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 walk.  Derek Jeter became the only player other than Hank Aaron to have a 150 hits for 17 straight seasons.The New York Yankees are 67-46 on the year and in first place in the American League East.

To read a related Sports Illustrated article, please click here:

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/gameflash/2012/08/11/42182/index.html#recap

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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 was increased to 6.3 from 6.2.

To read a related NBC Olympics article, please click here:

http://www.nbcolympics.com/news-blogs/blog=olympic-talk/post/raismans-olympic-bronze.html

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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 took home the bronze.  Lolo Jones hit a hurdle in 2008 which cost her the gold medal.

To read a related Fox Sports article, please click here:

http://msn.foxsports.com/olympics

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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 also won the silver medal in mixed doubles with Laura Robson.

To read a related NBC Olympics site, please click here:

http://www.nbcolympics.com/news-blogs/tennis/del-potro-wins-bronze-over-djokovic.html

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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 in New York when they met in April.  Jason Bay had two RBIs for the game and Cedeno knocked in five runs.  Chris Young picked up his third win of the year.

To read a related ESPN article, please click here:

http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=320802126

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Vollmer Wins 100 Meter Butterfly –

Posted on July 29, 2012 by Jim Sutliff

Dana Vollmer won the gold medal in the 100 meter butterfly.  Vollmer set a world record with a time of 55.98 seconds.  Vollmer broke the mark set by Sarah Sjostrom in 2009.  Lu Ying of China won the silver medal.

To read a related Sports Illustrated article, please click here:

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/olympics/2012/07/29/dana-vollmer-butterfly-world-record.ap/index.html?sct=hp_t2_a2&eref=sihp

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Lochte Wins 400 Meter Gold –

Posted on July 28, 2012 by James Sutliff

Ryan Lochte won the 400 meter individual gold medal in a time of 4 minutes 5.18 seconds.  Thiago Pereira of Brazil took home the silver in 4 minutes 8.86 seconds and Japan’s Kosuke Hagino won the Bronze medal.  Michael Phelps finished in fourth place missing the Bronze by 34 hundredths of a second.

To read a related NBC Olympics article, please click here:

http://www.nbcolympics.com/news-blogs/swimming/lochte-wins-phelps-missed-podium-in-400m-im.html

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Brewers To Trade Zack Greinke –

Posted on July 26, 2012 by Jim Sutliff

The Milwaukee Brewers general manager Doug Melvin confirmed that Zack Greinke is likely to be traded.  Zack Greinke is 9-3 on the season with a 3.44 earned run average.  The Brewers fell 9 games behind the Cincinnati Reds and almost out of playoff contention.  A trade is expected to happen before the July 31st non-waiver trade deadline.

To read a related Sports Illustrated article, please click here:

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/baseball/mlb/07/26/mikwaukee-brewers-trade-offers-zach-greinke.ap/index.html?sct=hp_t2_a4&eref=sihp

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Ernie Els Wins British Open –

Posted on July 22, 2012 by Jim Sutliff

Ernie Els won the British Open and was 7 under 273 for the Open.  Adam Scott finished second with 6 under 274.  Ernie Els will join Bubba Watson in the PGA Grand Slam of Golf.  The Grand Slam of Golf will take place from October 22nd-24th.  The British Open win gave Ernie Els his 4th major championship.

To read a related PGA.com article, please click here:

http://www.pga.com/openchampionship/news/els-headed-back-pga-grand-slam-golf

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Nadal To Miss London Olympics –

Posted on July 20, 2012 by Jim Sutliff

Rafael Nadal will miss the London Olympics due to an injury.  Nadal would have been the flag bearer for the Spain team at the Olympic games.  Nadal was the Gold medal winner at the 2008 Beijing Olympic games.  Gold medal contenders are Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, and Andy Murray.

To read a related NBC Sports article, please click here:

http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/48243175/ns/sports-olympic_sports/

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Washington Nationals Defeat New York Mets –

Posted on July 17, 2012 by Jim Sutliff

The Washington Nationals defeated the New York Mets 5-4 in 10 innings.  The Nationals won the game on a wild pitch in the bottom of the tenth.  New York came from behind and scored three runs in the top of the ninth but could not hold the lead.  Mattheus picked up the win and is 3-1 on the year.  Niese started for New York and pitched seven strong innings allowing only three hits and one earned run.  Niese had eight strikeouts and did not allow a walk.  The New York Mets have lost five consecutive games and are 46-44 on the year.  Washington is 52-36 this season and are in first place in the National League East.

To read a related Sports Illustrated article, please click here:

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/gameflash/2012/07/17/41842/index.html#recap

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London Olympics 2012 –

Posted on July 14, 2012 by Jim Sutliff

The 2012 Olympics will be held in London from July 27-August 12th 2012.  NBC has complete coverage of the 2012 Olympic games.  The NBC Olympics site provides schedules, news, TV listings, and event results.  The first medal events will take place on July 28th.

To visit the NBC Olympics site, please click here:

http://www.nbcolympics.com/

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National League Wins All-Star Game –

Posted on July 10, 2012 by Jim Sutliff

The National League jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the first inning.  Justin Verlander gave up a bases loaded triple to San Francisco Giant Sandoval in the five run first.  The National League added three more runs to take an 8-0 lead.  The victory gives the National League home field advantage in the World Series.

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http://mlb.mlb.com/index.jsp

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Federer Wins 7th Wimbledon Title –

Posted on July 8, 2012 by Jim Sutliff

Roger Federer won his 7th Wimbledon title with a victory over Andy Murray.  Federer tied William Renshaw and Pete Sampras for the most career Wimbledon titles.  Federer dropped the first set and won the next three sets.  The victory will allow Federer to regain the number one ranking.

To read a related Fox News article, please click here:

http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2012/07/08/federer-wins-record-tying-7th-wimbledon-title/

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Williams Wins Wimbledon –

Posted on July 7, 2012 by Jim Sutliff

Serena Williams won her 14th grand slam championship and her 5th Wimbledon title on Saturday.  Williams defeated Radwanska in three sets 6-1, 5-7, 6-2.  Williams had 17 aces against Radwanska and 102 aces in the tournament.  Roger Federer and Andy Murray will meet on Sunday for the Men’s title.

To read a related NBC Sports article, please click here:

http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/48104352/ns/sports-tennis/

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