Archive for June, 2008
Can David Diaz stop the Manny Pacquiao bandwagon?
Friday, June 20th, 2008
It’s on June 28, when Manny Pacquiao will look to win the WBC Lightweight Championship from David Diaz.
Will a Mexican finally beat who is being dubbed now as ”the Mexecutioner” Manny Pacquiao? We’re hoping David Diaz does just that. He will come into this bout as the reigning WBC Lightweight Champion looking to defend his title from Pacquiao on June 28 at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada. Will a new champion be crowned? Diaz will definitely have other plans.
David ‘’Dangerous’’ Diaz, the current owner of the WBC Lightweight Championship, holds a professional record of 34-1-1, with 17 KOs. He is a former four-time U.S. National amateur champion and 1996 U.S. Olympian, making his debut in November, 1996.
Diaz won the WBC Interim Lightweight world title in his last fight in August, 2006, with a sensational come-from-behind knockout against defending champion Jose Armando Santa Cruz. The win against Santa Cruz made Diaz the WBC’s mandatory challenger and when no agreement could be reached during the free negotiation period with WBC champion Joel Casamayor, the fight went to a purse offer.
Casamayor’s representatives did not participate and pursued another fight, and Casamayor was stripped of the title. And according to WBC rules, David was to take his place as WBC champ.
Diaz is a lefthander with an aggressive style and good skills. At his best, he keeps a busy pace, pressures his opponents and wears them down. He is tough and durable, possessing above average physical strength. He is always in good condition and has good stamina.
He is an aggressive lefthander who always makes exciting fights. Diaz is undefeated since February, 2005, giving him with all kinds of momentum heading to his…
How good will the National League be in the 2008 MLB Season?
Thursday, June 19th, 2008
The National League has always played second fiddle to the stronger American League.
That’s the way things have been the last couple of years, and in this 2008 MLB baseball season, nothing has changed. Why? Probably has something to do with the way this team from the AL East defeated the National League’s representative during last season’s World Series.
In the National League, the Philadelphia Phillies lead the East, the Chicago Cubs lead the Central and the Arizona Diamondbacks lead the West. And although they may be regarded as the ‘’weaker conference’’ in baseball, don’t expect that to stop them from proving why people should start thinking otherwise.
The Philadelphia Phillies lead the Eastern division with a 41-29 record, also having the best road record in the National conference with 20-16. Against the St. Louis Cardinals, we all saw how impressive this Phillies team can be after the Phillies won with a whopping 20-2 blast. Chase Utley, Ryan Howard and Pat Burrell hit back-to-back-to-back home runs in the first inning, and the Phillies added nine runs in the fourth to win the opener of a three-game series Friday at Busch Stadium.
In the Central, division leader Chicago Cubs got a slight bump to end their four game winning streak with a 3-2 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays. Despite that setback, the Cubs are still holding a record of 44-25 win-loss mark, still enough to hold the top spot of the group.
Lastly, the Arizona Diamondbacks won their third consecutive extra-inning game, earning a franchise record with a 1-0 victory over the Kansas City Royals to further solidify their spot in the NL West. Chad Tracy hit his first career walk-of home run. His homer was his third of the season and made a winner of reliever…
Can Lakers tie 2008 NBA Finals vs Celtics?
Monday, June 16th, 2008
The Lakers won Game 5 with a chance to tie the series in Boston.
The Lakers, facing elimination at home, won Game 5 of the 2008 NBA Finals to force a Game 6 back at the TD Banknorth Garden in Boston.
The last time the Lakers played the Celtics before Sunday, the Lakers jumped on them right from the get-go, getting a HUGE lead as early as the first quarter and although the Lakers failed to hold on to their lead in Game 4, they managed to hold off the Celtics this time in Game 5.
Yup, just like Game 4, the Los Angeles Lakers jumped on the Celtics in Game 5 as soon as the opening buzzer sounded. They led by as many as 19 points, leading 39-22 after quarter number one.
Of course, after watching the Lakers squander their 24-point lead in Game 4 to lose to the Boston Celtics, Laker fans were not as comfortable with their team’s 39-22 lead at the end of the first quarter of Game 5 as they were back in Game 4. Thankfully, the rest of the Lakers were expecting Boston to make a late rally. And that’s exactly what the Celtics did.
Led by Paul Pierce, the Celtics chipped away the Lakers’ lead in the second quarter, outscoring the Lakers 30-16, to end the first half trailing by only three points, 55-52, thanks to Pierce’s 21 first half points. Looks like the Celtics wanted to end this best-of-seven series right then and there at the Staples Center in El Segundo and after their incredible second quarter rally, Laker fans were nervous.
The Lakers, desperate to force another game back in Boston and keep their season alive, were…
2008 U.S. Open is still Tiger Woods’ Show
Thursday, June 12th, 2008
The latest main tournament in golf is underway.
The 2008 United States Open Golf Championships, commonly known as the 2008 U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. This month, the U.S. Open golf championships will be held from June 9-15.
It is one of the four major championships in golf and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour. From 2008, it will also be an official money event on the Asian Tour, with 50 percent of Asian Tour members’ earnings counting towards the Order of Merit.
Who are the favorites to win this year’s U.S. Open? Of course, the name Tiger Woods will be present in this list. The question SHOULD BE, who will take on the Tiger?
One name synonymous to that is Phil Mickelson, who is coming off a dramatic 1-shot victory at Colonial in which he virtually pulled a rabbit out of his hat for a birdie on the 72nd hole to clinch the win. Both Woods and Mickelson are always considered contenders any time they tee it up, but given their recent track records, it seems Mickelson has the advantage this time.
There are two reasons why Mickelson has to be considered the favorite in this year’s U.S. Open. The first is that Tiger will tee it up not having played a competitive round since the Masters. SURE, if there is anyone who can take two months off and come back and win a major championship, it is Tiger. But still, doing that will be near to an impossibility.
The second reason why Phil Mickelson has to be considered the favorite is the fact that he is already in that conversation about the top 20 players of all time. Another couple of majors, especially a U.S. Open, and he is in the discussion among the top 10 golfers of all time. It almost feels like it is his time to win a…
Can Celtics take 3-0 lead over Lakers in 2008 NBA Finals?
Tuesday, June 10th, 2008
Can the Boston Celtics move a game closer to the NBA title?.
Yes, the Celtics are only two wins away from the title in the 2008 NBA Finals when the series resumes in L.A. for Game 3.
The Celtics are probably looking for some vindication for the whole Boston area. It has been a great year in sports for people living in Boston, but still, dominating all these sports disciplines only to win one of the three championship battles they have been in sure is disappointing to say the least.
The Boston area this year, 
just like the Boston Celtics from the past, have probably grown accustomed to big championship games after the Boston Red Sox beat the crap out of the Colorado Rockies to win the 2007 MLB World Series.
Since then, thanks to the Boston Red Sox, the Boston area was, more often than not, right in the thick of things as far as world championships in sports are concerned. Take the New England Patriots for example. They dominated the NFL last season, winning every single regular season game to overtake the regular season record set by the 1972 Miami Dolphins.
And while Tom Brady and the rest of the Patriots were having their way on the football field, the New England Revolution, another professional sports team from the Boston area, was playing in the championship game of the 2007 MLS soccer season against the Houston Dynamo.
The New England Revolution lost to Houston, unfortunately, and after the New England Patriots lost to the New York Giants in Super Bowl XLII, their ONLY loss in…
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