good at playing football.

Titans preparing to tell Pacman 'Game Over'

2007-02-23T21:40:00.000-08:00

It could be ‘Game Over!’ for Adam ‘Pacman’ Jones career with the Tennessee Titans. The cornerback has been charged criminally three times for nightclub incidents already. Jones was in Las Vegas for NBA All-Star weekend and is at the center of the triple shooting that took place at a local strip club early last Monday morning.

Jones, who is under contract through 2009, has not been charged in connection with the shootings that left one man paralyzed. But police seized more than $81,000 in bills that they say belongs to Jones and sparked the melee and the shooting.

Jones was showering more than 40 strippers onstage early Monday with cash “intended as a visual effect,” a search warrant said. But a scuffle broke out when the Houston promoter who hired the strippers told them to pick up the money.

The promoter, identified as Chris Mitchell, and a male associate took a plastic trash bag containing Jones’ money and walked out the front door, the warrant says. Police recovered the money and two watches inside a safe at Mitchell’s hotel room Monday.

Club co-owner Robert Susnar has said the gunman arrived with and left with Jones and his party.

The Titans are trying to stay silent and let the police department sort it all out before commenting, but they are already starting to drop hints about Jones’ future.

Mike Reinfeldt, the team’s new general manager, was asked at the NFL Combine about Jones’ status after reports of the cornerback’s involvement in the mayhem. He replied: “I would assume there is that potential.”

One man remains paralyzed from the shootings and a stripper got a bullet in her head but remains alive. Pacman is a very talented return man and cornerback but has caused the Titans more headaches than he is truly worth. The Titans will take a big financial hit if they cut him. The would also take a big hit on defense since Jones is their best corner, but sometimes you just have to do the right thing. The fans of Titans will be calling calling game over on season ticket renewals if Titans management doesn’t respond in the correct way.

Colts win Super Bowl XLI

2007-02-04T19:51:00.000-08:00

Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts are Super Bowl XLI champs after beating the Chicago Bears 29-17 in Miami before nearly 90 million viewers worldwide.

Peyton Manning was named MVP of Super Bowl XLI.

Passing Leaders:

Colts- Peyton Manning 247 yards, 1 TD 1 INT

Bears- Rex Grossman 142 yards, 1 TD 2 INT

Rushing Leaders:

Colts- Dominic Rhodes 21-113 yards, 1 TD

Bears- Thomas Jones 14-100 yards

Receiving Leaders:

Colts- Joseph Addai 10-66 yards

Bears- Desmond Clark 6-64 yards

Complete Box Score

Super Bowl History- Chicago Bears v. Indianapolis Colts

2007-01-21T23:44:00.000-08:00

Peyton Manning finally threw the monkey and Tom Brady off his back with a historic come-from-behind victory to lead his Indianapolis Colts over the New England Patriots 38-34.

LEADERS

Passing: 232 yards- Tom Brady, New England Saints

Passing: 349 yards- Peyton Manning, Indianapolis Colts

Rushing: 7-48 yards- Cory Dillon, New England Patriots

Rushing: 14-69 yards- Dominic Rhodes, Indianapolis Colts

Receiving: 5-48 yards- Benjamin Watson, New England Saints

Receiving: 6-137 yards- Dallas Clark, Indianapolis Colts

The Chicago Bears were given several gifts by the way of turnovers from the New Orleans Saints on Sunday. The turnovers and great Bears defense helped lead Chicago to the 39-14 win over the Saints.

LEADERS

Passing: 354 yards- Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints

Passing: 144 yards- Rex Grossman, Chicago Bears

Rushing: 4-19 yards- Reggie Bush, New Orleans Saints

Rushing: 19-123 yards- Thomas Jones, Chicago Bears

Receiving: 7-132 yards- Reggie Bush, New Orleans Saints

Receiving: 5-85 yards- Bernard Berrian, Chicago Bears

Why certain NBA Greats didnt' win a Championship

2007-01-13T22:58:00.000-08:00

Witty and sarcastic Charley Rosen of Fox Sports was asked by a reader to give his reasons on why certain NBA Greats or Near-Greats never won a NBA Championship. Here is what he had to say about these players.

Charles Barkley — because he rarely played defense, and wasn't always in tip-top shape.
Elgin Baylor — because he never played defense and never practiced hard.
George Gervin — because he never played a lick of defense and was marshmallow-soft.
Max Zaslofsky — because he would rather score 20 and lose, than score 10 and win.
Gus Johnson — because the Knicks had more heart and were smarter than the Bullets.
Artis Gilmore — because he never used his full strength, wasn't mean enough, and was marginally clumsy.
Richie Guerin — because he spent his best seasons with the hapless Knicks.
Walt Bellamy — because he was lazy and defenseless.
Patrick Ewing — because he was dim-witted, and a dud in the clutch.
Connie Hawkins — because he was an atrocious defender, couldn't shoot and lacked an overriding desire to play the game.
Haywood Spencer — because he didn't want to play defense, and was useless whenever a game was on the line.
Bob Lanier — because he didn't defend and couldn't move without the ball in his hands.
Karl Malone — because he could be counted on to choke in the clutch.
Pete Maravich — because he was more of a circus act than a bona-fide player.
George McGinnis — because he had a billion-dollar body and a two-dollar heart.
Reggie Miller — because he didn't play serious defense and was an overrated clutch shooter (making most of his game-winners against the high-profile Knicks).
Chris Mullin — because he was too slow, couldn't guard, and couldn't handle.
Calvin Murphy — because he couldn't play defense, and rarely scored easy baskets.
Glen Rice — because he selfishly wanted only to post-up or shoot baseline jumpers. John Stockton — because he was compelled to play with Karl Malone.
Dominique Wilkins — because he played no defense, and was even more likely to turn the ball over than to throw an assist pass.
Allen Iverson — because he's a shoot-first-last-and-always player.
Paul Pierce — because he doesn't come to play every night.
Vince Carter — because he makes too many mistakes when a ball game is up for grabs.
Kevin Garnett — because his game is too lightweight.

Dave Bing, Lou Hudson, Sidney Moncrief, George Yardley,
Bernard King, Jack Twyman, and Nate Thurmond — because they were always on the
wrong team at the wrong time.

Barry Bonds fails drug test

2007-01-11T00:47:00.000-08:00

ESPN is reporting that San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds failed a drug test by Major League Baseball last season for amphetamines. Being the coward that he is, Bonds blamed the failed test on teammate Mark Sweeney.

When first informed of the positive test, Bonds attributed it to a substance he
had taken from teammate Mark Sweeney's locker, the
New York City newspaper said, citing several unnamed sources.

Mark Sweeney denies giving Bonds anything or having anything illegal to give Beefhead Barry.

Mark was made aware of the fact that his name had been brought up," Sweeney's agent Barry Axelrod told the Daily News. "But he did not give Barry Bonds anything, and there was nothing he could have given Barry Bonds."
Bonds, who has always maintained he never has tested positive for illegal drug use, is already under investigation for lying about steroid use.

BCS Championship: Gator Bait 41-14

2007-01-08T23:56:00.000-08:00

The Florida Gators chewed up and spit out the Ohio State Buckeyes like they were dog meat on a cold winter day in the swamp. The Gators routed OSU 41-14.

Florida got all but one of the 65 first-place votes in the final Associated
Press poll. Ohio State dropped from No. 1 and finished second.

"Honestly, we've played a lot better teams than them," Florida defensive
end Jarvis Moss said. "I could name four or five teams in the SEC that could
probably compete with them and play the same type of game we did against
them."

Leak, maligned for never winning the big one, completed 25 of 36 passes for
213 yards and a touchdown. The Rambo-like Tebow threw for one TD and powered
into the end zone for another.

Smith, meanwhile, joined a long list of Heisman Trophy quarterbacks --
Jason White, Eric Crouch and Gino Torretta, among them -- to fall apart in bowl
games. He was just 4-of-14 for 35 yards with one interception, sacked him five
times and held him to minus-29 yards on 10 runs.

The Gators dominated the Buckeyes. Ohio State played a pretty weak schedule as most Big 10 schools do. The layoff of 51 days for the Buckeyes didn't help much either.

Mike Tyson arrested for DUI and Coke possession

2006-12-29T08:42:00.000-08:00

Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson has been arrested and charged with DUI and cocaine possession. The Rhodes scholar was leaving a night club in Arizona when he was pulled over by the sheriff's office.

Sgt. Larry Hall said the boxer was stopped after his car almost struck a sheriff's vehicle while leaving the club at about 1:45 a.m.

"He showed signs of impairment and voluntarily submitted to field sobriety tests," said Hall, a member of the Buckeye Police Department who was working in the area as part of a holiday DUI task force.

Hall said the 40-year-old Tyson was placed under arrest after "showing more signs of impairment" during the field sobriety tests. Police then found cocaine on him and in his car, Hall said. The boxer was alone in the car.

Tyson was booked at the Maricopa County jail, isolated from other inmates for his own safety, and was set to make an initial court appearance Friday morning, Sheriff Joe Arpaio said.

Tyson will continue his spiral downfall until it leads to his tragic death. He has earned hundreds of millions in his life but is broke and with no true guidance in his life. Hopefully 'Iron Mike' can find some help before it is too late.

Troy Smith wins Heisman by Landslide

2006-12-09T21:05:00.000-08:00

Ohio State quarterback Troy Smith won the Heisman Trophy today by the second largest margin ever. Smith beat out Arkansas running back Darren McFadden and Notre Dame quarterback Brady Quinn.

Only O.J. Simpson's 1,750-point victory in 1968 was more onesided than
Smith's.

"I haven't spent that much time dreaming about it," Smith said of winning the Heisman. "But I'll be dreaming about it tonight. It's pretty cool."

The senior moved to the front of the Heisman race in September with a flawless performance against Texas and finished off a perfect regular season by throwing four touchdown passes against Michigan.
The 22-year-old Smith is the sixth player from Ohio State to win the Heisman and first since tailback Eddie George in 1995. And it's the school's seventh Heisman -- Archie Griffin won two in 1974-75 -- tying Notre Dame and Southern California for the most.

Troy Smith was deserving of the award but the Heisman field was a bit weak this year. Brady Quinn would not have been a finalist if he didn't play for Notre Dame. If McFadden had played for the Irish or Buckeyes he would have won the award.

J.D. BOO Drew and the Idiotic BoSox Front Office

2006-12-06T02:39:00.000-08:00

Being a St. Louis Cardinals fan there use to be a hope every year when J.D. Drew was on the Cardinals. The hope was that perhaps this would finally be the year that Drew lived up to the big expectations that were put upon him after leaving Florida State.

First he held out and refused to sign with the Philadelphia Phillies. You can probably guess his agent at this point. None other than the notorious Scott Boras. Drew then signs with the Cardinals and dissappointed St. Louis fans every single year he was in town. If he was not injured (about 60% of the time) then he was loafing around in the outfield, overrunning flyballs, and watching strike three be called countless times.

St. Louis finally got smart and traded Drew to the Atlanta Braves for Jason Marquis, Ray King and Adam Wainwright. King was a solid reliever for a couple of years for the Cards. Marquis was in the starting rotation and good initially before sucking it up and pitching himself off of the World Series roster. Wainwright spent a couple of years in the minors before arriving in the big leagues this year as a relief pitcher. He was the set-up man throughout the regular season. He then becaome the closer when Jason Isringhausen went down with a bum hip towards the end of the year. Wainwright went on to become a World Series hero with his nasty curve ball.

So what has J.D. Drew done during this time? Well he has missed 123 games in those three years since being traded by the Cards. He played one year for the Braves and it was a contract year. So what did Drew do? He played more games than he ever had up to that point. He played in 145 games. He hit .305 with 31 homers and 93 rbi's.

The Braves decided they couldn't afford Drew and so the Los Angeles Dodgers offered Drew $55 million dollars for five years. The script gets a little old, but Drew of course was injured over 50% of his first season with the Dodgers missing almost 90 games.

The Dodgers worst nightmare about J.D. was about to come true. The next season, 2006, Drew played 146 games. One more game than he played during his contract year with the Braves. Of course many people didn't know that Drew could opt out of his contract at the end of the year. Drew had a decent year batting .283 with 20 homers and 100 rbi's.

The next part is a bit predictible. Drew and his agent, Scott Boras, surprised the Dodgers and told them that they are opting out of the last three years and $33 million dollars of his contract. The Dodgers were intially shocked, disturbed and pissed at Drew and his super agent for going back on their word. The thinking around the rest of baseball land was who is going to pay this average outfielder more than the $11 million dollars per year that he was due from the Dodgers.

Drew and Boras had this part planned all along. They probably had even talked to teams before hand. The team of 'idiots' from 2004, the Boston Red Sox, decide to sign Drew for five years and $70 million dollars. It would appear that the so called 'idiots' of 04 have moved from the field to the front office. That is $14 million dollars per year for a guy who doesn't produce and is injured more often than he plays. This for a guy who has hit over thirty homers just once (31) and has a career high in rbi's of 100.

Boston mentioned Drew's speed and superior defense as part of the reason they gave him the big contract. Drew has never won a gold glove or come close. He also has stole a total of three bases the past two years.

Drew will play about 60% of the Red Sox games during the tenure of the contract which means that Boston is actually paying J.D. for three years of playing time which equates to $23.3 million dollars per year.

If Boston fans thought the curse of the Bambino was bad then they will be in for a big surprise when the Curse of paying J.D. Drew $70 million greenbacks a year finally registers around July during Drew's second trip to the disabled list. Think Boston fans you could have had Johnny Damon for the same price. At least that would have been justified and well earned, and unlike Drew, Damon has heart, pride and produces on the field.

Ohio State v. Florida in BCS National Championship

2006-12-03T16:46:00.000-08:00

National Championship: #2 Florida Gators v. #1 Ohio State Buckeyes
Rose Bowl: #5 USC Trojans v. #3 Michigan Wolverines
Sugar Bowl: #11 Notre Dame Fighting Irish v. #4 LSU Tigers
Orange Bowl: #14 Wake Forest Demon Deacons v. #14 Louisville Cardinals
Fiesta Bowl: #10 Oklahoma Sooners v. #8 Boise State Broncos
Cotton Bowl: #23 Nebraska Cornhuskers v. #9 Auburn Tigers

Michigan can cry foul because it will be the Florida Gators playing against the Ohio State Buckeyes in the BCS National Championship game.

Baseball Hot Stove Rumors

2006-12-02T00:44:00.000-08:00

LSU fans gobbling up Rose Bowl Tickets

2006-11-30T13:53:00.000-08:00

Fans of the LSU Tigers are garfing up tickets to a potential bowl game at the Rose Bowl. More than 32,000 tickets have been sold to LSU according to a report.

More than 16,000 tickets for the Rose Bowl were pre-sold between Tuesday
afternoon and Wednesday night, LSU ticket manager Brian Broussard told the
Shreveport Times, bringing the total of LSU Rose Bowl pre-sales to
32,000.

According to the report LSU will play either Michigan or USC in the Rose Bowl. I would assume that if USC wins their last game of the season against UCLA then the Tigers would be playing Michigan with USC playing in the Championship game against Ohio State.

Michael Vick gives the 'Dirty Bird'

2006-11-27T14:08:00.000-08:00

Michael Vick of the Atlanta Falcons gave his home fans the 'Dirty Bird' yesterday as he was leaving the field. Perhaps he was just responding with how one dimensional he is to the home fans.

Crimson Tide fire Shula after 6-6 season

2006-11-27T12:45:00.001-08:00

The Alabama Crimson Tide used head coach Mike Shula. That is the best way to describe it after the school fired Schula today.

Alabama was on probation when Shula took the job and they are set to finally come off it and receive all of their scholarships back in February. Shula had to coach the team under-manned for his entire tenure at the school.

The Tide was 10-2 last year and won it's bowl game against Texas Tech.

Sources are siting that Shula was fired because of the team's losses to rivals including Auburn and LSU.

Defensive coordinator Joe Kines has been named as the interim head coach. The Tide has had seven coaches in the twenty-four years since coach Bear Bryant retired.

There is no way to say Coach Shula wasn't screwed. He coached this team during it's most trying time and gets fired as his reward. Hopefully he will get another head coaching job elsewhere.

Ohio State and USC are 1-2 in new BCS poll

2006-11-26T17:05:00.000-08:00

The USC Trojans moved past Michigan into second place in the BCS Bowl Championship poll. Ohio State remained at #1.

Michigan, Florida and LSU rounded out the top five.

Many experts believe a win for USC against UCLA next weekend will place the Trojans in the National Championship game against the Buckeyes of Ohio State.

Notre Dame fell from 5th to 9th in the standings after getting demolished by USC on Saturday night.

LSU moved up the most spots going from 10th to 5th with their win over top ranked Arkansas.

Louisville, Wisconsin, Boise State, Arkansas and Notre Dame finished out the top ten.

Top 10 BCS Standings- November 26, 2006

Ohio State Buckeyes 1.000
USC Trojans .946
Michigan Wolverines .922
Florida Gators .890
LSU Tigers .822
Louisville Cardinals .762
Wisconsin Badgers .710
Boise State Broncos .674
Arkansas Razorbacks .662
Notre Dame Fighting Irish .626

USC destroys Notre Dame

2006-11-25T20:53:00.000-08:00

The #3 ranked USC Trojans destroyed the #6 Notre Dame Fighting Irish on Saturday night in Los Angeles by a score of 44-24.

The Irish never had a chance in this one after turning the ball over on downs on their first drive of the game. Trojans quarterback John David Booty threw for three touchdowns. He also threw two interceptions. Irish quarterback Brady Quinn threw for 268 yards and three touchdowns. Quinn was also the leader rusher for ND with 73 yards on 11 carries.

C.J. Gable let the Trojans on the ground with 108 yards on 20 carries. Receiver Dwayne Jarrett had 7 catches for 133 yards and 3 touchdowns for USC.

Now if the Trojans can beat UCLA next weekend at the Rose Bowl then they should be playing against Ohio State in the BCS National Championship game in January.

USC now has a record of 10-1. Notre Dame falls to 10-2.

Johan Santana wins A.L. Cy Young award

2006-11-17T00:33:00.000-08:00

Minnesota Twins pitcher Johan Santana won the American League Cy Young Award on Thursday.

Santana has now won the award two out of the last three years. He was an unanimous choice for the award this year. New York Yankees pitcher Chien-Ming Wang and Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Roy Halladay finished second and third respectively.

2006 AL Cy Young Voting
Player 1st 2nd 3rd Pts
Johan Santana 28 0 0 140
Chien-Ming Wang 0 15 6 51
Roy Halladay 0 12 12 48
Francisco Rodriguez 0 1 2 5
Joe Nathan 0 0 3 3
Kenny Rogers 0 0 3 3
Justin Verlander 0 0 2 2
Scoring: 5 points for 1st-place vote, 3 points for 2nd, 1 point for 3rd.

Santana is just 27 years old and thinks he can still improve. "In the future, I want to be consistent from Day 1. We're still making adjustments," Santana said. "I still believe that I can be better."

Kobe Bryant sued by Grizzlies fan

2006-11-15T17:09:00.000-08:00

Kobe Bryant is being sued in Federal Court by a fan who claims that Bryant deliberately elbowed him in the face.

According to court documents, Bill Geeslin claims that during a game
against the Memphis Grizzlies on November 14 of last year, Bryant came off the
court during play, landed on him, and that Bryant “committed assault and battery
and engaged in extreme and outrageous conduct when [Bryant], without
provocation, violently struck Mr. Geeslin with [his] elbow, causing Mr. Geeslin
injury and damages.” So much for sitting courtside.

Three years ago Bryant settled an alleged rape case with the victim for a reported sum of $5 million dollars

Brandon Webb wins NL Cy Young Award

2006-11-14T16:37:00.000-08:00

Brandon Webb of the Arizona Diamondbacks won the National League Cy Young award on Tuesday. Webb beat out Padres closer Trevor Hoffman for the award. Last year's winner Chris Carpenter came in third place.

Webb had a 16-8 record and a 3.10 ERA. He is the pitcher with the fewest wins to ever win the award. Many had predicted either Webb or Chris Carpenter would win the award.

The American League Cy Young award winner will be announced on Thursday.

Player 1st-place votes 2nd 3rd Points

Brandon Webb, Diamondbacks 15 7 7 103
Trevor Hoffman, Padres 12 3 8 77
Chris Carpenter, Cardinals 2 16 5 63
Roy Oswalt, Astros 3 3 7 31
Carlos Zambrano, Cubs -- 1 3 6
Billy Wagner, Mets -- 1 1 4
John Smoltz, Braves -- 1 -- 3
Takashi Saito, Dodgers -- -- 1 1

Ramirez and Verlander win Rookie of the Year awards

2006-11-13T13:03:00.000-08:00

Florida Marlins rookie Hanley Ramirez won National League Rookie of the Year honors on Monday. The American League Rookie of the Year went to Detroit Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander.

Ramirez beat Washington Nationals third baseman Ryan Zimmerman by just four votes. Three of the top four in National League voting were Marlins.

Verlander beat out Rex Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon.

Weaver and Cardinals negotiating

2006-11-13T01:18:00.000-08:00

I was in the Royal Room at the Staples Center tonight before the Lakers-Grizzlies game and ran into St. Louis Cardinals World Series hero Jeff Weaver downing a Rolling Rock near the bar.

I spoke to Jeff for a bit about the World Series win and his crazy 2006 season that ended with him being the winning pitcher of the clinching game of the Series. I chose a great night to wear my St. Louis Cardinals hat.

I asked Jeff if he planned to be back with the Cards and he said 'we are working on it.'

He went on to say it was 'very exciting' to be a part of the 2006 Cardinals team.

Cardinals pitching coach Dave Duncan did a great job with Weaver as he does with many pitchers with great stuff.

My prediction is that Jeff will sign a 2-3 year contract with the Cardinals for around $18-20 million dollars in the next couple of months.

NBA Stat Leaders as of November 10, 2006

2006-11-10T22:46:00.000-08:00

POINTS PPG

1. Allen Iverson, PHI 31.4
2. Gilbert Arenas, WAS 28.8
3. Michael Redd, MIL 28.4
4. Zach Randolph, POR 28.0
5. Joe Johnson, ATL 27.8

REBOUNDS RPG

1. Paul Pierce, BOS 13.0
2. Chris Bosh, TOR 12.8
3. Carlos Boozer, UTA 12.4
4. Tyson Chandler, NOK 12.0
5. Drew Gooden, CLE 11.8

ASSISTS APG

1. Steve Nash, PHO 11.2
2. Chris Paul, NOK 10.6
3. Andre Miller, DEN 9.0
4. Allen Iverson, PHI 8.4
5. T.J. Ford, TOR 7.5

BLOCKS BPG

1. Jermaine O'Neal, IND 3.75
2. Emeka Okafor, CHA 3.75
3. Marcus Camby, DEN 2.67
4. Steven Hunter, PHI 2.60
5. Etan Thomas, WAS 2.50

STEALS SPG

1. Ron Artest, SAC 4.20
2. Caron Butler, WAS 3.00
3. Gilbert Arenas, WAS 2.75
4. Jarrett Jack, POR 2.60
5. Brevin Knight, CHA 2.50

Lance Armstrong completes NYC Marathon

2006-11-07T00:37:00.000-08:00

Cycling great Lance Armstrong completed the NYC Marathon on Sunday. He ran the 26.2 mile race in 2:59:36. He accomplished his goal of running the race in under three hours.

photo: PEOPLE

Phil Fulmer suspends three Vols players for Arkansas game

2006-11-07T00:26:00.000-08:00

Tennessee coach Phillip Fulmer has suspended three Vols players after their arrests for disorderly conduct and underage drinking after the team's loss to LSU on Saturday night.

"The three young men who were arrested let their teammates, coaches,
administration and great fans down," Fulmer said. "Their behavior is an example
... [of] when immature male ego mixes with alcohol and stupidity."

Arian Foster will be suspended for the first half of the Arkansas game on Saturday. Fullback David Holbert will be suspended for the entire game. And safety Antonio Wardlow will be suspended for the Arkansas game and the Vanderbilt game on Nov. 18th.

I guess the better player you are the less of a suspension you receive from Coach Fulmer. The suspensions could lead to back-to-back loses as the Vols go to battle at Arkansas this weekend.

Top 100 High School Football Recruits

2006-11-06T02:24:00.000-08:00

The Top 50 High School Football Recruits in the class of 2007. Some of these guys have already decided where they will play their college ball, while some of them will decide during their senior year of high school.

Six out of the top 10 propsects are still undecided. It is not totally uncommon for a player to change his mind about his verbal commitment to attend a college.

California boy Jimmy Clausen, ranked #1 overall, chose to attend Notre Dame over USC. His two older brothers both played quarterback at the University of Tennessee.

Rank Name School Pos. Ht. Wt. College

1 Jimmy Clausen Oaks Christian (Westlake, Calif.) QB 6-3 207 Notre Dame

2 Noel Devine North Fort Myers (North Fort Myers, Fla.) RB 5-8 180 Undecided

3 Marvin Austin Coolidge (Washington, D.C.) DL 6-3 300 Undecided

4 John Clay Park (Racine, Wis.) RB 6-2 220 Undecided

5 Arrelious Benn Dunbar (Washington, D.C.) WR 6-2 205 Undecided

6 Caleb King Greater Atlanta Christian (Norcross, Ga.) RB 5-11 196 Undecided

7 Marc Tyler Oaks Christian (Westlake Village, Calif.) RB 6-0 214 USC

8 Tray Allen South Grand Prairie (Grand Prairie, Texas) OL 6-4 305 Texas

9 Josh Oglesby St. Francis (St. Francis, Wis.) OL 6-8 310 Wisconsin

10 Allen Bailey McIntosh County (Darien, Ga.) DL 6-3 255 Undecided

11 Torrey Davis Armwood (Seffner, Fla.) DL 6-4 285 Undecided

12 John Brown Lakeland (Lakeland, Fla.) DL 6-2 285 Undecided

13 Everson Griffen Agua Fria (Avondale, Ariz.) DL 6-4 265 Undecided

14 Chris Galippo Servite (Anaheim, Calif.) LB 6-2 235 USC

15 Anthony Davis Piscataway (Piscataway, N.J.) OL 6-6 340 Undecided

16 Austin Box Enid (Enid, Okla.) LB/DB 6-3 215 Oklahoma

17 Ryan Mallett Texas (Texarkana, Texas) QB 6-6 235 Michigan

18 Aaron Hernandez Bristol Central (Bristol, Conn.) TE 6-4 235 Florida

19 D'Angelo McCray Andrew Jackson (Jacksonville, Fla.) DL 6-5 280 Undecided

20 Terrence Toliver Hempstead (Hempstead, Texas) WR 6-4 190 Undecided

21 Eric Berry Creekside (Fairburn, Ga.) QB/DB 6-0 194 Undecided

22 Ronald Johnson Muskegon (Muskegon, Mich.) DB/WR 6-0 185 Undecided

23 Justin Trattou Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, N.J.) DL 6-4 250 Notre Dame

24 Pat Bostick Manheim Township (Lancaster, Pa.) QB 6-3 220 Pittsburgh

25 John Brantley Trinity Catholic (Ocala, Fla.) QB 6-3 190 Texas

26 Joe McKnight John Curtis (River Ridge, La.) RB/DB 5-11 185 Undecided

27 Richetti Jones Lincoln (Dallas, Texas) DL 6-3 240 Undecided

28 Jerimy Finch Warren Central (Indianapolis, Ind.) DB 6-2 215 Michigan

29 Broderick Green Pulaski Academy (Little Rock, Ark.) RB 6-1 230 USC

30 Martez Wilson Simeon (Chicago, Ill.) DL 6-4 228 Undecided

31 Deonte Thompson Glades Central (Belle Glade, Fla.) WR 6-1 190 Undecided

32 Lansford Watson Lincoln (Brooklyn, N.Y.) WR 6-4 226 Maryland

33 Lee Ziemba Rogers (Rogers, Ark.) OL 6-7 295 Undecided

34 John Elliott East Meadow (East Meadow, N.Y.) OL 6-5 290 Undecided

35 Stefoin Francois East St. John (Reserve, La.) DB 6-2 210 Undecided

36 Mike Ragone Camden Catholic (Cherry Hill, N.J.) TE 6-5 230 Notre Dame

37 Willy Korn Byrnes (Duncan, S.C.) QB 6-2 200 Clemson

38 Kenny Rowe Long Beach Poly (Long Beach, Calif.) DL 6-3 220 Undecided

39 Josh Nesbitt Greene County (Greensboro, Ga.) QB 6-2 215 Undecided

40 Donovan Warren L.B. Poly (Long Beach, Calif.) DB 6-0 185 Undecided

41 Aaron Corp Lutheran (Orange, Calif.) QB 6-4 185 USC

42 Armando Allen Hialeah-Miami Lakes (Hialeah, Fla.) RB 5-10 185 Undecided

43 Michael Williams St. Bonaventure (Ventura, Calif.) DB 5-10 174 Undecided

44 Marshall Jones Oaks Christian (Westlake Village, Calif.) DB 6-1 190 USC

45 Brian Price Crenshaw (Los Angeles, Calif.) DL 6-3 270 UCLA

46 Ryan Miller Columbine (Littleton, Colo.) OL 6-8 280 Undecided

47 Nick Sukay Central Catholic (Greensburg, Pa.) WR 6-3 205 Penn State

48 Greg Little Hillside (Durham, N.C.) RB/WR 6-3 205 Undecided

49 Rob Gronkowski Williamsville N. (Williamsville, N.Y.) TE 6-6 230 Undecided

50 Curtis Brown Gilmer (Gilmer, Texas) WR/DB 6-0 195 Texas

The rest of the Top 100

National League Gold Glove Winners

2006-11-05T00:50:00.000-08:00

Major League Baseball has announced the National League Gold Glove winners for the 2006 baseball season. The number at the end is the # of Gold Gloves that player has won in his career.
1B Albert Pujols- St. Louis Cardinals 1
2B Orlando Hudson- Arizona Diamondbacks 2
3B Scott Rolen- St. Louis Cardinals 7
SS Omar Vizquel- San Francisco Giants 11
OF Carlos Beltran- New York Mets 1
OF Andruw Jones- Atlanta Braves 9
OF Mike Cameron- San Diego Padres 3
C Brad Ausmus- Houston Astros 3
P Greg Maddux- Los Angeles Dodgers 16

It is nice to see Sir Albert Pujols get credit for his leather at first base. Sixteen gold gloves for Maddux is pretty amazing. Do they just vote for him now without even thinking about any other pitchers? I am surprised to see Beltran on the list. I would have given the catcher's gold glove to Yadier Molina

American League Gold Glove Winners

2006-11-03T11:11:00.000-08:00

Major League Baseball has announced the American League Gold Glove winners for the 2006 baseball season. The number at the end is the # of Gold Gloves that player has won in his career.

1B Mark Teixeira- Texas Rangers 2
2B Mark Grudzielanek- Kansas City Royals 1
3B Eric Chavez- Oakland Athletics 6
SS Derek Jeter- NY Yankees 3
OF Torii Hunter- Minnesota Twins 6
OF Ichiro Suzuki- Seattle Mariners 6
OF Vernon Wells- Toronto Blue Jays 3
C Ivan Rodriguez- Detroit Tigers 12
P Kenny Rogers- Detroit Tigers 5

One can assume it is a lot easier to catch those shots back up the middle with a little pine tar on your glove and hand. Way to go sticky fingers.

Albert Pujols is officially perfect

2006-11-02T09:59:00.000-08:00

According to MLB's annual player rankings Albert Pujols is perfect. The Cardinals first baseman scored a perfect 100. He is only the 6th person since the test was created in 1981 to score perfectly on the test.

The St. Louis Cardinals first baseman finished first at his position in plate appearances, batting average, on-base percentage, home runs and RBIs over the 2005 and 2006 seasons, according to rankings released Tuesday by the Elias Sports Bureau.

Since the rankings were created in the settlement of the 1981 strike, the only previous players to get perfect scores were New York Yankees first baseman Don Mattingly (1987), Baltimore Orioles shortstop Cal Ripken Jr. (1991), Chicago White Sox first baseman Frank Thomas (1995), Houston first baseman Jeff Bagwell (1995) and Boston designated hitter Manny Ramirez (2002).

Pujols was the top NL first baseman for the third straight year after finishing among the top three outfielders in 2003. Catcher Michael Barrett and reliever Billy Wagner also repeated.

2006-07 NBA Season Predictions

2006-11-01T01:14:00.000-08:00

The NBA tipped off its season last night. Here are my predictions for the 2006-2007 season:

MVP: LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers

Rookie of the Year: Rudy Gay, Memphis Grizzlies

Most Improved: Darko Milicic, Orlando Magic

Defensive Player of the Year: Ron Artest, Sacramento Kings

6th Man of the Year: Shane Battier, Houston Rockets

Coach of the Year: Don Nelson, Golden State Warriors

Eastern Conference Champs: Chicago Bulls

Western Conference Champs: Dallas Mavericks

NBA Champions: Dallas Mavericks

Celtics Legend Red Auerbach Dies

2006-10-30T08:28:00.000-08:00

Coaching innovator and Celtics legend Red Auerbach has passed away. Auerbach was 89 years old.

Auerbach led the Celtics to nine NBA championships in ten years.

St. Louis Cardinals win 2006 World Series

2006-10-28T00:27:00.000-07:00

Score: Cardinals 4 - Tigers 2

Series Count: Cardinals win Series 4 games to 1

Winning Pitcher: Jeff Weaver

Losing Pitcher: Justin Verlander

Hero: Jeff Weaver

World Series MVP: David Eckstein

The long wait is over. The St. Louis Cardinals are MLB's 2006 World Series Champions. St. Louis last won the World Series back in 1982 against the Milwaukee Brewers. Every so-called expert had predicted the Detroit Tigers to sweep the Cardinals or win in five games. One sportswriter even predicted the Tigers in three.

I have been a Card's fan my whole life and listened to thousands of games on the radio and watched even more on TV. The last time they won I was four, so it is a very exciting win here at the Bumpshack.

Detroit played sloppy once again in losing to the Cardinals 4-2. Angels cast off Jeff Weaver pitched eight strong innings while giving up just one earned run.

David Eckstein was named MVP of the World Series. He batted .364 in winning the award.

Box Score

ESPN Recap

Fox Sports Recap

CNNSI Recap

Cards take commanding 3-1 Series lead

2006-10-27T14:44:00.000-07:00

Score: Cardinals 5 - Tigers 4

Series Count: Cardinals 3 - Tigers 1

Winning Pitcher: Adam Wainwright

Losing Pitcher: Joel Zumaya

Hero: David Eckstein

The St. Louis Cardinals won an exciting game 4 against the Detroit Tigers 5-4. Energetic munchkin David Eckstein had 4 hits including three doubles to lead the Cards to victory.

Eck had the game winning hit off of Joel Zumaya in the bottom of the eigth inning. Tigers leftfielder Craig Monroe made a diving effort and the ball bounced off the end of his glove.

Box Score

ESPN Recap

Fox Sports Recap

CNNSI Recap

Cardinals win game 3, take 2-1 lead

2006-10-24T21:07:00.000-07:00

Score: Cardinals 5 - Tigers 0

Series Count: Cardinals 2 - Tigers 1

Winning Pitcher: Chris Carpenter

Losing Pitcher: Nate Robertson

Hero: Chris Carpenter

The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Detroit Tigers 5-0 behind a dominant pitching performance behind Chris Carpenter.

Carpenter gave up just 3 hits and walked none while pitching eight innings of scoreless baseball to get the win. The Tigers Nate Robertson received the loss. The big hit came on a two-run double by Jim Edmonds in the fourth inning.

The Tigers looked rusty both at the plate and in the field. The big mistake was a throwing error to third by relief pitcher Joel Zumaya on a grounder hit back up the middle by Albert Pujols. Zumaya threw wild of third and two runs scored on the play.

Box Score

CNNSI Recap

Fox Sports Recap

Sportsline Recap

Pinetar Star Kenny Rogers

2006-10-22T23:10:00.000-07:00

The Detroit Tigers won Game 2 of the 2006 World Series 3-1 behind a dominating ~~cheating~~ performance behind pitcher Kenny Rogers.

Rogers was caught on camera by Fox with a foreign substance on his pitching hand (see photos). It appeared to Joe Buck, Tim McCarver and everyone else in America to be pine tar. According to MLB rules a pitcher is to be ejected and suspended automatically for 10 games. MLB instead asked Rogers to wash his hands.

Kenny Rogers and manager Jim Leyland have been caught contradicting each other with their stories. Leyland said the umps asked him to wash his hands, while Rogers said they never asked him to and that he washed them when he noticed he had 'a clump of dirt' on his hand.

The Cardinals had a tough time against the 'crafty' left hander. They had a mini rally in the ninth against Tigers reliever Todd Jones but still came up short.

What people on message boards are saying about Kenny Rogers the Pinetar Star:

"Rogers is a cheater, cheater, cameraman beater."- Chris2fer

ESPN Recap

CNNSI Recap

Sportsline Recap

FoxSports Recap

Scott Rolen's Game 1 Quote

2006-10-22T01:17:00.000-07:00

This was too good not to post. The Cardinals Scott Rolen had this to say about the game last night:

While trying to score from second in the sixth inning after a wild throw, he plowed right into third baseman Brandon Inge, crash-landed somewhere between the foul line and Ann Arbor, then staggered up and headed home. He was out -- but was allowed to score anyway, on fielder's interference.

"I was just trying to score," Rolen recounted. "I went down. I got up. I slid into a dead plate. Then I ran back and got my helmet. I was like the guy in 'Saving Private Ryan' who got shot and went back to try and find his arm."

Cardinals win Game One

2006-10-22T00:00:00.000-07:00

Score: Cardinals 7 - Tigers 2

Winning Pitcher: Anthony Reyes

Losing Pitcher: Justin Verlander

Hero: Anthony Reyes

Everyone picked the Detroit Tigers to sweep the St. Louis Cardinals and even one sportswriter picked the Tigers in 3?!?! It was a poke at how bad he expected the Cards to get beat since it is a seven game series and all.

Well, the Cardinals stunned Detroit and baseball fans by blasting the Tigers 7-2 in Game One of the best of seven series. Cardinals rookie Anthony Reyes pitched brilliantly, throwing eight innings and giving up just two runs.

The offense was provided mostly in part by a solo home run by Scott Rolen in the second inning and a two-run homer by Albert Pujols in the third.

ESPN Recap

Fox Sports Recap

Sportsline Recap

CNNSI Recap

Box Score

World Series Game 1

2006-10-21T01:29:00.000-07:00

Game 1 of the 2006 World Series starts tonight on Fox. The Detroit Tigers will send Justin Verlander to the mound to face Anthony Reyes of the St. Louis Cardinals. It is the first time that two rookies have squared off against each other in game 1 of the World Series.

The game airs tonight at 7:30 PM EST on FOX.

Games 1 and 2 are in Detroit
Games 3, 4, and 5 in St. Louis (5 if needed)
Games 6 and 7 are in Detroit (6 and 7 if needed)

Go Crazy Folks! Cards Win!

2006-10-19T21:42:00.000-07:00

The St. Louis Cardinals overcame improbable odds to beat the New York Mets and go to the World Series to face the Detroit Tigers. Catcher Yadier Molina hit a two-run homer in the top of the 9th to put the Cards ahead. Inexperienced closer Adam Wainwright came on to get the last outs in the bottom of the ninth. St. Louis won the game 3-1.

Complete Box Score

The Double Curse of Billy Buckner

2006-10-18T15:37:00.000-07:00

Bill Buckner, is the infamous first baseman of Red Sox lore, who allowed a ground ball to slip through his legs in Game Six of the 1986 World Series.

As many people know the Mets went on to win the game and Series. Buckner was the biggest ‘goat’ in Sox history until they were able to break the curse of the Bambino and win the World Series in 2006.

ESPN Page 2 has discovered that Buckner was double cursed on that fateful day. A zoomed in photo (see above) from that day shows that he was wearing a Chicago Cubs batting glove.
Buckner had once upon a time played for the Cubs. It must have been his lucky batting glove, but we all know just how un-lucky that batting glove and Buckner was in that dreadful Game 6.

Unlike the Red Sox, the Cubs curse is in tact, as they continue to find ways to lose every season and not even sniff the World Series. Perhaps new manager Lou Piniella can manage the Cubs to their first World Series appearance since 1945, but I doubt it. The Cubs last World Series win was in 1908.

Albert Pujols does it again

2006-10-18T10:37:00.000-07:00

Albert Pujols jumpstarted the St. Louis Cardinals last night with his solo blast off of future hall-of-famer Tom Glavine. Pujols had said Glavine was 'not that good' in game one when Glavine shut out the Cardinals. Pujols homer last night was the beginning of the end for Glavine who only pitched four innings. The Cardinals won 4-2 and lead the series 3 games to 2.

GOAT of the Week: Dennis Green

2006-10-17T16:16:00.000-07:00

Coach Dennis Green of the Arizona Cardinals is our Bump Sports GOAT of the Week for his horrific play calling and ultra conservative game plan after his Cardinals had a 20 point lead against the undefeated Chicago Bears. The Bears came back to win the game without scoring an offensive touchdown.

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2006-10-17T16:08:00.000-07:00

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2006-10-17T15:54:00.000-07:00

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