Monthly Archives: August 2011

Hurricane Irene Cancels Sporting Events –

Posted on August 27, 2011 by Jim Sutliff

Hurricane Irene is forcing cancellations and schedule changes for many sporting events.  The US Open cancelled a pre-tournament event and a PGA Tour playoff event was also cut short.  The New York Mets and Yankees rescheduled their weekend games with the Braves … Continue reading →

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Wozniacki Top Seed At US Open –

Posted on August 23, 2011 by Jim Sutliff

Caroline Wozniacki was named the top seed at the 2011 US Open.  Wozniacki was also the top seed at the US Open in 2010.  Vera Zvonareva and Maria Sharapova were ranked second and third.  The US Open will be held in New York from … Continue reading →

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Kyle Busch Wins In Michigan –

Posted on August 21, 2011 by Jim Sutliff

Kyle Busch finished ahead of Jimmie Johnson to win at the Michigan International Speedway.  Busch has won four NASCAR Sprint Cup races this year. Brad Keselowski came in third and Mark Martin finished fourth.  To read a related ESPN article, please click … Continue reading →

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Yankees Remain In First –

Posted on August 19, 2011 by Jim Sutliff

The New York Yankees beat the Twins 8-4 and remain in first place by one half game.  The Boston Red Sox kept pace with a 4-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals.    Sabathia picked up his 17th win on the season … Continue reading →

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Thome Hits Number 600 –

Posted on August 16, 2011 by Jim Sutliff

Jim Thome hit his 600th career home run and became only the eighth major league player to reach that mark.  Thome is an old fashioned home run hitter that has a career on base percentage of .403.  Thome is fifth in home runs … Continue reading →

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Tiger Woods Misses PGA Cut –

Posted on August 13, 2011 by Jim Sutliff

Tiger Woods finished the second round at the PGA Chamipionship and missed the cut by 6 shots.  Tiger Woods finished 10 over par and was 15 shots behind the leaders.  Woods has not won since November 2009 and he started … Continue reading →

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Tiger Woods Shoots 77 –

Posted on August 11, 2011 by Jim Sutliff

Tiger Woods had his worst first round ever at the PGA Championship and shot a 77.  Tiger hit three double bogeys on the day that started with a strong first five holes.  Steve Stricker leads after the first round and … Continue reading →

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Tebow Still Second –

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Jim Sutliff

Tim Tebow is starting off the preseason with the Denver Broncos as the number two quarterback behind Kyle Orton.  Tebow is listed on the depth charts above Brady Quinn.  The Denver Broncos only won four games last year and Tebow could see … Continue reading →

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Strasburg Strikes Out 4 –

Posted on August 7, 2011 by Jim Sutliff

Stephen Strasburg made his first appearance in class A ball and struck out four batters in 1 2/3 innings.  Strasburg threw 25 strikes and only six balls in his return from elbow surgery.  In addition, Strasburg was clocked in the … Continue reading →

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Yankees Defeat Red Sox –

Posted on August 6, 2011 by Jim Sutliff

The New York Yankees won their eighth straight game and took sole possession of first place.  The 3-2 victory over the Red Sox gave the Yankees a 69-42 record on the season.  All three of the Yankees runs came in the … Continue reading →

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Oklahoma Ranks Number 1 –

Posted on August 4, 2011 by Jim Sutliff

The Oklahoma Sooners ranked number one in the preseason college football coaches’ poll.  The University of Oklahoma received 42 of 59 possible votes.  The remaining top 5 were the University of Alabama, the University of Oregon, LSU, and Florida State. To … Continue reading →

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Pennant Race Trades –

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Jim Sutliff

Fox Sports has an article on the recent trades in Major League Baseball and the effect that they will have on the pennant races.  The article also discusses the New York Yankees and their decision not to make a trade before … Continue reading →

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