Archive for July, 2011
Tuesday, July 19th, 2011
Last night the Philadelphia Phillies faced the hapless Chicago Cubs with ace right-hander Roy Halladay on the mound. Easy win, right? Wrong.
Halladay got knocked around and ended up taking his first loss since May 15, and he was removed from the game in the middle of the fifth inning. After ...
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Monday, July 18th, 2011
As recently as Thursday there were rumors swirling that the St. Louis Cardinals were actively seeking to move outfielder Colby Rasmus. Apparently those reports were vastly overblown. Reports today claim Rasmus is not, in fact, being shopped and Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak says it is highly unlikely he would ...
Posted in MLB, MLB Rumors, Rumors | No Comments »
Monday, July 18th, 2011
The Pittsburgh Pirates are contending for the first time since Barry Bonds patrolled the outfield in the Steel City. Thanks to their improbable success thus far, the Bucs are actually looking to add pieces instead of sell them off. It must be an odd sensation for citizens of Pittsburgh, but ...
Posted in MLB, MLB Rumors, Rumors | 2 Comments »
Sunday, July 17th, 2011
Former University of Georgia football coach (and former ESPN college football analyst) Jim Donnan has been accused of making millions of dollars off of a Ponzi scheme. Federal court documents filed on Thursday as part of a larger Ohio bankruptcy case allege Donnan was involved in a scheme that also ...
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Friday, July 15th, 2011
The Baltimore Orioles have been trying to figure out who they will be able to make available via trade this month. One piece of that puzzle appears to have been solved, as the O's and shortstop J.J. Hardy are nearing an extension.
Hardy was sent to the Orioles by the Minnesota ...
Posted in MLB, MLB Rumors, Rumors | 1 Comment »
Friday, July 15th, 2011
Chris Lytle has long been a fan-favorite in the UFC and is definitely one of the more exciting fighters the promotion has. But he's been struggling recently and has apparently set his sights on other ventures. Lytle claims he is thinking about running for state office in 2012 in his ...
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Thursday, July 14th, 2011
New York Mets outfielder Carlos Beltran is reportedly drawing lots of interest as a potential trade piece. Now that Francisco Rodriguez is gone, the Mets are surely looking to move Beltran next. So where is the six-time All-Star likely to end up?
Well, we've heard a move across town is out, ...
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Thursday, July 14th, 2011
As we've mentioned before, Minnesota Timberwolves general manager David Kahn is a bit of a buffoon. On Tuesday he yet again gave credence to that opinion of him.
During his press conference to announce the firing of Kurt Rambis, Kahn mentioned the names Ricky Rubio and Brad Miller. Normally that wouldn't ...
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Wednesday, July 13th, 2011
With the British Open set to begin Thursday at Royal St. George's in the wonderfully named Sandwich, England, it's time to acknowledge that what we're about to watch is going to be painfully entertaining.
You know how it is when scores soar at the U.S. Open (that didn't happen last year, ...
Posted in British Open, Golf, Lee Westwood, Phil Mickelson, Rory McIlroy, Sergio Garcia | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, July 13th, 2011
After initially claiming he wasn't interested, Tito Ortiz has decided to step in and face Rashad Evans on August 6 at UFC 133. UFC president Dana White confirmed the decision this afternoon. So Ortiz will be stepping in to replace Evans' original opponent Phil Davis, who just backed out of ...
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