Author Archives: Jim Sutliff

Green Bay Packers Win Opener –

Posted on September 9, 2011 by Jim Sutliff

Green Bay won the season opener over the New Orleans Saints 42-34.  Aaron Rodgers led the Packers offensive attack with 312 yards passing and three touchdowns.  Rodgers went 27-35 passing and had a 132.1 quarterback rating.  The Saints were stopped at the … Continue reading →

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Yankees Extend Lead –

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Jim Sutliff

The New York Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays by a score of 9-3.  The victory extended the Yankees lead to 1 1/2 games over the second place Boston Red Sox.  The Red Sox lost 11-4 to the Texas Rangers.  Derek … Continue reading →

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2011 US Open Brackets –

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Jim Sutliff

ESPN has the 2011 US Open bracket results and schedules by round.  Wimbledon Champion Novak Djokovic is scheduled to play Berlocq in the third round.  Petra Kvitova and Li Na were both eliminated in the first round of the US Open.  … Continue reading →

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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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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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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 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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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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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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Bedard Traded To Red Sox –

Posted on July 31, 2011 by Jim Sutliff

Erik Bedard was traded from the Seattle Mariners to the Boston Red Sox.  The Red Sox acquired Bedard in a three way deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers.  Bedard is 4-7 on the year with a 3.45 E.R.A.  Josh Fields … Continue reading →

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NFL Lockout Ends –

Posted on July 26, 2011 by Jim Sutliff

The NFL Players Association voted to approve a deal and end the lockout.  The deal is for 10 years and there is not an opt-out clause.  Training camps are scheduled to begin for 10 teams on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.  The … Continue reading →

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NFL Lockout Continues –

Posted on July 23, 2011 by Jim Sutliff

The NFL lockout is likely to continue through the weekend as the NFL Players Association considers the owners latest proposal.  The NFL Players Association decided not to vote the last few days of the week and a vote over the weekend may not happen.  … Continue reading →

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Sweden Finishes Third At World Cup –

Posted on July 17, 2011 by Jim Sutliff

Sweden defeated France 2-1 to take third place at the Women’s World Cup.  Sweden was undefeated at the World Cup until losing in the semifinals to Japan.  Japan will play America for the World Cup.  To read a related Bloomberg Sports … Continue reading →

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Lewis Leads British Open –

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Jim Sutliff

Tom Lewis shot a 65 in the first round of the British Open.  Lewis set a record for an amatuer at the British Open with the round of 65.  The previous record of 66 was set by Frank Stranahan, Justin … Continue reading →

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