Posts Tagged ‘preakness’
Saturday, May 18th, 2013
Sidney Crosby (Michael Miller, Wikimedia Commons)
Wayne Gretzky is the greatest hockey player of all-time. Heck, he is also the greatest athlete of all-time. But I think it is safe to say that right now Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins is the best hockey player in the world right now.
On Friday night, Crosby showed just why he is so great. In a dominating performance, Crosby had a hat trick by the early portion of the second period in a 4-3 win over the Ottawa Senators in game two of the Eastern Conference semi-final that put the Penguins up 2-0 in the best-out-of-seven series.
Crosby will now have the opportunity to showcase his skills north of the border this weekend as Pittsburgh travels to Ottawa for game three of the Eastern Conference semi-final (Sunday, CBC, 5:30 p.m.). I know the Penguins are loaded with talent that includes Evgeni Malkin and Jarome Iginla, but the bottom line is when healthy Pittsburgh is Crosby’s team.
Here are the other events I’ll be watching:
Saturday–MLB–New York Mets @ Chicago Cubs–WPIX–11:00 a.m.–Two teams in fourth place in their divisions play today at Wrigley Field. The Cubs are 17-24 in the National League Central, while the Mets are 16-23 in the National League East. First baseman Anthony Rizzo, who represented Italy at the World Baseball Classic, with nine home runs, 29 runs batted in and a .522 slugging percentage. While so far this season, the Mets have been led by third baseman David Wright, who leads the team with a .312 batting average, .418 on base percentage and a .536 slugging percentage.
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Tags: anthony rizzo, boston bruins, Chicago Blackhawks, chicago cubs, david bolland, david west, david wright, departing, detroit red wings, evgeni malkin, frank vogel, george hill, goldencents, henrik lundqvist, indiana pacers, jarome iginla, jhonas enroth, los angeles kings, loui eriksson, mylute, New York Knicks, new york mets, new york rangers, orb, Ottawa Senators, paul george, Pittsburgh Penguins, preakness, roy hibbert, San Jose Sharks, Sidney Crosby, Wayne Gretzky, world hockey championship
Posted in Amateur Sports, MLB, More, NBA, NHL |
Monday, May 21st, 2012
Bodemeister (Wikimedia Commons)
I’ll Have Another’s chances of making horse racing history got a lot stronger today as it was announced by ESPN that Bodemeister will drop out of the Belmont.
Bodemeister had finished second to I’ll Have Another at the Preakness and Kentucky Derby in two of the most remarkable and exciting horse races I have ever seen. The news was confirmed by Bodemeister’s trainer Bob Baffert who nicknamed his horse after his son, Bode.
I’ll Have Another is capturing significant Canadian attention. The horse’s jockey, Mario Gutierrez spent six years in Vancouver, and its owner is J. Paul Reddam, a Windsor philosopher.
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Tags: belmont stakes, bob baffert, bobby ryan, bode baffert, bodemeister, e.p. taylor, i'll have another, j.paul reddam, kentucky derby, mario gutierrez, preakness
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Sunday, May 20th, 2012
I'll Have Another (Wikimedia Commons)
There hasn’t been spectacular moments in Canadian horse racing since Northern Dancer won the Kentucky Derby and Preakness in 1964 and jockey Ron Turcotte of Drummond, New Brunswick rode Secretariat to a dramatic triple crown victory in 1973.
Actually on could argue that there hasn’t been many spectacular horse racing moments since Affirmed won the Triple Crown in 1978.
But Saturday delivered a spectacular horse race not just because that Canadian-owned I’ll Have Another won, but because how he won. It was almost a mirror image of the Kentucky Derby as I’ll Have Another caught Bodemeister near the finish line.
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Tags: affirmed, belmont, bodemeister, i'll have another, john paul reddam, kentucky derby, northern dancer, preakness, ron turcotte, secretariat
Posted in Home |
Saturday, May 19th, 2012
For the first time in franchise history, the Edmonton Rush are in championship game. Tonight in New York state, the Rush take on the Rochester Knighthawks for the 2012 Champion’s Cup (Shaw HD, 5:30pm).
Now I’m not a huge supporter of a team with a losing record in the regular season making the playoffs, as the Rush were 6-10 and in fourth place in the Western Division, but you have to give the team credit for getting hot at just the right time.
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Tags: aaron bold, arjen robben, bayern munich, chelsea, david clarkson, didier drogba, dustin brown, Edmonton Oil Kings, edmonton rush, evgeni malkin, franck ribery, griffin reinhart, jonathan huberdeau, Kobe Bryant, Los ANgeles Clippers, los angeles dodgers, los angeles kings, los angeles lakers, mario gomez, new jersey devils, new york rangers, oklahoma city thunder, phoenix coyotes, preakness, rochester knighthawks, saint john sea dogs, san antonio spurs, st. louis cardinals, tony parker, uefa champions league final, world hockey championships
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Friday, May 20th, 2011
Kevin Bieksa (Wikimedia Commons)
The Vancouver Canucks are only six wins away from becoming the first Canadian based team since the 1993 Montreal Canadiens to win the Stanley Cup.
So far in the Western Conference Final against the San Jose Sharks, Henrik Sedin, the 2010 Hart Trophy Winner, has been the best Canuck, as he has scored one goal and four assists.
Henrik, is a +1 against San Jose, after going a combined -8 against the Chicago Blackhawks and Nashville Predators in the first two rounds.
Another Canuck that has stepped up in the Western Conference Final is Kevin Bieksa, who has two goals and an assist. In game two, he had the Gordie Howe hat trick, as he also surprisingly fought Patrick Marleau in the second period.
For the Sharks to get back in the series, they may have to get a little less physical. They took too many undisciplined penalties in game two that cost them. Game three is tonight at 7pm in San Jose (CBC) and game four is also in San Jose on Sunday at 1pm (NBC).
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Tags: aleksandra wozniak, andy roddick, animal kingdom, bob baffert, boston bruins, boston red sox, brett wallace, chicago bulls, chicago cubs, dallas mavericks, david nalbandian, dennis seidenberg, dialed in, dinara safina, dirk nowitzki, Dwyane Wade, francesca schiavone, frank dancevic, french open, gordie howe, henrik sedin, houston astros, hunter pence, james harden, john boychuk, Jose Bautista, juan carlos ferrero, junri namigata, kateryna bondarenko, kentucky derby, kevin bieksa, kevin durant, Kyle Drabek, LeBron James, matt garza, Miami Heat, michael berrer, midnight interlude, milos raonic, montreal canadiens, nick zito, oklahoma city thunder, Patrick Marleau, preakness, RAFAEL NADAL, rebecca marino, roy halladay, San Jose Sharks, serena williams, simone bolelli, st. louis cardinals, tampa bay lightning, tampa bay rays, tim thomas, tim wakefield, toronto blue jays, udonis haslem, Vancouver Canucks, venus williams, wandy rodriguez, Zdeno Chara
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