SearchArchives for: August 2007IRB AND MEDIAZONE LAUNCH RWCPLUS31st August 2007 The International Rugby Board ( IRB ) and MediaZone have announced that fans will be able to view all the matches from Rugby World Cup 2007 (RWC) online through an exciting official broadband video service, RWCPlus. The product, which will go LIVE on Jul… more » Categories: The Sports Column YANKEES ON ROCKET RISE30th August 2007 In the previous nine games not started by Chien-Ming Wang or Andy Pettitte, the Yankees had won one. Across the previous seven games that Wang and Pettitte worked, the Yankees were unbeaten. That disparity was the biggest reason people doubted the...This… more » Categories: The Sports Column MOOSE UNHAPPY ABOUT BEING SKIPPED30th August 2007 About an hour before last nights 4-3 win over the Red Sox, Yankees GM Brian Cashman was standing in the clubhouse speaking to reporters about when plans go awry. As the words left his mouth, Mike Mussina walked about 10 feet behind him. The deposed...Thi… more » Categories: The Sports Column THATS THE CLEMENS THE BOMBERS NEED30th August 2007 HE IS the greatest pitcher of his generation, and one of the greatest ever born, but Roger Clemens hasnt been able to throw his credentials past the American League so far this season. The league hadnt much wilted in his presence, or at his resume...This… more » Categories: The Sports Column OPTIMISM REIGNS AT RUTGERS30th August 2007 What once sounded like the ravings of a lunatic now has thousands of college football fans in the metropolitan area beating their chest and exclaiming, "I told you so!" When Greg Schiano took over at Rutgers and stated the goal was to win the...This ar… more » Categories: The Sports Column GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY30th August 2007 CAL seemingly had it all last Sept. 2, when the glitzy, glamorous Golden Bears strolled into Knoxville for a season-opening tussle with Tennessee. The Bears were No. 9 in the nation, their highest ranking since 1952. They had superstars at every...This… more » Categories: The Sports Column MIXED UP FINALE30th August 2007 SARATOGA SPRINGS - Saratogas steeplechase finale, the Grade I New York Turf Writers Cup, goes to the post as the eighth race today and lures a special horse in Mixed Up. The 8-year-old counts eight wins among his 17 lifetime jump starts and has...This… more » Categories: The Sports Column SHOWDOWN AT SARATOGA30th August 2007 Post handicappers John DaSilva, Ed Fountaine and Vic Cangialosi challenge former champion steeplechase jockey, OTB backstretch insider and co-publisher of the Saratoga Special, Sean Clancy, as they battle for bragging rights during the six-week...This ar… more » Categories: The Sports Column SMALL STAR COMING UP BIG FOR S.I.30th August 2007 The Staten Island Yankees showed last night that their similarities with their Bronx brethren can be more than in name only. The Baby Bombers did their best impersonation of their big-league brothers last night, rolling up 18 hits against Aberdeen...Th… more » Categories: The Sports Column HONDO: LETS GO METS!30th August 2007 The Rangers had one of those heroic-for-Hondo games last night, outlasting the pitiful Pale Hose in 11 to raise the accounts receivable to 210 randles. Today, the price is nice for El Duque - 10 units on the Metamucils to stamp on the Philatelists...Th… more » Categories: The Sports Column BAFFERTS FIRST-TIMER SPATACULAR30th August 2007 SARATOGA SPRINGS - Trainer Bob Baffert, who shipped several of his horses from California to Saratoga because he didnt want to race them over the new, quirky Polytrack surface at Del Mar, scored with his third 2-year-old at this meet when...This article… more » Categories: The Sports Column NFL roundup: Cardinals cut longest tenured player30th August 2007
Agent: Giants Strahan still uncertain about playing30th August 2007
Falcons seek $20M from Vick30th August 2007
Son of Eagles Reid faces new drug, DUI charges30th August 2007
Sources: Bengals Rucker gets 1-game suspension29th August 2007
Packed with info, NFL playbooks are sacred29th August 2007
Vikes cancel plans to buy land near Metrodome29th August 2007
Ex-QB Marinovich faces jail for recent drug arrest29th August 2007
NFL wont discipline Henry over child support29th August 2007
Campbell will start Washingtons preseason finale29th August 2007
Briggs says he panicked, reported car stolen29th August 2007
Vick pleads guilty, apologizes for dogfighting role29th August 2007
Report: Ex-QB Couch says he briefly used HGH29th August 2007
Ogden passes physical, returns to Ravens roster28th August 2007
Patriots Samuel signs one-year franchise tender28th August 2007
Chadiha: Browns looking out for Quinns best interests28th August 2007
DT Simon to try to resume career with Titans28th August 2007
CALL THESE YANKS BAD MOOSE BEARS28th August 2007 DETROIT - If you are betting what the reeling Yankees are going to do with Mike Mussina, here is the way to lay your money down: Skip him Saturday when the struggling right-handers next turn surfaces. After pitching ineffectively for the third...This a… more » Categories: The Sports Column RICE GUARD MAY JUMP TO PREP SCHOOL28th August 2007 Lamont Jones appears to be on the verge of joining the ever-growing list of top-level basketball players leaving the CHSAA and, in some cases, New York City. The guard, who is coming off a breakout sophomore season at Rice, is scheduled to take an...Th… more » Categories: The Sports Column STROS AX GARNER28th August 2007 Manager Phil Garner and general manager Tim Purpura were fired by Astros owner Drayton McLane, who said the franchise "needed a fresh start" after a plunge to the bottom of the NL Central. Bench coach Cecil Cooper was appointed interim manager...This a… more » Categories: The Sports Column LITTLE LEAGUERS ESCAPE BUS FIRE28th August 2007 LEWISBURG, Pa. (AP) - A bus carrying two Asian teams leaving the Little League World Series caught fire early yesterday, but the children escaped safely. The bus was carrying the second-place team from Japan and a team from Taipei when it caught...This… more » Categories: The Sports Column U.S. HOLDS OFF MEXICO28th August 2007 LAS VEGAS (AP) - Nolan Richardsons Mexico team kept the game respectable into the second half before the United States pulled away for a 127-100 victory last night in the second round of the FIBA Americas tournament. Carmelo Anthony scored 28...This ar… more » Categories: The Sports Column NO DICE FOR HONDO28th August 2007 Whos your Padre! It was Peavy for the DBacks, whose setback last night in San Diego prevented Hondo from attaining long-shot glory and caused his earnings to dip to 110 niedenfuers. Tonight, hell roll the bones against Dice-K in El Bronx - 10...This ar… more » Categories: The Sports Column PRADO STRINGS A QUARTET28th August 2007 SARATOGA SPRINGS - Edgar Prado enjoyed big turnaround, winning four straight (races 2 through 5). Prado, leading rider at Old Spa prior two summers with 44 and 46 winners, hadnt won a race here since last Monday and was 3-for-58 dating to Aug. 15...This… more » Categories: The Sports Column HEARST SEEKS ROID NAMES28th August 2007 A Hearst Corp. lawyer asked a federal judge yesterday to schedule oral arguments in the companys attempt to make public the names of baseball players implicated in obtaining steroids. Hearst Corp. filed court papers in June to reveal a complete...This… more » Categories: The Sports Column HARRINGTON LIFTS FALCS28th August 2007 ATLANTA (AP) - Joey Harrington made a good first impression on Falcons fans as Michael Vicks replacement by throwing two touchdown passes last night in a 24-19 preseason win over the Bengals. It was a much-needed salve for a franchise trying to get...Thi… more » Categories: The Sports Column FEVER HAMPERS RAGS28th August 2007 SARATOGA SPRINGS - Superfilly Rags to Riches next start, which will be her first since winning the June 9 Belmont Stakes, was put on hold again yesterday when trainer Todd Pletcher cancelled her workout after she ran a slight temperature of 102...This ar… more » Categories: The Sports Column 2007 NFL Football Preseason Betting Odds28th August 2007
Bears Briggs charged after $350K ride wrecked28th August 2007
Roundup: Heisman winner Smith survives cuts28th August 2007
Vikings acquire veteran QB Holcomb from Eagles28th August 2007
Panthers Bridges pleads not guilty to assault27th August 2007
Porter returns to Dolphins practice, eyes opener27th August 2007
Vick pleads guilty, apologizes for dogfighting actions27th August 2007
Vehicle registered to Bears Briggs found wrecked27th August 2007
Samuel reports to Patriots camp, ending holdout27th August 2007
Reports: Browns GM says Quinn likely wont start27th August 2007
IT’S ABOUT TIME27th August 2007 Richard Williams’ daughters, Serena and Venus, will play back-to-back first-round matches as a symbolic part of tonight’s 50th anniversary tribute to Althea Gibson winning the U.S. Open. However, the outspoken Richard Williams ripped the USTA for...This… more » Categories: The Sports Column RANGERS RIP MS27th August 2007 Sammy Sosas 605th career home run was his first in a month, and Vicente Padilla allowed one run pitching into the seventh inning as the Rangers beat AL wild-card leader Mariners 5-3 last night in Arlington, Texas. Seattle still has a two-game...This ar… more » Categories: The Sports Column CALC FALLS SHORT WITH 2 PUTTERS27th August 2007 The wild, two-putter strategy proved a two-edged sword. Mark Calcavecchia carried two flat clubs - one short, one long - in his bag during The Barclays, and while they combined to help him tie for fourth, the strategy hurt him at the very end...This arti… more » Categories: The Sports Column PERSISTENCE WAS THE KEY FOR STRICKER27th August 2007 MAYBE all the hype sur rounding the FedEx Cup added an extra buzz during the first three days of The Barclays as we tried to figure out point standings, playoffs and how much a $10 million annuity is really worth. But yesterdays final round at...This a… more » Categories: The Sports Column SWEET GEORGIA! U.S. TEAM WINS AGAIN27th August 2007 SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. - Dalton Carriker couldnt feel his legs as he rounded the bases. His home run in the bottom of the eighth had just given Warner Robins, Ga., a thrilling 3-2 victory over Tokyo to win the Little League World Series title...This a… more » Categories: The Sports Column VICK TO ENTER GUILTY PLEA FOR DOGFIGHTING27th August 2007 RICHMOND, Va. - Michael Vicks guilty plea to a federal dogfighting conspiracy charge will cap one of the most rapid and startling falls from stardom in U.S. sports history. The Atlanta Falcons quarterback is scheduled to formally enter his plea...This… more » Categories: The Sports Column FEDERER’S NEW FOIL27th August 2007 Novak Djokovic is the top jokester on the ATP tour. He does a slew of hilarious impressions of the world’s top tennis players, their oncourt mannerisms, captured on YouTube. The great Roger Federer was recently added to his hit list. “I’m really...This… more » Categories: The Sports Column TIGER FALLS TO 4TH IN STANDINGS27th August 2007 The after-effect of the first FedEx Cup playoff event, The Barclays, has left an intriguing threesome for the second tournament - this weeks Deutsche Bank outside of Boston. With the newest points rankings complete, Tiger Woods, who was No. 1 in...This… more » Categories: The Sports Column BIG BEN SHINES27th August 2007 PITTSBURGH - Ben Roethlisberger, effective for only one drive previously in this preseason, passed for 247 yards before halftime to lead three Pittsburgh scoring drives and the Steelers shook off numerous mistakes to defeat the Eagles 27-13 last...This a… more » Categories: The Sports Column RODDICK HOPES FOR RUN LIKE IN ’0627th August 2007 As dominant as Roger Federer is in the world of tennis, more specifically at the U.S. Open, the fact that Andy Roddick was the last player to win in Queens besides the Swiss star easily can be forgotten. Four years removed from his straight-set...This a… more » Categories: The Sports Column Big Ben throws for 247 yards in half to lift Steelers27th August 2007
Roundup: Chiefs add veteran return specialist27th August 2007
Pasquarelli: Falcons not feeling sorry for themselves26th August 2007
Jags, veteran linebacker Claiborne agree to deal26th August 2007
Backup no more: Huard earns starting role in K.C.26th August 2007
Reids son jailed for violating bail in earlier offense25th August 2007
Fathers day: Brady rolls25th August 2007
DE Schobel agrees to contract extension with Bills25th August 2007
Packers GM quiet on specifics of Drivers injury25th August 2007
Buccaneers WR Boston arrested, charged with DUI25th August 2007
LJs deal with Chiefs: $43.25 million in new money24th August 2007
Jets deal unhappy O-lineman Kendall to Redskins24th August 2007
Linebackers Trotter, Singleton work out for Bucs24th August 2007
NAACP national president: Vick not a victim23rd August 2007
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