Archive for August, 2008

The football season, and the school year, has officially begun. This recap is coming to you semi-live from an off-campus house at USC armed with:
-30 USC students
-Seating for 18 USC students
-1 grill
-1 Big-Screen HDTV
-Beer. So much beer.
In short, we were well prepared for this game. The notes:
12:38 PM: The season has kicked off. UVA […]

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Following Nomar’s walk off home run on Aug 13th, the Dodgers looked poised to give the Arizona Diamondbacks a run for their money. That win tied them for 1st place in the NL West, and it seemed like only a matter of time before they took control of the race. The optimism of Dodger fans […]

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Y E S T E R D A Y…
Nationals 11, Dodgers 2: Cristian Guzman hit for the cycle, Elijah Dukes crushed two homers and the Boys in Blue get swept by the Nats, a near…  wait for it… capital offense. Their eighth straight loss dropped them 3.5 games behind the first place D-Backs.
Angels 7, Rangers 5: After […]

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As in “Virginia Cavaliers,” not to be confused with a “cavalier” report prepared through indifference.  Quite the opposite, actually, since our insight comes from Kris Wright, editor of TheSabre.com, a website dedicated to all things UVA sports.   SHLA ran down Wright for a Virginia-centric take on a few questions before USC’s season kickoff this […]

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Been losing sleep for nights on end wondering what happened to USC’s most recent celebrated gunslinger?  Well, prepare for some z’s, because we have your answer.  The Rose Bowl MVP is battling as we speak against Brooks Bollinger to win the third string QB spot for the Minnesota Vikings. Bollinger has the edge when it […]

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“Charger Country” (as our amigo andESPN Deportes es la voz de los Bolts Adrian Garcia calls it) has waited on pins and needles as All-Pro linebacker Shawne Merriman sought multiple opinions about whether he should play on a knee chock full of posterior cruciate damage.  Various doctors have recommended surgery and a season missed.  Merriman […]

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Volunteers (#18) at Bruins (Saturday, 5:00 p.m. PST, ESPN)
The opening of a new season is often seen as the start of a journey. For UCLA, it’s set to be an adventure, as they open up the 2008 campaign against seasoned SEC power Tennessee at the Rose Bowl. The Bruins are not only replacing several key […]

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YESTERDAY…
Angels 5, Athletics 1: John Lackey got the Halos back in the win column with a dominating complete game performance to pick up his 11th win. Torii Hunter was 3-4 with an RBI.
Nationals 2, Dodgers 1:  Not even a game against the lowly Nats can solve LA’s offensive woes. They waste another strong outing from […]

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Because, frankly, some people just don’t like to read.

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