Category Archives: sports figures

King Felix deal finalized!

The huge deal between the Seattle Mariners and pitcher Felix Hernandez for 7 years/175 million$$ has been finalized.  According to reports, “minor concessions” were made regarding the concern over the elbow issue with his pitching arm.  Gee, what a deal!! … Continue reading

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Rock top Jayhawks!

Way to go Kansas!  14 Kansas broke their three game losing streak, defeating rival 10 Kansas State in college hoops last night, 83 – 62.  Ben McLemore led Kansas with 30 points.  Hopefully, head coach Bill Self is feeling a … Continue reading

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MLB – pitchers and catchers report to spring training

MLB fans rejoice, today is the day pitchers and catchers report to spring training.  That means the start of baseball season is just around the corner.  Speaking of MLB, there is apparently a hitch in the huge deal for pitching … Continue reading

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Rafa returns, and loses in Chile

Rafael Nadal has returned and he played himself into the final of the VTR Open final in Chile today.  He lost in three sets to Horacio Zeballos from Argentina, 7- 6, 6 – 7, 4 – 6.  This seems somewhat … Continue reading

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Sunday afternoon NBA action

Two great NBA games on this Sunday afternoon.  So much to see, not enough time, and/or TVs!  Golf, Tennis (see next post), college basketball, and NBA (Kobe, LeBron, Melo).  What can I say?  OK, first the Knicks fall to the … Continue reading

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Final round at Pebble Beach

Another beautiful day at Pebble Beach, CA for the final round of the A T & T National Pro Am Golf Tournament.  Brandt Snedeker wins finishing at -19 and rises to a ranking of #4 in the world, trailing only … Continue reading

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Beautiful day at Pebble Beach, CA

Absolutely gorgeous day at Pebble Beach, CA for the A T & T National Pro Am Golf Tournament.  Brandt Snedeker leads the way at -12.  He also leads with his partner, Toby Wilt in the group pairings with -24.  Interestingly, … Continue reading

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Beautiful day at Pebble Beach, CA

Absolutely gorgeous day at Pebble Beach, CA for the A T & T National Pro Am Golf Tournament.  Brandt Snedeker leads the way at -12.  He also leads with his partner, Toby Wilt in the group pairings with -24.  Interestingly, … Continue reading

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Great day to be a Georgia Tech fan

Today is a great day to be a Georgia Tech fan!  The Jackets won their first ACC road game today, defeating Virginia Tech, 64 – 54.  Georgia Tech was 0 -7 in games at Blacksburg prior to today’s game.  They … Continue reading

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Tiger Woods sends his private plane to pick up his gal pal

What a guy, uh?  Tiger Woods sent his private plane to Austria to pick up his reported girlfriend Lindsey Vonn, who suffered an awful season ending knee injury at the World Skiing Championships last week.  She is returning to the … Continue reading

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