Archive for September, 2009
Yankees Clinch Division, Home Field with Win Over Red Sox
Posted: 27th September 2009 by Ryan Maloney in MLB
The New York Yankees clinched their eighth AL East title of the decade today with a 4-2 win over Boston at Yankee Stadium. Veteran outfielder Hideki Matsui singled in his 89th and 90th RBI of the season with two outs in the bottom of the sixth to give the Yankees their first and last lead of the afternoon.Captain Derek Jeter produced his 64th multi-hit game of the season and ...
The Detroit Lions have finally managed to break the NFL's second longest losing streak in league history. Now that the euphoria has settled, we can now reflect on what this victory means.It means the Lions, the modern example of futility, will not break the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' record losing streak.
It means Matthew Stafford will not have to look over his shoulder for fear of being replaced by Daunte Culpepper simply ...
Another NHL season is quickly coming upon us. After the all the off-ice issues the Coyotes have battled in the off-season, no team is more eager to start the season. Here are my player point predictions for the 2009-10 Phoenix Coyotes.
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Mikkel Boedker: GP: 75, G: 18, A: 25, PTS: 43
He is coming off a solid rookie season. A 20-goal season isn't out of reach for the 19-year-old sophomore.
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Shane Doan: GP: ...
Florida Marlins’ Good Run Ends with Loss to New York Mets
Posted: 27th September 2009 by Leslie Monteiro in MLB
The Phillies officially eliminated the Marlins in the NL East race with their victory over the Brewers and a Marlins' loss to the Mets Sunday afternoon.
The Marlins might as well be indirectly eliminated in the NL Wild-Card race after a devastating weekend by losing the series to the Mets. They are five games out with the Rockies winning their series against the Cardinals this afternoon.
Five games is hard to ...
Frank Gore Expected Out For "at least" Two WeeksNFL Network's Jason La Canfora is reporting that Gore will miss about two weeks with what seems to be a high ankle sprain.There are conflicting reports, but the fact that Gore only had one carry in a very close and heated battle with the Vikings, shows he was hurt fairly badly.This benefits rookie Glen Coffee immensely, as he has soft match-ups against ...
Broncos 23, Raiders 3: Denver Dominates in Oakland Once Again
Posted: 27th September 2009 by Sayre Bedinger in NFL
For the second consecutive year, the Denver Broncos went into the hostile environment of their bitter rivals the Oakland Raiders and absolutely dominated from start to finish, and they did it with power football all the way to a 23-3 victory
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Quick Hits
The Broncos ran for a season high 215 rushing yards while holding their third straight opponent under 100 yards (95).
Denver committed its first turnover of the season on a ...
When Gary Kubiak took over as coach of the Texans in 2006, his mission was to change the mindset of a losing team.
The Texans were coming off a thoroughly embarrassing 2-14 campaign and the players were understandably lacking confidence.á
In his first preseason as head coach, Kubiak and the Texans went 3-1.á While preseason games rarely matter, Kubiak made them matter that year.á
He celebrated the victories as a way to ...
Baltimore Ravens’ 3-0 Start Sets up Showdown in Foxborough
Posted: 27th September 2009 by Geoff Peckham in NFL
Now, thatÆs more like it.Despite beginning the season with two solid victories and showing more offensive prowess than Baltimore had seen in years, there were still voices of concern.
The defense, which had been the linchpin of one of the more successful NFL franchises of the 21st century, was ranked a mediocre 17th, the secondary was giving up too many big plays, and they were missing Rex Ryan more than ...
Gutsy Win Could Have Long-Term Ramifications For Bengals
Posted: 27th September 2009 by David Campbell in NFL
Make no mistake about, Cincinnati had no business winning this one. But it wasn't the fact that the Bengals beat the Steelers Sunday, but how they won that could have long-term effects on the teamÆs season.
Out-muscled, out-played and out-coached for nearly three quarters, the Bengals were left for dead late in the third quarter, trailing 20-9.
But much like it did last week against Chicago, Pittsburgh let Cincinnati up off the ...
New Orleans Saints Prove They Can March to a Defensive Drum vs. Buffalo Bills
Posted: 27th September 2009 by Paul Augustin, Jr. in NFL
Who Dat?! Who Dat?!
Who Dat say they gonna run the ball with authority, play great defense, and win on the road despite a sub-par game from Drew Brees?!
The Saints? Really?!
They did just that as they defeated the Buffalo Bills 27-7 to move to 3-0.
In the process, Sean Payton's team is proving that they are not the same ol' Saints.
The Saints may have scored more points in each of their first ...