The First Time is Always the Best Time

Baseball: Brian McCann hit a solo shot as the Braves held off the Mets, 3-2. Billy Wagner made his first appearance since September 10, 2008...The Mets released Livan Hernandez...But they aren't letting Gary Sheffield go. It was only a matter of time before Sheffield was going to either piss off the organization or be pissed off by the organization...The Phillies whacked the Diamondbacks, 12-3...Russell Martin's tie-breaking grand slam pushed the Dodgers past the Cubs, 7-2...Speaking of grand slams, Brendan Ryan got one himself as the Cardinals blasted past the Padres, 5-1...John Smoltz says he's ready to go...Drew Stubbs' first career homerun could not have come at a better time. Stubbs hit a walk-off solo shot to help the Reds beat the Giants, 2-1...Meanwhile the Rockies swept the Nationals, 4-1. Colorado's lead in the Wild Card grew to two games...Boston hammered the Jays, 8-1 to pick up the sweep...Recently called up Matt LaPorta had a career high three RBIs and Justin Masterson pitched over six scoreless innings as the Indians routed the Angels, 11-3...The Tigers rallied to a 7-6 win over the Mariners...The Rangers hammered the Twins, 11-1...Twins first baseman Justin Morneau returned to Minnesota to see a specialist regarding his nagging ear infection.
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Basketball: The Rockets have reportedly reached a verbal agreement with Pops Mensah-Bonsu...LeBron James hosted a screening in Akron, OH.

Football: The Bills are close to coming to terms with first-round pick Aaron Maybin...Ochocinco kicked the game winning extra point to push the Bengals past the Patriots, 7-6. Apparently soccer is Ocho's #1 sport...Peyton Manning tossed two TDs as the Colts edged the Eagles, 23-15...Ben Roethlisberger's summer of fun just keeps on rolling as the QB injured his right ankle or foot in practice.

Hockey: The Ducks signed defenseman Brett Festerling to a two year deal...While the Sabres locked up Jeff Cowan...Dany Heatley will break his silence. Gee, I just can't wait...Since he was traded to Montreal this off season, Scott Gomez has decided to learn French. Although it's not going to be easy "Us Mexicans, we roll our 'R's"...I don't think calling members of the NHL community crooks will win you any fans Jimmy...Sad news, the two month old son of Capitals goalie Jose Theodore has died.

Nascar: Current and former Nascar drivers were honored at the White House on Wednesday...A new "Intimidator" roller coaster is set to open at two theme parks. Guess where I'll be headed next year!

Best of the Rest: Usain Bolt ran the 200 in a record 19.19 seconds. I don't know if you know this, but this guy is FAST!...Brock Lesnar and Shane Carwin will go head to head at the Mandalay Bay Events Cetner in Las Vegas on November 21. Carwin is trying to defend his UFC title...In crazy news, the family of 18-year-old South African runner Caster Semenya claim she is in fact a woman. The IAAF are conducting an investigation into that claim...The NCAA is not happy about a ruling that could publish documents pretaining to the cheating scandal at Florida State.



Check this Out: Alexis Bledel, of "Gilmore Girls" and Sisterhood of the Travel Pants fame, and Zach Gilford of "Friday Night Lights" fame are hitting the theaters this week with a new movie Post Grad. Also opening this weekend is Quentin Tarantino's Inglorious Basterds.