Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Miami Dolphins Preview




It is time for Blogging Sports Network yearly NFL Previews and today we are doing the Miami Dolphins. Bill Parcells has taken over the helm and he has made some very fast and swift changes. Parcells has gotten rid of Jason Taylor a mainstay on defense who he was not very happy with. This is just how Bill Parcells is and that will never change. Parcells drafted Jake Long and Chad Henne out of Michigan which could be something that the Dolphins go with this year. Long will be a great offensive lineman, and Henne should be a good quarterback in the future.

Right now though Parcells and the coaching staff will probably go with Chad Pennington who was released by the Jets and has a new lease on life with the Miami Dolphins. This year I look for the Dolphins to be improved, but nowhere near the top in this division. A few more wins will be added this year, but that is about it. The one thing though you can be sure Bill Parcells will turn this franchise into a winner he has a knack for turning things around pretty quickly so the future looks good in Miami.

USA Softball Put To The Test




USA Softball needed nine innings, but was able to beat Japan by a score of 4-1. Crystl Bustos hit a three-run homer almost out of the stadium to give the United States their 22 straight win in the Olympics and one more win until they get another gold medal.

This is why they play the game. Japan stuck with the United States squad for 8 innings before losing in the ninth inning. This is how it can happen sometimes so you really never know until the game is over.

Monday, August 18, 2008

Carl Edwards Makes It A Clean Sweep At Michigan




Carl Edwards knows that Kyle Busch was the man to beat yesterday at Michigan and that is exactly what he did. Edwards captured the Nationwide Series race Saturday and then went out and proved that his team could run with Kyle Busch and Joe Gibbs Racing. Edwards drove a great race, but the bottom line was his pit crew got him out before Busch and that is what won the race for Edwards. In clean air Busch was tough and Edwards knew that and so did his pit crew. With the Chase very close now it could be an interesting battle between Busch and Edwards.


1. Carl Edwards, Ford
2. Kyle Busch, Toyota
3. David Ragan, Ford
4. Greg Biffle, Ford
5. Matt Kenseth, Ford
6. Mark Martin, Chevrolet
7. Brian Vickers, Toyota
8. Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet
9. Elliott Sadler, Dodge
10. Jamie McMurray, Ford

USA Softball Make It 21 In A Row




USA Softball continues to dominate as they earned their 21st straight win as they down China by a score of 9-0 and scored all nine runs with two outs in the first inning. Cat Osterman help shutdown China as the United States head to the medal round.

Most people think the United States will easily win the Gold Medal and that should be true, but you never know. Softball can be weird sometimes so do not always count on that. You still have to play the game as you never know what could happen in the end. It does look good for the United States though.

Saturday, August 16, 2008

Jennie Finch Powers Team USA Softball To Easy Win




There is no wonder why the Olympic Committee wants to get rid of fast pitch softball in the Olympics the United States is way to dominate. Jennie Finch pitched a complete game against Taiwan on a way to an easy 7-0 win. This marked the United States 19th straight win in Olympic competition.

Most people in other countries will not be sad to see this Olympic sport go as the United States in recent years have owned it. I will be sad when it does leave as many girls dream about a chance to play in the Olympics and now they will not have a chance. It is a real shame.

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

The Cat Tosses No-Hitter For Team USA Softball




Cat Osterman tossed a gem of a game as Team USA Softball beat Australia by a score of 3-0 to run their record to 16 straight wins in Olympic competition. Oh did I mention that Cat also threw a no-hitter in the process. It seems that USA Softball is hitting on all cylinders right now and they will be very tough to beat. The run up to the Olympics they played some tough competition to get them ready for Olympic play and nothing is slowing them down right now.

Team USA Softball knows this could be the last time softball is an Olympic sport so they want to savor every moment they have. If they lost the gold medal it won't be because they did not leave it on the field. This team is going to be hard to beat, but like anything you really never know. When you talk abut the Olympics anything is possible and you must play hard in every game.

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Minnesota Blanks Yankees Take Over First Place




The Minnesota Twins blanked the New York Yankees by a score of 4-0. Glen Perkins who has struggled of late kept the Yankee batters off balance as he improved his record to 9-3 and help get the Minnesota Twins back into first place. The White Sox lost to the Red Sox so the Twins are now a half game ahead of Chicago. This race may just go down to the wire. Meanwhile the New York Yankees are now 9 games out of first place and sinking very fast. It will be interesting to see if they can get out of this or will heads roll in New York.

Monday, August 11th

Pittsburgh 7 Final
NY Mets 5

Washington 1 Final
Milwaukee 7

Baltimore 8 Final
Cleveland 13

Toronto 7 Final
Detroit 2

St. Louis 4 Final
Florida 2

San Francisco 1 Final
Houston 3

NY Yankees 0 Final
Minnesota 4

Boston 5 Final
Chi White Sox 1

Philadelphia 6 Final
LA Dodgers 8