Socal teen Kate Hansen clinched a spot on the USA Luge national team for the first two World Cup races Sunday, giving the 17-year-old a chance at making the Olympics.
After covering the 22 teams that did not make the playoffs, it is nice to start to take a look at the eight teams that did make the MLB playoffs and can consider themselves somewhat successful. For the St. Louis Cardinals their regular season was certainly a success and they kin of snuck up on everyone by winning the National League Central when most baseball pundits were more focused on the Chicago Cubs. At the trade deadline they added OF Matt Holliday, and while they eventually lost in the opening round of the playoffs, at least they made a run at another title.
"It's not the size of the Pacman in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the Pacman." Thanks to Manny Pacquiao, from the rich and wealthy; to the poor and forgotten - to the maids, janitors, cooks, to the street vendors, to the jeepney drivers, to the homeless, to the peddlers, to those who must bear stereotypes in a foreign land, to the ...
Heading into the game between the Detroit Lions and the Minnesota Vikings no one expected the Lions to win. Heading into other game the Lions had lost 16 road games in a row, has only won one game in their last 25, and are on a steak of losing 31 of their last 33 NFL contests. However facing an unfocused Minnesota team, that in no way took their opponents serious, the Lions were able to hang around for awhile instead of getting totally blown out. In the end the Lions lost by 17, but they showed why they are without a doubt the worst team in the NFL.
Bill Belichick's stunning gamble failed, and Peyton Manning took advantage by throwing a 1-yard touchdown pass with 13 seconds left that rallied the unbeaten Indianapolis Colts over the New England Patriots 35-34 Sunday night.
