Month: September 2007

According to Gene Orza, chief operating officer of the baseball players’ union, baseball officials have provided the union with a draft 2008 schedule that would have the Boston Red Sox and Oakland Athletics open the season in Tokyo, followed by both teams returning to the USA for a series in Oakland. Baseball has been trying […]

Is it me, or is Tom Brady getting better-looking with age? One thing’s for sure: He hasn’t slowed down his quaffed appearances in magazines. The latest is the agazine Vman (don’t worry – we’d never heard of it either), where he appears in a wet white t-shirt. He’ll be appearing on Sunday Night Football this […]

The NFL kicked off its first regular Sunday and it was a doozy. We saw three-last play field goals, 80 points total in Dallas and Randy Moss being a model citizen. The only third-string quarterback to get any attention was in Cleveland, where rookie Brady Quinn was shown holding a clipboard in the Browns’ 34-7 […]

Novak Djokovic succumbed to his nerves in the crucial moments of his first Grand Slam final tonight, letting five set points slip away in the opening set and wasting another two set points in the second set. Ultimately, it was top-ranked Roger Federer who played his best when it mattered most, defeating his 20-year-old Serbian […]

Once again African futbolistas clinched their rise to dominance on the world soccer scene, as Nigeria beat Spain 3-0 on penalty kicks in the finals of the FIFA U-17 Korea 2007 World Cup. It was a hard-fought game, head to head, with close calls and opportunities lost during 120 scoreless minutes…and two spectacular airborne saves […]

You may have seen the commercials promoting baseball’s postseason telecasts featuring annoying comedian/film “actor” Dane Cook. You know, the ones where he finishes by screaming “There’s only one postseason…there’s only one October!” At first they featured great players and moments in playoff and World Series history. Then they tied that theme into a variety of […]

The other night I was looking at the Phillies website, thinking of buying tickets online. I decided to check out the Phillies Ticket Marketplace, where Diamond Club and Hall of Fame Club box season ticketholders who had extra tickets could resell them through the Phillies. The tickets were being sold only at face value, with […]

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Justine Henin won her second U.S. Open and seventh major title this evening with an emphatic 6-1, 6-3 dismissal of Svetlana Kuznetsova. Henin won the title without dropping a set, a remarkable accomplishment given that she had to defeat Serena and Venus Williams in succession just to reach the final. Henin, who also won the […]

World number one Justine Henin will face off against the 2004 U.S. Open champion, Svetlana Kuznetsova, to decide who will claim the 2007 ladies’ crown. Kuznetsova overcame nerves and windy conditions to oust an equally tight Anna Chakvedatze in the first semifinal match before Henin, the French Open winner in June, took the court against […]

Thoughts on the Indianapolis Colts’ 41-10 butt kicking of the New Orleans Saints to kickoff the NFL season: –If you have a fantasy team and your receivers play the New Orleans Saints: Start them! The Saints had one of the worst pass defenses a year ago and it looks no better this season. Peyton Manning […]

In the time it’s been around, Deadspin has become a wildly popular sports blog. Its editor, Will Leitch, is not only a Friend of Outsports, he’s an unabashed St. Louis Cardinals fan. Furthermore, he really really really likes Rick Ankiel, in a guy-crush heterosexual way that sports fans have. After I read the Ankiel HGH […]

Finally, the season is starting (in about two hours from when this is written). So I am on the record and subject to mocking later: Colts 34, Saints 16. –-Jim Buzinski Finally, the season is starting (in about two hours from when this is written). So I am on the record and subject to mocking […]

In a few days, this Chicago club will be celebrating their 25th year of fun, fitness and being in front at any speed. Ever since the late 70s, when the first Frontrunner clubs adopted the name of my novel, I’ve had the exciting opportunity to watch them making their mark in the sports world. “LGBT […]

The tennis in the men's draw at the U.S. Open continues to astound. There have been riveting five-setters and shocking upsets. In contrast, last night's quarterfinal between Roger Federer and Andy Roddick lasted only the minimum three sets and the result was as expected; however, the quality and drama that played out was nothing short […]

There’s yet another cloud of suspicion hovering over a major league baseball player, and this time it’s hanging over someone whose comeback has been touted as the feel-good story of the season. The New York Daily News reported late Thursday on their website that St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Rick Ankiel received a 12-month supply of […]

I often wonder how much of this goes on, and how coaches guard against it happening to them. There seems to be a one-way sign outside Foxboro Stadium that points directly at the Meadowlands, because the Jets have been interviewing just about every player the Patriots have let go in the last couple weeks, the […]

From 10 questions for Terrell Owens on Time.com: “What’s your favorite TV show and why? Sascha Falahat, SOUTH BEND, IND. I'm going to mention two shows. The first is America's Next Top Model. I just like to see how people interact–women can be catty once they're together. And my other favorite is the channel HGTV. […]

In January, Serena Williams entered the Australian Open unseeded and disregarded, only to emerge as champion. She blitzed the field en route to the title and began openly talking about winning the Grand Slam; that is, taking all four major titles in tennis over the course of a single calendar year. Serena has already won […]

There seems to be a new trend in getting people out to a major league baseball game, and if it ever hits Philadelphia I may never leave Citizens Bank Park. At least three major league teams – Atlanta, Baltimore and the Los Angeles Dodgers of Los Angeles – are promoting special all-you-can-eat sections at their […]