Wednesday, November 04, 2009

Getting the Whole Team Involved

Baseball: Former Rockies manager Clint Hurdle will reportedly be the next Rangers hitting coach...The Pirates have acquired second baseman Akinori Iwamura from the Rays for reliever Jesse Chavez...Josh Beckett will meet with the Red Sox to discuss his future...Dodgers pitcher Vincente Padilla is recovering from a "hunting accident" in which he shot himself in the leg. The real question is, was he wearing sweat pants...Happy Birthday wishes go out to Bob Feller who turned 91 on Tuesday.

Basketball: The Suns remain unbeaten topping the Heat, 104-96. It was Miami's first loss of the season...Also suffering their first loss of the season were the Magic who fell to the Pistons, 85-80...The Lakers edged the Thunder, 101-98 in OT...Dirk Nowitzki scored 29 points in the fourth quarter as the Mavs rocked the Jazz, 96-85...The Cavs rolled over the Wizards, 102-90...But it wasn't all good news for the Cavs, guard Delonte West was indicted on additional weapons and traffic charges stemming from his September 17th arrest. Watch out Delonte, because the popo are on your tail!

Colllege Football: Florida State defensive coordinator Mickey Andrews is retiring after 47 years in coaching...Georgia running back Washuan Ealey aka the kid poked in the eye by Florida's Brandon Spikes thinks Spikes shouldn't be suspended at all. That's only because you had your eyes closed!...It has not been a good few days for Syracuse sports. Wideout Mike Williams has quit the team while Antwon Bailey, Torrey Ball and Andrew Tiller have all been suspended. And I haven't even mentioned their basketball team.

Football: The Seahawks cut Edgerrin James...Meanwhile the Chiefs claimed WR off waivers. Now is it better to be unemployed or employed by the Chiefs? I guess it's better than being with the Browns right now...Dan Snyder is embarrassed that the Redskins have let everyone down.

Hockey: Good news Maple Leafs fans, Phil Kessel made his debut. Bad news Maple Leafs fans, they lost to the Lightning, 2-1 in OT. But remember Kessel made his debut. So that should make you feel a little better right?...Pittsburgh clipped the Ducks, 4-3 for their seventh straight road victory...The Canucks stunned the Rangers with three goals in the third on their way to a 4-1 victory. Where's the Rangers I knew and loved in the beginning of the season? Probably somewhere with the Giants team of the first five games of the season...The Wings shut out the Bruins, 2-0...The Senators have filed a grievence against Dany Heatley and his big fat bonus...Members of the US Olympic team will be announced during this year's Winter Classic. Because playing hockey outside in Fenway Park is not a big enough gimmick.
(Photo: AP)

Nascar: HBO is hoping to show Jimmie Johnson in a new light. I still think this show will put me to sleep faster than a Bob Ross "Joy of Painting" episode that includes happy trees.

Best of the Rest: UCONN Women are ranked #1. Suprise, suprise!...Let's just say Syracuse's warm up game against Division II Le Moyne could have gone better...Duke's Nolan Smith has been suspended two games after he played in an unsactioned Summer League...Sad news, three missing North Dakota softball players were found dead in Jeep that was pulled from a pond...Toyota will reportedly leave Formula 1.

Check this Out: Yesterday was election day. (Did you vote?) But the bigger news (yes even bigger than Corzine being outsted in NJ) is that Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin are hosting the Oscars. Yes, my priorities are a bit off.

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