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Weekend Sports Preview–Wimbledon, Toronto Indy, Equestrian, CFL, U.S. Women’s Open–July 7-8

Friday, July 6th, 2012

The Edmonton Eskimos will look to improve on their 1-0 record when they play the Saskatchewan Roughriders at Mosaic Stadium Sunday at 5pm on TSN.

However, even though both teams got into the win column last week, I was much more impressed with Saskatchewan than Edmonton.

The Roughriders completely dominated the Tiger-Cats in recording a 43-16 victory. The Eskimos have struggled mightily over the last few years in Regina and I expect most the same this weekend.

One thing the Eskimos do have going for them right now is their overall team defense. Edmonton has a chance if they force Darian Durant to be as disorganized as Ricky Ray was last week.

Here are the other events I’ll be watching:

Saturday–Women’s Wimbledon Final–(3) Agnieszka Radwanska–POL vs. (6) Serena Williams–USA–TSN–7am–There is a possibility this tennis match may not even take place at all. Radwanska, according to the Associated Press, has a serious respiratory illness right now and was forced to cancel her press conference today because of her health condition. Williams has the 2-0 advantage head to head, including an easy 6-4, 6-0 win in the quarterfinals of the 2008 Wimbledon. With the win, Radwanska will move into the world’s number one ranking.

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Tags: agnieszka radwanska, andy murray, Calgary Stampeders, CFL, cristie kerr, Edmonton Eskimos, ian millar, james hinchcliffe, jenny chuasiriporn, jon cornish, michelle wie, nik lewis, ROGER FEDERER, ryan hunter-reay, Saskatchewan Roughriders, se ri pak, serena williams, suzann pettersen, toronto argonauts, will power, Wimbledon
Posted in ATP World Tour, CFL, Indy Racing League, Ladies Professional Golfers Association, More |

Weekend Sports Preview–June 9 & 10–Stanley Cup Finals, NBA Playoffs, French Open, Equestrian, Euro 2012, LPGA Championship & MLB

Friday, June 8th, 2012

Drew Doughty (Wikimedia Commons)

The Los Angeles Kings are one win away from capturing their very first Stanley Cup. On Saturday night the Kings will play the New Jersey Devils (CBC, 6pm) leading the Finals 3-1.

The Devils meanwhile are taking a game-by-game approach according to all-star goaltender Martin Brodeur. In game four, the Devils had a solid third period and stayed alive with a 3-1 win. For the Devils to make the Stanley Cup Finals interesting, they will need a solid performance from Ilya Kovalchuk, who only has one goal in four games so far, and that one went into an empty net.

The Kings are getting great production from Drew Doughty, who leads all blueliners with 14 playof points.

One player though nobody is talking about is New Jersey’s defenceman Bryce Salvador who has 13 points. Just how unexpected has Salvador’s point production been? Well his NHL regular season career high came in 2009 when he had 16 points in 76 games!

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Tags: arjen robben, atlanta braves, beezie madden, bob bryan, boston celtics, bryce salvador, cristiano ronaldo, daniel nestor, daniele de rossi, david silva, drew doughty, eric lamaze, fernndo torres, french open, ian millar, ilya kovalchuk, inbee park, jason heyward, john mcenroe, LeBron James, los angeles kings, lpga championship, maria sharapov, martin brodeur, max mirnyi, Miami Heat, mika miyazato, mike bryan, new jersey devils, nicklas bendtner, novak djokovic, paula creamer, RAFAEL NADAL, rajon rondo, rich fellers, robbie keane, sandra gal, sara errani, se ri pak, spruce meadows, stanley cup finals, toronto blue jays, wesley sneijder
Posted in Amateur Sports, ATP World Tour, Ladies Professional Golfers Association, MLB, More, NBA, NHL, Soccer |

Edmonton to host 2013 Canadian Women’s Open

Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012

Michelle Wie (Keith Allison, Wikimedia Commons)

The Royal Mayfair Golf and Country Club will be hosting most of the world’s top ladies golfers in 2013.

Unlike the PGA Tour, whose very best rarely come to Canada, the LPGA Tour rarely has that problem.

So expect to see world number one Yani Tseng, Michelle Wie, Paula Creamer, Sun-Young Yoo, Se Ri Pak and Ai Miyazato.

The 2012 Canadian Women’s Open will take place in Vancouver.

The Royal Mayfair Golf and Country Club last hosted the Canadian Women’s Open in 2007. That year the winner was Mexican great Lorena Ochoa.

Ochoa retired in 2010.

Another interesting fact about the Canadian Women’s Open is that no Canadian has won the event since Jocelyne Bourassa of Shawinigan, Quebec won at the Montreal Municipal Golf Club in 1973. The event also had major status from 1979-2000.

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Tags: 2013 canadian women's open, ai miyazato, jocelyne bourassa, michelle wie, paula creamer, se ri pak, sun-young yoo, yani tseng
Posted in Ladies Professional Golfers Association, More |

Weekend Sports Preview July 30-31–Women’s British Open, CFL, MLB, PGA

Friday, July 29th, 2011

Gene Makowsky (Wikimedia Commons)

The Calgary Stampeders and the Saskatchewan Roughriders will battle at Mosaic Stadium in Regina tomorrow night in a huge Western Division matchup. The Roughriders (1-3) are coming off a huge 27-24 win over the Montreal Alouettes last Sunday, and can move ahead of the 2-2 Calgary Stampeders with a victory. Expect the Roughriders to use running back Wes Cates frequently with the Stamps’ top defender, Juwan Simpson out with a knee injury.

Roughriders’ offensive lineman Gene Makowsky will tie a franchise record when he suits up on Saturday. He’ll tie Roger Aldag’s record for most games with the Saskatchewan Roughriders (271). The game can be seen on TSN at 7:30pm.

Here are the other events I’ll be tuning in to:

Saturday & Sunday–Women’s British Open–8am SAT on TSN, 7am SUN on TSN2–German Caroline Masson currently leads South Koreans Inbee Park and Meena Lee by a stroke at -11 in the final major of the year for the LPGA Tour . Masson, is a regular member of the Ladies’ European Tour, and has four top ten finishes in 2011. Park is the only player among the three to have won a Major in the past, as she won the 2008 United States Women’s Open. South Korean legend Se Ri Pak is lurking at Carnoustie, Scotland, as she is only three shots off the lead in fourth place. Canada’s Lorie Kane of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island made the cut. She is currently at +1.

Saturday–MLB–Tampa Bay Rays @ Seattle Mariners–2pm–FOX–I am very interested in watching Rays’ rookie pitcher Alex Cobb for the first time. Cobb is 3-0 with 24 strikeouts and an earned run average of 2.57, but has only given up five earned runs in his last 31 1/3 innings. The Mariners, meanwhile, have finally ended that brutal 17 game losing streak and will send rookie all-star Michael Pineda (8-7, 123 K, 3.69 ERA) to the mound. Tampa Bay is 54-50, while Seattle is 44-60.

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Tags: alex cobb, anibal sanchez, atlanta braves, brendon de jonge, brian mccann, Calgary Stampeders, caroline masson, chipper jones, chris baryla, colby rasmus, florida marlins, gene makowsky, inbee park, juwan simpson, lorie kane, meena lee, michael pineda, nate mclouth, Roberto Alomar, Saskatchewan Roughriders, se ri pak, seattle mariners, st. louis cardinals, tampa bay rays, texas rangers, tim hudson, toronto blue jays, trevor immelman, webb simpson, wes cates
Posted in CFL, Ladies Professional Golfers Association, MLB, More, PGA |

Koreans 1-2 at the United States Women’s Open

Monday, July 11th, 2011

So Yeon Ryu (Wikimedia Commons)

After a bit of a slow start at the United States Women’s Open late last week, two Koreans had a terrific finish in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

On Monday, So Yeon Ryu defeated Hae Kyung Seo in a playoff to win the 66th American National Golf Championship for the ladies.

Ryu, who finished at -3 after 72 holes, birdied the 18th to force a playoff and then beat Seo with a better three round aggregate score. After Ryu and Seo each parred the sixteenth hole, Ryu birdied the seventeenth and eighteenth holes, while Seo bogeyed the seventeenth and parred the eighteenth.

I think Ryu had a bit of an advantage over Seo, as she was able to play the final holes of the fourth round this morning, while Seo had to wait in the clubhouse, as she was finished yesterday. Ryu, in essence played the final three holes of the Broadmoor Golf Club twice.

Ryu becomes the fifth Korean to win the U.S. Women’s Open, joining Se Ri Pak in 1998, Birdie Kim in 2005, Inbee Park in 2008, and Eun-Hee Ji in 2009. Pak, meanwhile has won the LPGA Championship three times (1998, 2002, and 2006). Grace Park is the only South Korean to win the Nabisco Dinah Shore Championship in 2004, while Pak (2001), Jeong Jang (2005) and Jiyai Shin (2008) have won the Women’s British Open.

In another note, Ryu and Seo play regularly in Korea, which makes me question the strong claibre of competition in the LPGA. I’m wondering if we are seeing a focus toward the best golfers in the world are in Korea, like we are with the men in Europe.

Annika Sorenstam of Sweden won the United States Women’s Open the last time the event was in Colorado Springs in 1995.

Tags: annika sorenstam, birdie kim, eun-hee ji, grace park, hae kyung seo, inbee park, jeong jang, jiyai shin, se ri pak, so yeon ryu, us women's golf open
Posted in Ladies Professional Golfers Association, More |