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TOP STORIES - SEPTEMBER 5, 2008 TODAY'S VIDEO: Kyle Busch and Carl Edwards go at it at Bristol.  2008 FANTASY FOOTBALL (EXPANDED!!!): QUARTERBACKS | RUNNING BACKS | WIDE RECEIVERS | TIGHT ENDS/KICKERS/TEAM DEFENSESMONEY PLACED ON OBAMA TAKING OVER REINS OF EPL TEAM: Just three games into the new season, two managers have already quit in the English Premiere League, the latest being Kevin Keegan whose latest tenure at Newcastle United lasted all of seven months, actually six months more than some were predicting. The other job opening is at West Ham, and (as with everything else in British sportsbooks) bets are being placed on who will be the next manager of that team. For 10,000-1 odds a bettor can put money down on literally anyone getting the job, and one such bet has Barack Obama dropping his bid to become U.S. President to instead try to guide the Hammers to Premiere League glory. The bet was only for just under $20 US - but as they say across the pond, I don't fancy his chances of collecting on this one, it's figured that the wager was just made for publicity's sake. Barack's odds of getting that 'other job' is much better according to the London bookies, Obama currently goes off at 4-9 while John McCain is listed at 13-8. Here's a more realistic shot in the dark - Barack wins the election, the Packers go 8-8, and McCain and Sarah Palin wind up settling for replacing Ted Thompson and Mike McCarthy...  S-T-L GOLF TOURNAMENT BRINGS BACK BAD MEMORIES Today's scheduled first-round of the second to last phase of the Fedex Cup at Bellerive Country Club was a complete washout thanks to the remnants of Hurricane Gustav - which is probably fitting considering what transpired the last time St. Louis was scheduled to host a major golf tourney. Bellerive was slated to host a WGC event in 2001, with many fans already assembled to see Tiger Woods and other top players for a Tuesday practice round when something called 9/11 broke out. Above Tiger and Mark Calcavecchia look on as the coverage was shown on video boards at the course. The tournament was called the next day as the NFL, NASCAR, and college football also fell in line with scrapping that weekend, with golf also ultimately postponing the Ryder Cup for one year, which was supposed to be held in England just two weeks later. With air travel suspended for days afterwards, many U.S. based golfers wound up driving home while foreign-based players had to stay in St. Louis until international flights resumed. GOODBYE CRUEL LEAGUE - CULPEPPER RETIRES: For every Brett Favre whose 'retirement' is a media event, hundreds others leave the NFL in far less ceremonious fashion. His name at the top of fantasy football drafts a mere three years ago, Daunte Culpepper today announces his retirement in an e-mail sent to various media outlets simply saying 'Farewell NFL'. Culpepper was never the same after tearing his knee up three years ago and one of his recent lasting images was being escorted from the practice field by security personnel in Miami last after the Dolphins made it clear that he was no longer in their plans. Culpepper did get some revenge on the Dolphins last year in an Oakland Raider uniform, but other than that did little else. Culpepper received scant interest this off-season, and was last heard lobbying publicly to catch on with the Green Bay Packers as a backup. You think Shaun Alexander (a top fantasy pick only TWO years ago) is drafting his own E-mail as I speak??? OU ATHLETES INJURED IN BRAWL: Two University of Oklahoma athletes were stabbed at a nightclub during a brawl that reportedly involved guns, knives and tire irons. Football defensive end Frank Alexander and freshman basketball guard Ray Willis sustained knife wounds during the Sunday morning altercation, according to a news release. The fight erupted about 2:30 a.m. after a number of people tried unsuccessfully to crash a private party at the club and allegedly attacked invited guests after they were denied entry. The incident occurred hours after the fourth-ranked football team defeated Chattanooga 57-2 in their season opener. OU football coach Bob Stoops declined comment, except to acknowledge that a couple of athletes indeed had been hurt.  DON'T LOOK FOR SABATHIA TO BE CREDITED WITH NO-HITTER: This cannot be disputed, CC Sabathia pitched on Sunday arguably the greatest game of any Brewer pitcher ever in the franchise's 6,300+ games. But should it be a no-hitter??? The only blemish on Sabathia's day in Pittsburgh came in the fifth inning when Andy LaRoche hit a slow dribbler to the third base side, which Sabathia barehanded and bobbled. The official scorer immediately ruled the play a hit - in his opinion LaRoche was already two-thirds the way down the baseline when CC tried to make the play, and added that it was in his opinion a play of above average difficulty, and that the rulebook definition is to charge an error on plays of average or easier difficulty. This screenshot shows that LaRoche was only one-third the way down as Sabathia touched the ball, if that. It is also interesting that Brewers manager Ned Yost send CC out for the ninth in a 7-0 game and even more revealing that Pittsburgh's manager sent the teams best hitter, catcher Ryan Doumit, to pinch hit in the ninth. That is evidence that both managers believed that a no-hitter was in fact on the line. Also 89 percent so far in a Milwaukee newspaper poll believe the play was indeed an error, a ESPN poll has 65 percent saying it should not be a hit. Now the case against CC. In normal circumstances, fielders are upset with being charged errors on similar or even possibly easier plays. Also eight Milwaukee and Pittsburgh writers were polled after the game - six thought the play was a hit. Per MLB rules, the scorer can change the scoring of any play for 24 hours after a game, if what the scorer said afterwards, don't hold your breath on that - MLB can 'urge' a scorer to change a call of a play if they feel the ruling was wrong, but the scorer is under no obligation to do so. And even if the hit does get erased, the drama and excitement usually associated with the final outs of a no-hitter had already been denied. SAINTS ALREADY PLANNING FOR GUSTAV: New Orleans is slated to open at home next Sunday v. Tampa Bay, but Tropical Storm Gustav is projected to strengthen significantly and many models have the storm eventually landing in the vicinity of New Orleans come mid-week. If the storm maintains it's current course, the team could be relocating to Indianapolis as early as this weekend. The team would prepare for Week 1 at Lucas Oil Stadium, the Colts new venue that ironically got flooded itself during a storm a few weeks back. The Colts have their own practice facility and would be unaffected by the Saints presence. If the Saints make the call to relocate for the week, they will stay in Indy for the week even if New Orleans gets the all-clear before Friday. The Saints deciding to target Indy as a temporary location was based on the availibility of the indoor venue as well as hotel space in the area. As of now, the NFL fully intends for the Saints-Bucs game to take place at the Superdome, in a worst case scenario the possibility exists for the two teams to swap home dates since they are divisional foes - that has been done before in instances when MLB playoff games kicked out NFL tenants at multi-purpose facilities. Also, no word as of yet on whether the Houston Texans are considering moving shop, their season-opener is scheduled on the road in Pittsburgh.BIG TEN NETWORK FINALLY INKS DEALS WITH CHARTER/TIME WARNER: It's about dang time. BTN finally reached an agreement with TW earlier this week, and Charter quickly came on board as well. Both systems will carry BTN in the midwest on expanded basic cable. BTN got the first of the big three when they reached an agreement with Comcast earlier this month. HOSTING DNC SPELL CHAMPIONSHIP FOR LOCAL SPORTS TEAMS??? Denver hosts the DNC this week, Minneapolis the Republican show next week - about all the GOP has done for Minnesota sports right now is send the Twins on a 14-game road trip during a crucial point of the season. But history says a town hosting a convention usually sees immediate success from it's sports teams. In 1972 Miami hosted both conventions, a 17-0 season from the Miami Dolphins quickly followed. In '76 New York hosted the DNC, Kansas City the GOP's - the Royals and Yankees ended up squaring off in the ALCS that fall. In 1980, New York got the DNC, the Islanders would later score their second of four consecutive Stanley Cup championships, San Francisco got the 1984 DNC - the 49ers would then go 18-1 and win the Super Bowl. 1988 in Atlanta was a whiff while the best New York could muster after the 1992 DNC is a conference final appearance from the Knicks (nine teams to choose from, that's a bad year). Chicago hosted the 1996 DNC, Michael Jordan would win his fourth championship with the Bulls the following year - by 2000 coach Phil Jackson would move on to Los Angeles, yes LA hosted the DNC and the Lakers would win the '01 Championship. And then finally there is Boston 2004, the year the Red Sox would later end it's curse, and also paid dividends for the Patriots and now even Celtics. For the most part cities hosting recent GOP conventions has not translated to immediate sports championships with Detroit (1980), Dallas (1984), New Orleans (1988), Houston (1992, sending the Astros on a 28-game road trip), and San Diego (1996) all striking out). Philadelphia hosted in 2000 with the Sixers ending up losing to the Lakers in the NBA Final. Which leads up to Denver and 2008, is this the time to go to Vegas and put a few bucks down on the Broncos??? They could be a darkhorse - or just plain donkeys... IRL TEAM OVERCOMES AMAZING ODDS: Helio Castroneves and teammate Ryan Briscoe finish 1-2 for Ganassi Racing at Infineon Raceway. Unless you are a die-hard IRL fan this doesn't register much on the radar - until you consider the circumstances - Ganassi's transporter caught fire making the cross-country trek, forcing Ganassi to work round the clock to produce backup cars that were not originally set up for the road course event. YET ANOTHER REASON NOT TO DRAFT A SCOTT BORAS CLIENT: #2 overall draft pick Pedro Alvarez placed on the restricted list by the Pittsburgh Pirates. Alvarez recently reportedly signed a $6 million contract, but Boras not contends the his client actually inked the contract in the early hours of August 16, and thus the Pirates missed the August 15th deadline for signing draft picks. Meanwile the Washington National failed in their efforts to sign Missouri pitcher Aaron Crow, who was the #9 overall pick - the Nats offered a $3.5 million contract, Crow's people were asking for $4.4 million - the Nats will be compensated by getting the #10 overall pick next year in addition to their regular pick, which could be #1 overall.  NEIL DIAMOND WHIFFS IN COLUMBUS: Worn out from his big Fenway Park concert last weekend, in which he sang Sweet Caroline three times, the long-time musician showed up at a concert at Ohio State University with Joe Castiglione's voice - good if you're a play-by-play announcer, not good if you're Neil Diamond. It's said that the voice was so raspy that Manny Ramirez playing left field looked graceful by comparison. I'd say if in Columbus and having a bad night, just break into Hail to the Victors. After being diagnosed with laryngitis, Diamond apologized to his Columbus fans, vowing those who attended a refund. The 67-year old singer/songwriter has also rescheduled a performance that was set for Green Bay's Resch Center. What is up with that anyways - if you're going to do Fenway then YOU HAVE TO DO LAMBEAU!!!LARRY BOWA GOES OFF ON DODGERS ATTITUDE: Vin Scully never actually said this, but he could...'It is interesting to note - ten days ago the Dodgers were playing terrific baseball, and had gotten off to a great start on a critical homestand, winning six of seven against playoff contenders. Then Jeff Kent, who had been hitting nearly .500 since the acquisition of Manny Ramirez, caused a bit of a distraction. Suddenly the team lost it's focus, lost two of final three games at home to Colorado, then got swept in a four-game series in Philadelphia, then lost the opener of a series to the lowly Washington Nationals. And now you can see the tension building in the Dodger clubhouse, coach Larry Bowa, who has always been full throttle and expects the same out of his players, mentioned that he wasn't seeing maximum effort from the team, and Dodger legend Orel Hersheiser basically said the same thing on a television broadcast. So in the same clubhouse, you don't only have Jeff Kent, but you have a coach demanding 110 percent, and an outfielder in Manny Ramirez who sometimes gives 11 percent. Any wonder why I'm never in the clubhouse before games??? This is a season that is slowly unraveling and a clubhouse that's about to explode. And now a word from our sponsor Farmer John...'  STOCK SOARING!!! Don't wait long to snare Darren McFadden on Draft Day. EX-NBA CENTER DEAD AT 44: Former Portland Trail Blazer center Kevin Duckworth dies while on a trip to back to Oregon to host a free basketball clinic. Duckworth made the Western Conference All-Star team in 1989 and 1991 and was in the Association until 1997. ANOTHER EX-NBA'ER HAS LEG AMPUTATED: Wayman Tisdale, also 44, was originally dianosed with a cancerous cyst after breaking his leg in a fall in early 2007. Tisdale had been undergoing chemo and was also recovering from a hip replacement. Now an accomplished jazz musician, Tisdale's latest album is inspired by his fight against cancer. Over a 12-year career Tisdale averaged over 15 points per game in the pros - Tisdale may be even more know for his exploits at the University of Oklahoma, where he still holds the school's single-game, season, and career scoring records. According to statistics, 63 percent of those diagnosed with bone cancer go on to live at least ten years.THIS WEEKS SILLY FORBES RANKINGS: This time around it is America's 'Worst Cities to be a Sports Fan' - I'm guessing 50 percent of the criteria is the success (or lack of) of the teams themselves and the other half is the afford-ability to attend the games - the bottom ten was as follows: 1. Miami, 2. San Diego, 3. Indianapolis, 4. New York, 5. Cincinnati, 6. Kansas City, 7. Charlotte, 8. Tampa, 9. Cleveland, 10. Pittsburgh. My first question is where is the A-T-L, DC (worst MLB team on the planet + Dan Snyder milking every dime out of Skins fans), or even Los Angeles (going on year 14 without the NFL) on this list??? Miami I get, too dang uncomfortable to attend the games for starters. Forbes says Diego makes the list because Charger tickets are overpriced. I don't get Indy - Colts and Pacers have been more than decent the last decade - and then there's New York, yes it costs a lot, but some people make a lot there, incidentally great Sporting News article this week, if you thought the Yankees spent before, just wait until they get into the new ballpark, where they say the 2,000 most expensive seats alone will get them more revenue than most other teams period. Cincinnati fine, the Reds are not nearly the franchise they once were. Kansas City I get because of the Royals, but Arrowhead for the Chiefs is near-Lambeau like. Charlotte's deserved, the Bobcats draw just as bad as the Hornets did at the end, so it's not the owner. They say the average income in Tampa stinks, which hurts the Rays, and I guess Cleveland's fitting since LeBron wants to leave to New York. Pittsburgh I would not include, although I did see all of one Pirate fan when they were in Miller Park over the weekend. Steeler fans actually 'took over' Lambeau a few years back (something I thought I'd never see) and the Penguins are actually pretty special as well. FIDEL CASTRO WON'T ACCEPT BEING SECOND-BEST: Angel Matos and his coach has this going for them, they're not getting thrown under the bus by the man on top. The ailing 82-year old dictator defended the taekwondo athlete who kicked the referee, believing that Matos was indeed hosed by his disqualification, and also added that a few of Cuba's boxers also got dissed by the judges in the boxing competitions. Historically dominant in boxing, Cuba was shut out in gold medals in boxing, settling for four silvers and four bronzes. And although they did rout the United States in the semi-finals, Cuba's baseball team ended up losing the gold medal game to South Korea and also lost the 2006 World Baseball Classic to Japan. While noting that defections have taken their toll, Castro vows huge changes in Cuba's athletic program, vowing a serious review of every discipline and every human and material resource and adding the time to prepare for London 2012 is now. MORE SPORTS FIGURES LINE UP FOR DANCING WITH THE STARS: Someone alert the National Geological Survey, Warren Sapp has signed up for the next installment of the Dancing with the Stars competition. Also scheduled to participate are two-time Olympic gold medal sprinter Maurice Greene and two-time Olympic beach volleyball champ Misty May (no I will not say her hyphonated name in this column). CARDS COACH SAYS 2.8 STILL THE STARTER: Arizona head coach Ken Whisenhunt says he has not made any decision on naming Kurt Warner as his starting quarterback despite media reports to the contrary Sunday night. In the aftermath of Matt Leinart's stellar 4-12, 20 yards, three INT, 2.8 QB rating performance Saturday in Oakland (not good when you find the opposition nearly as much as your own guys), Chris Mortensen reported on national TV that Warner will be named the starter. Whisenhunt said on a radio show that he has not watched TV or read the internet over the last two days, and reminded everyone that Chris Mortensen does not make the decisions for his football team, and added that he learned from Bill Cowher that you don't make emotional decisions based on one half of pre-season football. Someone tell Kenny that ESPN decides EVERYTHING, including what the coach has for breakfast. Meanwhile an Arizona newspaper poll says 89 percent believe Warner should start - wonder how many times Larry Fitzgerald (and countless fantasy owners) voted in that???  WTF - CUBAN ATHLETE ATTACKS REF OVER LOSS!!! WTF actually stands for World Taekwondo Federation but it can easily stand for it's much more well known acronym after the events that occurred during the bronze medal match in the 176-pound division. Cuba's Angel Matos was holding a 3-2 lead in his match when he fell to the mat with an injury. The ref then called the match determining that Matos had exceeded his one-minute treatment time limit. At that point Matos went crazy, kicking the ref square in his lip. In the judges eyes the coach was no Angel neither (pun), suggesting among other things that the coach of the Kazakhstan opponent bribed the ref. The WTF is suggesting that Matos and the coach be given lifetime suspensions. Again, this was the BRONZE medal match, wasn't like the man got screwed potentially out of the gold as was the case with the Swedish wrestler last week. But if Angel was at the age when this would be in all probability (as Frank Gifford used to say) his last Olympics - at least you can say he got his money's worth. (PHOTOS) HEPTATHLETE BUSTED, BLAMES HUBBY: Lyudmila Blonska stripped of her silver medal, the highest-profile athlete kicked out of the Beijing Games so far. If getting nailed was bad enough, her alibi was even worse - blaming the positive test on her coach, who's also her husband. I smell a good Springer episode coming out of this.LIGHTS OUT ON MERRIMAN'S CAREER??? Knock the Chargers defense down a couple pegs on your fantasy draft lists upon hearing this news - doctors have told Shawne Merriman that he could suffer a career-ending injury if he tries to play this year, after being diagnosed with two torn knee ligaments. According to #56, doctors are advising him to have season-ending surgery, although he also says that there is another option of a less-invasive procedure that could allow him to return to the field this year. |
