Baseball: Albert Pujols slugged two homeruns helping to give the Cardinals a 12-5 win over the Royals and Tony LaRussa his 2,500th career win as a manager...Barry Zito is making a bit of a comeback for himself, flirting with a no-hitter until the seventh when Rangers slugger Andruw Jones his a two-run homer. No worries, the Giants still prevailed, 3-2...Speaking of comebacks, Justin Verlander has proven over the course of the year that he is back, especially after his 7 2/3 performance on Sunday. Verlander's efforts were aided by a three run homer by Brandon Inge as the Tigers completed a sweep of the Brewers, 3-2. What has happened to Milwaukee?...The Phillies were swept by the Orioles, 2-1...Phillies slugger Ryan Howard was released from the hospital after being treated for flu like symptoms. Howard also went the ER on Friday night and was released...Also completing a sweep were the Cubs who did it without the any extra inning heroics, 6-2...Good news for the Yankees, A.J. Burnett's suspension was lessened by a game. The Bad news, well CC Sabathia left in the second inning of the Yanks 6-5 loss to the Marlins...It only took one pitch in the ninth for the Red Sox to top the Braves, 6-5. Damn you Nick Green for finally starting to hit well!...The Red Sox sent Dice-K to the DL and do not expect him back anytime soon...The Hall of Fame has begun a new tradition, old times game. (Photo: AP)
Nascar: Kasey Kahne held off a charging Tony Stewart to win at Sonoma. The victory broke a 37 race winless streak for Kahne...Click here for full results...And here for updated standings...Rick Hendrick is planning to meet with Brad Keselowski to discuss plans for 2010. Could that mean Keselowski will join Tony Stewarts' team Stewart-Haas?
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Best of the Rest: The US Open is still going on with Ricky Barnes leading the pack...Sad news, Beth Smith, wife of PGA Tour golfer Chris Smith was killed in a car accident over the weekend...Congrats to Dario Franchittin on winning at Iowa. He is now 2-for-2 at the Speedway...Brazil did its job, blanking Italy, 3-0, while the U.S. held up their end of the bargain, taking down Egypt, 3-0 to advance to the semifinals of the Confederations Cup...Wimbledon gets underway today.
Check this Out: If you were hoping to see Brad Pitt playing Billy Beane in a big screen adaption of the book Moneyball then you might be out of luck. According to Variety, the movie has been scrapped just days before it was set to shoot. There is still hope, Columbia Pictures has put the project into "limited turnaround" meaning it could be picked up by another studio. Thank goodness, I was super excited to hear that David Justice would be acting in the flick. Although I highly doubt he's getting any acting pointers from Halle Berry.
Basketball: Hasheem Thabeet canceled a pre-draft workout with the Grizzles...Jayson Williams is expected to ask for a delay in his sentencing. Becasue five years is not enough of a delay...The Nuggets and Cavs will play an exhibition game in Taiwan.
Football: The Chargers have signed CB Brandon Hughes to a four-year deal...Jerry Jones has found a very lucative way to secure funds for the Cowboys, have his new $1 billion+ stadium host college football games.
Hockey: The Canadiens have been sold to the Molson Brothers...Mats Sundin will not play in the 2010 Olympics...The Flames are reportedly close to hiring former Devils head coach Brent Sutter. Luckily for Brent his brother Darryl is the GM so those family problems won't come into play...The Blues re-signed Keith Tkachuk...The Coyotes signed former Ranger Petr Prucha...Former Islander Kenny Jonsson has retired.
Football: The Chargers have signed CB Brandon Hughes to a four-year deal...Jerry Jones has found a very lucative way to secure funds for the Cowboys, have his new $1 billion+ stadium host college football games.
Hockey: The Canadiens have been sold to the Molson Brothers...Mats Sundin will not play in the 2010 Olympics...The Flames are reportedly close to hiring former Devils head coach Brent Sutter. Luckily for Brent his brother Darryl is the GM so those family problems won't come into play...The Blues re-signed Keith Tkachuk...The Coyotes signed former Ranger Petr Prucha...Former Islander Kenny Jonsson has retired.
Nascar: Kasey Kahne held off a charging Tony Stewart to win at Sonoma. The victory broke a 37 race winless streak for Kahne...Click here for full results...And here for updated standings...Rick Hendrick is planning to meet with Brad Keselowski to discuss plans for 2010. Could that mean Keselowski will join Tony Stewarts' team Stewart-Haas?
(Photo: Getty Images)
Best of the Rest: The US Open is still going on with Ricky Barnes leading the pack...Sad news, Beth Smith, wife of PGA Tour golfer Chris Smith was killed in a car accident over the weekend...Congrats to Dario Franchittin on winning at Iowa. He is now 2-for-2 at the Speedway...Brazil did its job, blanking Italy, 3-0, while the U.S. held up their end of the bargain, taking down Egypt, 3-0 to advance to the semifinals of the Confederations Cup...Wimbledon gets underway today.
Check this Out: If you were hoping to see Brad Pitt playing Billy Beane in a big screen adaption of the book Moneyball then you might be out of luck. According to Variety, the movie has been scrapped just days before it was set to shoot. There is still hope, Columbia Pictures has put the project into "limited turnaround" meaning it could be picked up by another studio. Thank goodness, I was super excited to hear that David Justice would be acting in the flick. Although I highly doubt he's getting any acting pointers from Halle Berry.
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