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One of baseball’s all-time greats is hanging it up after 22 seasons. Ken Griffey Jr. is definitely due for a 1st-ballot Hall of Fame induction after a major league career which saw him hit 630 home runs & become one of baseball’s best centerfielders during his prime. One of his proudest moments came during the […]
The Los Angeles Lakers & Boston Celtics are set to meet in the NBA Finals for a 12th time, with Boston holding a 9-2 advantage. Los Angeles will look to go back-to-back for the first time since 2001, while Boston is looking to win their 2nd championship in the past 3 years. Since the Celtics […]
The Arizona Diamondbacks made a risky move on Tuesday, as they traded for pitcher Dontrelle Willis from the Detroit Tigers, who will receive cash & right-hander Billy Buckner in return. Willis has struggled ever since he won a career-high 22 wins in 2005 & was 1-2 in 8 starts for Detroit this season with a […]
After a shaky performance in Saturday’s opener, Antti Niemi rebounded in a big way with 33 saves (14 in 3rd period), in Game 2 as the Chicago Blackhawks scored a pair of 2nd period goals in 26 seconds to win 2-1 over the Philadelphia Flyers. The Blackhawks haven’t nearly played their best hockey yet with […]
Monday, May 24th 7 2 Star Player of the Game: White Sox 3rd baseman Mark Teahen, who went 3-for-4 with a 2-run double & an RBI single. Winning Pitcher: John Danks (4-3), who pitched 5 innings & allowed 2 runs on 6 hits while walking two & striking out five. Losing Pitcher: Justin Masterson (0-5), […]
Tuesday, May 25th 3 0 Star Player of the Game: Cubs 1st baseman Derrek Lee, who went 3-for-3 with a 2-run homer (6th of season), an RBI single & scored 1 run. Winning Pitcher: Ryan Dempster (3-4), who pitched 8 innings & allowed no runs on 3 hits while walking one & striking out seven. […]
Game 1: 128 107 Star Player of the Game: Lakers guard Kobe Bryant, who scored 40 points, grabbed 5 rebounds & dished out 5 assists in 35 minutes of action. Key Stat: Los Angeles shot 58.0% from the field. Game 2: 124 112 Star Player of the Game: Lakers forward Pau Gasol, who scored 29 […]
In an extremely bizzare moment, Los Angeles Angels’ 1st baseman Kendry Morales hit a 10th inning walk-off grand slam to beat Seattle 5-1 & awkwardly landed on home plate, which broke his left leg & put him on the 15-day DL. Manager Mike Scioscia vowed afterwards that the team will take a different approach to […]
Roy Halladay became the 20th major-leaguer pitcher & third within the past year to throw a perfect game, as the Philadelphia Phillies took advantage of a Florida Marlins’ 3rd inning error to win 1-0 on Saturday evening in Miami. It was nearly broken up in the bottom of the 9th, as Mike Lamb flied out […]
There were no goals or assists from Patrick Kane, Dustin Byfuglien or Jonathan Toews. There were no power plays for the entire game against the most penalized team in the NHL. Yet, the Chicago Blackhawks still found a way to win a crazy Game 1. Tomas Kopecky was the unsung hero, as his game-winning goal […]