The Off Season Cometh

…And some guys can’t wait.  After the last 7+ months of hanging around 25 other guys, many of whom were the same over these last 7+ months, you can get pretty sick of some faces.  Players love to talk about the camaraderie after they retire, how much they miss it and, if they could come [...]

Lazzari’s Sports Roundup – 9/24/09

Hmmm, so I see that the lovely Charlize Theron recently graced the September issue of Vogue. No offense, New York fans, but she’s a LOT easier on the eyes than the photo of the N.Y. Giants defensive front that appeared on the cover of the 8/31 issue of the Sporting News ……….TRIVIA QUESTION: The 1985 [...]

Local Fighter Wins Gatti Tribute

Arturo Gatti the former champion who was allegedly murdered by his wife back in July was honored this past Saturday evening down in Atlantic City New Jersey. The Atlantic City Convention Center/Hall where Gatti had some of his most memorable fights and established record gate receipts..
Main Events, promoter of Gatti, had an appropriate [...]

Lazzari’s Sports Roundup – 9/17/09

Just came across a picture of the lovely Christie Brinkley as she attended the U.S. Open in Flushing Meadows last week. One thing’s for sure: If yours truly was there and able to make the acquaintance of this stunning beauty, the term “love match” would have taken on an ENTIRELY different meaning……….TRIVIA QUESTION: The 1979 [...]

Boxing Comes Back to Yankee Stadium

New York – Top Rank promoter Bob Arum is a winner either way when Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto step in the ring November 14th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas as Cotto defends his WBO welterweight championship.  Arum has promotional rights for both fighters and this could be the beginning of the next [...]

The “Not-So-Lazy” Days Of Summer

Yes–as the current summer fades away and the hot, scorching days come to a halt, I reflect upon my own summer vacations as a kid from long ago; yes, though “Father Time” has left his mark, certain memories still remain vivid. It was the 70’s: no video games/computers to corrupt our minds, no iPods to [...]

NFL 2009 – Favre Will Have Last Laugh

When ESPN reported that there was a “schism” in the Vikings’ locker room because of the very late addition of former MVP Brett Favre to quarterback the team this season, I wondered if the anaonymous complainers were, in fact, the very people that Favre was replacing.
I mean, really.  Outside of Tarvaris Jackson and Sage Rosenfels, [...]

Tiger To Play in BMW Championship

LEMONT, Ill. (Sept. 4, 2009) – Tiger Woods, the world’s No. 1-rated golfer and current leader in the FedExCup Points standings, today informed BMW Championship tournament officials of his commitment to play in this year’s Championship as the event returns to Cog Hill Golf & Country Club in Lemont, Ill., September 7-13.
Woods is a four-time [...]

Successful CAA Football Begins 2009 Picking Up Where It Left Off

With two–thirds of its conference (8 of 12 teams) accounting for one-third of the top 24 of the 2009 Football Championship Subdivision preseason coaches poll, the Colonial Athletic Association embarks on its third season of football with high expectations as unquestionably the best FCS conference top to bottom.
And, why not?
In its first year of existence, [...]

September Sprints

It’s September.  The pennant races are officially pennant races.  The whole, “It’s not a sprint, it’s a marathon” thing can be thrown out like Prince Fielder trying to steal second base because, yes, it’s a sprint.
This isn’t just a sprint of teams trying to make the final eight.  It’s also a sprint of September call-ups, [...]

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