Tuesday, the Baltimore Orioles placed their starting pitcher on the 15-day DL and went on to active outfielder Felix Pie.  Starting pitcher Millwood was placed on the DL due to soreness in his right forearm.

Millwood started Monday’s game against Detroit, which he threw for only a single inning, in which he allowed a total of five runs.  He has allowed a minimum of two runs during the games’ first inning in the past eight of his nine starts.  In his last seven starts, he has pitched an ERA of 10.20.  For the season, Millwood has an ERA of 5.77, which comes from 25 runs allowed in his most recent nine starts. Continue Reading…

JaMarcus Russell has already been having a tough time with things this off-season and he can now add negative circumstances to his already full plate.  Monday, the former quarterback for the Oakland Raiders was arrested due to alleged controlled substance possession.

He was arrested in Mobile County, Alabama, from his home under the alleged fact that he had a prescription painkiller, codeine syrup, in his possession, which he also did not have a doctor’s prescription for.  Supposedly, the arrest is part of an undercover investigation; however, no specifics were released as to what initially led to Russell’s arrest.  Continue Reading…

Taylor Hall was the overall number 1 draft pick of this year’s 2010 NHL Draft.  Monday, he signed an entry-level contract that consists of three years with the Edmonton Oilers.  The three-year contract that the forward signed consists of the maximum amount for per season base salary, which is $900,000.

In addition to the base salary that he will receive, it is possible for him to receive more than $3 million more per season if he meets certain performance bonus incentives that are listed within the entry-level contract as clauses. Continue Reading…

As anticipated, the Los Angeles Dodgers are adding their outfielder Manny Ramirez to the 15-day disabled list Saturday due to right hamstring strain.  Ramirez thought the strain was improving but Joe Torre, the Dodgers manager, wants to make sure that Ramirez is improving and the appropriate precautions are taken to ensure a quick and proper recovery.

Ramirez was placed on the disabled list back on April 23 for the very first time and was batting a .415 at the time.  He returned to the Dodgers lineup on May 8 but was nowhere near his recent playing aptitude.  However, just before his injury, his overall game was starting to improve. Continue Reading…

Germany (pictured in a huddle) are well on their way to winning a fourth championship title at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.  Their last title was 20 years ago and so far, they are right on track to make it to the finals and win the title again.

Germany defeated Argentina Saturday morning with a final score of 4-0.  Both teams played well with attacks coming from every which way, but Argentina was unable to even score on Germany.  While Argentina served a good match, although they definitely could have upped their skill and playing ability particularly in terms of defense, it just wasn’t good enough to sustain Germany’s strong defense and offense. Continue Reading…

It goes to show that the underdog can claim a victory.  That’s right – in the quarter finals soccer match between the Netherlands and Brazil Friday morning, Netherlands overtook Brazil to claim the victory and to advance to the semi finals where they will find themselves up against Uruguay who was able to beat out Ghana in their quarter final soccer match Friday afternoon.

Brazil, the five-time World Cup champions were defeated by the Netherlands with a final score of 2-1.  This was the first time that the Netherlands, since being defeated by Brazil at the 1998 World Cup with penalty kicks, has made it to the semi-finals.  Winning this soccer match against Brazil, the Netherlands are 5-0 with winning all five matches and creates a team record of 24 games undefeated. Continue Reading…

After two days off the competitive field, the first game of the 2010 World Cup quarter finals gets underway today and will be a match between Brazil and the Netherlands, both of which have not had a loss in this year’s World Cup.

As of right now, the favorite to win the World Cup is Brazil, who are five-time World Cup champions, but the Netherlands are definitely give them a run for their money; they may have been considered the underdogs at one time but they are proving themselves viable this year. Continue Reading…

Chase Utley, second baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies, suffered an injury to his right thumb in Monday’s game against Cincinnati, which was a 7-3 loss for Philadelphia.  The injury occurred by Utley ultimately trying to get two bases into a single run hit.  He slid right into second base head first then was declared out.

Tuesday, the second baseman was placed on the disabled list due to a sprained ligament. Then, testing showed that he a torn ligament in his thumb (the bone and ligament were detached from one another) and that it would require surgery.  He underwent the surgery, executed by Dr. Weiland, for his right thumb Thursday in New York at the Hospital for Special Surgery and will now miss 8 weeks of playing time with the Phillies.   Continue Reading…

The quarter finals of the 2010 FIFA World Cup will kick off starting to tomorrow, July 2, 2010 and go into July 3.  There will be two matches each day with one team from each match advancing to the semi finals of the World Cup this year.

Argentina will find themselves up against Germany in Cape Town at the Cape Town Stadium on July 3.  Many believe that Argentina is out to get some type of revenge on Germany from the World Cup back in 2006.  If you don’t remember or you didn’t catch the buzz back then, Germany and Argentina both advanced to the quarter finals and went head-to-head with each other in the quarter final soccer match.  Needless to say, Germany overtook Argentina to advance to the semi finals. Continue Reading…