Olympic Update: (READ WITH CAUTION BECAUSE THERE ARE SPOILERS AHEAD!)
Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh are going for the gold after knocking off Brazil in the semifinals.
Shawn Johnson finally got her gold. The 16 year old Iowa native grabbed first place on the beam while teammate Nastia Liukin picked up the silver.
American Henry Cejudo took home gold in the Olympic freestyle 55-kilogram wrestling defeating Tomohiro Matsunaga of Japan.
Baseball Update:
It was good news, good news, and eh news for the Rays who edged the Angels, 6-4 on the strength of a two run homer by DH Cliff Floyd. But the big news was B.J. Upton's "mental error" which cost the Rays an out. On the other hand, closer Troy Pervical will not need to undergo surgery to fix his injured knee.
What was Tropical Storm Fay has now stregthened to a Hurricane and will threaten Tuesday's Rays/Angels game. The Angels have not left town, leaving most to feel that if Tuesday's game gets rained out, there will be a doubleheader make up on Wednesday.
Greg Maddux has been traded to the Dodgers in hopes of giving Los Angeles a push into the post season. The Padres will reportedly receive to players to be named later.
CC Sabathia is now 8-0 since joining the Brewers but their 9-3 win over the Astros could prove costly. Possible MVP candidate Ryan Braun left the game in the sixth with back problems, the same injury that had kept him out of six games last week.
Tough news for the Rangers as second baseman Ian Kinsler could be out for the rest of the season if he undergoes surgery to repair a sports hernia and at the very least, he'll be spending some time on the DL. Kinsler was batting .319 and had 26 stolen bases at the time of his injury.
Without Kinsler, the Rangers took on their former pitcher Kenny Rogers and his current team, the Tigers. It was close, but in the end Detroit was too tough, besting Texas, 8-7. Gary Sheffield hit his 493rd homerun, moving him to 25th on the all time list.
The offense is still clicking for the White Sox as they annihilated the Mariners, 13-5. Alexei Ramirez knocked a three-run shot while Carlos Quentin added his major league-leading 35th dinger in the win.
The Twins however were unable to keep pace with Chicago falling a game behind in the standings with their 3-2 loss to the A's. Justin Duchscherer left early with a hip injury giving way to Kirk Saarloos who pitched 3 2/3 inning shut out in the win for Oakland.
Curt Schilling has yet to pitch an inning in the Majors this season and says he's leaning heavily towards retirement but won't make up his mind until spring training.
Meanwhile, his current team, has really enjoyed the production their seeing from recent Red Sox Jason Bay who blasted two out of the park in their 6-3 victory over the Orioles. Jon Lester continues to impress tossing a one run, seven inning performance that was good enough to give him his 12th win of the season.
The Pirates haulted the Mets six game win streak with a 5-2 win. Rookie Steve Pearce the hit a go-ahead single in the eighth to end New York's hope of a sweep.
The Mets will go up against the Braves for the next couple of days, who are coming off of a shut-out loss to the Giants on Monday. Even worse for Atlanta, it was Barry Zito doing the pitching!
Current Brave Tom Glavine will be exmained by Dr. James Andrews on Wednesday. The 42-year old will be out for the rest of the season with a torn flexor tendon but if Dr. Andrews recommends Tommy John surgery, it will be a fair guess to say that Glavine will be throwing in the towel.
In some of the best news I read all week, Carl Pavano is in the mix for starting Saturday's game for the Yankees. Indeed, they have reached the bottom of the barrel and I'll be glued to my TV to see how it turns out!
Nascar Update:
Joe Gibbs Racing will announce their new driver for the #20 being vacated by two time Cup Series champ Tony Stewart on August 25th. And don't be too surprised when they say it's Joey Logano. Ok everyone, it's time practice our shocked face!
Austin Dillon, grandson of Nascar owner Richard Childress, will make his Nationwide Series debut at Richmond International Speedway on September 5th.
David Ragan is making a really impressive run in his sophmore season.
Nascar could be running under the lights in Atlanta as early as 2009!
News&Notes: The Giants held off the Browns, 37-34 but it's the loss of Derek Anderson that may concern the Browns more. Anderson had to leave the game after being sacked by Osi Umenyiora...Sexy Rexy is not giving the Bears the good vibes so they're chosing to start Kyle Orton against the Colts for their first regular season game...Tom Brady's foot is bothering him, but it's not the same injury he suffered during the AFC Championship game. It's a new injury and that's all he's saying so stop asking him!...Rafael Nadal is the new #1, unseating Roger Federer who had held that position for 235 consecutive weeks.
Check this out: The Hills was all new last night, but if you forgot to set your tivo don't fret, you can catch up on the happenings here.
It's been fun blogging with you,
Kate
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