Xavier Survives Scare in First Round
Xavier survives scare in first round of NCAA march madness tournament against the mighty bulldogs of Georgia. Josh Duncan led Xavier with 20 points and seven rebounds and for the bulldogs Terrance Woodbury with 16 points and seven rebounds. Other key players that help lead Xavier to victory Derrick Brown with 19 points and Drew Lavender with 13. Xavier shot 81% from the free throw line, which eventually lead them to victory over the bulldogs. The final score was 73-61 the Xavier Musketeers with the victory. The Musketeers will play the winner of the Purdue vs. Baylor game on March 22nd in the second of NCAA march madness tournament.
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The top 65 teams are being announced tonight at seven on ESPN and make sure you tune in to see who is going dancing. There are lots of bubble teams that are really nervous because they are not sure if they are going to make the tournament. All of those teams are going to watch the March Madness Presentation closely tonight to see if they are going to the tournament. There are going to be upsets, which makes march madness great. Also, this tournament is watched by millions and millions of people betting on the games for their favorite teams to win the National Championship. The goal for every team going into this tournament is to win the National Championship in San Antonio, Texas or at least be the last four teams in the hunt to rip the nets down.
Angels Extend Lead in the A.L. West
The Los Angeles Angels came back from five down to beat the Mariners 10-6 for the second day in a row. The Angels were down 5-0 after the first inning of last night’s game in Seattle and battled through adversity to win to extend their lead to four games in the A.L. West. Tonight the Angels hope to complete the sweep and extend their lead to five games inching closer and closer to the playoffs. The Angels currently have the second best record in baseball.
It sure looks like the Angels will be winning another A.L. West pennant. What do you think? Red Sox vs. Angels in ALCS?
The Red Hot Sox Ready to Take On the Yanks
The Boston Red Sox swept the Chicago White Sox outscoring them 46-7 in the series having great pitching as well in all four games of the series. The Red Sox are the first team since 1950 to put up thirty-nine plus runs in a series. The Red Sox also got ten plus runs in the four game series. If the Red Sox win this series they have a great chance to beat the Yankees out for the divison for first time in at least a dozen years. The Yankees have been struggling as of late losing two of the first three games in the series against the Detriot Tigers and ready to take on the red hot Red Sox.
Red Sox to Play Important DH Today
The Red Sox are coming off a rainout last night tough loss in Tampa on Wednesday night leaving fourteen runners on base only able to score one run in a 2-1 loss. Today the Red Sox are playing a day/night double header against the Chicago White Sox with games scheduled for 2pm and 8pm.
In the first game Josh Beckett takes the hill looking for his 16th win of the season. Beckett is getting closer and closer to becoming the 2007 AL Cy Young winner. In the the nightcap, Curt Schilling looks to shine after coming back to get a victory after having been off the D.L. missing several starts.
The Red Sox Explode for Seventeen Hits in the Victory
The Boston Red Sox win the final game of the series 14-9 and take three out of four from the Cleveland Indians on Thursday night. Willy Mo Pena was on fire with four hits, four RBI, and a homerun in the victory. Also, Manny Ramirez also did a part in the victory smashing two homeruns, double, and four RBI. The Red Sox catcher was two for four on the night with two RBI and Coco Crisp chipped in with a couple of hits and a RBI for the winners.
The Red Sox have won six out of their last seven games and looking to keep it going playing Tampa Bay tonight in Tampa with Tim Wakefield to take the mound. Tim Wakefield is 7-0 with a 2.39 ERA in his career at Tropicana Field.
Lester Shines in his 2007 Major League Debut
Cleveland, Ohio (7/23/07)–Jon Lester of the Boston Red Sox earned a huge personal victory against the Cleveland Indians pitching in his first MLB game of 2007. Last August during his rookie season as a starter after posting a brilliant 7-2 record, Lester was dignosed with cancer and wasn’t able to pitch the remainder of the season. He immediately began treatment to fight his cancer. In December he was cleared by doctors to begin his comeback from a disease that threatened his life and his baseball career.
Lester pitched in the minor leagues the first half of the this Red Sox season. He pitched three games for single A Lowell and fourteen games AAA Pawtuckett which helped him get ready for his first start against the Cleveland Indians. This was his first major league start since last August. He shined in this 6-2 Red Sox victory over the tribe. The 23 year-old left hander went six innings throwing 96 pitches allowing five hits, three walks, two runs, and six strikeouts.
Do you think Lester will continue to succeed in the future as a Red Sox pitcher? Might he be that important left handed starter who can help carry the Red Sox to more pennants and championships?
Crisp and Lugo Help Sox Win Series
The Red Sox played a four game series against the Chicago White Sox.
The last three games of the series the Red Sox outscored their opponents 29-8. Coco Crisp had seven hits with eight RBI while Julio Lugo had a grand slam along with six hits and five RBI in final three games of the series. Crisp has raised his batting average to .277 and Lugo has hit nearly .500 last week raising his batting average to .225.
Crisp has an eleven game hitting streak and Lugo has a seven game hitting streak. In the series finale Manny Ramirez and Mike Lowell each blasted a three run homer leading the Red Sox to an 8-5 victory.
Will Bangor Return to the Senior League World Series?
Bangor has played two games in tourney play and has a 1-1 record. They beat Katahdin in the first game 11-6 and lost a tough game to Hampden 5-4. In the second game Bangor had six hits off Hampden pitcher Brad McCluskey. Nate Frazier had a single, double, and two RBI for Bangor.
Bangor has a good pitching rotation which includes their ace Jordan Clarke. He will probably take the mound on Friday when they face the winner of Holbrook and Orono-Veazie at 5 pm. Bangor will have to win four straight games to get to another Senior League World Series. Bangor’s coaching staff definitly thinks it is possible to do the same thing as last year as they came out of the losers’ bracket to beat Old Town twice to advance to the SLLWS.
Of the five years that Bangor has hosted the Senior LL World Series, Bangor has represented Maine District 3 four times. Orono-Veazie made the other SLLWS appearance.
Kason Gabbard Throws a Complete Game Against the Kansas City Royals
Kason Gabbard of the Red Sox threw a three hit shutout in his victory over the Royals. He is one of the three pitchers this year that has thrown a complete game for the Red Sox. This year at Fenway Gabbard has a 3-0 record with an ERA of 1.71. Also, he had nine strikeouts in the recent Red Sox 4-0 victory.
Do you think Kason Gabbard will continue to pitch with the Red Sox ?
Josh Beckett Suffers His Third Loss of the Year
Josh Beckett faced the Toronto Blue Jays and went eight innings allowing only seven hits and two earned runs in his contest. He had a good start and couldn’t get any run support from his team getting the loss 2-1 against the Jays. If Beckett gets good run support the rest of the regular season, he could be a twenty game winner. He pitched in the All-Star Game this year and went two innings giving up only two hits and no runs in his outing.
Guerrero Blasts His Way to Title
Four Second Round Homers Sail 450 Feet or More
Los Angeles Angels outfielder Vlad Guerrero advanced to the finals of the 78th State Farm Homerun Derby defeating Alex Rios for the title. In the second round of this year’s homerun derby, Guerrero hit nine homers with four homeruns that were hit 450 feet or more. His longest homeroom was 503 feet with three other three bombs traveling 474, 469, and 450 feet.
The Red Sox Have Six Players Going to the All-Star Game in San Francisco
The Red Sox are the best team in baseball and have six players going to the All-Star Game in San Francisco. The Red sox have the most players of any team in the major leagues going to the game. The players going to the game are: Josh Beckett p, Mike Lowell 3b, Hideki Okajima p, David Ortiz 1b, Jonathan Papelbon p, and Manny Ramirez of.
Of the Red Sox pitchers going, two are in the bullpen and one is a starter. Ortiz, Ramirez, and Lowell are there because of their power numbers. The Red Sox have had many players go to the All-Star Game in the past and will continue to do so as long as they keep winning and having successful seasons.
Who is your favorite Red Sox All-Star?
Roger Federer Wins His Fifth Consecutive Wimbledon Title
Roger Federer of Switzerland beat the young Spaniard Rafael Nadal in five sets to win his fifth Wimbledon title. Federer won the match to make history tying Bjorn Borg with five consecutive titles at Wimbledon between 1976-1980. The final score of the match was 7-6, 4-6, 7-6, 2-6, 6-2.
Nadal gave Federer a run for his money and almost ruined Federer’s chance of being a five time champion at Wimbledon. In this match Nadal lost two crucial tie breaks in the first and third sets that lost him his chance at winning his first Wimbledon title. Nadal will probably have a lot more chances to beat the five time champion at Wimbledon in future years.
Do you think that Nadal will ever beat Federer on grass?
