Archive for the ‘ Sports ’ Category
Woo-hoo! That is all. [ READ MORE ]
I went to the Chicago Blackhawks site earlier to look up if the New York Rangers will be in town this season, but when I navigated to the Hawks’ site, it looks as if their site lease had expired. This is what I saw: Oops. Just more incompetence from the Hawks organization. I [ READ MORE ]
The Daily Southtown is reporting that Chicago Cubs GM Jim Hendry may have his eye on the South Side. Well, maybe just on White Sox rightfielder Jermaine Dye. Dye’s power numbers have been decent so far this season, with 16 homers and 47 RBIs. However, he’s hitting at an anorexic .229 clip. Hendry’s on [ READ MORE ]
On Wednesday, the New York Mets named Rickey Henderson the team’s new hitting coach. Henderson, who compiled a .279 career average, hit .300 or better seven times in his career and is a member of the 3,000 hit club, collecting 3,055 hits during his career. Maybe SS Jose Reyes will break 100 steals this season…? [ READ MORE ]
Here’s an interesting feel-good piece from today’s Chicago Tribune by William Hageman titled, “The feel of the game,” which details the best tour one can have of U.S. Cellular Field. [ READ MORE ]
…or as Larry Brooks of the New York Post refers to them, the “Blue-Chip” Rangers. Evidently, Scott Gomez and Chris Drury wanted to lace up in the red, white and blue and become part of the best show on Broadway. Then again, who wouldn’t want to go from East Rutherford to New York, or [ READ MORE ]
Ah, it’s about time. After losing 14 of the last 18 games,my New York Mets completed a sweep of the Oakland Athletics Sunday at Shea Stadium with a 10-2 trashing. It’s about time. The Mets hadn’t won a series since about 1932. But unfortunately, the Cubbies look like they’re about to sweep the White Sox [ READ MORE ]
You’ll never really see me link to a Jay Mariotti piece, but his column in today’s Chicago Sun-Times brings hope to Cubs fans. Mark Cuban, owner of the Chicago Cubs. Kind of has a nice ring to it, eh? If this happens, I think I’d have to start watching more Cubs games… …wait, I didn’t [ READ MORE ]
Now you see him, now you don’t. Evidently Billy Donovan, who signed a 5 year, $27.5 million contact to coach the Orlando Magic last week, already wants out. Team officials have finally allowed him to return to his head coaching gig at the University of Florida. Read Adrian Wojnarowski’s Yahoo! Sports column about it here. [ READ MORE ]
I’ll never miss an opportunity to bash the New York Yankees, especially when the target is as juicy as Alex Rodriguez. According to a gossip column in today’s New York Daily News, Rodriguez’s wife, Cynthia, packed up and left when he was out on the town with a buxom blond. The News reports: “In New [ READ MORE ]