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TOP STORIES - MAY 20, 2008  JON LESTER NO-HITTER!!! No, it isn't just the Brewers that get their heads handed to them in Boston. Less than two years removed from a bout with cancer, Jon Lester no-hits Kansas City 7-0 in a emotional scene at Fenway Park. Lester struck out nine and walked only two en route to his gem. It is the second no-hitter in less than a year's time at Fenway, then-rookie Clay Buchholz turned the trick last September. This also marks the fourth no-hitter caught by Jason Varitek - see Schilling, never shake your catcher off.  RUSSIAN POLICE BRACE FOR CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL: Manchester United and Chelsea set to do at it in a dream matchup to close out the 2007-08 European soccer season. To make sure the hooligans won't have an easy time getting to the game, the Champions League Final is usually held in a far flung place, this year Moscow's Olympic Stadium gets the honor. I'll say it again, why don't they just hold it in Lambeau and call it a day. Meanwhile, Manchester has dispatched police officers to Moscow to oversee things while Moscow goes to heightened alert - over 40,000 supporters of the two teams are expected to attend the game which will not begin until 10:45 PM local time, giving the fans tons of time to fuel up. Manchester held the UEFA Cup Final (NIT version of the Champions League) last week between Glasgow Rangers and St. Petersburg, where Rangers fans tore the town apart after seeing their team lose 2-nil. Meanwhile Portsmouth and Cardiff City fans were said to be well behaved during Portsmouth's 1-nil win in Saturday's FA Cup final. Meanwhile I ask which one of these two people are Brewers owner Mark Attanasio, and which one is England soccer coach Fabio Capello, who is busy getting his troops ready for Euro 2008 - oh wait, England did not qualify for Euro 2008. INTER MILAN FANS CLASH WITH POLICE: Before their team clinched their third straight league title, Inter Milan fans clashed with police, who were trying to ban their supporters from attending the road game, leaving one officer with an injured spleen. Afterwards the fans also managed to trash a nearby school. It is said that about 1,000 Inter fans still managed to make it in the stadium. Don't know how they keep opposing fans out for sure except that many teams force perspective ticket-buyers to buy 'memberships' before being able to buy tickets.BIG BRAUN - BREWERS STAR LAYS INTO TEAMMATES: Recently minted with a $45 million contract, Ryan Bruan certainly did his part hitting three mammoth home runs on the weekend, but the rest of the Milwaukee Brewers left much to be desired after being swept at Fenway Park and falling into last place in the NL Central. While manager Ned Yost couldn't go beyond saying that the team is 'struggling' to get things right, Braun was more direct with his post-game comments, 'I almost felt like this series, we didn't expect to win. We were competing; I know everybody tried hard. But it's not about trying hard. You've got to expect to win. I almost feel like we never really expected to win any of these games. I just kind of had that feeling. It's just a feeling. Every time we were winning, I just didn't feel we expected to win. It was like we were just content to be there and compete. I don't think we necessarily expected to win.' In the pro wrestling industry this would be known as jobbing, just putting up the good fight and looking good until the star attraction (the Red Sox) move in for the kill. BLOGGER SAYS YOST WILL BE SACKED TODAY: They say the writer usually talks about politics, but this blogger claims to have sources saying Ned Yost will be fired Monday. I wouldn't rule it out, but I'm guessing the organization might wait until after the road trip to make a move, but considering that Pittsburgh and Washington is usually the graveyard of Brewer seasons I would say that now might be a good time for some kind of spark. CHINESE STARS PITCH IN ON RELIEF EFFORT: Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian to appear on public service announcements that will air immediately during NBA playoff telecasts in support to relief efforts in regards to the recent Chinese 7.9 earthquake ('official' death toll 29,000). The NBA also plans through its NBA Cares program would support efforts of the Red Cross and UNICEF to provide emergency relief to victims of the earthquake as well as the devastating Myanmar cyclone (death toll 77,000 and believed to be much more).RACER VOWS TO RUN NAKED: NASCAR's idea of voting a driver into Saturday's All-Star race has officially gone too far - here's what Patrick Carpentier has to say on the subject - 'If we don't race our way in (in the qualifying race), I promised I would run naked down pit road if they voted me in. We'll see if they give me that chance'. Patrick says he pulled the stunt that he made good on a bet with some friends by running a lap naked after winning a race in Ohio a few years back. By running I don't know if he meant on foot or in his car. Fortunately since that was IRL no one saw it. Actually, it is Kasey Kahne who the women want to see bare - and not only did he win the fan voting, he wound up winning the All-Star race. Meanwhile it is rumored that Brewers shortstop J.J. Hardy will run around naked if he somehow got to the All-Star game instead of Hanley Ramirez again. LATEST SETBACK TO MARK PRIOR'S CAREER: Take a snapshot back to Game 6 of the 2003 National League Championship Series, the Chicago Cubs were five outs away from the promised land, and ace Mark Prior looked untouchable on the mound at Wrigley. Absolutely nothing has gone right for him since - the latest setback has Prior diagnosed with a tear in his shoulder capsule. Now with the Padres, it is said that Prior will just shut down throwing for a couple of weeks then sees what happens - and still hopes to return to the majors after the All-Star Break. That of course is very wishful thinking. GOLFER COWARDS OUT OF 90+ ROUND: Franklin Langham scores a nifty 13 on the opening hole, and was a cool 22 over par. Only one problem, there was still one hole left when play was suspended Thursday at the AT&T Classic, the round was so bad that Langham even found himself 16 strokes behind David Duval. Well, you could had gone all-in with this one, Frank withdraws before playing the final hole and signing his card - citing an 'unspecified injury', I'm not a doc, but I'm going to diagnose it as a bruised ego. Langham had a Tour Card as recently as 2005, but has imploded this year on the Nationwide Tour, missing the cut in all seven events, averaging 79.47 per round which included another 90. RYAN BRAUN TO SIGN 7-YR EXTENSION: Was not eligible for free agency until after 2013 - this would tie him up through the 2015 season - it is believed the deal would be in the neighborhood of $45 million, which would exceed the $31 million Troy Tulowitzki got in the off-season. SPREWELL (37) HOUSE FORECLOSED: I get a kick on how two paragraphs in the story opened 'Sprewell, 37'. There's usually a point being driven home here - in this case, the subject should not be expecting anymore 3 year/$21 million contracts (which he scoffed at just a few short years ago). You may remember Sprewell's yacht was sold earlier this year at an auction after being seized. It's said that Latrell owed $320,000 on the house - and it doesn't sound like things are about to get much better, Spree also has a $72,000 unpaid judgment against him and the State of Wisconsin also wants $70,000+. No word yet on the IRS. Once the jumpshot goes do NBA players ever realize that paying $4 per gallon for gas might actually be a challenge once their careers end??? UNASSISTED TRIPLE PLAY TURNED: Indians' Asdrubal Cabrera becomes 14th big leaguer to turn the trick in fifth inning of game Monday night, then tosses ball into the stands. Also 39 fans were later treated at the Cleveland Clinic for eardrum compression after hearing Tom Hamilton's call of the play. MLB INVESTIGATES IDENTITY THEFT: Along with PED's and other issues, MLB's investigative unit is also looking at it's rank and file becoming targets in a widespread identity theft ring involving as many as 500 instances. One particular case had an individual posing as a MLB player dating a woman (who they say didn't follow baseball), who actually started looking for real estate and car as started looking into making wedding arrangements. Talk about someone thinking $$$$$.  JOY OF SEX, I MEAN SOX: Admitting he is taking a cue from former Cubs manager Lee Elia's famous 1983 rant, saying he curses a lot because the 'future Ozzie' is going to need some of the income Elia's tirade eventually netted him - White Sox manager rips his fans and the City of Chicago, saying that the 2005 World Series title never happened in the eyes of the city of Chicago and that the Cubs are still the only team fans in town care about. That alone might not be such a big deal, Ozzie goes off enough that by now everyone ignores it like a dog barking - and besides the White Sox despite their location are a team whose fan base in reality is the southern suburbs and northern Indiana. But then there's this, word leaks out about a couple of inflatable dolls with 'strategically placed' bats placed in the White Sox clubhouse during the teams weekend series at Chicago - the intended message was for the team to 'push'. In an earlier era I would imagine such adult humor would had not been reported, but the Association for Women in Sports Media is not amused. An e-mail signed by group president Jenni Carlson (from Oklahoma St. Mike Gundy fame???) read 'The presence of those dolls creates an uncomfortable situation for any female journalist who enters the White Sox locker room simply trying to do her job'. Meanwhile White Sox GM Kenny Williams said he had a lunchtime meeting with Guillen as the team returned home, and that the issue with the dolls was definitely one of the topics discussed - I'm sure it was.8B TRAINER SHOOTS DOWN STEROID RUMORS: Guess the PED talk has hit every other sport, why not the horses??? Eight Belles trainer says he welcomes steroid testing as part of the autopsy on the fallen Kentucky Derby second place finisher. The theory it that because 8B was so large (especially for a filly) and managed to break two legs that steroids may had been a possibility. The trainer guarantees the horse will test negative. YANKEE FAN KILLS BOSOX FAN??? A LADY accused of running down a man in her car after a barroom Red Sox-Yankees argument never hit her brakes as she ACCELERATED towards her target, according to a prosecutor - who says the suspect never braked while hitting the gas. A 29 year-old Yankees fan winds up dead while a female companion escaped serious injury. Meanwhile what's the latest body count in the Boca Juniors-River Plate derby??? NEW TURNS IN HARRISON SHOOTING: Six bullet casings recovered in last Friday's shooting are said to belong to the wide receiver himself. Meanwhile a Philadelphia sports anchor gets on a sports radio talk show claiming that the other man in the incident came to Harrison's sports bar to carry out a 'gangland-style' hit on Marvin, and that the motive was for something Harrison's father (said to be incarcerated) had done. CHICAGO'S DUMBEST CRIMINAL: Guess the lakefront isn't such a safe place at two in the morning. 2007 Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year and recent Pittsburgh Steelers first-round choice Rashard Mendenhall (much to the joy of Fast Willie Parker) gets robbed at gunpoint. Robber gets a wallet and a cell phone for his troubles. Memo to robber - Rashard hasn't signed his contract yet. Meanwhile FWP is upset that his future goal line carries just got robbed. PETA WANTS EIGHT BELLES JOCKEY SUSPENDED: Female horse finishes second in the Kentucky Derby before collapsing past Turn 1 with two broken front ankles and immediately put down. Now PETA is speaking out, saying the jockey should had realized the horse was hurt and should had pulled up before the finish line, and are demanding that Eight Belles' second place prize money be revoked. While racing fans were obviously saddened, at least Eight Belles bettors took solace at their horse paid off at $10.60 and $6.40 on a two dollar bet. STEWART CINK IN ANOTHER RULES CONTROVERSY: Cink storms into contention at the Wachovia Tournament in North Carolina shooting a seven-under par 65 and highlighted by a miraculous birdie on the 17th hole where he pitched into the hole with his putter from rocks on the shore of a water hazard. However Cink had to grab a rock to balance himself while kneeling before the shot, and though he had again committed a 'testing the hazard' violation, and was initially reported to be penalized two strokes. However after a meeting in the scoring trailer it was ruled that since he was keeping himself from falling in the drink the ruling was that it was an exception and the penalty was rescinded.  SAD IRONY OF THE DAY: San Francisco resident and surfer Adrian Ruiz bit by a shark and dies while vacationing in Mexico last week, the second fatality involving a shark off the Pacific coast in the last week. Here is a picture of Ruiz scoring San Jose Sharks playoff tickets last year. You can get my take on nature and animal attacks on my latest blog.MARVIN HARRSION IN ALLEGED GUNFIGHT: This story has the potential to get ugly. Man is said to had gotten into an argument with Harrison at an establishment Marvin owns in the Philadelphia area. Man leaves in his vehicle, and is followed by Harrison - gunfire then is said to had broken out with the man getting shot in the hand. Marvin has been interviewed by police, and the official statement is that no one is a suspect at this point. The 'quiet superstar' hasn't been completely immune to trouble in his career - he supposedly argued with some people in a parking structure during Pro Bowl activities a few years back. Incidentally, the name of the bar Marvin owns happens to be 'Playmakers' - but the TV show was complete fiction and has nothing to do with incidents that really occur in the NFL. BREWERS ACE DONE FOR YEAR W/TORN ACL: I was never convinced that Yovani Gallardo dodged a bullet after landing wrong during a play at first base yesterday. Now despite pitching an inning after the injury, it turns out that the bullet actually hit the 10 spot as a complete tear of the ACL has been diagnosed. ACT OF SPORTSMANSHIP IN SOFTBALL GAME: This kind of sounds as pointless as letting that injured women's hoops player scoring a basket at the start of a game a few years back but here it goes. Division II softball player comes up to the plate with her team losing 2-1 with two runners on in the last inning. She hits an apparent three run-homer which would be the first of her high school or college career. But she hurts her knee rounding first base and is unable to carry on. Now the exact same thing happened in a MLB game a couple years ago and a pinch-runner was allowed to run the bases. But since this was a 'walk-off' situation the umpire ruled that if the pinch-runner is employed the hit would only count as a single and 2 RBI - but that the team would still win 3-2. So two opposing players end up carrying the lady to the rest of the bases just so the home run would count on the stat sheet. The situation did end up getting a lot of play on all the Good Morning America-like shows this week. IU PLAYER THROWS POTTED PLANT AT CREAN!!! Maybe the new coach wishes he was back at Marquette after this one. Campus police had to be called after a meeting between player Eli Holman and Coach Crean ended with Holman throwing a potted plant at the coach. Says Crean through a written statement 'His behavior took me, along with the other people in the office, by surprise. We saw him as a danger to himself and wanted to take precautionary measures to help him.' Now if someone threw a plant at Bob Knight, would that player still be living???  DIVER DOWN - PAUL PIERCE DOCKED 25 GRR: In scuba diving, it is simply a signal for OK, or 'Are you OK', but on the basketball court the cheerio apparently means something quite different, as a hand gesture made in the waning seconds of Boston's Game 3 loss has earned Paul Pierce a $25,000 fine from the NBA. Pierce flatly denies that the 'o' has any gang connections, while Celtics GM Danny Ainge (no stranger to controversy when it comes to first-round playoff series v. the Hawks) says that the three fingers simply mean 'blood, sweat, and tears' and that Pierce makes the gesture before every game.BCS FOUR-TEAM PLAYOFF NIXED: But there was some good news out of the latest meeting of college athletic suits - and exactly what everyone is clamoring for - TWO MORE BOWL GAMES!!! The 'Congressional Bowl' will be played in Washington DC (RFK Stadium or Nationals Ballpark the likely venues) and will pit the Naval Academy (if bowl eligible) against an ACC team (I'm guessing either Va Tech, UVA, or Maryland). And then there is the 'St. Petersburg Bowl at Tropicana Field - at least it will be the St. Petersburg Bowl until a corporate sponsor is found, which should take about five minutes. That game will match a Big East team against a Conference USA squad - look for South Florida and/or Central Florida to be a regular in that affair. But even the NCAA can only stand so many post-season games, a 'Rocky Mountain Bowl' which would had taken place at Rice-Eccels Stadium in Salt Lake City did get nixed, I say Provo might be an even better postcard scene in late December anyways. This mould make it 34 games on the bowl slate obviously involving 68 teams, 71 teams were bowl-eligible last year which meant seven 'deserving' teams missed out - oh the humanity. RANDY MOSS SAYS HE'S GETTING INTO NASCAR: He would become just the latest from the ball-and-stick world to get into owning a NASCAR team. Those who have heard the report in the NASCAR world say simply 'lots of luck'. The landscape is littered of stars in other sports, many involving African-Americans (Walter Peyton, Dr. J., Reggie White) who have gotten into motorsports and have not fared particularly well - although I will say this, Bill Belichick would make one hell of a crew chief, how long would it take him to violate rule 12-4-A. CLEMENS SLOPPY SECONDS FROM DALY EX??? Even Derrick Turnbow would be hard-pressed to get hit like Roger Clemens has this week. The latest tabloid report has him having a relationship with ex-John Daly Mrs. Paulette Dean. The story has Clemens meeting Dean during his golf travels participating in the Bob Hope Pro-Am. Says Mrs. Daly 'Yeah, I've known Roger quite a while and we are friends'. Incidentally, we don't want to see this interview with a shirtless John Daly in HD. |
