Saturday, September 8, 2012

The Razorbacks led 28-7 midway through the third quarter after freshman quarterback Brandon Allen

Leonard finished with 11 catches for 112 yards receiving.

Browning was 42 of 67 passing for 412 yards passing, and he had 69 yards rushing on 16 carries — his last the winding, game-winning scramble in overtime around and through the Arkansas defense.

The Razorbacks led 28-7 midway through the third quarter after freshman quarterback Brandon Allen connected with MeKale McKay for a 13-yard touchdown. Allen, filling in for the injured Wilson, finished 6 of 20 passing for 85 yards.

The Razorbackshad little offense after that, though they managed to take a 34-31 lead in overtime after a 37-yard field goal by Zach Hocker.

Cobi Hamilton led Arkansas with 99 yards receiving and a touchdown on six catches. The senior now has eight touchdown catches in seven career games in Little Rock's War Memorial Stadium.



Saturday, August 11, 2012

France won't be playing tight either

France won't be playing tight either. The Frenchteam has already made great strides - clinching the country's first medal ever in women's basketball.

The victory over Russia in the semifinals set off a wild celebration for the unbeaten French, who have been on the rise in women's basketball over the past few years. They won the European Championship in 2009 and qualified for the Olympics for the first time since the 2000 Sydney Games where they finished fifth. In this tournament France has already defeated Australia in an overtime thriller and now topped Russia twice.



Monday, July 30, 2012

Johnson and the No. 48 team might have given the Sprint Cup

No, one year without a title after five straight years of championships isn't exit stage left -- it's just a role as a one act supporting actor after five award-winning turns in a one-man show.

On Sunday at Indianapolis, Johnson and the No. 48 team might have given the Sprint Cup Series a peek at his newest starring project. Johnson, who started sixth, obliterated the field on Sunday, leading a race high 99 of 160 laps, beating Kyle Busch by more than four seconds.

Heck, Johnson's win was so much of a butt-kicking that Busch suggested he obtained an exclusive visa to parts unknown.



Wednesday, July 4, 2012

Ortiz hit his 400th homer with a leadoff drive to right

Moss singled in the fourth and doubled in the sixth, leaving him a triple shy of the cycle.

Brandon Inge doubled home Moss to tie the game at 2 in the sixth.

Grant Balfour (2-2) went 1 2-3 innings for the win as the A's (41-42) moved within one game of .500 for the first time since they were 22-23 on May 23. Lone A's All-Star Ryan Cook finished with a 1-2-3 ninth for his eighth save in 11 chances.

Ortiz hit his 400th homer with a leadoff drive to right in the fourth inning against Oakland starter A.J. Griffin.

The 36-year-old Big Papi's home runs rank eighth among active players and 49th on the career list. Next up for him to catch: Hall of Famer Duke Snider with 407.



Thursday, June 21, 2012

Jose Molina hit a solo homer in the second inning against Strasburg

Washington got three hits in their first inning but failed to record another the rest of the game, thanks in part to the Major League debut of Tampa Bay rookie Chris Archer.

The 23-year-old Archer shook off his rocky first inning and lasted six in total, striking out seven.

Jose Molina hit a solo homer in the second inning against Strasburg, and the Rays (38-30) added a run in the third but could not find the equalizer.



Friday, June 8, 2012

Another shot adrift was two-time major winner John Daly

After dispensing the niceties, the world number two faced a tight third-round battle with three players tied for second on 134 and another trio two shots further off the pace.

Opening round co-leader Jeff Maggert, the 2006 winner here, shot a second-round 68 to share second place with fellow Americans J.B. Holmes (64) and Kevin Stadler (65).

Tied for fifth were Americans John Merrick (69), Chad Campbell (67) and Kevin Kisner (66), with U.S. Davis Cup captain Davis Love III, Ireland's Padraig Harrington, Noh Seung-yul of South Korean and American Ken Duke another shot away at 136.

Another shot adrift was two-time major winner John Daly, who shot a second-round 69 on return to his former home course.

POSITIVE THINGS



Sunday, April 15, 2012

Orlando could use another big effort from Jameer Nelson

"We're approaching it that the 13 (healthy) guys we have now are who we're going to have the rest of the season and in the playoffs," Van Gundy said.

The Magic suffered another blow when reserve Glen Davis, filling in for Howard, exited Sunday's win with a sprained right knee. He'll undergo further examination, but there's no timetable for a return.

"He hyperextended his knee, so my guess would be that he'd not play," Van Gundy said. "I haven't been told anything officially, though."

With the injuries piling up, Orlando could use another big effort from Jameer Nelson, who had 21 points and nine assists against the Cavaliers after making just 4 of 14 field goals and finishing with nine points and four assists in a 109-81 loss to the Hawks two days prior.