During last night's Tampa Bay Rays ALCS game, David Archuleta sang God Bless America (pretty well I might add!) and promptly cursed the hometown Rays. It is yet to be determined how long the curse will last (Red Sox style? Cubs style?) - but it is certain that marching out American Idol alum David   more...
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JD Drew unveiled a new fashion trend last night:The chin fupa - which is essentially an extra long goatee with a closely-trimmed beard.The chin fupa really stood out as an extra-hairy-under-lip and carried teammate Dice-K to a shutout win in game one of the ALCS
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Attention John Lackey:Stop whining (read full rant below). The Red Sox beat you for the 12th time in 13 playoff games. They own you. You're not better than them if you don't beat them and the Sox beat you without Mike Lowell and with Josh Beckett clearly not being right.The Red Sox aren't   more...
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Two prominent sports voices have stood firm against Manny Ramirez and his recent success:Tim McCarver and Buster Olney. I would add Skip Bayless to this - but I would likely be ridiculed endlessley to call Skip prominent (though I love him). Tim McCarver made waves yesterday by calling Manny   more...
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Jose Canseco was detained at the US-Mexico border after officials caught him carrying steroids. And if that wasn't embarrassing enough, the drugs he was caught with are used to "maintain and restore testicular size".
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if i see that damn subway ryan howard commercial with him reciting a poem about the cheesesteak, im going to hurl... its corny... ryan howard is the man.... subway sucks... the commercial is terrible!!! and whats with the music behind it? since when did philly become the soul city? this aint   more...

The Boston Red Sox took Game 1 of the ALCS last night. It was a pitchers duel for the most part, and Dice-K was able to get out of jams left and right. Matsuzaka held the Rays hit less until the 7th inning. He got into trouble with all of the walks he throws, but he is brilliant with men on base.   more...
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While only playing 4 games so far in the AFL, some of the Yankee youngsters are already showing good signs. Juan Miranda is 6-for-8, and is leading the AFL with a .750AVG. Miranda will be a sleeper if the team has to settle for a lesser player than Mark Teixeira. Phil Hughes, who only made one   more...
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Joe Torre's brother, Frank spoke out against the Yankees. Frank wasn't happy with the way the Yankees organization treated his brother. I totally agree with what he said. The Yankees ran him out of town, and now Joe is in the playoffs, while the Bombers aren't. Deep down inside, we all know that   more...
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The organization will hold a meeting towards the end of October to talk about and discuss the changes that will be made with the team. They will bring up free agents and coaching staff decisions. So far, the only thing they have taken care of is re-signing Brian Cashman, which was an important move   more...
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I don't know how long this interview has been up, but I found it very interesting. While I was looking for new pics for the blog I came across this photo. When I clicked on the picture, it redirected me to this site. Apparently, Phil hughes is one of the spokesman for ACE Performance Grooming Tools   more...
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An article written by Ken Davidoff from Newsday.com, says that the Padres will explore the market for possible trades for Jake Peavy. If you want C.C....than Peavy is out of the question. It would come down to one of the two. Sabathia would obviously cost more. Peavy has been pitching in the NL,   more...
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It's tradition at Wrigley Field for fans to throw back the home runs of opposing players. However, that doesn't mean throwing balls *at* opposing players. A Cubs fan was arrested during yesterday's Game 1 against the Dodgers for trying to plunk Manny Ramirez.
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Today is a great one for sports fans. We've got the NLCS getting underway, the NHL season making it's North American debut, and Pacman Jones is in trouble again. At OpenSports.com we want to know your take on everything happening Today in Sports. It's ok Cubs fans. You can come and vent your   more...
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"Oh, [bleep] the Cubs!" Guillen said to a White Sox employee as the manager exited the interview area. Guillen said he's disappointed for some of the individuals on the Cubs. "I know the situation they're in, it's not easy walking in Chicago," Guillen said. "I sent a message to [Carlos] Zambrano   more...
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