With U.S. Bragging Rights Secure, Sights Set on World Supremacy at International Championship
LAS VEGAS, June 24 /TMRzoo.com/ — Sean Sears, 23, of Chicopee, Mass. emerged from hand-to-hand combat with more than 300 of the nation’s finest Rock Paper Scissors players to claim the 2008 Bud Light/USA Rock Paper Scissors League (USARPS) Championship and its $50,000 first prize Sunday night in Las Vegas. Read the rest of this entry »
For the sixth consecutive year, ESPN will present live coverage of the NBA Draft – this year featuring a talent pool highlighted by Michael Beasley (Kansas State) and Derrick Rose (Memphis) – Thursday, June 26 at 7 p.m. ET from the WaMu Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York. Stuart Scott will host with college basketball analyst and Draft expert Jay Bilas and NBA analysts Mark Jackson and Jeff Van Gundy. Additional contributors will include international basketball expert Fran Fraschilla; college basketball analyst Dick Vitale (via satellite); on-site reporters Ric Bucher and Andy Katz; on-site analysis and Draft pick interviews by Stephen A. Smith; green room interviews by Doris Burke; and field reporters David Amber (Chicago), Colleen Dominguez (Seattle) and Wendi Nix (Tarrytown, N.Y., site of the Knicks’ training facility). Read the rest of this entry »
They will definitely treat him to something on Father’s Day on Sunday, June 15. Maybe some snazzy cufflinks or a new driver for the golf bag.
But the real Father’s Day present this year from six NFL rookies will be unwrapped from September 4-8 – on NFL Kickoff 2008 Weekend. At that time, if all goes well, they will give dad a gift 158 sons have presented before – following in his footsteps as NFL players. Read the rest of this entry »
This is it, the final weekend for the NBA Finals. Even if the series goes to 7 games, it will end on Thursday. The future HDTV weekend schedules look bleak, at least until the NFL kicks off it’s pre-season in August. Tune in to ABC-HD on Sunday to see if the Lakers even up the series, or the Celtics take a commanding lead. Maybe one more championship will make the Boston fans go away for awhile. Read the rest of this entry »
One pitcher came off the DL in a new role and lasted only one outing before going out for the rest of the season. Another pitcher left the bullpen to begin a new career as a starter, and got rocked in his first big league start. And yet another pitcher came off a long wait on the DL and did better than anyone could have anticipated.
This is where we begin this week’s look Around the Bases:
*After five starts this season where he went 3-2 with an ERA of 2.00 with 36 K and only 8 BB, Braves right hander John Smoltz decided that he couldn’t take the pain in his shoulder any longer and shut it down. He went on the DL for a few weeks, and after trying several different things, decided that he would try to comeback as a reliever again.
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A total of eight members of the Tampa Bay Rays and the Boston Red Sox have been suspended for their roles in the incidents that occurred on Wednesday and Thursday at Fenway Park in Boston. The eight suspensions total 38 games. Bob Watson, Vice President of On-Field Operations for Major League Baseball, made the announcement. Read the rest of this entry »
Long-Running, Award-Winning NFL Show
to Premiere Wednesday, September 10
New York, New York – (June 7, 2008) – Showtime Networks and CBS Sports are teaming to bring the highly acclaimed and award-winning NFL studio show, INSIDE THE NFL, to SHOWTIME. The announcement was made today by Matthew C. Blank, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Showtime Networks, Inc., Steve Bornstein, Executive Vice President of NFL Media, and Sean McManus, President, CBS News and Sports and Executive Producer, THE NFL ON CBS. Read the rest of this entry »
Agreement with Bluff Media Adds 2009 World Series of Poker, World Series of Poker Europe, More to Live Coverage Lineup
ESPN Mobile TV Also With Live Coverage; ESPN.com Revamps Poker Site, Features Chance to Win Seat In Main Event
For the first time ever, ESPN360.com will provide live coverage of 24 bracelet events from the 2008 World Series of Poker, and has also reached an agreement with Bluff Media to provide live streaming coverage of next year’s 2009 World Series of Poker. Read the rest of this entry »
DETROIT, June 5 /Detroit Red Wings players, coaches and staff will participate in a parade to celebrate the 2008 Stanley Cup Championship on Friday, June 6, 2008, starting at 11:00 a.m. The parade will end with a celebration rally at Hart Plaza.
The parade route and additional details will be announced on June 5.
Fans are encouraged to come to Hockeytown and celebrate the return of the Cup!
FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla., June 3 / CBSSports.com today launched a news and information site specifically geared to the world of fantasy sports, giving fantasy players around the world open access to the most coveted analysis and data in the business. CBSSports.com Fantasy News represents the first time a major developer of fantasy sports products has built a site designed solely for news and information and made it available to the public, regardless of what fantasy sports provider they use. Read the rest of this entry »
Some say that EA Sports is just “mailing it in” each year with no true competition in the NFL Football gaming world. Some say that this classic football gaming franchise has been to reduced to simply being a yearly roster update. Other say the game just doesn’t cut it anymore in terms of realism and has gone the way of arcade football versus the sim, in which it earned it’s stripes.
Based on some newly released information, here are 10 more good reasons NOT to purchase Madden 09 when it hits store shelves this August:
10. Eli Manning has an overall rating of 93.
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The NBA Finals Begin Thursday on ABC
SportsCenter NBA Finals Special – 1987 Celtics/Lakers – Tuesday on ESPN
The 2008 NBA Finals, featuring the Los Angeles Lakers and Kobe Bryant and the Boston Celtics and Kevin Garnett, will tip off on Thursday, June 5, at 9 p.m. ET on ABC, ABC HD, ESPN Radio and ESPN International. ESPN’s multi-platform presentation of The Finals will include coverage across ABC, ABC HD, ESPN, ESPN HD, ESPN The Magazine and ESPN Mobile Properties.
ABC’s primetime lineup will include: Read the rest of this entry »
Manny finally joins the 500-Club while Cincinnati Reds phenom Jay Bruce puts on a 6 game offensive show the likes of which most have never witnessed, culminating in his first career HR, which happened to also be a walk-off HR.
This is where we begin our look Around the Bases this week:
• Manny Ramirez, outfielder for the Boston Red Sox, has definitively answered the question of whether or not he is a Hall of Famer. And the answer is, absolutely. Of course, he did that long before he belted HR number 500 into the bleachers of Camden Yard on Saturday night, but it certainly helped sway some people who may have still been on the fence. It was, after all, just another example of Manny being Manny. A great hitter doing what he does best.
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Sept. 8 Monday Night Football Doubleheader Game
The familiar trio of Mike Greenberg, Mike Golic and Pro Football Hall of Famer Mike Ditka will call the West Coast game for the second consecutive year in ESPN’s season-opening Monday Night Football doubleheader — Denver Broncos vs. Oakland Raiders on September 8 at 10:15 p.m. ET. The game will follow the Minnesota Vikings vs. Green Bay Packers telecast at 7 p.m. Read the rest of this entry »
LONDON — The first 40,000 tickets made available for the NFL’s second overseas regular-season game on October 26 at Wembley Stadium in London, England between the San Diego Chargers and New Orleans Saints sold today in 90 minutes. The tickets were available to fans who were randomly selected from an overwhelming number of registered ticket requests. Read the rest of this entry »
Ultimate Light Beer Offering – Free Miller Lite To Members of Championship Teams
MILWAUKEE, May 29 /PRNewswire/ — With the heroes of the hardwood fighting to play in pro basketball’s ultimate series and hockey’s top teams vying for a shot at one of the oldest trophies in all of sports, Miller Lite today announced it will award members of pro sports’ championship teams with something more than a just a trophy: Read the rest of this entry »
