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Primetime & Late Night Viewing Picks (with Some Afternoon Picks Added)
College Hockey – NCAA Men’s Frozen FourNational SemifinalsBoston College vs. North Dakota – ESPN2, 6 p.m.Michigan vs. Notre Dame –…
Read more5 Key Questions – Focus: Double-A Arkansas Travelers
The Travelers new closer – Stephen Marek pictured above By David Saltzer – Angelswin.com Columnist After a close look at…
Read moreSmith injured
From Mike Trudell/Timberwolves site: Craig Smith suffered a sprained left sterno clavicular joint in the closing minutes of Wednesday evening’s…
Read moreInjury Update
Mike Lowell– The thumb injury is not season ending but could force Lowell to go on the DL. Lowell thought…
Read moreWolves Updates 4/10 Part 2
From Britt Robson/On The Ball: In all seriousness, I’m not certain giving Brewer any more burn in these final four…
Read moreDay of the Thursday Links
I was trying to be creative but with my brain fried already this morning, that’s the best I could do….
Read moreWhat’s Wrong With Ortiz at the Plate?
Something is not right with David Ortiz at the plate. His early numbers confirm that he is struggling. He’s 3-26…
Read more7-1, Gamecocks Beat Clemson in Baseball
The South Carolina baseball team beat Clemson 7-1 last night; the Gamecocks have now beaten the Tigers six times in…
Read moreHarang silences Brewers’ bats in 4-1 loss
Aaron Harang threw 99 pitches over 8 innings Thursday…74 of them for strikes. While Harang only fanned 3, he also…
Read moreSauls Out, Casto In?; Spring Game Called Off
So it got weird with Kevin Love and Darren Collison. First the LA Times says they are gone, then Ben…
Read more4/10: The rubber meets the road
Prev. Gm: Detroit Tigers (1-7) @ Boston Red Sox (4-5) Nate Robertson (0-0, 9.00) @ Tim Wakefield (0-0, 4.50) 7:05…
Read moreClassic Mini Pony of the Day 4-10-08
(originally published on 4-10-07) This mini pony rules. It’s like a dog, only cooler. It’s another video, because videos are…
Read moreDavid or Bryan?
Mike Timlin is returning tomorrow, so another move in the bullpen will have to be made. For a variety of…
Read moreJayyy-Deee Drew!
How ’bout that Drew? No, not Nancy Drew. J.D. Drew. He’s hit safely in all six games that he’s played…
Read moreRediscovering an old friend.
Back in the early part of this decade, the New York Mets were positively dreadful. There were a lot of…
Read moreBrewers beat down by Cincinnati
Milwaukee had their 4-game winning streak snapped on Wednesday night when the Reds blasted the Brewers, 12-4. The Brewers fell…
Read moreWho’s the draft expert here?
Not since Alcoholics Anonymous has there been a more well funded endeavor that has yielded such low and undocumented results than…
Read moreTop Ten Draft Steals of All Time
As the NFL Draft moves onto center stage, some fun with draft picks that everyone missed. 10- Roger Staubach9- Larry…
Read moreWednesday Night Update
Some more links on this late Wednesday night. First, John Eggerton of Broadcasting & Cable writes that with Time Warner…
Read moreSox Give Tigers Their First Win
The Red Sox had a rally in the second tonight to take a 2-0 lead but those were the only…
Read moreLowell Leaves Game with Thumb Injury
The bad news: Lowell had to leave tonight game against the Tigers after spraining his thumb. The good news: X-Rays…
Read moreTime To Make YOUR Irish Eyes Smile
There comes a time in every college football fans life where one decides where to get their info from. With…
Read moreLugo Makes All 3 Outs In the 4th
Julio Lugo came up in the 4th with no outs and runners on 1st and second. He hit a grounder…
Read moreFox Saturday Baseball Game of the Week Distribution for April 12
Fox will send the Yankees-Red Sox game to most of the country, but in case of a rainout, there’s the…
Read moreWolves Updates 4/10
From Chip Scoggins/Star Tribune: Wittman said he did not feel the need to talk to guard Rashad McCants after benching…
Read moreWolves 90, Hornets 122
From the AP recap: Rashad McCants had 23 for the Timberwolves, who have lost six straight. Randy Foye scored 20…
Read moreTigers finally win
It is about time a team to picked to be in the World Series got a win. Unfortunately, it came…
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