According to Philadelphia Eagles coach Andy Reid, Kevin Kolb is getting a start at quarterback in the team’s final preseason game against the New York Jets.
Quarterback Donovan McNabb, running back Brian Westbrook and many of Philadelphia’s starters will not play.
Reid also says that Michael Vick will see action in the first half and start the [...]
Posted on August 31, 2009 in theFootballcategory.
Friday night’s $333 million Mega Million Lottery drawing has gone off and the results are in.
According to Mega Millions Lottery officials, two lucky ticket holders will be splitting the massive jackpot. One ticket was sold in San Gabriel, California and the other was sold in the Bronx, New York.
Friday night winning numbers were 1, 17, [...]
Posted on August 31, 2009 in theOthercategory.
Things are really heating up in the National League Wild-Card race as the San Francisco Giants completed a three game sweep of the Colorado Rockies to get right back in the thick of things.
Giants short-stop Edgar Renteria hit a go-ahead grand slam in the seventh inning and to help the Giants pulled even in the [...]
Posted on August 31, 2009 in theBaseballcategory.
If there’s anything wrong with Tom Brady’s throwing shoulder, New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick isn’t saying.
Belichick says that when Brady came out against the Washington Redskins on Friday night, it was because it was time for the coaching staff to take a look at the backups. Not because Brady was feeling any ill effects [...]
Posted on August 30, 2009 in theFootballcategory.
San Francisco pitcher Tim Lincecum struck out eight in eight innings of work to end a four-start winless stretch, Pablo Sandoval homered and the Giants gained ground on the wild-card leading Colorado Rockies with a 2-0 victory Friday night.
Lincecum, the reigning Cy Young Award winner, threw a season-high 127 pitches as he moved to 13-4 [...]
Posted on August 29, 2009 in theBaseballcategory.
According to team sources, Patriots quarterback Tom Brady has a sore throwing shoulder, the result of a crushing hit by Washington Redskins defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth.
Brady’s right shoulder was slammed to turf by Haynesworth on an incomplete third-down pass late in the first half of Friday night’s preseason game in Washington.
“Anytime someone 350 pounds falls [...]
Posted on August 29, 2009 in theFootballcategory.
In a move to try and bolster their rotation down the stretch, the Los Angeles Angels acquired left-hander Scott Kazmir of the Tampa Bay Rays.
Over his last six starts, Kazmir is 4-1 with a 4.38 ERA. His previous outing was at Toronto on Wednesday, when he struck out 10 while allowing a run and four [...]
Posted on August 29, 2009 in theBaseballcategory.
According to reports, Grizzlies general manager Chris Wallace said that negotiations between the sides have heated up to the point where the Memphis has made their first formal offer.
“We’re heading into the home stretch before the season, and we have had interest in Allen all summer,” Wallace said. “We’ve been in touch on a fairly [...]
Posted on August 28, 2009 in theBasketballcategory.
While Brett Favre says he is already comfortable with the Vikings playbook, he need to work on his familiarity with teammates.
“Obviously chemistry is maybe the most important factor in winning and losing. There’s some work to do in that area,” said Favre after Thursday’s practice. “I’ve been here a little over a week, and that’s [...]
Posted on August 28, 2009 in theFootballcategory.
Since no one was able to match all six numbers in Tuesday night’s $252 million Mega Millions Lottery drawing, Friday night’s estimated jackpot could be worth $325 million to a single winner.
That translates to cash out option of more than $200 million to the winner.
Even though no one hit the jackpot on Tuesday, Mega Millions [...]
Posted on August 28, 2009 in theOthercategory.