Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Puffy Eyes

Baseball: Manny Ramirez hit his first homerun of the Spring in the Dodgers 8-6 loss to the Mariners...Derek Jeter made his first appearance with the Yanks since the WBC in their 7-1 rout of the Red Sox...Dice-K is scheduled to return to the BoSox on Wednesday...Cole Hamels was back on the mound after missing some time with an elbow injury...Oakland A's manager Bob Geren received a one year extension with a club option for 2011...The Yankees reportedly sold 170,000 tickets through midday Tuesday, the first day the Yanks put single game tickets onsale. And if you have $2,625 to spend, the Yanks still have tickets available for their home opener on April 16th...Speaking of the Bombers, they will make $10 million from the selling of pieces from the Old Yankee Stadium...Sad news, Hall of Fame third baseman and Tigers broadcaster George Kell has passed away at the age of 86.

Basketball: The Lakers pounced on the Thunder, 107-89...Even without an injured Derrick Rose, the Bulls bested the Pistons, 99-91...The Spurs are back on top in the southwest after outlasting the Warriors, 107-106...It's looking good for Gilbert Arenas return to the Wizards on Saturday...Child support cases can get plain ugly. Right Chris Bosh?...Allen Iverson is out $260,000.



College Basketball: UCONN may be in big trouble....With a two point win over Auburn, Baylor has advanced to the NIT semis...Joining Baylor will be Penn State who took out Florida, 71-62...Good news for UNC, Ty Lawson will play in the Sweet 16 against Gonzaga...On the Lady's side, Michigan State dropped number one seed Duke, 63-49. Click here for updated brackets.
(Photo: AP)

Football: The NFL has passed four new rule changes...Who wants to be QB of the Cleveland Browns? Because according to coach Eric Manginin, it's anyone's job to take...Chiefs Pro Bowl tight end Tony Gonzalez still wants to leave...Apparently Plaxico Burress is afraid of going to jail. I would say that's a pretty rational feeling. After all you can't hide a gun in your sweatpants in prison...Browns WR Donte Stallworth says he flashed a pedestrian with his car's headlights before fatally striking him with his car. The pedestrian was not using the crosswalk at the time of the accident.



Hockey: Scott Gomez had the difference maker in the Rangers 2-1 victory over the Wild. Why is it whenever I see the Wild in action I think Christmas?...The Red Wings scored three times in the third for a 3-2 victory over the Oilers...Alexander Ovechkin got his 51st goal of the season but it was not enough as the Caps fell to the Maple Leafs 3-2 in a shoot-out. Curtis Joseph who replaced Leafs goalie Martin Gerber stopped eight shots in OT and three in the shootout...Alex Tangauy collected five points in the Canadiens 6-3 rout of the Thrashers. The win ended the Habs five game losing streak.
(Photo: AP)

Nascar: Jeffrey Earnhardt, son of Kerry and grandson of Dale Earnhardt, Sr. is expected to make his Naitonwide Series debut on April 4th at Texas. No pressue, kid.

Best of the Rest: Good news/Bad news for Lance Armstrong fans. His injury is worse than originally thought, but he plans on getting back on the course in May.

Check this out: Click here for EW.com's 26 shows that were cancelled way too soon.

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