Onward and Upward

Baseball: David Wright's four steals were a part of a Mets club record seven steals in their 7-4 victory over the Giants...The Brewers continue to roll, besting the Marlins, 5-3...Meanwhile the Division rivals Cubs pummeled the Padres, 11-3...Cubs outfielder Milton Bradley had his suspension reduced from two games to one. He's still not happy though...The Angels outlasted the Red Sox, 5-4 in twelve innings while Boston slugger David Ortiz went 0-for-7, stranding 12 runners...Jonathan Broxton gave up two runs to the Phillies in the ninth, but Matt Kemp bailed him out with an RBI double in the 10th that gave the Dodgers a 5-3 win...Wandy Rodriguez struck out 11 as the Astros nipped the Rockies, 5-3...Joe Crede plays hero again in the Twins come from behind 6-5 victory over the Tigers...Umpire Paul Schrieber is sorry for touching Magglio Ordonez...The Yankees edged the Blue Jays, 3-2...Pete Rose thinks Bombers third baseman Alex Rodriguez should go to the Hall of Fame...And former Yankees catcher Jim Leyritz was hospitalized because of stress. Or was it a suicide threat? Leyritz is facing DUI manslaughter charges.


Basketball: Dwight Howard's 23 points and 22 rebounds night helped the Magic to deliever a 83-75 victory over the Celtics to force a game seven...Also going the distance are the Lakers and Rockets after Houston dominated LA, 95-80...Commissioner David Stern wants instant replay, but he doesn't think the owners will go for it...Grizzles forward Darius Miles was busted for pot possesion. Watch out Darius because the popo are on your tail!
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Football: Bills RB Marshawn Lynch is appealing his three game suspension...Brett Favre has reportedly consulted with orthepedist to the stars Dr. James Andrews. Really? Is this to make sure you can play golf because I am hoping it's not to prove you can go back to football. STAY RETIRED!...HBO will feature the Cincinnati Bengals in "Hard Knocks." I think a better title would have been "Arrested" but hard knocks works as well...Speaking of Cinci, the former Chad Johnson will finally get Ochocinco on his jersey.

Hockey: The Red Wings advanced to the conference final, eliminating the Ducks, 4-3. They'll play the Chicago Blackhawks...The Bruins lost a heartbreaker in OT when Scott Walker beat Tim Thomas to score the game winning goal. Walker, you may remember punched Aaron Ward, fracturing his orbital bone. The Bruins thought Walker should have been suspended, instead he turned into the deciding factor in the Hurricanes victory. Carolina will play Pittsburgh in the Eastern Conference Final. All hail the Staal Bowl? The Staal Cup? I am going to have to work on a catchy name for that...The Vancouver Canucks signed forward Stever Bernier to a two year, $ million contract...Coyotes owner Jerry Moyes told the NHL in October he was broke and done funding the team. That's not good.

Nascar: Congratulations to Jeff Burton's pit crew who won the NASCAR Pit Crew Challenge on Thursday...Jeremy Mayfield was not suspended because of steriods. Well that's good to now. This just leaves prescription drugs or a controlled substance. Please let it be crack!...Speaking of drug tests, Nascar drivers would like a list of banned substances. Yeah, wouldn't that be paramount to having a fair drug testing system? Silly Nascar, at some point you have to become more transparent!

Best of the Rest: Former Duke point guard Greg Paulus will play quarterback at Syracuse. Nothing like extending college, especially in this economy!...Get well wishes go out to BC LB Mark Herzlich who was diagnosed with cancer. Herzlich was named ACC defensive player of the year.