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Recent Posts by smithnyiu
September 29, 2010
If you give it, will they come? Rays to hand out 20,000 free tickets: In response to the bad press created by Monday night's comments from David Price and Evan Longoria, the Tampa Bay Rays just announced that they'll be giving away 20,000 tickets — free, gratis, no charge — to Wednesday night's game against the Orioles at Tropicana Field.
posted by smithnyiu to baseball at 11:04 AM - 27 comments
May 19, 2008
Lester throws majors' first no-hitter of season as Red Sox rock Royals: The 24-year-old lefty, who survived cancer to pitch the clincher of Boston's 2007 World Series victory, shut down Kansas City 7-0 Monday night for the first no-hitter in the majors this season.
posted by smithnyiu to baseball at 08:49 PM - 42 comments
April 30, 2008
BCS officials reject playoff proposal: Bowl Championship Series officials rejected a plan Wednesday to turn the much-criticized system for deciding a national champ into a four-team playoff. The BCS format will remain the same until at least the 2014 season.
posted by smithnyiu to football at 06:20 PM - 24 comments
March 27, 2008
The San Francisco Giants have now removed prominent tributes in the stadium to Barry Bonds: The left-field wall no longer bears an image of Bonds chasing Hank Aaron for the home run crown, nor elsewhere is the number of Bonds' home runs in relation to Aaron posted. There are no "756" signs -- signifying the home run he hit to break Aaron's record -- anywhere in the park, in fact. A team spokeswoman said the Giants would put up a plaque to note where he had hit his last homer with the team.
posted by smithnyiu to baseball at 06:10 PM - 32 comments
November 22, 2006
The SI.com "2006 Turkeys Of The Year": have been awarded. They page in reverse order, from 13 down. A little surprised at #1.
posted by smithnyiu to general at 01:15 PM - 18 comments
October 12, 2005
Coach resigns after high school bans pregame prayer: A spokeswoman for the district, Trish LaDuca, said students have the right to pray on school property during school events, but the prayer must be initiated by the students; otherwise it violates the law. "I'm not out preaching, I'm not a preacher," said Borden, who has led the football program for 23 years. He has a 116-100-1 career record, and his team won the Central Jersey Group IV championship in 2004.
posted by smithnyiu to culture at 11:15 AM - 156 comments
July 26, 2005
Top pick Smith agrees $49.5 million deal with 49ers: Top draft pick Alex Smith has agreed to a six-year, $49.5 million deal with the San Francisco 49ers, the richest contract ever for an NFL rookie. Let's hope he does better than Manning...
posted by smithnyiu to football at 03:23 PM - 21 comments
January 21, 2005
Clemens is the highest paid pitcher in baseball history: The Rocket and the Houston Astros agreed Friday to an $18 million, one-year contract, and the seven-time Cy Young Award winner made the commitment to play for his 22nd major league season.
posted by smithnyiu to baseball at 04:18 PM - 41 comments