Depleted by injuries and only three days since winning the Western Conference title, the Red Wings held-off a younger Pittsburgh Penguins team in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals on Saturday night.
Johan Franzen scored the go-ahead goal late in the second period and Chris Osgood made 31 saves, to help the defending champions beat [...]
Posted on May 31, 2009 in theOthercategory.
A grand jury in Santa Anna, California has indicted the man accused of killing Los Angeles Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart and two others when his minivan smashed into their car nearly two months ago.
Orange County prosecutors say Andrew Gallo was indicted Wednesday on three counts of murder as well as three other felonies for the [...]
Posted on May 28, 2009 in theBaseballcategory.
With one out and a runner on third Cubs pitchers Carlos Zambrano unleashed a wild pitch and after home plate umpire Mark Carlson called Nyjer Morgan save at the plate, all hell broke loose at Wrigley.
Zambrano went nuts. Zambrano jumped up, argued the call and appeared to make contact with Carlson, prompting the ejection. He [...]
Posted on May 28, 2009 in theBaseballcategory.
The Los Angeles Lakers used Kobe Bryant as bait and the Denver Nuggets were reeled in, in game five. That freed up Lamar Odom and Pau Gasol to dominate on the inside.
Bryant lured defenders into double coverage and then passed to his teammates all night long, the Lakers controlled the fourth quarter and took in [...]
Posted on May 28, 2009 in theBasketballcategory.
The Detroit Red Wings beat the Chicago Blackhawks 2-1 in overtime to advance to the Stanley Cup Finals on Wednesday night.
Darren Helm scored 3:58 into overtime to lift the Wings to their second straight Stanley Cup appearance. In fact, this years final will be a repeat of a season ago as the Pittsburgh Penguins knock [...]
Posted on May 28, 2009 in theOthercategory.
Kansas City Royals ace Zack Greinke gave up just six hits and only one run as he pitched his fifth complete game of the season against the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night.
With his 0.84 ERA, Zack Greinke became the first pitcher in over forty years to post an ERA below 1.00 over the first 10 [...]
Posted on May 27, 2009 in theBaseballcategory.
The New England Patriots took a big risk when they traded away back-up quarterback Matt Cassel to Kansas City Chiefs.
However, the team got a huge lift today as their Pro Bowl starter, Tom Brady, got back onto the field to participate in the first of four days of this week’s organized team activities.
Brady reportedly threw [...]
Posted on May 27, 2009 in theFootballcategory.
According to reports coming out of Arizona, Cardinals Pro Bowl receiver Anquan Boldin has informed his agent Drew Rosenhaus that he will be fired because of stalled attempts to force a trade or a new contract.
Along with Boldin, Rosenhaus represents more NFL players than any other agent. He had been trying to pressure the Cardinals [...]
Posted on May 27, 2009 in theFootballcategory.
The Pittsburgh Penguins are headed back to the Stanley Cup finals after clinching a return trip with a 4-1 win against the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday night that finished off a sweep in the Eastern Conference finals.
The Pens lost to the Detroit Red Wings in last years Stanley Cup Finals in six games.
The Penguins made [...]
Posted on May 27, 2009 in theOthercategory.
According to reports, suspended quarterback Michael Vick will get set to work with a trainer and start getting into football-shape shortly after being released from prison next week.
Upon his release, Vick is expected to meet with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, although the details of that meeting have yet to be determined. Vick remains indefinitely suspended [...]
Posted on May 18, 2009 in theFootballcategory.