World Series MVP Hideki Matsui is confident he can make a return to the outfield next season when he suits up for the Los Angeles Angels.
Matsui signed a one-year deal with the Angles a few weeks back worth about $6 million. The 35-year old is expected to replace Vladimir Guerrero as Los Angeles’ primary designated [...]
Posted on December 31, 2009 in theBaseballcategory.
The World Series of Poker announced its schedule of 57 bracelet events to take place in 2010.
Starting in May and running until mid July, poker players from across the globe will head to the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino to take part in the largest tournament series of the year in search of the most [...]
Posted on December 31, 2009 in theOthercategory.
Tiger Woods took his biggest blow yet as AT&T Inc. said Thursday it would no longer sponsor the disgraced golfer.
The phone company hasn’t used Woods’ image extensively in advertising, but its logo appeared on his golf bag. Woods and AT&T had signed a multi-year deal in early 2009.
Tiger has been the host of the AT&T [...]
Posted on December 31, 2009 in theOthercategory.
Depending on how you look at it, this season’s Sugar Bowl will truly be about the players on the field once the opening gun sounds.
Enter the 12-0, 3rd ranked, Cincinnati Bearcats. They were led by the savior of Cincinnati Football, Brian Kelly. That is, until he abandoned the program for a job as the head [...]
Posted on December 30, 2009 in theFootballcategory.
We are nearing the end of an era college football. Florida State Seminoles head coach Bobby Bowden is about to coach his last game for the garnet and gold.
Bowden announced his retirement earlier this month.
Thursday in preparation for the Konica Minolta Gator Bowl, Bobby and his Seminoles will be having his final practice as Florida [...]
Posted on December 30, 2009 in theFootballcategory.
After sitting out of the last six games and most of a seventh with a left knee injury, Pittsburgh Steelers safety Troy Polamalu still may not be ready to play Sunday in Miami.
According to reports, the five-time Pro Bowl player has only begun to run in a straight line on Monday. He has yet to [...]
Posted on December 30, 2009 in theFootballcategory.
In the wake of reports that the organization has decided to fire their coach, Chicago Bulls general manager Gar Forman met with the media on Tuesday about Vinny Del Negro.
Forman was asked if they stand behind their head coach and he side stepped the question.
“Our organization’s behind what we’re doing,” Forman said. “And we’re still [...]
Posted on December 30, 2009 in theBasketballcategory.
As the NFL announced the names of the AFC and NFC Pro Bowlers on Tuesday, many of the usual suspects are on the list.
However, remarkably no members of the AFC North Champion Cincinnati Bengals will be heading to Miami to play in the NFL’s All-Star game.
As Bengals wide receiver Chad Ochocinco said on Twitter after [...]
Posted on December 30, 2009 in theFootballcategory.
With their negotiations with Johnny Damon seemingly at a standstill, the New York Yankees have began to pursue negotiations with free agent Nick Johnson.
Johnson is a rare product of the New York farm system as he was drafted and developed within the Yankees’ organization years ago.
There has been skepticism within the organization about whether a [...]
Posted on December 17, 2009 in theBaseballcategory.
The Indianapolis Colts have the No. 1 seed in the AFC already wrapped up with a 13-0 record. So the big question for Thursday night agianst the Jacksonville Jaguars what are we going to see from Peyton and the boys.
The Jags are right in the thick of the AFC wild-card hunt, so head coach Jack [...]
Posted on December 17, 2009 in theFootballcategory.