I love the wins...

I don't know what to say but what I'm definitely going to feel is a great rush of pride flowing through my veins. Chicago has been performing quite well in the past few days. That butt kicking they did against Golden was the tip now they move on to beat Washington. Yes, I know that some of you are saying that Golden and Washington aren't really contender teams but you have to admit that both teams have a decent roster. Keep up the good work Bulls and lets bring in another victory soon. Here is a quick piece from UPI on the game -


NBA: Chicago 103, Washington 96
CHICAGO (UPI) -- Derrick Rose, Joakim Noah and Luol Deng produced a total of 65 points Saturday, fueling Chicago's 103-96 decision over Washington.

Rose led the way with 24 points, while Noah had 21 and Deng had 20. Noah and Deng had nine rebounds apiece in the Bulls' third win in a row.

Washington lost for the fourth time in its last five games despite getting a game-high 30 points from Gilbert Arenas. John Wall contributed 16 points and six assists for the Wizards.



Copyright 2010 by United Press International

Massive Deal 4 Rodriguez...

NEW YORK (UPI) -- Alex Rodriguez and the New York Yankees have reportedly agreed to a framework that could lead to the largest sports contract in history. The New York Daily News reported that Rodriguez will likely sign a deal worth $275 million over 10 years. It appeared the superstar third baseman would no longer be with the Yankees after he opted out of the remaining three years of his previous contract with the team.
That made him a free agent and allowed him to negotiate with any team in the majors, but he indicated he would like to stay with New York if a deal could be arranged. Rodriguez met with the sons of Yankees owner George Steinbrenner during the past week. The Daily News report said that while language in the contract must be made final, it is expected to include incentives concerning the career home run record currently owned by Barry Bonds. Rodriguez hit 54 homers last season with 156 RBI and batted .314. But he struggled in the playoffs and the Yankees were eliminated in the first round for the third straight year.

I was kind of disappointed because I has hoping that he would try out our MudHens here in Toledo but I know that money talks so his decision to stay with the Yankees was coming soon enough. Well I wish him the best and a good luck on reaching Bond's record.

Bonds Indicted...

SAN FRANCISCO (UPI) -- Major League Baseball's all-time home run leader Barry Bonds has been indicted in San Francisco on five counts of perjury and obstruction of justice.
Documents were filed Thursday in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in San Francisco in connection with Bonds' Dec. 4, 2003, grand jury appearance, during which he testified he did not knowingly take performance enhancing drugs supplied by Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative (BALCO). Bonds' former mistress, Kimberly Bell, and a former childhood friend, Stevie Hoskins, also have said BALCO supplied him steroids. The indictment of the seven-time National League MVP follows one of the longest federal grand jury investigations in Northern California history.
The 43-year-old slugger, who has consistently denied using steroids, has hit 762 home runs with a career average of .298 in 22 seasons with Pittsburgh and San Francisco. His historic 756th homer came Aug. 7 this year against Washington.
He is a free agent after the Giants decided not to re-sign him.

Buckeyes lossing 1...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (UPI) -- Juice Williams threw four touchdown passes Saturday afternoon, as Illinois knocked off the top-ranked and previously unbeaten Ohio State Buckeyes, 28-21. Williams threw for 140 yards on 12-of-22 passing and also ran for 70 yards for the Fighting Illini (8-3, 5-2 Big Ten), who defeated a nationally top-ranked team for the first time since they beat Michigan in 1956.
Marques Wilkins, Michael Hoomanawanui, Brian Gamble and Jacob Willis all caught touchdown passes from Williams in the victory. Todd Boeckman struggled behind center, completing 13-of-23 passes with no touchdowns and three interceptions for the Buckeyes (10-1, 6-1), who suffered their first loss of the season and saw their 28-game regular season win streak end.

We're one week away and the Buckeyes have shown a little normalcy. The top ranked Buckeyes have gone down during the Ohio Illinois game. With just a week before the big game here between the Bucks and the Wolverines a lot of speculation is going around that this might not go so well for Michigan, with Ohio losing the way they did this may charge them up for the next game. I on the other hand see this as a possible plus - they're hurting right now so a game against Michigan might make things worse for the Bucks. All Michigan has to do is present a strong front keep the momentum moving forward and don't look back.

Free agent Roger Clemens

NEW YORK (UPI) -- Roger Clemens, who has told the Houston Astros he is ready to fulfill a personal services contract, officially filed for free agency Friday. That move leaves open the possibility Clemens might pitch in the majors for a 25th season. Clemens was one of three players to file for free agency Friday, bringing the total to 146 who have done so since the filing period began last week. Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Randy Wolf and Tampa Bay designated hitter Greg Norton also filed.
Clemens does not have to officially retire to start his personal services contract, a 10-year deal he signed with the Astros in 2004. He agreed to the deal then because he expected to retire at the end of that season. But he pitched again for the Astros in 2005 and 2006. He then signed a one-year deal for the New York Yankees and went 6-6 with a 4.18 ERA in 18 games last season.

One down many to go...

NBA: Chicago 97, Detroit 93
CHICAGO (UPI) -- Joe Smith and Tyrus Thomas combined to make three free throws in the final 17 seconds Thursday night, boosting the Chicago Bulls past Detroit, 97-93.
Chicago won its first game of the season and Detroit lost for the first time. The Bulls were nursing a one-point lead when Smith made two foul shots with 17 seconds to play. After Detroit's Richard Hamilton missed a three-point attempt, Thomas was fouled. Needing to make only one free throw with two seconds remaining to clinch the win, Thomas missed his first attempt. But the second one was good, giving him 19 points for the game.
Luol Deng added 17 for the Bulls, who had lost their first four games of the season. Detroit, which had opened the campaign with three straight wins, got 36 points from Rasheed Wallace. Wallace, Hamilton and Chauncey Billups combined to score all but 25 of Detroit's points. This was the first meeting of the teams since Detroit eliminated Chicago in six games in last season's conference semifinals.

Now that Da Bulls have one in the locker they can focus on the next win and continue their efforts to become a great force throughout the season.

Get the Devil out...

Tampa Bay drops 'Devil' from nickname.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (UPI) -- The Tampa Bay Devil Rays dropped the "Devil" from their name Thursday while introducing a new image.
"We are now the 'Rays' -- a beacon that radiates throughout Tampa Bay and across the entire state of Florida," said Stuart Sternberg, the team's principal owner. "Tampa Bay and the Sunshine State are beautiful places. We want the Rays to reflect the best our region has to offer." The team also changed its colors, replacing green and black with a combination of navy and light blue. New uniforms were introduced as well, featuring the new colors along with a yellow sunburst that emerges from behind the letter, "R."

This is the beginning of a good thing, now if we can only take of the others that have bad names like The Florida Marlins,The Arizona Diamonbacks heck even The Minnesots Twins, has anyone done a research as to what their twins of? Let's not even mention the Washington Nationals.
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