With their 6-5 win over the Angels on Tuesday night, the New York Yankees have clinched a playoff berth for the 2009 MLB post-season. The Yankees missed the playoffs in 2008 for the first time since 1994, when the post-season was canceled due to the player’s strike. The Yankees could have lost on Tuesday night [...]
An arrest has been made in the slaying of former NFL quarterback Steve McNair. McNair was murdered on July 4th in his apartment by his mistress Sahel Kazemi, who then turned the gun on herself, committing suicide. The person arrested in connection with the killing is Adrian J. Gilliam Jr., of LaVergne, Tennessee. Gilliam is [...]
The Stanley Cup Finals are in full swing, with the ‘Detroit Red Wings leading the Pittsburgh Penguins three games to two in the best of seven series. The Stanley Cup Finals this year are an exact replica of last year’s matchup between the Red Wings and the Penguins as both teams have won their respective [...]
I am an avid poker fan. I have been following the game for over 10 years, long before it became a national sensation on TV. I am actually watching the 2008 World Series right now and thinking about how different it is now compared to then. I mean sure [...]
I do hate the cold weather and I am happy that it is over. We are expecting high temperatures in the eighties for the weekend. I’ll take it for April. I did see my first mosquito the other day while I was washing my car. These pesky pests [...]
There are a few things in life that a man needs to feel alive. Well, at least a man like myself. The first is the need to compete. Competing can be anything from playing cards to golf. Either way, as long as their is a score, it works. Another aspect [...]
John Calipari is said to be slated to replace the fired Kentucky basketball coach. Calipari has coached and left a places like the New Jersey Nets and Umass Minutemen. Even though he has never been sanctioned for violations, Umass’s trip to the final four was vacated when Marcus Camby was busted for agent [...]
Andrew Bynum, the Los Angeles Laker’s 21 year old center, was living it up this weekend at the Playboy Mansion. The star basketball player and key aspect of a Laker’s championship run has been rehabbing a bum knee for months. But that wouldn’t stop him from prancing around the party with a playmate [...]
The Detroit Lion’s den released their new logo by mistake this week as a tricky shopper on NFL.com noticed that a toy truck sported a new logo for the hurting franchise. The team had been denying any claims about releasing a “meaner” lion before draft day. Can anyone even name 5 players on [...]
I wanted to write a brief message for a great contributor to the game of baseball over the last two decades, Curt Schilling. I never really cared for the mullet carrying Schilling in his early days; however, his triumphs with the Red Sox cemented his legacy in my mind. Also, who can’t appreciate his no [...]
