Archive for June, 2009

Linked And Loaded – Friday 6/26

Friday, June 26th, 2009

Wow, an all-star center in Cleveland.  Welcome Shaq.  Nice to have a big guy who can score underneath and keep the other team's big guys at bay.  Big upgrade folks, huge. PSAMP reports that Tito Ortiz is in Pittsburgh to promote a non-UFC MMA event.  Ortiz showed up decked out in ...

Michael Jackson Commits Suicide

Thursday, June 25th, 2009

On what would already be a sad day losing Farrah Fawcett, Michael Jackson has killed himself much the same way Anna Nicole Smith did. The current speculation is that Jackson probably overdosed on perscription medication or pills of some sort.   According to TMZ.com, Jackson went into cardiac arrest and was rushed to ...

Linked and Loaded – Thursday 6/25

Thursday, June 25th, 2009

I'm not a converted soccer fan by any means.  I am patriotic though, so I enjoyed the US Soccer Team shocking the world and beating Spain to advance to the finals.  Here are some great stories: ESPN.com threw me a bone Wednesday linking to my Kerry Wood story.  Check out the ...

Mahoning Valley Thunder Profile: Jermaine Moye

Thursday, June 25th, 2009

The Mahoning Valley Thunder have made several player moves in the past few weeks.  Obviously in arena football, versatility means something.  Jermaine Moye is a versatile athlete.  He is being used primarily as a wide receiver, but was listed as the teams backup quarterback last week. Moye grew up in Rochester, ...

Mahoning Valley Scrappers Undefeated Streak Ends At 5

Thursday, June 25th, 2009

On a beautiful night for baseball, the Mahoning Valley Scrappers saw their undefeated streak end at five games.  The Scrappers had chances but could not get a big hit when they needed one, ultimately losing to the State College Spikes, 2-1. State College took a 1-0 lead in the second inning on ...

Linked And Loaded – Tuesday 6/24

Wednesday, June 24th, 2009

Nothing like an old XFL memory huh?  Lots of good stories to check out today. Sports Rubbish has a video of a Samurai cutting a baseball in half with his sword. Sharapova's Thigh found something interesting on Twitter.  ESPN's Ric Bucher assuring Timberwolves youngster Kevin Love that he won't be traded. Major League ...

Kerry Wood: Closer Or Just Closed?

Wednesday, June 24th, 2009

Kerry Wood is having a bumpy ride in his first season as a Cleveland Indian.  The former Cubs closer has really been struggling as of late.  Over the weekend, Wood blew two saves against his former Cubs team in his return to Chicago.  Last night, Pittsburgh almost rallied from a ...

Mahoning Valley Thunder Profile: Jon Loyte

Wednesday, June 24th, 2009

Jon Loyte has only been a Mahoning Valley Thunder player for a few weeks.  He likes his team, he likes the coach, and he really thinks that things have gotten better since he got here. Loyte was a standout tight end at Boston College.  He played a big role in as ...