May 17, 2011 – The ongoing battle between the NFL owners and players took another turn as the owners won a critical victory Monday. The federal appeals court found for the owners and against the players as they granted a stay from a previously court ordered injunction that would have lifted the lockout. In an [...]
May 16, 2011 – Promoters of the Amgen Tour of California had to know they were taking a risk when they scheduled the first stage of the race to begin in South Lake Tahoe, mid May. They studied the weather statics and made the decision to move forward. With snow in the forecast and light [...]
May 13, 2011 – For the second year in a row, Tiger Woods has withdrawn from The Players Championship. Last year it was due to a neck injury. This year he suffers from an injury to his leg. Woods only made it through nine holes when he quit claiming pain in his leg. It appears [...]
May 12, 2011 – Major league baseball is doing its part to increase minority presence in the game of baseball. Through its program, Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities, MLB is having an effect on the participation of inner city kids in the game. MLB’s RBI is more than just a program to teach kids to [...]
May 9, 2011 – Phil Jackson is retiring after a long history of greatness according to this most faithful fans. Jackson coached the Chicago Bulls to 6 NBA championships before he returned to coaching with the Los Angeles Lakers. After being swept by the Dallas Mavericks Monday, Jackson said after his defeat in Game 4 [...]
May 8, 2011 -Animal Kingdom overcame 20 to 1 odds to win the 137th running of the Kentucky Derby, the biggest race in the sport. Animal Kingdom, ridden by jockey John Velazquez, won the race at Churchill Downs by 2 3/4 lengths Saturday. Animal Kingdom prepped for the Derby by winning the $500,000 purse at [...]
May 5, 2011 -According to French Open tennis champion Francesca Schiavone, contrary to what we’ve always been told, sex before a match enhances performance. The old wives tale that sex before sports diminishes abilities and should be avoided. Schiavone wants to put an end to that myth. The current French Open winner told reporters the [...]
May 4, 2011 – Minnesota Twins pitcher Francisco Liriano pitched the first no-hitter of the 2011 season against the Chicago White Sox Tuesday. The left-hander is recovering from a rough start to the season, with only one win in five starts so far this season. Liriano started out as a strong prospect with a 12-3 [...]
May 2, 2011 – The Sacramento Kings made the decision Monday to stay in Sacramento and not move to Anaheim. The debate over moving the basketball team south has been going on for months with all sides maneuvering for position. The owners of the Kings, the Maloof family, say the team will remain in the [...]
Apr 29, 2011 – New research suggests that children who play only one sport are more prone to injury than those that participate in multiple sports. According to a study by Dr. Neeru Jayanthi, medical director at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, kids who only participated in one athletic pursuit were twice as [...]
