Well, my allusion to Tiger being atop the leaderboard after round 3 of the U.S. Open proved correct today. The man, the myth, and the legend sunk an eagle putt from about 20 miles away to bring the gallery to its feet and to take a one-shot lead on Lee Westwood (after being down 5 with 6 holes to play) heading into Red Sunday, as Tiger would like to call it. Just an electrifying experience to watch this man play golf. I don't even follow the sport much, but you have to appreciate this level of greatness from an athlete. Inspiring to see.Also from the wires today:
Replay debate lives on. Today's word is that umpires, not managers, would be responsible for initating any replay review that is required during the course of a baseball game. Umpire crew chiefs, to be exact. That's always comforting. If we trusted the umpire's judgment, would we be using replay to begin with? I think we should stick with the whole 'challenge' thing - easier, more fan-friendly, and also leaves less to the umps' discretion.
These Cubbies don't lose twice in a row. At this point, it's safe to say the Cubs own Roy Halladay. Three years ago, Cubs scrub Sergio Mitre managed to beat Halladay when the Jays visited Wrigley during interleague play. In 2008, Jason Marquis, who is no better certainly than Mitre was, beat Halladay. Yes, sample size, but it's fun to see. And kind of unbelievable. Former Blue Jay Reed Johnson hit a 3-run homer - and got a standing O from the Canadians - to spark the Cubs to the win, and Marquis lasted into the 8th before needing to be pulled. Very nice work.
In the amateur ranks... I don't really follow college baseball either - except for the occasional foray into my alma mater's fortunes - but a surprising result today as top-ranked Miami fell to Georgia 7-4 in a CWS game. The Dawgs scored 4 in the 9th to capitalize on Canes' closer Carlos Gutierrez's throwing error to nab the victory. The Canes now need to play their way out of the loser's bracket while Georgia gets Stanford next.
He's tired from carrying KG? Young Celtic Kendrick Perkins is reportedly heavily favoring a strained left shoulder and didn't practice Saturday in L.A. He still says, though, that he's likely to go in Game 5 tomorrow night, a possible clincher. Personally, I think it seems likely the NBA will assign Dick Bavetta, now-unemployed Tim Donaghy, and Magic Johnson to officiate Game 5, the better to send the series back to Boston.
The Last Word: Anyone like soccer? I've grown to enjoy it a little more, and Euro '08 is going on now. David Villa of Spain, who already boasts a hat trick in the tournament, scored a goal in injury time to beat Sweden 2-1 today, a big win for the Spaniards, who, if I'm correct, were not exactly favorites to compete in the tournament. Meanwhile, defending champ Greece (I remember this happening, because it was such a giant upset) has already been eliminated, being dumped by Russia 1-0.
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