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Vijay out for five weeks

Wednesday, January 7th, 2009 | Golf | No Comments

vijayGolf super star Vijay Singh is scheduled to have knee surgery after this weeks Mercedes Championship and will be out for five weeks. Signh said he hurt his knee about three weeks ago at the Chevron World Challenge a tournament he won. “More than anything, it’s just wear and tear on the meniscus, and it just of gave out,” Singh said. He would like to be back for the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, at which he will play with his son.

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Blackhawks Cruise Past Coyotes 6-0

Wednesday, January 7th, 2009 | Chicago Blackhawks, NHL, Sports | No Comments

After 2 straight demoralizing losses to the Detroit Red Wings, the Blackhawks have regrouped in excellent fashion to win back-to-back games and push their record back up to 22-8-7. The Blackhawks now have 51 points, good for 4th place in the NHL’s Western Conference. The Blackhawks are 4 points ahead of the next 2 closest teams – Vancouver and Anaheim – and they also have 4 games in hand against each of those teams. So they are sitting in very good shape as we near the halfway point of the 2008-9 NHL season.

Four different Blackhawks players scored goals in the 1st period on Tuesday night – Adam Burish, Kris Versteeg (his 13th on the season), Colin Fraser and Ben Eager. Jonathan Toews scored his 10th and 11th goals of the season in the 2nd and 3rd periods to round out the scoring. The offensive barage left the Coyotes down on their knees begging for mercy.

Cristobal Huet saved all 22 Coyotes shots on goal and moved to 10-6-3 on the season. He has lowered his goals against average to 2.41 and he was won 6 of his last 7 starts.

The Blackhawks continue on the road with games at Colorado on Thursday night and at Nashville on Saturday night.

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Bulls Snap 3-Game Losing Streak, Top Kings 99-94

Wednesday, January 7th, 2009 | Chicago Bulls, NBA, Sports | No Comments

Boy did the Bulls need a win in a bad way. They had lost 6 of their last 7 games, including 3 straight, the last of which was a demoralizing 10-point loss to the lowly Timberwolves at the United Center on Saturday night. Although it wasn’t pretty, the Bulls held on for a 99-94 win over the struggling Sacramento Kings. The Bulls hit their first 25 free throws, tying a club record, and made 29 straight at one point before making only 4 of 7 down the stretch. The misses almost cost the Bulls the win as the Kings were able to hang within 3 points – 1 lucky shot – through the last minute of the game.

Ben Gordon led the Bulls with 24 points and 4 rebounds. Drew Gooden returned from an ankle injury that had prevented him from playing the last 8 games to score 18 points and grab 10 boards. They are truly a different team without Gooden in the lineup. Derrick Rose bounced back from a couple of sub-par performances. Rose scored 16 points and dished out 8 assists. Larry Hughes and Tyrus Thomas each scored in double-digits, with 10 points and 14 points, respectively.

The Bulls overcame a great performances from the Kings Kenyon Martin who finished with 29 points. He did, however, turn the ball over 7 times. Brad Miller also had a solid night for the Kings – 18 points and 12 rebounds.

Next up for the Bulls are 2 home games against very beatable opponents – Friday night against the 7-26 Wizards and Saturday night against the 5-30 Thunder.

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College Basketball Scores Tuesday

Wednesday, January 7th, 2009 | College Basketball | No Comments

Newman Arena at The Fieldhouse (Ithaca, NY)

Bucknell (3-11) 20 44 64
Cornell (9-6) « 23 52 75

University of Dayton Arena (Dayton, OH)

Miami (Ohio) (7-5) 17 23 40
Dayton (14-1) « 17 28 45

WVU Coliseum (Morgantown, WV)

Connecticut #5 (13-1) « 29 32 61
West Virginia #25 (11-3) 29 26 55

Players of the Game
CT – J. Adrien (Pts:17, Reb:7, Ast:1)
WV – D. Bryant (Pts:11, Reb:0, Ast:7)
Christl Arena (West Point, NY)

Fairfield (9-6) « 27 32 59
Army (4-10) 21 33 54

UCF Arena (Orlando, FL)

Holy Cross (5-10) 24 33 57
UCF (10-4) « 28 42 70

Stephen C. O’Connell Center (Gainesville, FL)

Longwood (7-9) 34 35 69
Florida (13-2) « 44 51 95

Alexander Memorial Coliseum at McDonalds (Atlanta, GA)

Georgia (9-6) 38 24 62
Georgia Tech (9-5) « 28 39 67

Jack Breslin Student Events Center (East Lansing, MI)

Ohio State (10-3) 24 34 58
Michigan State #8 (12-2) « 35 32 67

Players of the Game
OHST – E. Turner (Pts:14, Reb:10, Ast:2)
MIST – K. Lucas (Pts:20, Reb:0, Ast:2)
Palestra (Philadelphia, PA)

Lafayette (4-10) 24 46 70
Pennsylvania (3-7) « 38 46 84

Savage Hall (Toledo, OH)

Rhode Island (11-4) « 45 41 86
Toledo (2-12) 40 37 77

John Paul Jones Arena (Charlottesville, VA)

Brown (5-8) 29 21 50
Virginia (7-5) « 39 35 74

McLendon-McDougald Gymnasium (Durham, NC)

Colgate (4-9) « 32 36 68
North Carolina Central (0-17) 23 35 58

Hofheinz Pavilion (Houston, TX)

Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (6-9) 29 36 65
Houston (9-3) « 43 42 85

James H. Hilton Coliseum (Ames, IA)

Houston Baptist (1-15) 22 34 56
Iowa State (11-4) « 24 40 64

Phog Allen Fieldhouse (Lawrence, KS)

Siena (10-5) 38 46 84
Kansas (11-3) « 51 40 91

Prudential Center (Newark, NJ)

Villanova #18 (13-2) « 35 41 13 89
Seton Hall (9-6) 37 39 9 85

Players of the Game
NOVA – S. Reynolds (Pts:40, Reb:4, Ast:3)
SETON – J. Hazell (Pts:26, Reb:4, Ast:0)
Strahan Coliseum (San Marcos, TX)

Northern Colorado (5-11) 28 31 59
Texas State-San Marcos (7-6) « 44 38 82

United Spirit Arena (Lubbock, TX)

TCU (10-5) « 39 46 85
Texas Tech (10-5) 34 46 80

Farris Center (Conway, AR)

Haskell (0-1) 33 18 51
Central Arkansas (7-6) « 66 44 110

Carver Arena (Peoria, IL)

Illinois State (14-1) 21 31 52
Bradley (10-5) « 30 26 56

Qwest Center Omaha (Omaha, NE)

Northern Iowa (9-6) « 30 39 69
Creighton (12-4) 29 37 66

Mizzou Arena (Columbia, MO)

Coppin State (2-12) 17 38 55
Missouri (13-2) « 51 37 88

Littlejohn Coliseum (Clemson, SC)

Alabama (10-4) 29 30 59
Clemson #12 (15-0) « 33 33 66

Players of the Game
AL – A. Gee (Pts:12, Reb:8, Ast:0)
CLEM – K. Rivers (Pts:12, Reb:9, Ast:3)
University Arena (Albuquerque, NM)

Texas-El Paso (9-5) « 24 49 73
New Mexico (9-7) 27 33 60

Gallagher-Iba Arena (Stillwater, OK)

Savannah State (7-8) 26 30 56
Oklahoma State (11-3) « 38 45 83

Bryce Jordan Center (University Park, PA)

Purdue #14 (11-4) 33 31 64
Penn State (13-3) « 41 26 67

Players of the Game
PUR – E. Moore (Pts:21, Reb:5, Ast:3)
PSU – T. Battle (Pts:21, Reb:5, Ast:9)
Jon M. Huntsman Center (Salt Lake City, UT)

LSU (12-2) 34 27 61
Utah (10-5) « 43 48 91

Bud Walton Arena (Fayetteville, AR)

Texas #7 (11-3) 31 30 61
Arkansas (12-1) « 27 40 67

Players of the Game
TX – G. Johnson (Pts:15, Reb:12, Ast:0)
AR – M. Washington (Pts:22, Reb:9, Ast:1)
Marriott Center (Provo, UT)

Western Oregon (0-1) 33 31 64
Brigham Young (12-2) « 42 43 85

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You deserve the 50 game suspension

Wednesday, January 7th, 2009 | JC Romero, MLB | No Comments

romero1J.C. Romero will not play in the first 50 games Phillies because in 2007 he tested positive for a band drug. Romero was shocked when he was told about the results from MLB, how would he know that pills that advertised “Maximum testosterone production FOR HARDCORE USER ONLY” could have a band drug in it?  He was only looking for a over the counter drug or a vitamin. Come on who believes these pro athletes any more? Romero’s beef with the MLB is that the company had a drug in supplement not listed on the label so he claims he could never have known that it was a band drug. The only problem with this argument is that the same drug got a Olympic wrestler suspended for two years. So just a little bit of research would have showed Romero that this could be a bad drug to try out.

MLB has already been very clear when warning players about supplements. “It’s risky. Contamination is possible, The supplement industry is inadequately regulated. If a player chooses to use a supplement, he’d best adhere to baseball’s program that certifies certain supplements.” Also a source close to the story has said that Romero was told to stop using the drug and did, but then started it up again. So the 50 games is pretty much because he is dumb, what did he think zero tolerance means? The player is responsible for all that is in his body. MLB has been now saying this for years, your test come up dirty you pay the price. Playing dumb is not excuse.

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NHL Scores Tuesday

Wednesday, January 7th, 2009 | NHL | No Comments

Final 1 2 3 T
Ottawa (13-19-6) 0 2 0 2
Buffalo (20-15-5) « 2 1 1 4
Three Stars
1. D. Roy – BUF (Goals: 1, Assists: 2)
2. J. Spezza – OTT (Goals: 2, Assists: 0)
3. R. Miller – BUF (Saves: 31, Save Pct: .939)
Final 1 2 3 T
New Jersey (23-13-3) 0 0 2 2
Carolina (21-15-5) « 1 1 1 3
Three Stars
1. T. Ruutu – CAR (Goals: 1, Assists: 0)
2. T. Gleason – CAR (Goals: 0, Assists: 0)
3. S. Samsonov – CAR (Goals: 1, Assists: 0)
Final SO 1 2 3 OT SO T
Philadelphia (21-10-9) 0 0 1 0 0 (0) 1
Washington (27-11-3) « 1 0 0 0 1 (1) 2
Three Stars
1. J. Theodore – WAS (Saves: 33, Save Pct: .971)
2. V. Kozlov – WAS (Goals: 0, Assists: 1)
3. M. Biron – PHI (Saves: 33, Save Pct: .971)
Final 1 2 3 T
Minnesota (20-16-3) « 0 1 0 1
Boston (29-7-4) 0 0 0 0
Three Stars
1. N. Backstrom – MIN (Saves: 28, Save Pct: 1.000)
2. M. Zidlicky – MIN (Goals: 1, Assists: 0)
3. M. Fernandez – BOS (Saves: 23, Save Pct: .958)
Final 1 2 3 T
Columbus (18-18-4) 0 0 0 0
Detroit (27-7-5) « 0 0 3 3
Three Stars
1. T. Conklin – DET (Saves: 23, Save Pct: 1.000)
2. P. Datsyuk – DET (Goals: 1, Assists: 2)
3. M. Hossa – DET (Goals: 1, Assists: 0)
Final 1 2 3 T
Atlanta (13-23-5) 0 0 1 1
Pittsburgh (20-17-4) « 1 2 0 3
Three Stars
1. P. Sykora – PIT (Goals: 2, Assists: 0)
2. E. Malkin – PIT (Goals: 0, Assists: 3)
3. M. Fleury – PIT (Saves: 27, Save Pct: .964)
Final 1 2 3 T
Florida (18-16-6) « 2 1 1 4
Toronto (16-18-6) 0 0 2 2
Three Stars
1. J. Bouwmeester – FLA (Goals: 0, Assists: 1)
2. G. Campbell – FLA (Goals: 1, Assists: 1)
3. J. Mitchell – TOR (Goals: 0, Assists: 2)
Final 1 2 3 T
Colorado (20-19-1) « 1 1 0 2
Nashville (17-19-3) 1 0 0 1
Three Stars
1. W. Wolski – COL (Goals: 2, Assists: 0)
2. M. Hejduk – COL (Goals: 0, Assists: 2)
3. R. Jones – NSH (Goals: 1, Assists: 0)
Final 1 2 3 T
Chicago (22-8-7) « 4 1 1 6
Phoenix (19-17-5) 0 0 0 0
Three Stars
1. A. Burish – CHI (Goals: 1, Assists: 2)
2. J. Toews – CHI (Goals: 2, Assists: 1)
3. C. Huet – CHI (Saves: 22, Save Pct: 1.000)
Final 1 2 3 T
San Jose (29-5-5) 0 2 0 2
Calgary (24-12-4) « 3 1 1 5
Three Stars
1. D. Moss – CGY (Goals: 1, Assists: 1)
2. M. Giordano – CGY (Goals: 1, Assists: 0)
3. D. Langkow – CGY (Goals: 2, Assists: 0)
Final 1 2 3 T
Los Angeles (16-17-6) 0 1 0 1
Anaheim (21-15-5) « 1 0 2 3
Three Stars
1. S. Pahlsson – ANA (Goals: 1, Assists: 0)
2. S. Niedermayer – ANA (Goals: 0, Assists: 2)
3. B. Ryan – ANA (Goals: 1, Assists: 0)

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