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Big Brown Wins Kentucky Derby

Posted by Kim Priestap · Published: May 3, 2008 · Comments (6)

Big Brown, the favorite, won the Kentucky Derby. That's the good news. The tragic news is that Eight Belles, a filly who came in second behind Big Brown, was injured and had to euthanized right there on the track. She broke both front ankles, a terrible and painful injury that... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (3 votes cast)

The Knucklehead of the Day award

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: April 6, 2008 · Comments (1)

Today's winner is Doug Ferguson of Associated Press. Covering this weekend's Kraft Nabisco Championship, Ferguson wrote the following after Friday's play was complete. Hee-Won Han shot a 69 and joined Sorenstam at 3-under 141. The group at 142 included Karen Stupples, who fell from the first-round lead with a 75,... [Full Story]

Rating: 3/5 (6 votes cast)

Life in Florida II

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: April 5, 2008 · Comments (0)

The wild, wacky, and unusual from Florida *- Man charged with planning Virginia Tech like massacre. His brother says he was trading guns like pokemon cards. What we need in Florida is a ban on pokemon cards.(Sarcastic laughter time) *- Traffic accident South Florida style- Dead gator causes propane truck... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.2/5 (5 votes cast)

I wonder if I had a little something to do with this

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: April 5, 2008 · Comments (4)

April is going to be a busy golf month for me. In three weeks I will be a member of the media covering the Stanford Intl. Next week is The Masters. Can Tiger Woods win his fifth green jacket? Before either of those events take place, there is the first... [Full Story]

Rating: 4/5 (4 votes cast)

Potter's Field Of Dreams

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: March 30, 2008 · Comments (2)

I'm not much of a sports person, but every now and then I see something in the world of sports that grabs my attention. And let's be honest -- this isn't the kind of thing that would make it on Wizbang Sports. It took some ingenuity to adapt the game... [Full Story]

Rating: 1/5 (1 votes cast)

How Japan fights global warming

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: March 22, 2008 · Comments (4)

Shorter baseball games. TOKYO (AFP) -- Japanese professional baseball players have vowed to shorten playing time per game as part of the national pastime's contribution to the fight against global warming. They will aim to cut playing time by six percent, or 12 minutes, from the average of three hours... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.5/5 (6 votes cast)

A different type of cease fire

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: March 16, 2008 · Comments (2)

Maybe I'm wrong, but this could only take place in the Philippines. MANILA, Philippines -- The Philippines army declared a seven-hour truce with insurgents, allowing both sides to watch Manny Pacquiao win the WBC super featherweight title today. President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo led Filipinos in rejoicing over Pacquaio's victory. The... [Full Story]

Rating: 3/5 (6 votes cast)

Access to Pro sporting events for Sports bloggers

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: March 15, 2008 · Comments (2)

First I'll make an announcement. Next month I will be covering the Stanford International Pro-Am. The first LPGA full field event in South Florida since 2001. This is the second time I've been credentialed to cover a LPGA golf event. Last November I covered the ADT Championship in West Palm... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.4/5 (9 votes cast)

The Knucklehead of the Day award

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: March 14, 2008 · Comments (9)

Today's winner is announcer Bob Costas. Speaking at a sports auction this week, Costas said he couldn't understand what compelled nonjournalists to seek a forum for their opinions. Barry Jackson wrote this at today's Miami Herald. Costas, speaking before he emceed (and donated $50,000) at Tuesday's Make-a-Wish sports auction at... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.8/5 (6 votes cast)

It's OK for Brett to cry

Posted by Cassy Fiano · Published: March 11, 2008 · Comments (14)

I wasn't going to comment on Brett Favre's retirement speech -- you know, the one in which he cried. I decided to after reading Laura Ingraham's remarks on the situation: "All these years and I didn't know there was a woman quarterback in the NFL." "That's a great message for... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.5/5 (15 votes cast)

News that you can use III

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: March 6, 2008 · Comments (2)

Where is Jay today? I'm the only one blogging today. Here are some stories you may have missed. Littering South Florida Style- A man being pursued by police starts throwing bullets out his car window. Pro golfer charged with killing hawk- Tripp Isenhour had to make 10 swings before successfully... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.7/5 (3 votes cast)

More important news

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: February 21, 2008 · Comments (6)

Barack Obama gets applause for blowing his nose. What will the Presidential hopeful do for an encore? Singapore beats out Moscow to host the first World Youth Olympics. Expect Russian jets to do a flyover of the island nation in the next few days. A scandal in the making. South... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.5/5 (8 votes cast)

The Knucklehead of the Day award

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: February 13, 2008 · Comments (15)

Today's winner comes from the Congressional hearing into whether Roger Clemens used steroids or HGH. Our elected leaders have better things to do IMHO. Our winner today is Congressman William Lacy Clay. He gets the award for the following. Rep. William Lacy Clay, a Missouri Democrat, asked Clemens what uniform... [Full Story]

Rating: 4/5 (8 votes cast)

Super Bowl XLII Open Thread

Posted by Kim Priestap · Published: February 3, 2008 · Comments (22)

***UPSET! The Giants win the Super Bowl!*** The reading of the Declaration of Independence in honor of the troops was amazing. It choked me up. Update: Here's the video: Jordin Sparks' version of the Star Spangled Banner was almost a good as Whitney Houston's. Almost. Brady's ankle was checked out... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.8/5 (8 votes cast)

I'm Officially Rooting for the New York Giants

Posted by Kim Priestap · Published: January 29, 2008 · Comments (21)

Even though Tom Brady bugs me, I was going to root for the Patriots because it would be kind of cool to see the Patriots go undefeated. But now there's no way I'm going to root for the Pats. Brady is an idiot. Dean Barnett explains: Before the assembled press... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.4/5 (19 votes cast)

Good News for Giants Fans?

Posted by Kim Priestap · Published: January 22, 2008 · Comments (2)

Tom Brady's foot boot has been all over the news. For those who are unaware, he was spotted going to his girlfriend's house wearing a foot cast and sporting a limp. When he was questioned about it he said that there was no way he was going to miss the... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.2/5 (6 votes cast)

Shocker: The Giants Defeat the Packers in Overtime

Posted by Kim Priestap · Published: January 20, 2008 · Comments (9)

The Giants' kicker missed a 37 yard field goal in the last four seconds of the game taking it to overtime. I mean the guy shanked it far left. But after the Giants intercepted a Brett Favre pass, they worked their way back into field goal range. After his his... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.7/5 (6 votes cast)

Black Thursday For Major League Baseball

Posted by Kevin · Published: December 13, 2007 · Comments (25)

When Roger Clemens, one the all-time great pitchers, and Andy Pettitte (no slouch himself) are two of the first names to be associated with the Mitchell Report on steroids in baseball, you can rest assured that it's going to be a complete bloodbath today. Wizbang Sports will be following... [Full Story]

Rating: 4/5 (4 votes cast)

Determination, indeed

Posted by Cassy Fiano · Published: November 28, 2007 · Comments (11)

Hats off to this lady. I'm competitive, almost to a fault, but I don't think I could do what Claire Markwardt did. ESPN High School has her story. Claire is a long-distance runner, and her high school cross country team was competing at the state finals. In the video, you'll... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.6/5 (14 votes cast)

Barry Bonds indicted

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: November 15, 2007 · Comments (6)

For perjury and obstruction of justice, according to NBC11.com: Baseball superstar Barry Bonds was charged Thursday with perjury and obstruction of justice for allegedly lying when he said he did not use performance-enhancing drugs. The indictment, unsealed Thursday by federal prosecutors in San Francisco, is the culmination of a four-year... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.3/5 (3 votes cast)

Wizbang Sports - We're Back!

Posted by Kevin · Published: November 15, 2007 · Comments (8)

Once upon a time I had a great idea for a Sports blog. It was originally called SportsBlog and featured sport related posts from a variety of bloggers, most of whom were better know as political bloggers. Alas that site sort of faded away and I eventually migrated it over... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.4/5 (5 votes cast)

The Red Sox Sweep the World Series

Posted by Kim Priestap · Published: October 29, 2007 · Comments (27)

Peter F. at Wizbang Sports has the low down on the series, which the Sox easily won 4-0. But I have a question: what does it say about the difference between the two leagues when the Rockies, who dominated the National League with such ease, especially in the post season,... [Full Story]

Rating: 1.8/5 (19 votes cast)

Joe Torre is Out

Posted by Kim Priestap · Published: October 18, 2007 · Comments (20)

He was offered a one year, $5 million contract, and he rejected it. Joe Torre is out as manager of the New York Yankees, rejecting a substantial pay cut after the team failed to make it past the first round of the playoffs for the third straight year. Torre turned... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.3/5 (10 votes cast)

Michael Vick - going to the dogs?

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: October 11, 2007 · Comments (13)

After an arbitrator ruled disgraced quarterback Michael Vick must pay back $20 million in bonuses to the Atlanta Falcons, the NFLPA appealed the ruling. The Players' Association typically takes the side of their members, even when obviously wrong, because they are more concerned about keeping the players in line and... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.3/5 (15 votes cast)

Michael Vick enters a plea agreement

Posted by Cassy Fiano · Published: August 24, 2007 · Comments (44)

After his co-defendants copped plea deals fingering Vick and agreeing to testify against him, Falcons runningback quarterback Michael Vick took the only option he really had left. Today, he entered his plea agreement: Michael Vick filed his plea agreement in federal court Friday admitting to conspiracy in a dogfighting ring... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.6/5 (22 votes cast)

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