Baseball: Raul Ibanez had two homeruns and Ryan Howard added a long ball in the Phillies 4-0 blanking of the Marlins. Ryan Howard become the quickest player to reach 200 homers...Meanwhile Prince Fielder had a homer as the Brewers out slugged the Reds, 9-6. What was that saying, the homerun derby ruins your swing? Tell that to Fielder and Howard...In a not so surprising development, the fans in LA welcomed back Manny Ramirez with loud cheers. Unfortunately that didn't translate into a win for the Dodgers who fell to the Astros, 3-0...Also being welcomed by cheers was the Mets Jeff Francoeur who made his first visit to Turner Field since being traded by Atlanta last week. The Mets also lost (thank goodness) to the Braves, 5-3...The Mariners committed four errors in their 4-1 loss to the Indians...Ervin Santana ended a three week personal losing streak as the Angels topped the A's, 6-2...The Rockies shelled the Padres, 10-1...Jake Peavy had his walking boot removed but he still only has a 50-50 shot at returning this season...The Cubs signed former Blue Jays closer B.J. Ryan. They had some good success last year getting a Jays cast off by the name of Reed Johnson so maybe this will work...The Red Sox are willing to basically give away Julio Lugo for free...The D'Backs and Rockies will share their spring training facility in 2011...Five Dominican Summer League players have been suspended 50 games for testing positive to performance enhancing drugs...Good news, George Steinbrenner is felling fine. I'll only believe that when he starts to call out Joe Girardi in the press and then fires him at the end of the season despite making it to the World Series...Finally get well wishes go out to Giants owner Sue Burns who was diagnosed with cancer. (Photo: AP)
Basketball: The Utah Jazz are willing to match a four year, $32 million offer by the Trail Blazers for Paul Millsap...The Wolves are looking to talk Rubio buyout with DKV Joventut in Spain...Warriors forward Anthony Randolph has been invited to USA basketball minicamp next week in Vegas...Dwyane Wade is switching teams, jumping from Converse to Nike. Ok Heat fans, you can breathe now...Speaking of switching teams, Yao Ming claims his decision to purchase the Shanghai Sharks has nothing to do with early retirement plans. No those are based more on his fragile body which apparently is thisclose to snapping in half...If you're looking for a long shot to bet on at the 20th annual Lake Tahoe Celebrity Golf Championship you should put your money on Charles Barkley who is listed at 499-1 odds of winning.
Football: Broncos players reportedly do not trust their new head coach Josh McDaniels. Ok, but ya'll can't all be traded to Chicago. And Jay Culter already has taken one spot so it's either him or all of you guys...Packers defensive lineman Johnny Jolly, Jr. is probably not too happy about the news that prosecutors have decided to refile a felony drug charge after dropping the case. Watch out Johnny, because the popo are on your tail!
Hockey: Team doctors were not to blame for Rangers prospect Alexei Cherpanov's death last year during a Continental Hockey League game in Russia last year...The Avalanche have acquired defenseman Brian Fahey from the Rangers for defenseman Nigel Williams. Come October I think I may know like three players on the team the way the Rangers are dealing this off season.
Nascar: The Marbles talk with Tony Stewart here.
Basketball: The Utah Jazz are willing to match a four year, $32 million offer by the Trail Blazers for Paul Millsap...The Wolves are looking to talk Rubio buyout with DKV Joventut in Spain...Warriors forward Anthony Randolph has been invited to USA basketball minicamp next week in Vegas...Dwyane Wade is switching teams, jumping from Converse to Nike. Ok Heat fans, you can breathe now...Speaking of switching teams, Yao Ming claims his decision to purchase the Shanghai Sharks has nothing to do with early retirement plans. No those are based more on his fragile body which apparently is thisclose to snapping in half...If you're looking for a long shot to bet on at the 20th annual Lake Tahoe Celebrity Golf Championship you should put your money on Charles Barkley who is listed at 499-1 odds of winning.
Football: Broncos players reportedly do not trust their new head coach Josh McDaniels. Ok, but ya'll can't all be traded to Chicago. And Jay Culter already has taken one spot so it's either him or all of you guys...Packers defensive lineman Johnny Jolly, Jr. is probably not too happy about the news that prosecutors have decided to refile a felony drug charge after dropping the case. Watch out Johnny, because the popo are on your tail!
Hockey: Team doctors were not to blame for Rangers prospect Alexei Cherpanov's death last year during a Continental Hockey League game in Russia last year...The Avalanche have acquired defenseman Brian Fahey from the Rangers for defenseman Nigel Williams. Come October I think I may know like three players on the team the way the Rangers are dealing this off season.
Nascar: The Marbles talk with Tony Stewart here.
Best of the Rest: No Lance isn't winning the Tour de France but his teammate Levi Leipheimer was forced to withdraw after breaking his wrist in a crash. Good Lance, that's one less person you have to beat...New Jersey fans know how to give a guy a welcome, they boo! And that's just what they did to David Beckham when he and the Galaxy played the Red Bulls on Thursday. Take notice LA fans, when someone tries to screw over a league, you're not supposed to cheer...Get well wishes go out to skier Cody Marshall who was injured after falling 20 and 30 feet from an escalator...Lou Holtz leads the latest class to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame...Screw Tom Watson coverage (I know it's huge, he's old and he's doing well on day 1 of the British Open, it's big news) but how about giving props to John Daly who decided wear those killer pants (pictured above). And he may have been completely sober when he made that decision.
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Check this Out: The 2009 Emmy Award Nominations were announced and congrats goes out to all the nominees including How I Met Your Mother (a former show to watch for the spring of 2008) which was named in the Best Comedy category and Neil Patrick Harris who got a nod for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy! Click here for the list.
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