June 2009
Published on: 29th June, 2009
Perez Strikes Out Six in Five Innings |
read this item
NEW YORK — Left-handed pitcher Oliver Perez took a big step toward returning to the Mets with a solid performance on Sunday in his latest rehab start. Perez threw 72 pitches in five scoreless innings for Class A Brooklyn, allowing two hits and one walk while striking out six. Before the start, the Mets had [...]
Published on: 26th June, 2009
Knicks Just Miss Out On Curry, Settle For Jordan HillJordan Hill out of Arizona is selected as the eighth overall pick by the NY Knicks at the 2009 NBA Draft at the WaMu Theater at Madison Square Garden. Original Filename: DSC_0621.JPG |
read this item
New York – The New York Knickerbockers and their fans were wishing and hoping as the NBA Draft moved along that their dream pick, Stephen Curry, would fall directly into their laps when the Knicks’ choice came at number eight. Curry, the purest shooter in the draft, had already stated publicly his preference to play [...]
Published on: 24th June, 2009
NBA Draft: Sooners' Griffin Set To Be Number One Pick |
read this item
New York – This Thursday, NBA Commissioner David Stern is going to addle up to the podium at Madison Square Garden at 7pm. In a moment after that, Blake Griffin is going to hear his name announced by Stern as the league’s number one pick in the 2009 Draft by the Los Angeles Clippers. This simple event [...]
Published on: 22nd June, 2009
Phil Falls Short AgainMasters defending champion Phil Mickelson, left, talks with Jay Haas, right, on the putting green during practice at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga., Wednesday, April 6, 2005. First round play of the 2005 Masters begins Thursday. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta) |
read this item
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — The U.S. Open had been gone barely half an hour. Somewhere, someone else was holding the silver trophy — the one his wife had asked him to bring home, so she could have it in her hospital room. No more golf this day for Phil Mickelson. Or tomorrow, or nobody knows when. [...]
Published on: 22nd June, 2009
What's With Lance Stephenson? |
read this item
Big Apple basketball fans are always searching for an answer to the eternal question: Who’s next? The question seemed to be answered five years ago when Lance Stephenson, then a gangly eighth-grader, went head-to-head with Memphis Grizzlies guard O.J. Mayo at a summer sneaker camp in New Jersey. At the time, Mayo was considered the [...]
Published on: 19th June, 2009
From the NY Daily News - Bethpage Black Opens Arms to PhilLOUISVILLE, KY - SEPTEMBER 21: (FILE PHOTO) Phil Mickelson of the USA team walks to the clubhouse with his wife Amy after the USA 16 1/2-11 1/2 victory over Europe on the final day of the 2008 Ryder Cup at Valhalla Golf Club on September 21, 2008 in Louisville, Kentucky. According to reports May 20, 2009, Phil Mickelson will suspend his PGA tour after his wife Amy was diagnosed with breast cancer. (Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images) Original Filename: GYI0057494892.jpg |
read this item
No matter where it is, Amy Mickelson has always been by her man Phil’s side. But Thursday, as Mickelson tees off at U.S. Open, he goes it alone while Amy gets ready to fight breast cancer. Johnson/AP/AP Phil and Amy Mickelson with their 5-day-old daughter on June 26, 1999. The applause began as Phil [...]
Published on: 17th June, 2009
Cano Lifted His Average to .310 With Four-Hit Night |
read this item
New York – Robinson Cano had himself a lot of fun tonight at Yankee Stadium as he led the Yankees to a come-from- behind 5-3 win over the hapless Washington Nationals. Cano, who collected four hits and 2 r.b.i. while making several sparkling plays in the field supported C.C. Sabathia’s solid 7 2/3 performance who gained his sixth [...]
Published on: 15th June, 2009
From the L.A. Times - Band of gold: Lakers are champions again |
read this item
Lakers guard Kobe Bryant and teammates Pau Gasol and Trevor Ariza begin to celebrate their NBA championship after defeating the Orlando Magic, 99-86, on Sunday. They finish off Magic in Game 5 to win 15th NBA title, and 10th in L.A. Phil Jackson earns record 10th ring as a coach, and Kobe Bryant gets [...]
Published on: 12th June, 2009
Castillo Ninth Inning Drop Leads To Miraculous Win For Yanks Over Mets New York Yankees vs New York Mets. June 13, 2009 at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, NY. Mets Luis Castillo heads to first on grounder fielded by Yanks Jorge Posada. Original Filename: _HS29383T8.jpg |
read this item
The Yankees won tonight in one of the most improbable, inexplicable endings in baseball history. Yes, fans, that sounds like a big, overly dramatic statement to make about a game played on June 12th, but this one was amazing. It was the ninth inning of tonight’s opener of the Yankees-Mets series at the new Yankee Stadium and [...]
Published on: 12th June, 2009
Michael Vick Era In Atlanta Officially Ends |
read this item
Quarterback Michael Vick’s time with the Atlanta Falcons is officially over. Vick, who is serving the remainder of his prison sentence on dogfighting charges under house arrest in Virginia, was released by the team Friday. Before Friday’s announcement — a move that clears Vick to sign with any NFL team — general manager Thomas Dimitroff called [...]
Next Page »
