Monthly Archives: August 2012

New York Mets Defeat Marlins –

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Jim Sutliff

The New York Mets defeated the Marlins by a score of 3-0.  New York Mets started R.A. Dickey picked up his 17th win of the season with a complete game shutout.  Dickey leads the National League with five complete games this year.  … Continue reading →

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Minnesota Twins Hosting All-Star Game –

Posted on August 28, 2012 by Jim Sutliff

The Minnesota Twins are expected to host the 2014 All-Star game.  The official announcement is expected to take place on Wednesday at Target Field.  Minnesota has hosted the All-Star game in 1965 and 1985.  The 2013 All-Star game will be hosted … Continue reading →

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NFL Preseason Week 4 –

Posted on August 26, 2012 by Jim Sutliff

Peyton Manning threw for 122 yards and 2 touchdowns in a 28-24 loss to the San Francisco 49ers.  The Denver Broncos are 1-2 and the San Francisco 49ers are 2-1 this preseason.  Also, the Seattle Seahawks went to 3-0 with a 44-14 … Continue reading →

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Strasburg Leads Washington Over Atlanta –

Posted on August 22, 2012 by Jim Sutliff

Stephen Strasburg pitched 6 innings and gave up only 1 earned run in a 4-1 victory over Atlanta.  Strasburg had 10 strikeouts on the day and allowed only 4 hits 1 walk.  The victory gave Strasburg his 15th win of the … Continue reading →

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NFL Preseason Week 3 –

Posted on August 19, 2012 by Jim Sutliff

ESPN has all the scores and highlights from the week 3 preseason games.  Andrew Luck was 16-25 passing and threw for 175 yards in a 26-24 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers.  Also, the New York Giants defeated the New York Jets 26-3 and … Continue reading →

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Olympic Medals –

Posted on August 14, 2012 by Jim Sutliff

The NBC Olympics site has the medal standings by nation and sport.  The United States of America won 104 total medals which was the most of any nation.  China won 88 medals and Russia won 82 total medals.  The United … Continue reading →

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New York Yankees Defeat Blue Jays –

Posted on August 11, 2012 by Jim Sutliff

The New York Yankees scored four runs in the top of the fourth and defeated the Toronto Blue Jays by a score of 5-2.  Ivan Nova picked up his 11th win of the season.  Nova allowed only 5 hits and had 10 strikeouts and 1 … Continue reading →

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Raisman Wins Third Medal –

Posted on August 8, 2012 by Jim Sutliff

Aly Raisman won her third medal of the London Olympics.  Raisman earned her second gold medal of the Olympics with the floor exercise after winning the bronze in the balance beam.  Raisman won the bronze in the balance beam after her difficulty rating … Continue reading →

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Lolo Finishes Fourth –

Posted on August 7, 2012 by James Sutliff

 Lolo Jones finished fourth in the 100 meter hurdles with a time of 12.58 seconds.  Sally Pearson of Australia won the gold medal in 12.35 seconds which was the fastest in Olympic history.  Dawn Harper won the silver medal and Kellie Wells … Continue reading →

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Andy Murray Wins Gold Medal –

Posted on August 6, 2012 by Jim Sutliff

Andy Murray won the gold medal with a straight set victory over Roger Federer.  Murray won in front of a home crowd at Wimbledon 6-2, 6-1, 6-4.  Federer won the silver and del Porto of Argentina won the bronze.  Andy Murray … Continue reading →

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New York Mets Win Series –

Posted on August 2, 2012 by Jim Sutliff

The New York Mets defeated the San Francisco Giants 9-1 in the fourth game of their series.  New York won three of the four games in the series and rebounded from losing 14 of their last 16 games.  The Giants won three of four games … Continue reading →

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