After losing his chance at the Triple Crown, finishing last at Belmont, there is still no diagnosis as to what happened that caused Big Brown to slow up during the race. Big Brown was picked by thousands to win the Triple Crown Saturday as he is the best horse anybody has seen in the past 30 years. Those who did so were severely dissappointed. Now a day later there is no reason as to what happened to this Colt. He seems to be walking fine, he is jogging and eating, and seems joyful for a horse. What the heck happened? Nobody really knows right now and until blood work and x-rays come back nobody may never know. Hopefully there is nothing wrong with Big Brown and he was just uncomfortable with the track as this is what his owner, Michael Iavarone thinks, "There's nothing physically that's shown up," he said, speaking by cell phone from his daughter's soccer game on Long Island. "I'm as confused as anybody. The only thing we're resorting to right now is the track might have been too deep for him and he didn't like it out there."
Though I hate the sport of horse racing I hope for the sake of Big Brown he is fine and gets back to racing. Good luck Big Brown!
Sunday, June 8, 2008
Rafeal Nadal Makes History
This past Sunday Rafeal Nadal may have cemented himself in history defeating number one seeded Roger Federer in three sets at the 2008 French Open Final. The score to those three sets you ask? 6-1, 6-3, 6-0. That is called domination. Many chose Nadal to win the French Open for his fourth straight time, but not many expected him to take the title in three sets or atleast the way he man-handled Federer. Nadal is the king of clay. On clay courts, playing five sets, Nadal is 41-0. This was Federer's worst loss ever in a Grand Slam, and many think it's safe to say he wasn't playing his best tennis. Federer will now remain the second tier to Nadal until he redeems himself at another Grand Slam. As for Nadal, take it on to Wimbledon baby, just keep on winning. Whether he keeps on winning or not he is surely the king of the clay.
Celtics lead NBA Finals 2-0
In a game where Kobe Bryant and the Lakers posted 41 points in the 4th quarter Boston tied the all-time record for playoff home game wins by defeating the Lakers 108-102. Boston's stifling defense and rebounding have been the deciding factors in the first two games of the Finals. Bryant has had two sub-par performances in which he has gone 20 for 49 in shots made and attempted. The size and toughness of the Celtics have bothered each Bryant, Gasol, and Odom. Game 3 will come from the Staples Center where the Lakers are 8-0 in the playoffs. Look for Boston's bench to be a big factor the res of this series. The most important being Leon Powe. Powe a big man for the Celtics has come in and harassed the Lakers front court, going 6/7 in shots made. In just 15 minutes of playing time Powe scored 21 points. Rajon Rondo has also had his shining moment and is growing up fast. Rondo added 16 assists in lastnight's game 2. It looks as though the Lakers front court needs to toughen up and someone other than Kobe Bryant needs to step up and score. Only three teams have ever come back from an 0-2 deficit in the Finals, no team has ever come back from an 0-3 deficit.
One for the Ages
After having their 23 game win streak snapped the LSU baseball team looked as though they were about to drop another one. This loss would have knocked LSU out of the super regionals and sent UC Irvine to face North Carolina in Omaha for the College World Series. But, that wasn't the case. Heading into the eight inning trailing 7-2, LSU tallied two runs to cut the deficit to 7-4. After LSU reliever Louis Coleman held the Anteaters scoreless in the seventh and ninth innings the tiger bats began to come alive. In the ninth LSU plated five more runs to take the lead for the first time since the fourth inning.
In the bottom of the ninth Coleman looked to give up a double until leftfielder Jared Mitchell made a web-gem diving catch for the first out. The second batter of the inning ripped Coleman's first pitch into the rightfield corner for a double. With the tying run at the plate Coleman forced two infield popups to end the sensational comeback victory.
This was LSU's 29th come from behind victory on the season. They force a game 7 on Monday, win and you're going to Omaha. LSU will start Blake Martin who is 5-3 on the season while UC Irvine will counter with Bryce Stowell who is 8-2 on the season with a 2.72 ERA. This is one game for the ages and will never be forgotten in this last series at the Box before it is torn down at the end of the season.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1K7_7djoZvM
In the bottom of the ninth Coleman looked to give up a double until leftfielder Jared Mitchell made a web-gem diving catch for the first out. The second batter of the inning ripped Coleman's first pitch into the rightfield corner for a double. With the tying run at the plate Coleman forced two infield popups to end the sensational comeback victory.
This was LSU's 29th come from behind victory on the season. They force a game 7 on Monday, win and you're going to Omaha. LSU will start Blake Martin who is 5-3 on the season while UC Irvine will counter with Bryce Stowell who is 8-2 on the season with a 2.72 ERA. This is one game for the ages and will never be forgotten in this last series at the Box before it is torn down at the end of the season.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1K7_7djoZvM
Saturday, June 7, 2008
2009 Recruiting heating up
Here are the lastest college football recruiting rankings from Tom Luginbill of ESPN.
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/recruiting/football/news/story?id=3426017
First of all how can he have rankings out when the players have yet to be ranked? Also USC should be the outright number one with Texas following a close number two. LSU is also right in the thick of it at number three, in my opinion. Look for these three schools to finish with the top three recruiting classes of 2009. Georgia and Ohio St. will also have respectable classes worthy of finishing in the top five.
LSU's recruiting class is highlighted by an all-around great athlete and person in Texas quarterback Russell Shepherd. Shepherd is the type of teammate players want to be on the same team with. This guy can score with the ball in his hands from anywhere on the field.
Texas' class so far is highlighted by standout quarterback Garrett Gilbert. This kid can really play and makes all the necessary throws and has a very strong arm. He is a smart player and also has good enough pocket presence and feet to elude the pressure of opposing defenses, though he is more of a pocket passer he can play in a spread offense.
USC's class is also anchored by a quarterback in, Matt Barkley. This kid has a prototypical NFL size and about a strong an arm as Jamarcus Russell, former LSU QB, had coming out of highschool. He has great timing and touch on most of his throws and is probably the most polished quarterback in this class.
Ohio St.'s class is bolstered by a defensive star. Dorain Bell comes in a small package but packs a punch. His speed, quickness, change of directioin, and most importantly instincts is what makes him such a playmaker. Once he gets to college he will pack on the bulk and almost immediatly become a starter in what will be a lackluster OSU linebacking corps. once James Laurenitis graduates.
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/recruiting/football/news/story?id=3426017
First of all how can he have rankings out when the players have yet to be ranked? Also USC should be the outright number one with Texas following a close number two. LSU is also right in the thick of it at number three, in my opinion. Look for these three schools to finish with the top three recruiting classes of 2009. Georgia and Ohio St. will also have respectable classes worthy of finishing in the top five.
LSU's recruiting class is highlighted by an all-around great athlete and person in Texas quarterback Russell Shepherd. Shepherd is the type of teammate players want to be on the same team with. This guy can score with the ball in his hands from anywhere on the field.
Texas' class so far is highlighted by standout quarterback Garrett Gilbert. This kid can really play and makes all the necessary throws and has a very strong arm. He is a smart player and also has good enough pocket presence and feet to elude the pressure of opposing defenses, though he is more of a pocket passer he can play in a spread offense.
USC's class is also anchored by a quarterback in, Matt Barkley. This kid has a prototypical NFL size and about a strong an arm as Jamarcus Russell, former LSU QB, had coming out of highschool. He has great timing and touch on most of his throws and is probably the most polished quarterback in this class.
Ohio St.'s class is bolstered by a defensive star. Dorain Bell comes in a small package but packs a punch. His speed, quickness, change of directioin, and most importantly instincts is what makes him such a playmaker. Once he gets to college he will pack on the bulk and almost immediatly become a starter in what will be a lackluster OSU linebacking corps. once James Laurenitis graduates.
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