SPORTS REPORT 8/4/08

8/4/08

MY BASEBALL PICCS FOR MONDAY WERE A HORRIBLE 5-6. GOD DAMNIT!

FOOTBALL

DENVER WIDE RECIEVER, BRANDON MARSHALL WILL BE SUSPENDED FOR THE FIRST 3 GAMES OF THE SEASON DUE TO HIS PREVIOUS ARREST SINCE COMING INTO THE NFL. FOR THE SECOND DAY IN A ROW, COWBOYS WIDE RECIEVER TERRELL OWENS DID NOT ATTEND PRACTICE. ITS POSSIBLE THAT THE COACH GAVE THE COWBOYS VETERANS SOME TIME OFF.

BASKETBALL

HOUSTON ROCCETS CENTER, YAO MING APPOLOGIZED FOR HIS COMMENTS ON RON ARTEST’S PAST. ORLANDO MAGIC GUARD CARLOS ARROYO JOINED MANY OTHER PLAYERS AND LEFT THE NBA TO PLAY OVERSEAS THIS YEAR. DALLAS MAVERICC STAR JOSH HOWARD WAS ARRESTED FOR DRAG RACING.

IN THE OLYMPIC EXHIBITIONS, TEAM USA BEAT AUSTRALIA 87-76. DEWAYNE WADE SCORED 22 POINTS.

BASEBALL

IN THE AMERICAN LEAGUE, TORONTO BEAT OAKLAND 6-1. ROY HALLADAY GOT HIS 13^TH WIN (13-8). CLEVELAND BEAT TAMPA BAY 5-2. CLIFF LEE GOT HIS 15^TH WIN (15-2). TEXAS UPSET THE YANKEES 9-5 DESPITE JASON GIAMBI’S 21^ST HOME RUN. KANSAS CITY BEAT BOSTON 4-3. THE ANGELS BEAT BALTIMORE 6-5. VLADIMIR GUERRERO GOT HIS 19^TH HOMER OF THE YEAR. SEATTLE BEAT MINNESOTA 11-6 TO DROP MINNESOTA BACC INTO A TIE WITH THE WHITE SOX FOR THE AL CENTRAL.

IN THE NATIONAL LEAGUE, HOUSTON BEAT THE CHICAGO CUBS 2-0. THE GAME WAS STOPPED AFTER THE 8^TH INNING, GIVING RYAN DEMPSTER HIS 5^TH LOSS (12-5). CINCINNATI BEAT MILWAUKEE 6-3. DURING THIS GAME, RYAN BRAUN HIT HIS 30^TH HOME RUN OF THE SEASON. ALSO, IN THE DUGOUT, THERE WAS A FIGHT BETWEEN STAR PRINCE FIELDER AND PITCHER MANNY PARRA. WASHINGTON BEAT COLORADO 9-4. ARIZONA BEAT PITTSBURGH 13-7. DAN HAREN GOT HIS 12^TH WIN (12-5). FOR ARIZONA, MARK REYNOLDS HIT HIS 23^RD HOMERUN. SAN FRANCISCO BEAT ATLANTA 4-2.

PRO WRESTLING

OF COURSE YOU ALL KNOW THAT IT IS MONDAY NIGHT AND TONIGHT IS MONDAY NIGHT RAW!!!!

BUT BEFORE WE GET TO THAT, THERE WAS A WWE RAW HOUSE SHOW LAST NIGHT…

WWE Raw House Show Results - 8/3/08
Location: Bowling Green, Kentucky
- WWE Intercontinental Champion Kofi Kingston defeated Paul Burchill.
- Snitsky defeated D-Lo Brown.
- WWE Women's Champion Mickie James & Kelly Kelly defeated Beth Phoenix & Katie Lea.
- Hacksaw Jim Duggan defeated Santino Marella.
- Batista defeated Kane.
- John Cena defeated World Tag Team Champions Cody Rhodes & Ted DiBiase Jr. in a Handicap Match.
- World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk defeated Chris Jericho in a No DQ Match.

NEWS: ALSO, IT HAS BEEN NOTED THAT MICC FOLEY’S CONTRACT WILL EXPIRE WITH THE WWE AT THE END OF THE SUMMER!

THERE WAS ALSO A WWE SMACCDOWN/ECW HOUSE SHOW TO REPORT…

WWE Smackdown & ECW House Show Results - 8/3/08
Location: Chattanooga, Tennessee
- Before the lights went out Maria came out and made her way through the crowd.
- Then the announcer said HHH would not be there and that we could vote on the main event of Jeff Hardy vs MVP. Then he turned it over to Maria who gave front row seats to some people.
- Finlay w/ Hornswoggle def. Mike Knox.
- Mark Henry w/ Tony Atlas def Matt Hardy.
- Cherry and Eve def Natalya and Maryse.
- Then Maria came back out and chose a kid from the crowd to be a manager for the next match.
- Shelton Benjamin def Mr Kennedy w/ Fan. Interesting note here is that Shelton entered first and then while Kennedy was cutting his promo with the kid from the crowd Shelton walked to the back and then was given a second entrance.
- Big Show def The Great Khali. When I heard we were going to be seeing this match I thought total snorefest but it wasn't so bad.
- Hawkins and Ryder def Jesse and Festus.
- R-Truth def Brian Kendrick.
- Main Event was a No DQ match as Jeff Hardy def MVP.
NOW, ONTO MONDAY NIGHT RAW…

WWE RAW
August 4, 2008
Knoxville, TN
Commentators: Michael Cole & Jerry “The King” Lawler
Kofi Kingston def. Paul Burchill
Mickie James def. Katie Lea Burchill
JBL def. CM Punk & Chris Jericho
Kane def. Matt Striker
Batista & John Cena def. Cody Rhodes & Ted Dibiase to WIN the World Tag Team Championship