A 2nd Tier TeamThe New England Patriots are a good football team. Not other superlatives. Just good.
At the 3/4 mark of their injury ridled 2008 season one thing has become clear. The Patriots cannot run with the league's big dogs. They can put up a good effort and show signs of competitiveness - ...  2008 MLS Cup ChampionsIn case you missed it...
The Columbus Crew defeated the New York Red Bulls 3-1 last Sunday to claim the MLS Cup, the championship of Major League Soccer. This is the Crew's first MLS Cup championship. It was also the first trip to the finals for the New York Red Bulls.
For ...  What’s Up with the Boston Bruins?Winning 8 of their last 9? First place in the Northeast? Trashing Montreal 6 to 1? We're not used to this... Granted, the NHL season is still young...
They must be dong their part to pick up for the faltering Patriots....  MLS Soccer PlayoffsI have to admit that they crept up on me too. The first I knew that the Major League Soccer Playoffs were happening was when the news started to report first round results. So for all of you who were as clueless as I was...
Round 1 of the MLS Soccer ...  Where Did that Come From?The first 6 weeks of the Patriots 2008 season did not prepare anyone for last night's game against Denver. This is a team whose largest margin of victory was 9 points and who had lost 2 games very badly by 20 points or more. So where on earth did a ...  A Script RewrittenAll season long people have been saying that the Rays couldn't last. The Rays will fold. The Rays do not have the experience. All season long they proved the naysayers wrong.
When the Red Sox came back to tie the ALCS all of the talk was about their experience and gutsy ...  We Have Been Here BeforeThe Red Sox are not out of the woods yet. Not by a long shot. But, as they have done in the past, they managed last night to live on to play another game. This time they did it with the greatest postseason comeback in 80 years and the 2nd ...  A Tale of 2 TeamsThe Boston Red Sox and the Tampa Bay Rays are a study in contrasts:Founded
Boston Red Sox - 1901
Tampa Bay Rays - 1998
First Playoff Appearance
Boston Red Sox - 1903, the first World Series
Tampa Bay Rays - 2008
First ALCS Appearance
Boston Red Sox - 1975, beat the Oakland Athletics 3-0
Tampa Bay Rays - ...  And the WNBA Champion is…The Detroit Shock completed a sweep of the San Antonio Silver Stars yesterday to claim the 2008 WNBA Championship title. for the Shock it was their 3rd title in 6 years. For San Antonio, it was their first trip to the finals.  Off to a Good StartWhen you get to the playoffs, the regular season record becomes meaningless. The Boston Red Sox, 1-8 against the Angels during the regular season, proved that last night by taking game 1 of thier ALDS match up.
The Red Sox accomplished several things with their initial victory:
They put the regular season ... 
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