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Saturday, April 27th, 2013
The Edmonton Oil Kings are one win away from returning to the Western Hockey League’s Championship Final. On Sunday, the Oil Kings will play the Calgary Hitmen at the Scotiabank Saddledome in game six of the Eastern Conference Final, leading the series 3-2.
On Friday night in Edmonton, the Oil Kings had a similar start in game five of the series to what they had in game four. Complete dominance. The Oil Kings scored three first period goals en route to a 5-1 victory. Game six can be seen on Sunday afternoon on Shaw at 4:00 p.m.
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Tags: boston celtics, brooklyn nets, calgary hitmen, carlos boozer, carmelo anthony, chicago bulls, cole hamels, del curry, denver nuggets, Edmonton Oil Kings, golden state warriors, jarret jack, jim henderson, jonathan niese, kevin garnett, Los ANgeles Clippers, los angeles dodgers, los angeles lakers, luol deng, manu ginobili, memphis grizzlies, Miami Heat, milwaukee brewers, milwaukee bucks, New York Knicks, new york mets, paul pierce, philadelphia phillies, stephen curry, tim duncan, tony parker, WHL, zach randolph
Posted in Home, MLB, More, NBA, Western Hockey League |
Monday, October 8th, 2012
Terry Francona (Keith Allison, Wikimedia Commons)
The Cleveland Indians have named Terry Francona their manager for the 2013 Major League Baseball season.
The Indians are coming off a 68-94 season, where they finished 20 games back of the division winning Detroit Tigers in the American League central.
Francona has managerial experience with the Philadelphia Phillies, but it was with the Boston Red Sox that he shined the most. He led the Red Sox to two World Series titles in 2004 and 2007. His first World Series win in 2004 was Boston’s first title since 1918.
This past season Francona worked as an analyst for ESPN, doing Sunday Night Baseball with Dan Shulman and Orel Hershiser.
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Tags: boston red sox, cleveland indians, montreal expos, philadelphia phillies, terry francona
Posted in MLB |
Saturday, July 21st, 2012
Dan Uggla (D.B. King, Wikimedia Commons)
One of the most remarkable comebacks in sports history happened on Friday night in Washington.
Down 9-0 after five innings, the Braves stormed back to outscore the Nationals 10-1 in the last four innings before winning 11-10 in extra innings.
Dan Uggla led the Braves attack by going three for four, scoring four runs and recording the game winning run in the eleventh inning.
With the win, the Braves improve to 51-41, and are 2.5 games back of the Nationals in the National League East. The two teams will also play a very intriguing doubleheader on Saturday (11am and 5pm on Peachtree TV).
Here are the other events I’ll be watching this weekend:
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Tags: adam scott, atlanta braves, brandt snedeker, british open, bubba watson, dan uggla, edmonton indy, james hinchcliffe, keegan bradley, philadelphia phillies, ryan hunter-reay, san francisco giants, tiger woods, washington nationals, webb simpson, will power
Posted in Indy Racing League, MLB, PGA |
Sunday, June 17th, 2012
Brett Cecil (Keith Allison, Getty Images)
The Toronto Blue Jays just might not be out of the hunt for an American League playoff spot just yet.
On Sunday, the Blue Jays delivered a very significant sweep of the Philadelphia Phillies at the Rogers Centre.
Colby Rasmus had a home run and three runs batted in for a 6-2 Toronto victory. With the win, Toronto swept Philadelphia and improved to 34-32, three games back of the Tampa Bay Rays for an American League Wildcard spot.
But it was the pitching that deserves a lot of the credit in Toronto after three starting pitchers–Drew Hutchison, Brandon Morrow and Kyle Drabek all got injured last week.
Hutchison injured his right elbow in Toronto’s 3-0 win over the Philadelphia Phillies Friday night and is on the disabled list. Six Blue Jay relievers stepped up and pitched 8 1/3 shutout innings. Today it was Brett Cecil that performed admirably and only gave up two earned runs in five innings of work.
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Tags: Brett Cecil, colby rasmus, milwaukee brewers, philadelphia phillies, tampa bay rays, toronto blue jays
Posted in Home, MLB |
Saturday, May 5th, 2012
Jordan Eberle (Wikimedia Commons)
Team Canada will have a chance to build off of their tight 3-2 victory over Slovakia yesterday when they face their American archrival nemesis this morning at the World Hockey Championships in Helsinki (TSN, 10am).
The Americans are coming off a commanding opening victory over France yesterday where they won 7-2.
Even though, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Devan Dubnyk and Jordan Eberle missed the playoffs for the Edmonton Oilers, this tournament could be valuable experience for them.
An American Oilers fans would be familiar with is defenceman Jeff Petry, who is joined on the American blueline with Jack Johnson, Alex Goligoski and Cam Fowler.
Here are the other events I’ll be watching this weekend:
Saturday–NHL Eastern Conference Semi-Final Game 4–New York Rangers @ Washington Capitals–10:30am–NBC–After coming off the longest game of the playoffs Wednesday night (game went into triple overtime), the Capitals will try to tie the series at two games apiece. Brad Richards continues to produce in the playoffs. The former Conn Smythe Trophy winner leads the Rangers in playoff scoring with nine points. For the Rangers to get by Washington however, they will need more from Artem Anisimov and Ruslan Fedotenko. They combined for 25 regular season goals, but only have a combined total of one goal in the playoffs.
Saturday–MLB–Arizona Diamondacks @ New York Mets–1:30pm–FOX–Despite only hitting .254 last season, Mets third baseman David Wright has got off to a great start in 2012, batting .395 with eight extra base hits. Last night J.J. Putz recorded his sixth save of the season as Arizona defeated the New York Mets 5-4. Arizona is 14-13 while the NY Mets are 13-13.
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Tags: alex goligoski, alexei ponikarovsky, arizona diamondbacks, arkansas derby, bodemeister, brad richards, bryce harper, cam fowler, chicago bulls, chicago white sox, david wright, detroit tigers, devan dubnyk, drew doughty, Edmonton Oil Kings, henderson alvarez, ilya kovalchuk, j.j. putz, jack johnson, jalen rose, jay bouwmeester, jeff petry, jordan eberle, Jose Bautista, kentucky derby, los angeles angels of anaheim, los angeles kings, memphis grizzlies, miguel cabrera, new jersey devils, new york mets, new york rangers, philadelphia 76ers, Philadelphia Flyers, philadelphia phillies, portland winterhawks, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, st. louis blues, sven bartschi, toronto blue jays, washington capitals, washington nationals, world hockey championships
Posted in MLB, More, NBA, NHL, Western Hockey League |
Sunday, April 22nd, 2012
Phil Humber (Keith Allison, Wikimedia Commons)
History was made in the baseball world on Saturday afternoon in Seattle, as Phil Humber of the Chicago White Sox became the 21st player in Major League Baseall history to deliver a perfect game.
Humber, who had Tommy John surgery, prior to playing in the Major Leagues, struck out nine as Chicago beat Seattle 4-0. There were no perfect games last year. Roy Halladay of the Philadelphia Phillies was the last pitcher to throw a perfect game in 2010.
Humber was a very unsuspecting pitcher to throw a perfect game. Last year he went 9-9 with a 3.75 earned run average. He also had the privilege to throw in front of a national television audience on FOX.
In other baseball news, the Toronto Blue Jays might be slow out of the gate at 8-6 but they were ale to deliver some defensive magic Friday night. For the first time since 1979, the Blue Jays turned a triple play in a 4-3 win over Kansas City.
The Blue Jays are 8-6 after their 9-5 win over Kansas City Saturday. Even though all-star Jose Bautista is only hitting .200, the team is only half a game back of the New York Yankees in the American League East.
Tags: chicago white sox, kansas city royals, New York Yankees, phil humber, philadelphia phillies, roy halladay, seattle mariners, toronto blue jays
Posted in MLB |
Friday, April 6th, 2012
The Masters will obviously headline my television viewing this weekend with the very first major of the PGA Season. Currently Peter Hanson of Sweden (-5) leads U.S. Open Champion Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland, former British Open champion Louis Oosthuizen of South Africa, Ben Crane of the United States and day one leader Lee Westwood of England by a stroke.
Other players in contention are Major winners Zach Johnson, Jim Furyk and Paul Lawrie.
The television coverage for the tournament is Friday at 1pm on TSN, Saturday at 1:30pm on CBS, and Sunday at noon on CBS.
Here are the other events I’ll be watching this weekend:
Friday–NLL–Rochester Knighthawks @ Calgary Roughnecks–7pm–I’m heading down to the Scotiabank Saddledome this evening to see the Roughnecks in National Lacrosse League action. At 10-3, the Roughnecks are tied for first place in the West Division with the Colorado Mammoth. The Roughnecks lead the NLL with 180 goals scored, are led by former Knighthawk Shawn Evans, who leads the team in scoring with 58 points.
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Tags: ben crane, boston red sox, c.j. wilson, calgary roughnecks, chicago white sox, colorado mammoth, denver nuggets, dwight howard, gavin floyd, glenn howard, golden state warriors, hayley wickenheiser, heath bell, jeff stoughton, jim furyk, jose reyes, kevin koe, lee westwood, los angeles lakers, louis oosthuizen, masters, matt harrison, miami marlins, Orlando Magic, paul lawrie, peter hanson, philadelphia 76ers, philadelphia phillies, phoenix suns, rory mcilroy, Shannon Szabados, shawn evans, stan van gundy, Steve Nash, texas rangers, tom brewster, toronto blue jays, ty lawson, women's world hockey championship, world men's curling championship, yu darvish, zach johnson
Posted in Amateur Sports, Curling, Home, MLB, More, National Lacrosse League, NBA |
Monday, December 12th, 2011
Erik Bedard (Keith Allison, Wikimedia Commons)
The Pittsburgh Pirates are taking their chances on Canadian left-hander Erik Bedard.
The Pirates confirmed the signing of the southpaw from Navan, Ontario to a one year deal worth $4.5 million on the weekend. Last year, Bedard went 5-9 with 125 strikeouts and a 3.62 earned run average with Seattle and Boston. The Pirates are hoping Bedard can rekindle his magic with the Baltimore Orioles, where he won a combined total of 28 games in 2006 and 2007. Unfortunately, he has ran into an abundance of arm issues since, but can be a productive pitcher if healthy.
In other moves, the Toronto Blue Jays acquired outfielder Ben Francisco (.244, 6 HR, 34 RBIs) from the Philadelphia Phillies for a minor leaguer. Don’t expect Francisco to be in the Blue Jays’ lineup everyday.
The Milwaukee Brewers, who lost Ryan Braun for fifty games to steroid use and are expected to lose Prince Fielder to free agency, signed Aramis Ramirez to a 3 year deal worth $37 million. Ramirez, a third baseman, batted .306 with 26 home runs and 93 runs batted in with the Chicago Cubs in 2011.
Also on the weekend, the Oakland Athletics traded starting pitcher Trevor Cahill (12-14, 147 K, 4.16 ERA) and reliever Craig Breslow (67 G, 0-2, 3.79 ERA) to the Arizona Diamondbacks for three minor leaguers who are expected to play a key role in Oakland in 2012.
Tags: aramis ramirez, arizona diamondbacks, baltimore orioles, ben francisco, boston red sox, chicago cubs, craig breslow, erik bedard, milwaukee brewers, oakland athletics, philadelphia phillies, pittsburgh pirates, seattle mariners, toronto blue jays, trevor cahill
Posted in MLB |
Monday, November 14th, 2011
Jonathan Papelbon (Keith Allison, Wikimedia Commons)
The Philadelphia Phillies pitching staff just got stronger.
They already have what could be the greatest starting rotation in the history of the game, now they have one of baseball’s greatest closers as well.
On Monday, the Phillies announced that Jonathan Papelbon had completed his physical, and had sined a four year contract worth $50 million.
Papelbon has 219 saves in 396 career games in his career with the Red Sox from 2005-2011. Papelbon also has more career strikeouts (509) than innings pitched (429.1). He was also a key member of the Red Sox Championship team in 2007, as he collected three saves against the Colorado Rockies in the World Series.
Papelbon is also a four-time American League All-Star.
It will be interesting to see how many more Red Sox players that have won a World Series will leave sooner rather than later with the departures of Manager Terry Francona and General Manager Theo Epstein in recent months.
Tags: boston red sox, colorado rockies, jonathan papelbon, philadelphia phillies, terry francona, theo epstein
Posted in MLB |
Friday, October 7th, 2011
Chris Carpenter (Wikimedia Commons)
It will be an all National League Central Division matchup for the National League Championship Series.
On Friday night the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 1-0 in a doozy of a pitching matchup, while the Milwaukee Brewers needed extra innings to defeat the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-2.
In Milwaukee, Nyjer Morgan, the former Regina Pat, got the game winning base hit in the tenth inning that ironically scored Carlos Gomez. Gomez started over Morgan in game four. Despite blowing his first save of the entire season, John Axford of Simcoe, Ontario, was brilliant in the tenth inning and got the win.
In Philadelphia, Chris Carpenter displayed absolutely flawless control in pitching a complete game three-hitter. Carpenter defeated former teammate Roy Halladay in the process. The only run the Cardinals needed came from an RBI double off the bat of Skip Schumaker that scored shortstop Rafael Furcal.
Cardinals’ manager Tony LaRussa had a hunch and started Nick Punto at second base over Ryan Theriot. The move paid off as Punto was solid defensively.
Tags: arizona diamondbacks, carlos gomez, chris carpenter, john axford, milwaukee brewers, nick punto, nyjer morgan, philadelphia phillies, rafael furcal, roy halladay, ryan theriot, skip schumaker, st. louis cardinals, tony larussa
Posted in Home, MLB |
Thursday, October 6th, 2011
David Freese (Barbara Moore, Wikimedia Commons)
Over the next two days we will see three dramatic baseball games where it is going to come down to one ball game to determine who will advance to the League Championship Series.
Yesterday, the St. Louis Cardinals forced a fifth and deciding game against the Philadelphia Phillies and the Arizona Diamondbacks forced a fifth and deciding game against the Milwaukee Brewers. Both game fives will take place Friday night with the winners advancing to the NLCS.
In St. Louis yesterday, Cardinals’ third baseman David Freese came into the spotlight and collected a double and a home run in a 5-3 St. Louis victory. Despite going 0-for-4, Cardinals’ first baseman Albert Pujols was excellent defensively. Cardinals’ starter Edwin Jackson gave up two first inning runs, but the shut the Phillies’ down over his next five innings of work.
In Phoenix last night, the Diamondbacks got another grand slam. Third baseman Ryan Roberts collected one in the first inning in a 10-6 slugfest. Centerfielder Chris Young also became the first Diamondback player in postseason history to hit two home runs in a game.
Tonight the New York Yankees host the Detroit Tigers in Game Five of the ALDS. The Yankees are going with Ivan Nova and the Tigers are going with Doug Fister.
Tags: albert pujols, arizona diamondbacks, chris young, david freese, detroit tigers, doug fister, edwin jackson, ivan nova, milwaukee brewers, New York Yankees, philadelphia phillies, ryan roberts, st. louis cardinals
Posted in MLB |
Wednesday, October 5th, 2011
Ben Francisco (H. Rumph Jr., Associated Press)
One of the most exciting parts of the Major League Baseball playoffs is finding out what unsung hero comes to the forefront.
Over the last twenty years players that have hit clutch pinch hit home runs in the postseason include Bobby Kielty of the Boston Red Sox, Canadian Matt Stairs of the Philadelphia Phillies, and Toronto Blue Jay Ed Sprague.
On Tuesday, Phillies’ outfielder Ben Francisco came into the game in the top of the seventh inning against the Saint Louis Cardinals with the game tied at zero. Phillies’ manager Charlie Manuel chose Francisco for the pinch hit at bat because he needed to replace starter Cole Hamels.
Hamels, despite not having given up a run, had a high pitch count of 117. With two runners already on base, Francisco took a 1-and-0 count from Cardinals’ starter Jaime Garcia and put the Phillies up 3-0 en route to a 3-2 victory and a 2-1 lead in the National League Divisional Series. Game four is today at 4pm from St. Louis.
Tags: ben francisco, bobby kielty, boston red sox, charlie manuel, cole hamels, ed sprague, matt stairs, philadelphia phillies, st. louis cardinals, toronto blue jays
Posted in MLB |
Monday, October 3rd, 2011
Kelly Shoppach (Alan Turkus, Wikimedia Commons)
A major trend in the Major League Baseball playoffs so far has been the key home runs hit at key times during games that have ended up being the major turning point.
So far we have seen an outstanding performance by Tampa Rays’ catcher Kelly Shoppach who hit two home runs and five runs batted in during a 9-0 win over the Texas Rangers on Friday. We have also seen key home runs by Rays’ outfielder Johnny Damon, Milwaukee Brewers’ first baseman Prince Fielder, a grand slam by New York Yankees’ second baseman Robinson Cano, a three-run home run by Philadelphia Phillies’ first baseman Ryan Howard, a solo home run by Raul Ibanez, a key eighth inning insurance home run by Texas Rangers’ first baseman Mitch Moreland, and home runs yesterday by Milwaukee Brewer left fielder Ryan Braun and Detroit Tiger first baseman Miguel Cabrera.
The power seems to be back in baseball, and those that benefit the most are simply the fans.
Tags: detroit tigers, johnny damon, kelly shoppach, miguel cabrera, milwaukee brewers, mitch moreland, New York Yankees, philadelphia phillies, prince fielder, raul ibanez, robinson cano, ryan braun, ryan howard, tampa bay rays, texas rangers
Posted in MLB |
Saturday, October 1st, 2011
Darian Durant (Bing Images)
Sorry folks, I have two major commitments this weekend, a house warming party and two hockey pools, and won’t see as much sports as I’d like.
But here are the events I will get to see.
Saturday–NLDS–Game 1–Arizona Diamondbacks @ Milwaukee Brewers–Sportsnet–Noon–I’m very interested in this series and am pulling for the Brewers in the playoffs. Milwaukee is sending Yovanni Gallardo to the mound (17-10, 207 K, 3.52 ERA) against Arizona’s Ian Kennedy (21-4, 198 K, 2.88 ERA). Arizona will try and stop Milwaukee’s two biggest bats– Prince Fielder (.299, 38 HR, 120 RBIs) and Ryan Braun (.332, 33 HR, 111 RBIs). The Diamondbacks meanwhile are led by Justin Upton (.289, 31 HR, 88 RBIs), who is playing in the 2011 postseason along with his B.J. in Tampa Bay.
Saturday–CFL–Saskatchewan Roughriders @ Calgary Stampeders–TSN–2pm–It is getting very crowded in the Canadian Football League’s Western Division as the Stampeders (7-5) lead the Edmonton Eskimos and British Columbia Lions at 7-6 and the Roughriders at 4-8. Prior to last week, the Roughriders seemed to turn things around a little as they had won three straight before getting hammered 42-5 to the Lions. The Stampeders, meanwhile are coming off a terrible defensive performance themselves, in giving up 55 points in a loss to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. It’s been a fine year for Stampeders’ punter Burke Dales of Collingwood, Ontario, who leads the CFL with 47 yards per punt. The Roughriders are led by quarterback Darian Durant. Despite having a losing record, Durant actually has his quarterback rating (89.4) of his career.
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Tags: albert pujols, arian foster, arizona diamondbacks, atlanta falcons, baltimore ravens, burke dales, Calgary Stampeders, darian durant, dustin keller, houston texans, ian kennedy, justin upton, milwaukee brewers, new york jets, philadelphia phillies, pittsburgh steelers, prince fielder, ryan braun, Saskatchewan Roughriders, seattle seahawks, shane victorino, shaun suisham, st. louis cardinals, terrell suggs, yovanni gallardo
Posted in CFL, Home, MLB, NFL |
The Edmonton Oil Kings are one win away from returning to the Western Hockey League’s Championship Final. On Sunday, the Oil Kings will play the Calgary Hitmen at the Scotiabank Saddledome in game six of the Eastern Conference Final, leading the series 3-2.
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