Monthly Archives: May 2012

Franchitti Wins Indy 500 –

Posted on May 27, 2012 by Jim Sutliff

Dario Franchetti won the 96th Indianapolis 500 and the third of his career.  Franchetti won the Indy 500 in 91 degree heat with his wife Ashley Judd in attendance.  Scott Dixon finished in second place and Tony Kanaan came in … Continue reading →

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I’ll Have Another Wins Another –

Posted on May 20, 2012 by Jim Sutliff

I’ll Have Another won the Preakness by a neck in 1:55 4/5.    I’ll Have Another came from behind and passed Bodemeister down the stretch.  Bodemeister finished second and Creative Cause was third.  There were 121,309 in attendence at Pimlico.  I’ll Have … Continue reading →

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New York Mets Hosting 2013 All-Star Game –

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Jim Sutliff

The New York Mets will host the 2013 All-Star game.  On Wednesday, Major League Baseball announced that the Mets will host the All-Star game on July 16th.  The only other time that the New York Mets hosted the All-Star game … Continue reading →

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New York Rangers Lead Series –

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Jim Sutliff

The New York Rangers were scoreless in the first two periods before Dan Girardi broke the tie 53 seconds into the third period.  Kreider scored 12 minutes into the third and New York also added an empty net goal to win 3-0.  … Continue reading →

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Votto Hits Three Homers –

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Jim Sutliff

Joey Votto hit three home runs on Sunday to lift the Cincinnati Reds to a 9-6 victory over the Washington Nationals.  Washington was leading 6-5 in the bottom of the ninth when Votto hit a walk off grand slam to centerfield.  Joey Votto … Continue reading →

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Josh Hamilton Hits Four Homers –

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Jim Sutliff

Josh Hamilton hit four home runs in a 10-3 victory over the Baltimore Orioles.  Hamilton became the 16th player in Major League Baseball to hit four home runs in a game.  Hamilton almost had five homers in the game when … Continue reading →

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New York Rangers Lead Series –

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Jim Sutliff

New York took a three games to two lead over the Washington Capitals in the Eastern Conference Semifinals.  Brad Richards scored a goal on a power play with only 7.6 seconds remaining.  Marc Staal put in the winning goal for the New … Continue reading →

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I’ll Have Another Takes Kentucky Derby –

Posted on May 6, 2012 by Jim Sutliff

I’ll Have Another won the Kentucky Derby by 1 1/2 lengths at Churchill Downs.  I’ll Have Another finished the Kentucky Derby in 2:01 4/5.   There were 165,307 people attending the 138th Kentucky Derby To read a related NBC Sports article, … Continue reading →

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Jared Weaver Throws No-Hitter –

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Jim Sutliff

Jared Weaver pitched a no-hitter in a 9-0 victory over the Minnesota Twins.  This is the second no-tter in Major League Baseball in the last two weeks.  Weaver had 9 strikeouts on the game and only 1 walk.  Recently, Jared Weaver … Continue reading →

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Spurs Win Game Two –

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Jim Sutliff

The San Antonio Spurs defeated the Utah Jazz 114-83 to take a two game lead in the playoff series.  San Antonio had a 25 point lead at the half.  Utah rebounded from a 2 game deficit in a 2007 playoff series … Continue reading →

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Washington Capitals Even Series –

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Jim Sutliff

The Washington Capitals won game two over the New York Rangers to even the series at one game.  Washington scored on a power play with a little over seven minutes remaining to take the lead 3-2.  The New York Rangers … Continue reading →

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