Author: The Go-To-Man Mattie T.

Monday, August 17th 4 1 Star Player of the Game: Padres rightfielder Kyle Blanks, who went 2-for-4 with a walkoff 3-run homer (7th of season) & scored 1 run. Winning Pitcher: Heath Bell (5-2), who pitched 1 inning & allowed no runs on 1 hit while walking none & striking out two. Losing Pitcher: Kevin […]

Monday, August 17th 8 7 Star Player of the Game: White Sox catcher A.J. Pierzysnki, who went 2-for-4 with a 2-run homer (13th of season) & scored 1 run. Winning Pitcher: Scott Linebrink (3-5), who pitched 1 inning & allowed 3 runs on 1 hit while walking two & striking out two. Linebrink is also […]

Chicago Bears’ quarterback Jay Cutler made his home debut a great one on Saturday night from Soldier Field, as he led the team to three successful scoring drives during their 17-3 preseason win over the New York Giants. Cutler completed 8 of 13 passes for 121 yards with a touchdown & didn’t commit a single […]

(White Sox Manager Ozzie Guillen in hoodie/t-shirt, Governor Patrick Quinn is in blue dress shirt/black pants) Hello to all, The 1st Annual Easter Seals Softball Tournament was a success with a few bumps inbetween, and i’m ready to talk about them all. We had three CVS/Caremark teams represent (One-Blue, Two-White & Three-Red) and we were […]

The memorable NCAA Tournament run that helped Derrick Rose become the 1st overall pick in last June’s NBA Draft & the reigining Rookie of the Year with the Chicago Bulls is now in serious jeopardy. This comes after a report stating that the Memphis Tigers used an ineligible player during that season’s Final Four run, […]

Despite getting a standing ovation from the Metrodome crowd, Brett Favre felt the jitters in his 1st game since unretiring to join the Minnesota Vikings on Friday against the Kansas City Chiefs. Favre played in just 2 offensive series for Minnesota, which included 3 handoffs to Adrian Peterson (3 carries, 10 yards) & completed his […]

The man who was once formely dubbed as “White Chocolate” is on the comeback trail. The defending Eastern Conference champion Orlando Magic signed 33-year old Jason Williams to an undisclosed deal on Wednesday, as it will end a retirement that nearly lasted an entire calendar year. Williams last appeared in the NBA during the 2007-08 […]

Former wide receiver Plaxico Burress accepted a plea bargain today in Manhattan for an accidental self-shooting in his thigh in November of 2008 that occured outside a local New York nightclub. Instead of facing a possible 3 & a half year prison sentence, Plaxico will spend 2 years in prison after his sentencing on September […]

Nearly 5 months to the day after killing a pedestrian in Miami Beach, the NFL suspended Cleveland Browns’ wide receive Donte Stallworth on Thursday for the entire 2009 season. Stallworth will not receive any pay for the season & will be reinstated after Super Bowl XLIV on February 7th, 2010 in Miami, Florida. The 28-year […]