Forgotten in the hoopla over O J’s recent conviction: if he’s in jail, how will he continue the search for Nicole’s real killer? A tireless thirteen year quest thus comes to an end…You Tube has a video of Zarkava winning the Arc available with English commentary. It is well worth watching as the filly weaves [...]
…at Woodbine…The Summer Stakes kicks off a series of Breeders Cup preps today in the Big Smoke. ESPN is on site, so we know it must be important. SKIPADATE broke his maiden on the turf at Saratoga and followed that score with a runner up placing in a minor Stakes. He attracts Pat Husbands for [...]
Elias Sports Bureau reports 23 baseball teams have lost the first two games at home of a best of five series. Only one, the 2008 New York Yankees, have come back to win. Sorry, Cubs fans, but this one is over…Bill Simmons ESPN piece on Manny Ramirez’s departure from Boston is a must read. The [...]
The Los Angeles Angels won eight of nine from the Boston Red Sox during the regular season but last night the familiar playoff reversal kicked in. The Red Sox, after a 4-1 Jason Bay propelled win, have now won ten straight against the Angels in the post season. Daisuke Matsuzaka, 18-3 this year, starts for the Red [...]
Gary Smith has an interesting piece on the Chicago Cubs bleacher fanatics in this weeks Sports Illustrated. He relates how, as a response to 100 years of futility, a party culture evolved which is simply unparalleled elsewhere in North American sport. At times reckless, at times almost Zen, a diverse group of individuals have bonded [...]
