Blogged on Sep 9, 2008The first week of the 2008 NFL season is in the books. There were some surprises, some injuries and some memorable games. Check out the week 1 NFL results below.
9/4/08 New York Giants (1-0) 16 Washington Redskins (0-1) 7 - The defending champion Giants got off to a good start led once again by a dominant […]
Blogged on Sep 9, 2008The Tampa Bay Rays have had a tough time at Fenway Park this season. In seven games, the Rays have: seven losses, a staff ERA of over 7, and were outscored 49-16. If the Sox manage to sweep the Rays again, they will have a half game lead on the rays going into their day […]
Blogged on Sep 8, 2008According to Yahoo Sports‘ Michael Silver, Tom Brady is out for the season with a torn ACL. While the Pats have yet to confirm this, Brady will have an MRI today to assess the scope of the injury. In his absence, backup QB Matt Cassel and the Patriots defense stepped up.
Cassel completed 13 of 18 […]
Blogged on Sep 5, 2008As the beginning of the season draws near, the Boston Bruins find themselves in a familiar situation: a glut of goaltending. Veterans Manny Fernandez and Tim Thomas seem to be the top contenders for the top slot with local boy Kevin Regan and not-so-local boy Tukka Rask fulfilling the youth movement.
Fernandez, last year’s heir apparent […]
Blogged on Sep 5, 2008Despite losing key pieces to their dominant defense in Michael Strahan (retirement) and Osi Umenyiora (injury) the New York Giants defense was on point against the Washington Redskins on opening night. The Giants held the Redskins to just 7 points and 209 total yards. Washington’s offense was only 3 for 13 on 3rd down conversions […]
Blogged on Sep 4, 2008Despite some early reports that a new U2 album would be ready by November of 2008, it looks like 2009 would be more accurate. Speaking with U2. com Bono gushed about the band’s songwriting streak. With around 60 new songs in production the band is in no rush to settle on the final album cuts.
“We’ve […]
Blogged on Sep 3, 2008On Wednesday afternoon, the Boston Red Sox tied the MLB sellout record with their 455th consecutive sold-out game at Fenway Park. However, as the Sox came up to bat in the 7th they found themselves down 4-0. Dustin Pedroia would homer and Jason Bay would be walked in before the inning was over. Bay and […]
Blogged on Sep 2, 2008Paul Byrd had a bit of trouble keeping the ball in the park on Labor Day. Fortunately, the fly-all pitcher effectively scattered hits and held a very effective Orioles offense to 7 hits and a walk across 7 innings. Despite homers from Adam Jones, Juan Castro, and Kevin Millar, Byrd kept the Sox close until […]
Blogged on Sep 2, 2008After cutting cornerback Fernando Bryant this week the Patriots picked up recently released CB Deltha O’Neal. O’Neal is a two time Pro-Bowl pick from the Cincinnati Bengals. The Patriots and coach Belichick had their eye on O’Neal for some time.
“We played him last year in Cincinnati and I did some work on him going into […]
Blogged on Sep 1, 2008With two outs and men on second and third, Dustin Pedroia had a chance to tie the game with just a base hit. He had been 4-for-4 with a walk in each of the the two previous games. In the series, he had 15 plate appearances: he was on base 12 times, and scored 5 […]