Archive for May, 2009
The weekend is here and sports addicts worldwide rejoice as the NBA Playoffs continue, the Stanley Cup Finals start up, the MLB season continues to take shape, European soccer teams attempt to sign high-paid superstars in the offseason and some of the PGA’s best tournament still lie ahead.
Here’s what in store for the weekend:
Stanley Cup Finals
Detroit Red Wings vs. [...]
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Wednesday, May 27th, 2009
Rome, Italy - Stadio Olimpico is the stage for tonight’s 17th UEFA Champions League Final between Manchester United FC and FC Barcelona (8:45pm local time).
Cristiano Ronaldo and Man U will have a chance to make history with a win tonight, solidifying back-to-back Champions League trophies for the first time in the Champions League era. Lionel [...]
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Rumors swirl around Southern California as a possible trade may be in place to send All Star San Diego Padres’ right hander Jake Peavy to the Chicago White Sox. In fact, the trade has already been agreed on by the two teams. However, Peavy has a “no-trade” clause in his contract, so no deal can [...]
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The LA Lakers took a 1-0 lead over the Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference Finals on Tuesday night with a 105-103 win at the Staples Center, maintaining home court advantage. Although the Nuggets looked to be the better team throughout the evening, it was Kobe Bryant’s late game free throws that put the Lakeshow ahead. [...]
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Milan, Italy - With a 3-0 home win over lowly Siena, F.C. Internazionale Milano has captured its fourth consecutive Serie A title by securing their 81st league point. The “Scudetto” is the first for coach Jose Mourinho in his first year with the club. This is Inter Milan’s 17th title in the team’s 101 year history.
Inter will glady except an [...]
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Its Thursday and the weekend starts now. Let’s see what’s poppin in the world of sports…
Sports Betting In Delaware
Congress in the First State aka Delaware became the 4th state in the country to legalize sports betting. Oregon, Nevada and Montana all currently share the same privilege. FINALLY! The east coast now has an outlet to [...]
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Let’s be honest, no one cares about Game 5 of the Celtics-Magic series or the Lakers-Rockets showdown tonight. What IS on everybody’s minds is the controversy surrounding Miss California Carrie Prejean after semi-nude photos of the beauty pageant were leaked.
We want to see these photos! Well, I could only find two, so here ya go you dirtbags…
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Los Angeles, CA - Just when all seemed to be a little too perfect in Hollywood, we find out that it really is. Manny Ramirez’s shocking move to Los Angeles from Boston went through last season without a wrinkle for either team and the honeymoon has continued into the early 2009 season. That is…until Thursday.
While new Red Sox [...]
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Churchill Downs - Louisville, KY - The Kentucky Derby is the best race to make some serious money on, because it’s a huge field and there is normally no clear-cut favorite. Anybody can win this race! This sets up the possibility of a huge exacta payout, a ginormous trifecta and a gargantuan superfecta. I also hear there is [...]
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