Our Staff

LISTEN TO THESE GUYS GIVE YOU WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW!

Former NFL Linebacker Lonnie Marts

(CHIEFS, BUCS, TITANS, JAGS)

Former NHL Veteran  Ron Duguay

(RANGERS, RED WINGS, KINGS, PENS)

Former NBA Center  Artis Gilmore

(BULLS, SPURS, CELTICS)

Tennis Champion/Broadcaster TONY TRABERT

Listen to our Stream Click here! Subscribe to our PodCast Click here!

HEADLINES: The US Open continues in Flushing Meadow at the USTA Tennis Center...

(Men) In the second Semifinal, #6 Andy Murray was able to hold off #1 Rafael Nadal, winning the match in four sets, 6-2, 7-6, 4-6, 6-4...Murray will now play #2 Roger Federer in the Mens Final on MONDAY evening at 5 p.m....

(Women) In the Womens Final on Sunday night, Serena Williams defeated Jelena Jankovic, 6-4, 7-5 to win her third US Open Championship...it is her ninth Major title...

Jimmie Johnson won the NASCAR race in Richmond, VA...

Camillo Villegas won the PGA Tour event in St. Louis...

Southern Cal is still ranked #1, heading into their game this week with Ohio St., which dropped to #5 following their lackluster performance against Ohio U...West Virginia dropped to #25 following their ls to East Carolina...meanwhile, the Pirates are now ranked #14, after their wins over Virginia Tech and the Mountaineers...

The LPGA rescinded their statement regarding English being a necessary language for play on the Tour...LPGA Commissioner Carolyn Bivens was catching quite a bit of criticism...

The former NBA Seattle Sonics franchise will now be known as the Oklahoma (City) Thunder...

FEDERER GOES FOR HIS 5th OPEN TITLE...  #2 Roger Federer will now play #6 Andy Murray, gunning for his 5th consecutive US Open title... JOE NEEDS TO GO. Its real simple. Paterno is 81 years old! Listening to him during press conferences, he needs to retire. It seems he simply won't let go...	NEW FACES, NEW PLACES...  Manny Ramirez is doing well so far for the L.A. Dodgers (above), while Ken Griffey, Jr. is in Chicago (below)...we'll see how they continue to perform and what the teams do in their respective Divisional races...   DONE DEAL. Kobe Bryant and the USA team did a great job defeating a strong Spain squad for the Gold Medal...
MURRAY BEATS NADAL... #6 Andy Murray (above) held off #1 Rafael Nadal to reach the US Open Finals, where he will now face #2 Roger Federer... SERENA WINS. Serena Williams beat Jelena Jankovic in the Finals on Sunday night, 6-4, 7-5...       Gene Upshaw passes away at 63... Gene Upshaw had problems due to pancreatic cancer. He was a Hall-of-Famer, from his days with the Oakland Raiders ('67-'81). He had been President of the NFLPA for about 25 years. He will be sorely missed. Goodell speaks out on rookie deals... NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said it's "ridiculous" to reward untested rookies with lucrative contracts, and wants the issue addressed in contract talks. "There's something wrong about the system," Goodell said Friday. "The money should go to people who perform." Goodell referred to Michigan tackle Jake Long's five-year, $57.75 million contract -- with $30 million guaranteed. Long was the first overall draft pick by the Miami Dolphins in April. "He doesn't have to play a down in the NFL and he already has his money," Goodell said during a question-and-answer period at the end of a weeklong sports symposium at the Chautauqua Institution. "Now, with the economics where they are, the consequences if you don't evaluate that player, you can lose a significant amount of money. "And that money is not going to players that are performing. It's going to a player that never makes it in the NFL. And I think that's ridiculous." Goodell said he favors lowering salaries offered to rookies, but allowing a provision for those players to renegotiate their deals after proving themselves on the field.   40 YEARS AGO, GIBSON WAS AMAZING In 1968, Bob Gibson was the ace of the St. Louis Cardinals Pitching staff. He compiled a record of 22-9, with a 1.12 ERA! AND...he pitched TWENTY-EIGHT COMPLETE GAMES!!! That's right.....28! The Cardinals went on to the World Series, where they lost to the Detroit Tigers. Denny McLain had 31 wins that year. In that year, pitchers came off a 15" mound, which obviously gave them an advantage. Is the game better now, with pitchers only using a 10" mound?
TEBOW READY TO LEAD GATORS...He won the Heisman last year, and now Tim Tebow will get things rolling for the Gators this season...	Tony Stewart will leave Gibbs in '09.. Tony Stewart will not be in the #20 Home Depot car next year. He will be with Haas Racing as a co-owner...it is very likely 18-year old Joey Pistone will be in the #20....

Tiger admits his rehab hasn't been easy...

Eldrick has started rehab on his knee after surgery, and it has been tough. Meanwhile, the PGA Tour, life without Mr. Woods has meant a) chances for others to win, and b) low ratings for TV coverage.

FYI...Tiger's official career earnings are now over $82 million...

Red Sox look for Ortiz' production...

With Manny gone, its now up to Kevin Youkilis (left) and David Ortiz to provide the power hitting for the Boston Red Sox. And so we'll see how the Sox do...

Change of thought...

Despite missing the cut at the PGA Tour event in Reno, Nevada, Michelle Wie has shown she is splaying decent golf as of late. Now 18 years old and in her 2d year at Stanford, she has banked about $30 million, with most of it coming mainly from endorsements. Those sponsors have been left hanging, due to her lack of success.

Is it fair to chastise Michelle Wie at such a young age? Were the expectations too high? Did she bring them upon her own self? Good questions to ponder, while we wait to see if she will have to go to Q-school just to PLAY Tour events next season...

TOTAL WASTE OF TALENT.

John Daly could've been as good as Tiger Woods, if he had kept the mental focus and desire that Eldrick holds every moment of his career. Instead, all we see is a total loser who has completely wasted away his abilities that so, so many others would kill to hold.

NFL 2008-9

All 32 teams are ready to go, with EVERYONE believing they are going to be better and improved vs. last year...

FAVRE, JETS WIN!

Brett Favre had a good day in a different uniform. He led the Jets to a 20-14 win over the Miami Dolphins to start his 'comeback'. New York will now host the Pats next weekend...

NY Giants handle the 'Skins...

The New York Giants came out and dominated the 1st half of their game with Washington, then the Defense (above) held tight for the 2d Half, and the Giants come away with a 16-7 victory to open the season...

COLLEGE FOOTBALL...

Play started this past weekend. Can LSU repeat? Or will the Ohio State Buckeyes FINALLY win it all, after being the bridesmaid the last two years?

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

GREG LARSON...

Greg Larson is well-known for his writing prowess...his years writing as a columnist are among the best ever. Here, he shares his thoughts...

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Michael Phelps...celebrity!!!

Winning eight Gold Medals will make anyone happy! Michael Phelps will now be plenty busy with appearances and endorsements...we'll be seeing a lot of the guy, including hosting SNL on NBC...

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

NHL free agency

Detroit has their core group of players locked in to deals, then snagged Penguin RW MARIAN HOSSA, which should beef up their roster that much more...

A FLURRY of deals were done during the Free Agency/Trading period in the NHL. Many teams totally re-vamped their entire roster, including the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Here are just a few 'names', and their change of address....

(Player, New team)

RW Mark Recchi, Tampa                     C Bobby Holik, New Jersey

G Patrick Lalime, Buffalo                       LW Erik Cole, Edmonton

C Olli Jokinen, Phoenix                           LW Alex Tanguay, Montreal

C Doug Weight, NY Islanders                 RW Miroslav Satan, Pittsburgh

LW Markus Naslund, NY Rangers          D Wade Redden, NY Rangers

C Ryan Hollweg, Toronto                        LW Sean Avery, Dallas

LW Jarkko Ruutu, Ottawa                       C Vaclav Prospal, Tampa

LW Ruslan Fedotenko, Pittsburgh            LW Ryan Malone, Tampa

RW Gary Roberts, Tampa                       G Curtis Joseph, Toronto

G Andrew Raycroft, Colorado                 C Darcy Tucker, Colorado

C Kyle Wellwood, Vancouver                  G Jose Theodore, Washington

G Christobal Huet, Chicago                       RW Todd Bertuzzi, Calgary

C Brendan Morrison, Anaheim                   RW Owen Nolan, Minnesota

LW Pavol Demitra, Vancouver