Phillies Ready for Rays
Wed, 22/10/08 – 14:00 | No Comment

The World Series has come to the land of cowbells and catwalks, where cownose rays swim in a 10,000-gallon tank above the fence in right-center field. Tropicana Field is home sweet dome to the Tampa Bay Rays, the surprise story of this baseball season.

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The Myth Of Weight Gain and Injury Prevention
Thursday, 28 Aug, 2008 – 17:40 | 3 Comments
The Myth Of Weight Gain and Injury Prevention

You hear it all the time: “Player X needs to put on 10-15 pounds of MUSCLE in order to hold up at the NFL level.” “He’s too small to withstand the punishment.” “He’s going to …

Favre Starts Out With Jets
Sunday, 10 Aug, 2008 – 23:35 | No Comment
Favre Starts Out With Jets

Brett Favre isn’t immune to some punishment at practice. The New York Jets quarterback fumbled a snap from Nick Mangold on Sunday morning and knew what was coming next: his first penalty lap.

Lets All Laugh At The French
Sunday, 10 Aug, 2008 – 23:20 | No Comment
Lets All Laugh At The French

By a fingertip, Michael Phelps is still on course for eight gold medals. He can thank Jason Lezak for getting him No. 2.
The oldest man on the U.S. swimming team pulled off one of the …

Padraig Harrington Wins Another Major
Sunday, 10 Aug, 2008 – 23:10 | No Comment
Padraig Harrington Wins Another Major

Padraig Harrington isn’t interested in sentimental story lines that keep popping up at the majors. He’s too busy winning them, and writing his name into the history books.
First came the British Open, where he ended …

USA Wipes Out China
Sunday, 10 Aug, 2008 – 23:03 | No Comment
USA Wipes Out China

The night began with hundreds of Chinese fans lined up in the rain outside Olympic Basketball Gymnasium, four hours before tip-off. It began with volunteers distributing plastic ponchos to the damp throng, presumably to keep …

SportsWire Preseason Hockey Rankings
Wednesday, 6 Aug, 2008 – 9:03 | No Comment
SportsWire Preseason Hockey Rankings

Hockey has gone through a good part of its offseason already, and we are starting to get an idea of what a lot of these teams are going to look like in the coming year.  …

Brewers Cracking Under The Pressure
Wednesday, 6 Aug, 2008 – 8:36 | No Comment
Brewers Cracking Under The Pressure

CC Sabathia - no wait… Prince Fielder - that was Fielder, right?  Man, the Brewers really have a lot of big dudes on their team - sometimes it can be hard to tell them apart.  …

“Go To Hell, Brett”
Wednesday, 6 Aug, 2008 – 8:06 | No Comment
“Go To Hell, Brett”

Well, its over. For Brett Favre in Green Bay that is. Finally.

Head coach Mike McCarthy, after going through a flip flopping marathon circus (you can’t come back, yeah you can, you can’t compete for the job, yeah you can) seems to have finally settled on a position regarding Favre

Steve Smith, a Swing and a Suspension
Tuesday, 5 Aug, 2008 – 7:51 | No Comment
Steve Smith, a Swing and a Suspension

Receiver Steve Smith was suspended two games by the Carolina Panthers after a training camp fight with cornerback Ken Lucas.

Smith, a three-time Pro Bowl selection, will continue to practice when training camp resumes Monday…

Pierce Handcuffed in Vegas
Tuesday, 5 Aug, 2008 – 7:44 | No Comment
Pierce Handcuffed in Vegas

What happens in Vegas always doesn’t stay in Vegas.

The Celtics yesterday said that NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Paul Pierce would not comment on the early Sunday morning incident during which he was stopped in Las Vegas for “erratic driving.”