Monday, April 20, 2009

oh no you didn't



Baseball: The Marlins improved to 11-1 on the season after a four run ninth that pushed them ahead of Washington, 7-4...It wasn't all bad news for the Nats, they signed third baseman Ryan Zimmerman to a five year, $45 million extension...Proving once again just how hard a no-hitter is to come by, Giants ace Randy Johnson lost his bid in the seventh inning, but San Fran still blanked the D'Backs, 2-0...The Dodgers made it eight straight as they crushed the Rockies, 14-2...Speaking of routs, the White Sox demolished the Rays, 12-2...The White Sox will visit President Obama at the White House on Monday. One of the perks of being President, getting your favorite team to make a personal appearance at your home...Josh Beckett got his suspension lessened from six games to five...While the BoSox outlasted the O's, 2-1...The Braves ended a five game slide by whipping the Bucs, 11-1...Rual Ibanez hit a walk-off homerun in the Phillies 5-4 victory over the Pads...The Yankees had their first ever use of instant replay at the new stadium. The umpires gave Jorge Posada the homrun and the Yanks mopped up the Indians, 7-3. I guess the Tribe left their offense in the second inning of Saturday's game...Milton Bradley received a two game suspension for arguing with a umpire.
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Basketball: Chauncy Billups racked up 36 points as the Nuggets handled the Hornets, 113-84...The Lakers took down the Jazz, 113-100...The Hawks held Miami to just 64 points in Atlanta's game 1 victory...The Sixers surprised the Magic, 100-98...Good news, Celtics GM Danny Ainge has been released from the hospital after suffering a heart attack on Thursday. There is just one small cavet, he is not allowed to watch the Celitcs.

College Basketball: The FBI is investigating claims that the estranged wife of Louisville's equipment manager tried to extort money from Louisville head coach Rick Pitino.

Football: Sad news, the 1945 Heisman Trophy winner Felix "Doc" Blanchard has died at the age of 84...The Eagles introduced Pro Bowl left tackle Jason Peters to the media...The Los Angeles Avengers of the AFL have folded after 9 years...As mentioned in Friday's post, the NFL has granted the Jets a time change for their week 3 game against the Titans on September 27th.


Hockey: The Ducks jumped out to a 2-0 series lead after edging the Sharks, 3-2...Meanwhile the Canucks are just one win away from eliminating the Blues after beating St. Louis, 3-2...Travis Zajac scored an overtime goal to give the Devils a 3-2 win over the Hurricanes and take a 2 games to 1 lead in the series...NJ Captain Jamie Langenbrunner will miss at least two games with an undisclosed lower body injury...The Flyers got their game on, drubbing the Pens, 6-3 to edge back into the series, which the Pens still lead 2-1...Boston left winger Milan Lucic was suspended one game for a blow to the head of the Habs Maxim Lapierre.
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Nascar: Congratulations to Mark Martin on winning his first race since 2005!...Click here for full results...And here for updated standings...Michigan International Speedway is planning a $17 million renovation of the infield area.

Best of the Rest: Dinara Safina has taken over the top spot from Serena Williams on the WTA tour...UFC president Dana White says Chuck Liddell will probably not fight again...21 horses that were supposed to play in a Florida tournament have died. The cause of death is still unknown.

Check this out: Zac Efron's lasted 17 Again topped the box office this weekend. Somehow I think I'll just catch this when it comes out dvd.

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