Sunday, August 10, 2008 - Revenge is a dish best served in NYC

-Phil Mickelson wants golf to be implemented into the Olympic games. What's next, competitive Chess?
-For the die-hard sports gamers out there, EA Sports will release a downloadable cover of Madden '09 with Brett Favre in a New York Jets jersey.
-More video game/sports related news, Minnesota Vikings punter Chris Kluwe was quoted as saying that he's "probably in the top 100 of people playing the game worldwide, skillwise." - when discussing Guitar Hero. His resume seems to back up his talk, as he has beaten the Guiness World Record and has been picked by Activision to play as a ringer in a contest.
-Here's something both LA Dodgers and Boston Red Sox fans might not enjoy hearing. Sources close to Manny Ramirez have said that Manny wants to sign with the New York Yankees, when he becomes a free-agent, to "get back at the Red Sox".
-Kobe Bryant and Lebron James have publicly expressed a slight interest in playing in Europe for obviou$ reasons. And now Dwyane Wade has joined the mixed, saying that he would definitely consider it, for the same reasons.
-Shea Stadium will be selling off it's bleacher seats (colour options of red, blue and green) at the very affordable price of $869 a pair.
-Tom Brady is apparently a big fan of Coldplay, which means I respect him a bit more now that I'm aware of that. Brady went to the concert at TD Banknorth Garden (where he had a song dedicated to him), with good friend Gisele Bundchen. Also in attendence were: Gwyneth Paltrow, Steven Spielberg and Jerry Seinfeld.
-A new pitching stat, for the box-score fanatics, the top Ziegler pitchers in the MLB. Roy Halladay ranks second only to Brandon Webb.
-Video of the Day: Gary Coleman at the plate - and ejected in a minor league baseball game.

Wednesday, July 2, 2008 - B-Diddy to LA?

-Tiger Woods, Tom Brady, Kobe Bryant and Alex Rodriguez are in the running for the ESPY: best male athlete. Tough, tough call...
-the Toronto Blue Jays sported some patriotic, yet unattractive Canadian style ball caps in last night's heart-breaker against the Mariners.
-Mats Sundin has been offered a 2-year, 20 million dollar contract by the Vancouver Canucks, but says that he is leaning towards Detroit or the NY Rangers. In related news, the Leafs bring back former goaltender Curtis Joseph.
-After opting out of his contract, Baron Davis is close to signing with the LA Clippers. Who didn't see this coming (especially after the benching incidents with Nelly)?
-Rudy Fernandez becomes the eighth Spaniard to play in the NBA, after signing with the rising Portland Trailblazers.
-the legendary Bon Jovi will be performing at the MLB All-Star weekend in Central Park.
-Houston Astros first baseman Lance Berkman has announced that he will be taking part in the Home Run Derby again, while the Yankees' Alex Rodriguez will not, for health reasons.
-the Tampa Bay Rays are up 2.5 games on the BoSox in the AL East. Yikes.
-a user by the name of spooky93 extended his Beat the Streak record streak to an impressive 46 games after Ichiro Suzuki's hit last night. He's 11 games shy of the $1 million dollar prize. For those just joining and want some tips, 20% of spooky93's picks are Ichiro Suzuki. Ichiro's not a bad choice on any given night, really - I mean, he's a proven hit machine if you hadn't noticed.
-the World Series of Poker's final table will be delayed by four whole months to "build hype" for the "sport". Give me a break - card games will never be considered real sports, no matter how many fans or viewers there are.
-in addition to the musical performance at the end of the blogs, this will also become a regular installment - sports related Youtube videos. Here's tennis phenom Andy Roddick appearing on the Weakest Link.
-From their new album, Viva La Vida (and a personal favourite of mine) - give it up for Coldplay with Violet Hill!