The Power Lunch, 4.30.07

30 04 2007

News and notes while laughing at Bruce Wilis’ “Yippee kye-yay motherf*cker” bomb on TSN television*…

Report: Heat’s Wade planning on shoulder surgery (ESPN News Services) Heat star Dwyane Wade’s summer plans now apparently include surgery, according to a published report in the Miami Herald.

April Musings (The Hardball Times) A statistical look back at the month of April in MLB.

Steroid bust will rock MLB like never before (TheBizofBaseball) Murray Brown of TBoB writes that the bust of a former New York Mets employee will have far-reaching ramifications.

Reds to retire Concepcion’s number (AP/Yahoo! Sports) Lucky number 13 will be retired on July 28.

Mike Vick has a nice chat with Roger Goodell (Sports Frog) Ron Mexico has a nice chat with the commish over what’s going on in his life these days.

Tracking Pujols success with hair superstitions (STLSportsMag) A look at superstar Albert Pujols and how his hair styles may impact his success.

*Special thanks to Deadspin for YouTube video linkage.


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Hitting the snooze bar, 4.30.07

30 04 2007

News and notes while rolling out of bed…

Cardinals mourn Hancock (STL Today) More on the death of St. Louis Cardinals reliever Josh Hancock, who died in a one care accident on Sunday morning as his teammates share the memories.

Braves deal Langerhans to A’s (MLB.com) Langerhans was sent to the Oakland A’s for a player to be named later or cash considerations.

The $17 million slide (CNBC) Darren Rovell examines the financial losses of Brady Quinn’s draft day slippage.

Mickey Mantle rookie fetches large sum at auction (AP/ESPN) Early rookie card of Yankees great lands $160,000 at auction house in Illinois

Ducks take upperhand on Canucks (AP/USA Today) Corey Perry scored the go-ahead goal on a power play 7:51 into the third period as the Ducks recovered from a double-overtime loss at home in Game 2 with a 3-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday night.

Rangers pull out victory in 2 OT over Sabres (Sportsnet.ca) Buffalo still leads the Eastern Conference semifinal series 2-1, but the Rangers can get even with a Game 4 victory Tuesday night in Madison Square Garden.

Raptors get routed by Nets (USA Today) For the second consecutive game at the Continental Airlines Arena, Vince Carter dominated the Raptors, scoring 27 points. Jason Kidd added 17 points and 13 assists as the Nets won 102-81, taking a commanding 3-1 lead.

Suns regain control of series with 113-100 win over Lakers (Reuters) The Phoenix Suns, spearheaded by 27 points from center Amare Stoudemire, outpaced the Los Angeles Lakers with a 113-100 victory on Sunday to take a commanding 3-1 lead in their series.

Grading the NFL Draft (USA Today) Check and see how your team fared these past two days.

Moss dealt to Pats (Reuters) The New England Patriots acquired wide receiver Randy Moss from the Oakland Raiders in exchange for a fourth-round selection in this year’s NFL Draft.


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