Posts tagged ‘GTN Weekend Review’

August 17, 2009

GTN 206 Weekend in Review

Usain Bolt shatters his personal best and sets a new world record in the 100 meters…….9.58….simply incredible, it’s hard to imagine that back in the 80′s the record was a 9.83 held by Carl Lewis, to run a 9.58 was unimaginable at that time!!

Fast Man in de' World!!

Fastest Man in de' World!!

 

Roy Jones Jr. destroyed Jeff Lacey Saturday night to retain his NABO Light Heavyweight Championship, Lacy had both of his eyes swollen from a fast and brutal punishing from Jones, Lacy wasn’t able to answer the bell for the 11th round. 

40 is the new 30!!

40 is the new 30!!

 Seattle  Seahawks played in their first exhibition game of the 2009 season, many players for the Hawks touched the ball Saturday night…..some notables include….Justin Forsett 12 rushes for 27 yds……Ben Obumano 2 catches for 31 yds……..Mike Teel 7/15 for 75 yds and a 1 td…………Kevin Hobbs 6 tackles……….and Aaron Curry had 2 tackles

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 Y.E. Yang upset  Tiger Woods in the PGA Championships, Yang becomes the first Asian born man to win a major PGA Tournament …..Woods was previously 14-0 when leading in the final round of any major tournaments……for Tiger you just have to say you can’t win em’ all!!

Slouching Tiger

Slouching Tiger

 

The New York Yankees take 3 out 0f 4 from the Mariners this weekend, the M’s did manage to win a game Sunday afternoon 10-3, snapping the Yankees 5 game winning streak……for the M’s they pick up win #61 it matches the win total from last season…..currently the M’s sit at (61-57) and are 6 games back of the Texas Rangers for the AL Wild Card.

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The Storm lose to the Atlanta Dream 88-79 on Saturday, the loss drops the Storm to (13-11)…..Lauren Jackson reaches the 5000 point plateu…….the Storm are only (1-6) against  Eastern Conference teams this season.

Get it together yall!!

Get it together yall!!

The Seattle Sounders beat the LA Galaxy 2-nill (2-0) ….(I’ve always wanted to type that) on Saturday night down in L.A…..the Sounders run their record to (8-8-5)…. they have 32 points good for second place in the West!

We didn't tie!!

We didn't tie!!

August 10, 2009

GTN (206) Weekend in Review

The Seattle Mariners beat the Tampa Bay Rays 11-2 yesterday, Russell Branyan hit a grand-slam in the 6th to put the game out of reach……Seattle (58-53) is only 5.5 back of  Boston for the AL Wildcard…….up next the Chicago White Sox (59-54) come to town for 3 games ….go M’s!!

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The Seattle Storm nip the New York Liberty 70-69………Lauren  Jacskon  led the Storm with 21……The Storm are now (13-9) 2.5 games behind the Phoenix Mercury in the West.

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Tennessee beats Buffalo 21-18 in the NFL Hall of Fame Game…..T.O. had 2 catches for 27 yards……congrats to this year’s Hall of Fame Class………….Rod Woodson….Bruce Smith…..Randall McDaniel…..Ralph Wilson Jr….. the  late Bob Hayes……..and the late Derrick Brooks…….this raises the total enshrinement to 253 Hall of Famers….congrats everyone!

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The Minnesota T-Wolves have reportedly hired Lakers asst. Kurt Rambis as Head Coach……..Rambis is a former NBA Champion and has been an asst. coach for Phil Jackson for several seasons.

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July 13, 2009

GTN (206) Weekend in Review

Boxing legend Arturo Gatti (37) was found dead in a seaside resort in Brazil,police say his 23 year old wife Amanda Rodrigues has been taken into custody for more questioning……Gatti held the IBF Super Featherweight title back in 1995,he fought Oscar De La Hoya for welterweight title in 2001 & lost in the 5th  round,other famous fights include the trilogy with Micky Ward between the years of 2002-2003 each fight went the distance with Ward winning one and Gatti winning the final two,2004 Gatti won the junior welterweight title,and lost it in 2005 to Floyd Mayweather Jr.

AP Photo credit Mary Godleski

AP Photo credit Mary Godleski

San Fransisco Giant pitcher Jonathan Sanchez threw the first no-hitter of the  2009 season,in an 8-0 win over the San Diego Padres……..this is the Giants 13th no-hitter in club history and first since 1976, not bad for a pitcher with a (3-8) record.

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 UFC 100  title bout went to Brock Lesner, he destroyed Frank Mir with a vicious assault in the second round,to become the UFC  Heavyweight Champion, after he won he was hailed by boo’s from the sold-out crowd,UFC now has a marketable tool in Brock Lesner he is portrayed as a villain in the sport……isn’t this how WWF started off??…..mo money….mo money$$$$

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Steve McNair was laid to rest Saturday in Hattiesburg,Mississippi………the service was held at the Reed Green Coliseum on the campus of  the University of Southern Mississippi…….an estimated 5,000 people attended,notable attendees were Ray Lewis, Brett Favre, Jay Cutler & Doug Williams.

R.I.P

R.I.P

 

The Seattle Mariners take 3 of 4 from the Texas Rangers,the M’s rack up 11 hits in route to a 5-3 victory…….Seattle is currently (46-42) and stay within 4 games of the Angels. (49-37)………***look for a more in depth look at the Mariners later this week***……..it’s ALL STAR TIME!!!

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The Seattle Storm lose to the Chicago Sky  86-81, that loss snapped the Storm’s 15 home game winning streak……Lauren Jackson and Tanisha Wright each scored 18 for the Storm (8-5).

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