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Braves Update:
As witnessed by my own eyes, the Braves faught a valient effort but came up one run short in their 4-3 loss to the New York Mets on Wednesday. The Mets struck first including a solo shot by Marlon Anderson, but the Braves were not content to sit back. They scored once in the fourth when John Maine walked Andruw Jones and then tied the game in the eighth off of a Jeff Francoeur single bringing home Mark Teixeira and Edgar Renteria. But rookie Manny Acosta allowed the winning run in the bottom of the eighth off of Shawn Green's bat which gave the Mets not only the win but the series. The Braves take Thursday off before returning to action on Friday against the Washington Nationals.

Games behind NY Mets in NL East: 9.5
Games above .500: 2
NL Wild Card Leader: San Diego Padres

Braves Notes: Chipper Jones, who has missed the last three games with a strained right oblique may start playing during the Nationals series this weekend...Octavio Dotel, who has been on the DL since August 7th, is hoping to return to the mound before the season is over.

NASCAR Update:
Ken Schrader will be back in the #21 Ford for the Wood Brothers this weekend at New Hampshire International Speedway.

Kenny Wallace will once again be behind the wheel in the #88 Snickers Ford for Robert Yates Racing in place of the injured Ricky Rudd.

With the IRL season over, Sam Hornish, Jr. will attempt to qualify for the race at New Hampshire this weekend in a Penske Dodge.

Popo in my crib news:
Mark Bell was suspended for 15 games by the NHL after pleading no contest to charges of DUI and hit and run. Watch out Mark, because the popo are on your tail!

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers cut veteran reciever David Boston after the popo released results that showed Boston had a depressant in his system at the time of his August 23rd DUI arrest. Watch out Davey, because the popo are on your tail!

Amber Renee Helton drove a stolen vehicle to a court house so she could pay her traffic ticket. Well, how else would she have gotten there? Public transportation, ah as if! She and her 35 year old passenger were charged with possession of a stolen vehicle. Watch out Amber, because the popo are on your tail!

News & Notes: In this seems about the right time news, the Phillies completed the rare triple play but were still able to give up 12 runs in their 12-0 loss to the Colorado Rockies. The Phillies move into a tie for second place in the Wild Card standings with the Los Angeles Dodgers and Colorado Rockies, only 2.5 games behind the San Diego Padres...David Ortiz drove in all five runs for the Boston Red Sox including a walk off homer in their 5-4 win over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays...A new report says that MLB is looking a blood test that would test for HGH in 2008...Bill Belichick said he's sorry for spying, but really he's just sorry his videographer sucks at covert operations...A fake priest snuck into a Notre Dame football game and was dumb enough to post his trip on youtube. (Which unfortunately has been taken down.) The guy had video tape of the "Play Like a Champion" sign (soon to be replace by this year's motto just win a damn game) and greeting the Irish as they rushed onto the field...And finally, in the trial of the century, or really the trial of the week news, Stephon Marbury testified the harrassment case against Isiah Thomas was "a joke" and that he did have relations with an drunken intern in his truck after the pair visited a strip club. Classy.

Check this out: Click here to see the top twelve reasons I love racing featuring the 2007 Chasers. (Is it just me or have they already used switch the "R" and "C" joke before?) Also totally wrong on the date, NASCAR will be at the ESPN Zone today from noon-2:30.

It's been fun blogging with you,
Kate