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NASCAR NEWS
7/28 Johnnie Johnson takes the Brickyard with a good pit stop. But what happened to the tires which turned to dust there. Jimmie's victory lap was cut short because his rear tires blew out.
8/3 There are 5 drivers on top of the Sprint Cup standings. Kyle Busch leads them in the Pennsylvania 500 today, Dale Earnhardt, Jr and Jeff Burton are not far behind.
08/06 Carl Edwards has four victories and he feels great about the chances in his NASCAR chase for the Sprint Cup. According to him, this is his best season.
08/11 King Kyle Busch is the king and he has no weaknesses. He led 52 laps in winning the Glen at Watkins Glen Intl. The Southern 500 is back at Darlington raceway. Thru 22 races in the NASCAr Spring Cup, Kyle Busch is the leader. And Vickers is the person to beat in the Nascar race Sunday as he takes the pole.
08/20 So Joe Gibbs crew cheated and Joe confessed. An honest guy he, it probably hurt him to have to admit the error. They placed magnets under the gas petal so the hp seemed less that it really was. Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson were winners in last year NASCAR Sprint Car races but Carl Edwards and Kyle Busch look to do the same thing this year.
08/25 Kyle Busch has a growing feud with Carl Edwards. Kyle says Carl does this all the time after Busch's car was bumped several times. Now if Tony Stewart has bumped Earnhardt Jr., you would have seen a riot. Anyone recall Busch putting Junior into the wall a few races back. Was he jumped after the race by Jr.? I guess Kyle does not know the history of bump-and-run at Bristol.
NFL NEWS.
07/28 Brett Favre is going to someone, but it won't be the Bucs. Gruden grumbles at talk of Farve coming there. Chad Henne is ready to go for the Miami Dolphins.
07/29 Who are the greatest players of all times. For work ethic, that would be Raymond Berry of the Colts. For a pure athlete, it would be Jim Brown of the Cleveland Browns who did it all. For grace it would be Gale Sayers with the Chicago Bears who had lightning in his feet. But for brains, it would be computer like Peyton Manning. There are others. Aaron Rodgers is taking Brett Favre place with the Green Bay Packers.
08/03 Brett Favre has received the OK from the commish to join the Packers at their practice Monday. Coach Jon Gruden has announed that Joey Galloway, who was injured, will return to work this week. Dan Marino was watching Dolphin practice when the QB's were struggling.
08/06 Brett Favre may be closer to being a Buc, especially with Jeff Garcia QB being injured. Stay tuned for a few days. And Byron Leftwich landed at the Pittsburgh Steelers where he will play instead of Daute Culpepper. The Dolphins have 4 quarterbacks and two of them are Chad: Chad Pennington and Chad Henne.
08/14 Looks like Michael Vick will play in the Arena League when he gets out of prison in 2009. Well - I'll be. And Jacsonville Jaguars 1st round pick Derrick Harvey is the only un-signed 1st rounder.
08/18 Some former Pro bowlers are shopping their services. Shaun Alexander, Duante Culpeper and Ty Law.
08/22 Gene Upshaw has died suddenly. The NFL has lost a leader and a legend. He has been the exec director of NFL Players Assoc since 1983.
NCAA NEWS
07/23 A Bowden will be coach of the ACC conference pre-season favorite but it won't be Bobby, its his son Tommy. The Seminoles are predicted to be 4th. The first time since 1992. And will the SEC continue to dominate NCAA. We will see.
The Playboy did not invite Tim Tebow to their house because they he would not attend.
08/03 It appears Drew Weaterford will keep his starting quarterback job at Florida State Seminoles.
08/06 Bobby Bowden FSU Seminoles says if his team does not have a better year he will be out of here. We will see. The coaches think USC Trojans is going to be the 2nd team behind Georgia, but the fans like Ohio State Buckeyes. Jimbo Fisher is the "lady-in-waiting" for Bowden to retire.
NBA
07/23 It was just like the Pistons and Pacers in 2004 brawl when the WNBA Los Angeles Sparks and the Shock had a malee in the last seconds. First round pick Candace Parker was tossed. Lebron James left practice with a twisted knee.
08/06 The US Olympic team dodged a bullet when they just barely beat the Aussies for an exhibition game.
08/11 The Redeem Team beat China fairly handily in their first Olympic game. On the woman side, Diana Taurasi led them to victory. The Olympic basketball team is due to meet Greece their neimisis in prior meetings. The Shaq Shaquille O'Neal says he is mending his marriage. They have stopped divorse proceedings.
MLB
07/23 What is the only things hotter than July. Its the Yankees and the Mets. Atlanta Braves Coach Bobby Cox has been ejected 141 times, a record. He is sitting out again after his conduct in a game against the Florida Marlins. The Marlins VandenHurk and 3 relievers combined for a 1-hitter against the Braves. the Yankees are quickly catching up with the Red Sox. Bowie Kuhn died and he was the one to bring the World Series to nightime TV.
08/03 What was the most ever paid for a baseball card? It was 2.8 million for a 1909 Honus Wagner card in near mint condition.
08/06 Prince Fielder got into a shoving match with Manna Parra but now he is sorry and said so. The Rangers beat the Yankees ending a 10 game losing streak.
08/14 The Tampa Bay Devils have lost Carl Crawford for the season. The Yankees are reeling, they were topped by the Twins. The AL East race could depend on the doctors, with injuries to the Devil Rays, the Red Sox, and the Yankees.
08/18 Bud Selig says replay is on the way for MLB.
08/22 Three teams in the AL are going great. Minnesota Twins and Chicago White Sox are among the most improved teams. And the Tampa Bay Devils already have 7 more wins than all last year.
08/25 The Devil Rays lost one in the 10th on a play that caused some controversy against the Chicago White Sox.
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PGA GOLF NEWS
07/23 Michele Wie is at it again. She wants to play in a man's tournament, but she needs $80,000 to secure her '09 LPGA card is there is only one more event. The Open will go without Tiger woods this year.
07/29 Greg Norman turned down the PGA Championship I guess because of age. Instead he will play in the US Senior Open.
08/06 Tiger Woods is still out with his knee but rating are up 5% on the Golf Channel
08/11 Padraig Harrington won the PGA Championship by making 3 putts on the last 3 holes. Sergia Garcia seemed to have it in hand but put one in the water on the 16th. Padraig is one on only 4 men to have won the British Open and PGA in the same year.
TENNIS NEWS.
08/03 Rafael Nadal will have to wait to move into the #1 position because he lost at the Cincinnati Masters.
0/17 Both Venus Williams and Serena Williams go down at the Olympics. And John Mcenroe at his age got thrown out of a tourney for cursing, arguing, and obscene gestures
08/22 The sister, Serena Williams and Venus Williams will likely meet in the quarters of the U. S. Open... They are both 2 times Open champs.
MISC
08/11 The Americans shattered the world record in the 4x relay by 4 seconds. Michael Phelps won his 2nd gold metal, tonite he goes for his third.
08/18 Michael Phepps did it. eight for eight Gold Metals. And he did it with a combination of luck and help from his teammates. Many people think these metals are his greatest feat. I think its the 12,000 calories he eats every day. Usain Bolt ran a record in his 100 meter dash, but his grandstanding ruined his moment.
08/22 Big Brown will run in the Breeders Cup Classic. This will be a tune up for the Santa Anita.
08/25 The quarrel will go on and on. Which matters most in the Olympics - most gold or most metals count. There is no answer to this.
