Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Recovering

Baseball: Following a doubleheader, the Twins and Tigers are basically back where they started after spliting the twin bill...Minnesota signed Latin American prospect Miguel Angel Sano to a $3.15 milllion signing bonus...The Braves have made things a little bit more difficult after dropping a tough one to the Marlins, 5-4...Meanwhile the Rockies padded their lead with a 7-5 extra innings win over the Brewers...Milwaukee looks to be on the verge of locking up manager Ken Macha. But could Rick Peterson being heading there way too? It's like the Mets west if Peterson joins bench coach Willie Randolph with the team...The Red Sox wrapped up the AL Wild Card despite falling to the Blue Jays, 8-7...That's because the Rangers lost to the Angels, 5-2...Josh Hamilton will not play in the final five games for Texas due to a pinched nerve...Red Sox pitcher Josh Beckett had three shots of cortisone to help his ailing back...At some point the Dodgers will clinch the NL West title. It just didn't happen on Tuesday...I think the Orioles are asking are we done yet after losing their 12th straight game. Almost kids, almost...Former Yankees infielder Chuck Knoblauch has been charged with assaulting his common-law wife Stacey. Ever heard of roid rage Chuck? Watch out Chuck, because the popo are on your tail!

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College Football: Good news, after a scary weight lifting accident on Monday, USC runningback Stafon Johnson is awake and communicating...Oregon cornerback Walter Thurmond will miss the rest of the season after undergoing surgery on his right knee...Also out for the season are Texas' Bradon Collins and Christian Scott. Although their's had more to do with academic problems than health...Iowa State RB Darius Reynolds broke his leg in practice...Yankee Stadium will host a new bowl game in 2010, the Yankee Bowl. The fourth place Big East team will go up against the seventh place Big 12 team. Sounds like a battle of the titans.

Football: The Dolphins have traded for QB Tyler Thigpen after placing Chad Pennington on IR...T.O. thinks the media is out for him. How about this, stop talking and start playing well and the rest will take care of itself...The Cowboys will be without Felix Jones for at least one game...David Vobora has ben suspended for four games for violating the league's performance-enhancing drug policy. See not even performance ehancing drugs can help the Rams...The Eagles signed middle linebacker Jeremiah Trotter to a free-agent contract. They also cut QB Jeff Garcia to make room on the roster. Well that was a quick reunion...Michael Vick told attendees at a Washington church that dogfighting is bad. And he should know...Speaking of legal troubles, Albert Hayneworth's wife Stephanie has asked a judge to force the DT to pay veterinary bills, his daughter's tuititon and other expensives. She'd also like a restrianing order. It's going to be kind of hard to claim your broke after signing that $100 million contract over the offseason. You know the one that guarantees $41 million.



Hockey: Mats Sundin is hanging up his skates. Thank goodness he made a decision, I've had enough of the will he or won't he questions for one offseason...The Coyotes signed Robert Lang to a one year deal...And the Trashers locked up Maxim Afinogenov and Mark Popovic...Meanwhile the Canucks sent first round draft pick Cody Hodgson back to his junior team...The Blackhawks suffered their first loss to a European team since 1991 after falling to Zurick, 2-1.
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Nascar: So remember yesteday when I mentioned that Saudi Prince Faisal bin Fahad bin Abdullah Al Saud (that's a lot of names for one person) was looking to buy a piece of George Gillett, Jr.'s stake in Liverpool. Turns out the agreement may also stretch into Richard Petty Motorsports, which Gillett is also a co-owner.

Best of the Rest: Good news, Felipe Massa got behind the wheel for the first time since his July 25th crash at the Hungarian Grand Prix...A Manchester United fan who ran onto the field during a match has been banned for three years...Sad news, a 28-year-old French soccer fan has passed away after being beaten by Serbian hooligans. Thousands of people have turned out to mourn the tragedy.

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