Williams Helps Toronto Win in CFL Debut
Ricky Williams‘ CFL regular season debut turned out well. In Toronto’s 27-17 win over Hamilton the suspended Miami Dolphin rushed for 97 yards and caught two passes for 24 yards.
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Williams Helps Toronto Win in CFL DebutRicky Williams‘ CFL regular season debut turned out well. In Toronto’s 27-17 win over Hamilton the suspended Miami Dolphin rushed for 97 yards and caught two passes for 24 yards. |Tiger Woods Misses Cut at U.S. OpenTiger Woods shot a 6-over Friday to go 12-over for the tournament. At 120th he needs 60 players to do worse for him to play on the weekend. This U.S. Open will be the first cut Woods will have ever missed at a major as a pro. The golf superstar recently endured the death of his father and hasn’t played a tournament in over two months. UPDATE (James Joyner): It’s official. Tiger Woods has missed the cut at the U.S. Open, the first time he’s done so for any major since turning pro.
It would have been a great story had Tiger won the Open, so soon after his dad’s passing. But golf is mostly a mental game. It would have been surprising even for someone with Tiger’s legendary focus to be able to do it, let alone on the brutal Wingfoot course, while still grieving for his loss. |No US Open for Michelle WieMichelle Wie’s attempt at qualifying for the men’s U.S. Open fell short:
The girl’s only 16. She’ll make it one of these years. “Michelle’s US Open Bid Fails” [Cross-posted to The American Mind.] |Pujols Maybe Out Six WeeksIn this year of Barry Bonds passing Babe Ruth on the all-time home runs list we could have been witness to Albert Pujols putting together one of the greatest offensive performances in baseball history. Too bad for us he hurt himself going after a foul ball:
No one’s accused Pujols of using steroids. Having him chase after Bonds’ single-season home run mark would have returned some gloss to that record. [Cross-posted to The American Mind.] |For Rockies Character Counts in Clubhouse and on Box ScoreThe Colorado Rockies are using Christianity to improve the clubhouse and their performance on the baseball field.
The clubhouse lacks the rowdiness typical of other baseball teams. After eight seasons of losing baseball and an embarassing incident with Denny Neagel management infused the team with a Christian approach. There doesn’t appear to be any feeling of forced faith but that could be due to the team’s selection process. The Rockies’ success may not be due to what prayer sessions or bible studies as much as the professional attitude displayed. A good work ethic means being serious about one’s job, being prepared, and taking the job seriously. The Rockies are using Christianity and good character to do that. “Baseball’s Rockies Seek Revival on Two Levels” [via Michelle Malkin] UPDATE: Rockies players say USA Today put too much emphasis on Christianity. Jason Jennings said, “You don’t have to be a Christian to have good character. They can be separate. It was misleading.” It may be misleading. It also maybe Rockies players don’t want to be labled “goody-goodies” by their peers. [Cross-posted to The American Mind.] |Bucks Will Sport New Colors, Uniforms Next SeasonRumor has it the Milwaukee Bucks will be getting new uniforms next season and going retro. I liked the purple but don’t mind the colors from the days when Sidney Moncrief and company dominated the Central Division. I hope they keep the fierce-looking buck in the team logo. Even as a kid I wasn’t fond of the cartoon Bango mascot. [Cross-posted to The American Mind.] |Packers Get a Great GradeCharles Robinson of Yahoo Sports gives the Packers an A in the draft:
The linebacker tandem should really improve defensive speed. With it being a down year for wide receivers I don’t know what to think of Jennings and Rodgers. |Texans Sign WilliamsNorth Carolina State defensive end Mario Williams already signed with the Houston Texans before today’s NFL Draft. He will be the number one pick instead of USC running back phenom Reggie Bush. Now, does New Orleans trade down since they have a quarterback in Drew Brees and a running back in Deuce McAllister? If they swapped picks with the Oakland Raiders they could have a good shot at getting a good defensive player along with additional picks or players. Oakland could be sure they drafted Vince Young. All that stands between Reggie Bush becoming a Green Bay Packer is Tennessee and the New York Jets. Since both teams could use a running back I doubt he’ll fall to number five. Much depends on New Orleans. ESPN.com’s Len Pasquarelli is shredding the Texans:
There’s now talk of the Packers taking Maryland tight end Vernon Davis. This isn’t from Wisconsin sources. The talk in Packerland is the team taking Ohio State linebacker A.J. Hawk. Although there have been sports talk radio callers suggesting sending disgruntled wide out Javon Walker along with the number five pick to the Saints for receiver Dante Stallworth and the number two pick. Many think Walker will be traded sometime during the draft.
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Who Owns the Bush House?Less than one week before the NFL Draft Reggie Bush is under a cloud of controversy. Yahoo Sports (of all media organizations) dug into who owned the Southern California house his family lived in: | Jerry Kramer’s Super Bowl I Ring FoundJerry Kramer, an offensive lineman on the great Green Bay Packer teams of the 1960s, had his ring from the first Super Bowl stolen twenty years ago. It was discovered being auctioned on the Web. Sean Hackbarth has the rest of the story.
Indeed, it wasn’t even called “the Super Bowl” at that point. | |