Thursday, September 17, 2009

Walk-off Wonderful

Baseball: Because one is the loneliest number and two just isn't enough, there were seven, count them seven walk-off wins last night including the Braves 6-5 rally past the Mets...The Yankees 5-4 edging of the Blue Jays...The Padres 6-5 downing of the D'Backs in 10...And Boston's controversial 9-8 win over the Angels...Yankees catcher Jorge Posada and Blue Jays pitcher Jesse Carlson were both suspended three games for their part in Tuesday's malay in the Bronx...Matt Wieters two-run blast pushed the Orioles past the Rays, 4-2...The loss put Tampa Bay below .500 and lead to a shouting match between outfielder Carl Crawford and DH Pat Burrell. Nobody messes with Pat the Bat!!!!...The Giants rally fell short as they lost to the Rockies, 4-3. With the win, Colorado has a 3 1/2 game lead in the NL Wild Card...Is it just me, or has Matt Cain not been the same since he hit David Wright in the head?...On a night when they honored long time broadcaster Ernie Harwell, the Tigers came out on top, notching a 4-3 victory over the Royals...The Dodgers completed a sweep of the Pirates, 3-1...A portrait of former Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda will be hung in the Smithsonian Institute...Also wrapping up a sweep were the Twins who crushed the Indians, 7-3...The Astros have shut down Roy Oswalt...And Grady Sizemore underwent surgery to repair a sports hernia. That's his second surgery in less than a month...Sitting 6 1/2 games out of first in the AL Wild Card, it may not be such a bad to loss for the Rangers to have Josh Hamilton out for the rest of the season.
(Photo: AP)

Basketball: Gilbert Areneas is ready to be his old kick ass self...As the regular season closes in, the NBA and the refs are not any closer to agreeing on a new contract.

College Football: The Jags may consider drafting Florida QB Tim Tebow. Well luckily they've got nine months to figure that out...Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez denies seeing Jonas Mouton throw a punch at Notre Dame lineman Eric Olsen.

Football: That didn't take long. Recently cut WR Hank Baskett could be in a Colts uniform very soon....Over 100,000 fans are expected to attend the Cowboys home opener on Sunday. And about 99,000 of them will be very sad to see the Cowgirls get beat up by the Giants...Agents maybe be telling their clients to avoid signing with the Browns...Brett Favre's Vikings jersey is the best selling NFL jersey. In a recession, I'd say this isn't the best way to spend your money...Jets coach Rex Ryan called Jets fans to ask fans for some help for Sunday's game against the Patriots. Needless to say, I didn't make the call list...Current Titans QB Vince Young surprised former Titans QB the late Steve McNair's sons by showing up at their home and taking them to their school's "Dear Dads Breakfast."

Hockey: Former NHLPA executive Paul Kelly will remain on the board of directors for the Hockey Hall of Fame...Good news, the US and Canada have struck a tentative deal over charter-flights...The Devils have demoted captain Jamie Langenbrunner to the fifth-line center position and placed Brendan Shanahan on Langebrunner's old line with Zach Parise and Travis Zajac.
(Photo: AP)

Nascar: Red Bull Racing is sticking with Toyota...A report claims Richard Petty Motorsports has fired Mark McArdle.

Best of the Rest: Sad news, NCAA president Myles Brand has died. He was 67...The US Open broke attendance records this year...The Men's Final between Roger Federer and Juan Martin Del Potro also drew higher ratings than last year.

Check this Out: Lady Antebellum unveiled their new video for "Need You Now" the first single off their sophmore album. Click here to watch and don't say I didn't warn you, but after listening to this song, you'll probably play it on your iPod non-stop. Goodness knows I do.

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