Your Morning Wood for November 3rd
lastangryfan.com 21 days ago — One game into his tenure with Memphis, and already Allen Iverson is upset about playing time. Anyone surprised by this…anyone? [ Fanhouse ] The scariest hockey hit this year. How bad was it? The kid is in intensive care, in critical condition. Yikes. [ Guyism ] Remember how ...

Your Morning Wood for November 9th
lastangryfan.com 15 days ago — Your Monday morning wrap-up of all the NFL Sunday action, including Tampa Bay’s awesome creamsicle uni’s, courtesy of Style Points. [ Style Points ] Video of Chicago Bears lineman Tommie Harris punching Cards offensive lineman in the back of the helmet. Well played, Mr. ...

Spikes to sit out entire Vanderbilt game
gatorsports.com 19 days ago — The decision was announced after practice Wednesday and comes in the wake of much national criticism over Spikes' eye-gouging incident in the Georgia game in Jacksonville on Saturday. "He came to see us last night, coach (Charlie) Strong and myself," ...

You Can Get Over The Vapors Now, Spikes Is Suspending Himself
alligatorarmy.com 19 days ago — Despite Washaun Ealey saying Brandon Spikes should not be suspended, Spikes has ended our long national nightmare and suspended himself for the Vandy game. "I really don’t want to be a distraction to the team," Spikes said to the statewide ...

I tried...
stadiumdrives.com 19 days ago — Ok- I was going to stay away from this Brandon Spikes thing. I really was. I love Florida, and I love Spikes, but what he did was wrong. There's no excuse for playing amateur eye surgeon on the football field. He should, and is, being punished for a stupid act. Should be the end of the story. ...

Spikes suspended for eye gouge attempt
gatorsports.com 22 days ago — Florida coach Urban Meyer suspended All-America middle linebacker Brandon Spikes for the first half of this week's Vanderbilt game after watching the tape Monday of Spikes attempting to gouge the eyes of Georgia tailback Washaun Ealey in Saturday's ...

Florida Linebacker Brandon Spikes Asks For Full-Game Suspension
obsessedwithsports.com 19 days ago — The first response that should occur after reading a headline like that is some immediate questioning of whether this could possibly be true. I actually think it is. If so, this makes Urban Meyer, the University of Florida and the SEC look bad. Really bad in my opinion. For a 22-year old to ...

Wake N’ Blog For November 5th: Space Hotel? Count Me In! How Much? Oh.
sportressofblogitude.com 19 days ago — • World Series. New York Yankees 7, Philadelphia Phillies 3. Hideki Matsui tied a World Series record with six RBI, including a two-run homer and a two-run single in his first two at-bats and the Yankees never looked back. The Yankees won their 27th title, Matsui became the first-ever Japanese ...

This Week In Half-Hearted Apologies: Brandon Spikes
stylepointsblog.com 19 days ago — As connoisseurs of disingenuous sports patter, we’ve decided to head off the public relations firms and get to the athletes in question first to acquire their excuse laden mea culpas full of self serving rationalization and pettiness. Doing this week’s honor? All-World ...

"This is something that never gets old"
pinstripealley.com 19 days ago — More photos » by Kathy Willens - AP The New York Yankees celebrate after Game 6 of the Major League Baseball World Series against the Philadelphia Phillies Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009, in New York. The Yankees won ...

Japanese fans celebrate Matsui's MVP performance — Examiner Sports 19 days ago
Japan nearly came to a standstill as millions watched on TV while Hideki Matsui, the man they know as Godzilla, stomped around New York to lead the Yankees to the World Series title.

For Yankees, John, Paul, and George Enough: Who Needs Ringo? — Bleacher Report - MLB 19 days ago
As I sift through the rubble that was the New York Yankees 27th World Series title, being a Phillies fan, I feel not shame, but respect for our conquerors. A 7-3 victory in Game Six gave the Yankees a 4-2 victory Wednesday night in the Bronx. As ...

Japanese fans celebrate Matsui's MVP performance — The Seattle Times: Sports 19 days ago
Japan nearly came to a standstill as millions watched on TV while Hideki Matsui, the man they know as Godzilla, stomped around New York to lead the Yankees to the World Series title.

The morning headlines: 27th Heaven — Blogging the Bombers - NY Daily News Blogs 19 days ago
The Yankees are World Series champions after their Game 6 win over the Phillies, and the Daily News has wall-to-wall coverage of their big win. Hideki Matsui had a night to remember, leading the Bombers to a 7-3 win to clinch their first title ...

Girardi a good samaritan after Series win — Major League Baseball News 19 days ago
On his way home from winning the World Series with a 7-3 win over the Phillies on Wednesday night, Yankees manager Joe Girardi stopped to help a woman who had lost control of her car on the Cross County Parkway in Eastchester, N.Y., and crashed into a ...