Sports Journal: VILLAS BOAS SACKED

Saturday, March 24, 2012

Saturday March 24th Top Sports News

Below: What to Expect in the Coming Weeks
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NFL:

Andrew Luck and Robert Griffin III both had excellent pro days and the topic being debated is which of the two will be this years #1 pick! Which one would you pick?
A mystery team that could have been in on the Peyton Manning sweepstakes were the Philadelphia Eagles. I can't imagine what would have happened if they had actually signed him...
Tim Tebow has been traded to the New York Jets and is looking to get Mark Sanchez's starting QB job.
Mike Wallace is asking for Larry Fitzgerald money and no team has still signed him.The front runners are the Denver Broncos and the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Warren Sapp has accused Jeremy Shockey of being the player who told the NFL front-office about the bounty program. The free-agent tight-end has been trying to prove that he is not the "snitch" and even tweeted a picture of his chat with Saints manager, Sean Payton.

Jeff Saturday signed with the Green Bay Packers after the Denver Broncos showed a lot of interest in him as they wanted to reunite him with his former QB, Peyton Manning.
The Denver Broncos signed one of Peyton's former teammates as Jacob Tamme agreed to a three year deal with the team.
In a move that probably ends a circle, the New York Jets traded QB Drew Stanton to the Colts. Here is the Circle : Manning to the Broncos (this forces Tebow out), Tebow to the Jets (this forces Stanton out), Stanton to the Colts (the end).
Marion Barber of the Chicago Bears retired after seven years in the NFL. Congratulations on a great career!
In other Chicago Bears running-back news, they signed Michael Bush to a four year deal and shortly after Matt Forte went on a Twitter Rant:

Soccer:

Chelsea and Tottenham had the chances to scores but never capitalized on their opportunities and the game ended 0-0. Some people may argue that Chelsea was not given two penalties but this game could have easily gone to Tottenham as Cech made some brilliant saves and Gary Cahill also had a very impressive stop on an Adebayor attempt to score.
Arsenal moved even more ahead than Chelsea and Tottenham as they beat Aston Villa 3-0. The goals came from Gibbs, Walcott and Arteta.
Wigan upset Liverpool as they beat them 1-2. Liverpool tied the game with a Luis Suarez goal but that wasn't enough as Caldwell of Wigan went on to score in the 63rd minute to give Wigan the win.

College Basketball: New Feature!

Baylor is moving on to the next round as they beat Xavier 75-70. The Baylor Bears grabbed a big early lead which the Musketeers tried to catch up too but never made it. Acy had a double-double for Baylor with 20 points and 15 rebounds.
The Kansas Jayhawks held-off North Carolina State's rally in the end of the game and secured a place in the Elite Eight as they beat the Wolfpack 57-60. Thomas Robinson recorded a double-double for Kansas with 18 points and 15 rebounds.
The Kentucky Wildcats did not allow the Indiana Hoosiers to beat them again. This time they moved on easily to the Elite Eight by beating Indiana 90-102. Kentucky's top performer was Kidd Gilchrist with 24 points and 10 rebounds.
In the final game of Friday, The Ohio Bobcats could not continue their run as they fell short to the North Carolina Tar-Heels. Ohio almost pulled off another upset as they took UNC to overtime but then fell to the Tar-Heels 65-73.

Predicting tonight's games:

NBA
Grizzlies over Clippers
Atlanta over Washington
Bobcats over Nets
New York over Detroit
Bulls over Raptors
San Antonio over New Orleans
Rockets over Mavericks
Indiana over Milwaukee
Warriors over Kings
NHL
Stars over Flames
Buffalo over Minnesota
Rangers over Maple Leafs
Ottawa over Pittsburgh
Flyers over Canadiens
Tampa Bay over New York Islanders
Red Wings over Hurricane
Winnipeg over Nashville
Kings over Bruins
Colorado over Vancouver
Sharks over Coyotes

Noteworthy thing of the day:

Here is a SportsCenter Twitter fail when reporting the Tim Tebow trade news:

#FakeTwitterAccount'ed

Stat of the day: New Feature!

Kevin Love set a Minnesota Timberwolves record Friday night as he dropped 51 points on the Oklahoma City Thunder. The player who previously held the record was Kevin Garnett with 47 points.

Monday, March 5, 2012

Monday March 5th Top Sports News

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NFL:

Mickey Loomis G.M of the Saints might get fined as he lied in the NFL's investigation of the Bounty-Gate scandal, he also clarified his words and said that Brees is a great quarterback.
The New Orleans Saints have placed their franchise-tag on QB Drew Brees and their other top free-agent target Carl Nicks hasn't gotten an offer yet.
The Saints have not received their punishment for one of the NFL's biggest scandals but are expected to get it before March 25th.
Colts quarterback Peyton Manning has been working out at Duke University and a video has surfaced on the internet in which you can see him throw pretty well. His dad, Archie Manning said that : "I saw him throw and he looked like Peyton". Good news for him, I didn't want to see him end his career in that note.
The salary cap has not been announced yet and the league and the union are trying to make it higher.
The New England Patriots are expected to Wes "Butterfingers" Welker as they are looking to add yet another Wide Receiver.
The Redskins are being investigated too for "bounty-gate" and the Buffalo Bills apparently had a bounty system too under Gregg Williams.
In other Redskins news, they are the favorites on trading for the St. Louis' Rams draft pick as they are very interested in getting Robert Griffin III.
The Seattle Seahawks and Marshawn Lynch have agreed on a new contract. SKITTLES!!

NBA:

David Stern is expected to leave the NBA after the 2013-2014 season. Not if we veto the move, right Lakers fans?
Lamar Odom did not play a game in the D-League and actually had a good game on Saturday as the Mavericks played the Utah Jazz.
The Celtics and Atlanta Hawks have talked for a deal involving Josh Smith and the Big 3. Would you pull the trigger on the trade?
In news that shows that the Los Angeles Clippers want to get younger, it is rumored that they are interested in adding Ray Allen of the Boston Celtics. Kidding aside, it would be a good addition as he is still an amazing sharpshooter and will bring veteran experience.

MLB:

The San Diego Padres and Cameron Maybin reached a $25 million dollars, 5 year deal. This contract will keep in San Diego until 2017 and there is a club option in the contract.
The Oakland Athletics finally made official that they have signed the Cuban defector, Yoennis Cespedes. Good luck in the majors!
Another problem for New York Mets fans as Ike Davis has Valley Fever symptoms. Yeah, like you I also don't know what is Valley Fever.
Lefty pitcher Mike Gonzales who was with the Texas Rangers and Baltimore Orioles last year is still a free-agent, because he won't lower his price, got a minor-league offer from the Rangers but obviously declined. Better play somewhere for less money than not to play at all...
Corey Hart the outfielder of the Milwaukee Brewers has been injured and will miss about 3 to 4 weeks. Bad news for Brewers fans in an offseason that hasn't been the best as they lost their star to the Detroit Tigers.
In Detroit Tigers news, they hit 9 home-runs against the Atlanta Braves in a spring-training game. Now do that in a real game.