Archive for August, 2009
Wednesday, August 12th, 2009
Game time is fast approaching (4 p.m. EST, Telemundo/mun2), and I'm getting amped. Even though the game isn't on the ESPN family of networks, the Worldwide Leader is actually doing a good job of hyping the game and breaking it down.
Bob Ley and Alexi Lalas are actually in Mexico City ...
Posted in 2010 World Cup, International Soccer, Landon Donovan, Live Blog, Mexico, US Soccer | 38 Comments »
Wednesday, August 12th, 2009
MLB.com and Keith Law have confirmed that the San Diego Padres are close to signing Donavan Tate, the team's top pick from the 2009 MLB Draft. Both sources think a deal is imminent and at worst will be completed before the August 17th deadline. Tate, a prep outfielder was taken ...
Posted in MLB, MLB Rumors, Rumors | No Comments »
Tuesday, August 11th, 2009
The English Premier League season begins this weekend, and as you know, we hear at Rumors and Rants are big footie fans.
We try to keep you in the loop each and every EPL season. And for the most part, we're wrong. We always overrate Tottenham and believe this is the ...
Posted in Arsenal, Aston Villa, Blackburn, EPL, Fabian Delph, Hull City, International Soccer, Jack Wilshere, Jozy Altidore, Nenad Milijas, Nikola Kalinic, Wolverhampton Wolves | 4 Comments »
Tuesday, August 11th, 2009
Sara Jean Underwood was once on the cover of Playboy's Girls of the Pac-10, representing Oregon State. Now she's representing today's links. Enjoy.
I dunno what they're talking about, I think he's plenty intimidating - The Legend of Cecilio Guante
Well fuck me, Tommy. What have you been reading? - Inside the ...
Posted in Chicks Man, Link Dump, Sara Jean Underwood | No Comments »
Tuesday, August 11th, 2009
The U.S. soccer team’s inevitable trip to the 2010 World Cup in South Africa has its biggest test so far when it travels to Mexico City for Wednesday’s World Cup qualifier.
The Americans’ troubles south of the border have been well documented. (The U.S. is 0-22-1 on Mexican dirt.)
Mexican winger Andres ...
Posted in 2010 World Cup, International Soccer, Live Blog, Mexico, US Soccer | 3 Comments »
Tuesday, August 11th, 2009
Now this is what you call a rough decision.
The Detroit Tigers are currently in first place in the American League Central by three games over the Chicago White Sox. The ChiSox just added former NL Cy Young winner Jake Peavy and Alex Rios to their roster and seem poised to ...
Posted in MLB, MLB Rumors, Rumors | No Comments »
Monday, August 10th, 2009
It would be so easy to post on what I was complaining to Phillips about all weekend, namely that preseason polls are bullshit, but everyone knows that. It's like saying the Big XII has some good offenses in it. We all know polls cause all types of hell at the ...
Posted in College Football, McD College Football '09 | 3 Comments »
Monday, August 10th, 2009
Actually, this is the picture because I think his sobriety becoming such a public debate is ridiculous. Okay, so the pictures are hilarious, but anyone talking about how he "fell off the wagon" or anything else is offensive and wrong. But damn are the pictures hilarious. Or standard, if you're ...
Posted in Josh Hamilton, Link Dump | 2 Comments »
Monday, August 10th, 2009
The 2006 NFL Draft, like every professional sports draft, had its share of flops. Names like Vince Young (No. 3), Michael Huff (No. 7), Matt Leinart (No. 10), Tye Hill (No. 15) and Bobby Carpenter (No. 18) come to mind. But none perhaps is a bigger bust than San Francisco ...
Posted in Frank Gore, Mike Singletary, NFL, San Francisco 49ers, Vernon Davis | 4 Comments »
Monday, August 10th, 2009
While we have to wait until tomorrow afternoon to find out which major league team placed a waiver claim on Toronto outfielder Alex Rios one thing is abundantly clear - the Blue Jays would be crazy to pull him back and keep him on the roster.
A few years ago the ...
Posted in MLB, MLB Rumors, Rumors | No Comments »
