Good afternoon, I'm Andrew Zwarych with this CSM Sports Update...
The Toronto Blue Jays are back home tonight after their road trip from hell.
Casey Janssen takes to the mound for the Blue Birds, he goes up against Knuckleballer Tim Wakefield.
Wakefield handed the Jays their first of nine straight losses just 10 days ago.
The AL East leading Red Soxs are coming off a series split with the Twins.
If the Jays are able to sweep the Soxs, they jump back into first in the division.
Game 6 of the NBA Western Conference finals go tonight.
The Lakers are looking to close out their series against the Nuggets.
Kobe Bryant had 22 points and 8 assists in LA's big 103-94, game 5 win.
On paper the Lakers have the advantage over Denver.
Head Coach Phil Jackson is 49-1 lifetime, when holding any lead in the playoffs.
While the Lakers haven't lost a best of seven series after being tied 2-2 and winning game 5 since 1969, when they lost to the Celtics in the NBA finals.
The French Open is underway at Rolland Garros, so far this morning Rafael Nadal defeated Lleyton Hewitt in straight sets.
Nikolay Davydenko defeated 17th ranked Stanislas Wawrinka, 6-3, 6-3, 6-2.
In Women's action;
Number seeded Dinara Safina has a two set lead over 27th seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.
While Venus Williams lost her first two sets too 29th ranked Agnes Szavay.
Steve Stricker has a two shot lead at -5, over Jason Day at the Colonial.
Bright Grove, Ontario's Mike Weir shot an opening round 69 and is one under par, he is set to tee off just after 1:30.
Keeping with Bright Grove golfers, Matt Hill captured the NCAA Division I men's golf championship yesterday.
The Stanley Cup Finals kick off this weekend.
The Penguins will travel to Detroit for game 1 saturday in a rematch of last years finals.
For CSM Sports, I'm Andrew Zwarych
Friday, May 29, 2009
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Scrumbs after the Whistle
During NHL playoffs the amount of scrums that come after a whistle increase ten-fold and its ridiculous.
No matter the play, what has happened prior or what will happen later on in the game expect to see after most whistles a scrum of three to five players which not only wastes time but it is a serious deterrent to the game.
When the whistle is blown it is suppose to allow for a line change and a quick break for the players on the ice, but in the NHL playoffs when the whistle blows it acts as a bell in a boxing match and signals the start of the bout. With this ridiculous notion of what the whistle means it not only causes problems but increasingly wastes time. A normal-couple second whistle break turns into a full out brawl and the time spanning from the actual game will be a few minutes. Not only does the brawling last however long it takes for it to be broken up, officials have to figure out what to do once the fighting has stopped.
Once everything has calmed down, before the whistle is blown to indicate the start of the game again, decisions have to be made with regards to the scrums. A defenceman strolled in from the blueline and joined in on the ru-ha-ha, the officials have to come to a conclusion on what sort of discipline should be used. It is this kind of penalty that comes back to haunt teams, and cost them games, series and championships.
Even if there are no penalties handed out during a skirmish between players, they can be more costly if some happens to get injuried. A somewhat small argument arrupts over the away teams unwillingness to stop swarming the goalie after the whistle, so the home team takes acception and a scrum ensues. In all of the commotion a player losses his footing and falls. Not only could he be injured but he could injur someone else. The post whistle scrum has become a breeding ground for injuries, most of which are pointless and could have been avoided.
The NHL will have to take a good long look at what they aren't stopping, thus allowing, pointless scrums post whistle. It is time for the league to stop these before they become out of hand, before a tragedy errupts through the sport, the way Don Sanderson's tragedy did with fighting in the sport. Stop the issue before it becomes a serious problem. Do Not Allow Post Whistle Scrums.
Friday, April 17, 2009
april 14 update
The Pittsburgh Penguins will try and take a two game strangle hold on the Philedelphia Flyers when the two teams meet up at the Melon Centre in the Steel City tonight.
The fourth seeded Pens dominated the Flyers in game one with a 4-1 win.
Philly will be without tough-guy Dan Carcillo, who will sit out serving a suspension for punching Max Talbot in the final minutes of game one.
The Minnessota Wild were hoping to bring Leafs advisor Dave Nonis in as their new general manager.
But, Brian Burke flat out denied the request.
Tampa Bay's former GM Jay Feaster has expressed interest in signing with the Wild, as well as the Avalanche.
And for all of our cricket junkies, the Canadian Cricket team qualified for 2011 Cricket World Cup.
This will be the fourth time Canada qualified for the tournament, they made it in '79, '03 and '07.
The Netherlands, Ireland and Kenya also made into the tourny, on the final day of qualification.
The fourth seeded Pens dominated the Flyers in game one with a 4-1 win.
Philly will be without tough-guy Dan Carcillo, who will sit out serving a suspension for punching Max Talbot in the final minutes of game one.
The Minnessota Wild were hoping to bring Leafs advisor Dave Nonis in as their new general manager.
But, Brian Burke flat out denied the request.
Tampa Bay's former GM Jay Feaster has expressed interest in signing with the Wild, as well as the Avalanche.
And for all of our cricket junkies, the Canadian Cricket team qualified for 2011 Cricket World Cup.
This will be the fourth time Canada qualified for the tournament, they made it in '79, '03 and '07.
The Netherlands, Ireland and Kenya also made into the tourny, on the final day of qualification.
Friday, March 27, 2009
3 min ad lib
Andrew Zwarych
3 Min Ad Lib
-welcome I’m Andrew Zwarych and this is a csm sports update
-habs struggled to score all night,
-Koivu scored the winner, 2 tries
-TB 2, MON 3 (OT)
-st. louis knocked first shot down, second one went of one of the bodies
-habs 1-for-8 on PP
-Kovalev, Latendresse scored in regulation
-David Koci, first in 86 career games
-lukas krajicek, TB scorers
-price had 17 saves in the win
-in a preview of a potential first round match up, CGY 0 CLB 5
-steve mason 33 saves
-10th shutout of the year, leads NHL
-most for a rookie since, Tony Esposito had 15 for the Chicago Blackhawks in 1969-70
-rick nash had 4 assists, career best for one game
-the flames lost two in a row, penguins and bluejackets
-CGY’s Todd Bertuzzi returned after missing 10, knee injury
-EDM 2, PHX 3
-EDM slipped to ninth in the conference, have lost 3 in a row
-PHX third win in five
-lombardi had a goal and assist,
-martin hanzal had the game winner
-ken klee scored, 1st of the season
-kotalik, hemskey scored for EDM
-Roloson’s 30th consecutive start
-VAN 2, STL 4
-david perron, tj oshie had a goal and assist
-STL are now 8-2-1, making serious playoff push
-only one point out
-chris mason made 21 saves, 25th consecutive starts
3 Min Ad Lib
-welcome I’m Andrew Zwarych and this is a csm sports update
-habs struggled to score all night,
-Koivu scored the winner, 2 tries
-TB 2, MON 3 (OT)
-st. louis knocked first shot down, second one went of one of the bodies
-habs 1-for-8 on PP
-Kovalev, Latendresse scored in regulation
-David Koci, first in 86 career games
-lukas krajicek, TB scorers
-price had 17 saves in the win
-in a preview of a potential first round match up, CGY 0 CLB 5
-steve mason 33 saves
-10th shutout of the year, leads NHL
-most for a rookie since, Tony Esposito had 15 for the Chicago Blackhawks in 1969-70
-rick nash had 4 assists, career best for one game
-the flames lost two in a row, penguins and bluejackets
-CGY’s Todd Bertuzzi returned after missing 10, knee injury
-EDM 2, PHX 3
-EDM slipped to ninth in the conference, have lost 3 in a row
-PHX third win in five
-lombardi had a goal and assist,
-martin hanzal had the game winner
-ken klee scored, 1st of the season
-kotalik, hemskey scored for EDM
-Roloson’s 30th consecutive start
-VAN 2, STL 4
-david perron, tj oshie had a goal and assist
-STL are now 8-2-1, making serious playoff push
-only one point out
-chris mason made 21 saves, 25th consecutive starts
Thursday, March 26, 2009
march 26 update
Welcome I'm Andrew Zwarych with this CSM Sports Update...
The Toronto Raptors got their first back to back win in over a month, in a big 115-106 win over the Milwaukee Bucks.
Andrea Bargnani led the way for Raps with 23 points, the Spanish Stallion Jose Calderon poured in 19 and had 11 dimes.
and Everyone's favorite babbies daddy Chris Bosh chipped in with 18.
Richard Jefferson kept the Bucks close, he drained 20 on the night.
Before the game, the Raps announced that guard Marcus Banks had successful surgery removing a bone spur on his right big toe.
He is expected to miss the remainder of the season.
Toronto also announced yesterday the signing of Quincey Dubey from the D-league.
The Cleveland Cavaliers continued their dominance of the Eastern Conference, they beat the Nets 98-87.
LeBron came close to a triple-double finishing with 22 points, 11 boards and 8 assists.
He becomes the second player in NBA history to reach 2000 points 500 boards and 500 assists in a single season.
Toronto Maple Leafs goatender Martin Gerber recieved punishment yesterday for his antics in Tuesday night's game.
The league handed out an automatic 3 game suspension.
Gerber went balistic when the Caps scored the tieing goal late in the third, he ended up firing a puck at the ref.
Jennifer Jones' team Canada moved to 8-2 at the World Curling Championships.
Jones pulled out a big 8-5 win over Italy in draw 15 action.
Two Canadian teams were in action in the NHL last night;
The Ottawa Senators fell to the Carolina Hurricanes 2-1.
Ryan Shannon got their lone mark.
Marc-Andre Fleury made 31 saves, shuting out the Flames 2-0.
Kris Letang and Hal Gill had the Penguins marks.
The Anaheim Ducks reached into their bag of tricks, using everything from the knuckle puck to the flying-V in their big 7-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche.
Charlie Conway...excuse me Corey Perry pushed the Ducks that much closer to a playoff birth, he had two goals on the night.
Patrick Kane and Jonathon Toews burried two goals in the shoot out for the Blackhawks, and Jeremey Roenick was denied by his former team securing the big win for Chicago 6-5 over the Sharks.
In Grapefruit league action, the Toronto Blue Jays take to the field later today against the Atlanta Braves.
For CSM Sports, I'm Andrew Zwarych...
The Toronto Raptors got their first back to back win in over a month, in a big 115-106 win over the Milwaukee Bucks.
Andrea Bargnani led the way for Raps with 23 points, the Spanish Stallion Jose Calderon poured in 19 and had 11 dimes.
and Everyone's favorite babbies daddy Chris Bosh chipped in with 18.
Richard Jefferson kept the Bucks close, he drained 20 on the night.
Before the game, the Raps announced that guard Marcus Banks had successful surgery removing a bone spur on his right big toe.
He is expected to miss the remainder of the season.
Toronto also announced yesterday the signing of Quincey Dubey from the D-league.
The Cleveland Cavaliers continued their dominance of the Eastern Conference, they beat the Nets 98-87.
LeBron came close to a triple-double finishing with 22 points, 11 boards and 8 assists.
He becomes the second player in NBA history to reach 2000 points 500 boards and 500 assists in a single season.
Toronto Maple Leafs goatender Martin Gerber recieved punishment yesterday for his antics in Tuesday night's game.
The league handed out an automatic 3 game suspension.
Gerber went balistic when the Caps scored the tieing goal late in the third, he ended up firing a puck at the ref.
Jennifer Jones' team Canada moved to 8-2 at the World Curling Championships.
Jones pulled out a big 8-5 win over Italy in draw 15 action.
Two Canadian teams were in action in the NHL last night;
The Ottawa Senators fell to the Carolina Hurricanes 2-1.
Ryan Shannon got their lone mark.
Marc-Andre Fleury made 31 saves, shuting out the Flames 2-0.
Kris Letang and Hal Gill had the Penguins marks.
The Anaheim Ducks reached into their bag of tricks, using everything from the knuckle puck to the flying-V in their big 7-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche.
Charlie Conway...excuse me Corey Perry pushed the Ducks that much closer to a playoff birth, he had two goals on the night.
Patrick Kane and Jonathon Toews burried two goals in the shoot out for the Blackhawks, and Jeremey Roenick was denied by his former team securing the big win for Chicago 6-5 over the Sharks.
In Grapefruit league action, the Toronto Blue Jays take to the field later today against the Atlanta Braves.
For CSM Sports, I'm Andrew Zwarych...
Monday, March 23, 2009
2 min update- march 23
Hi I'm Andrew Zwarych with a CSM Sports Update...
The Montreal Canadians continue to struggle in the weeks leading up to the playoffs.
Owner George Gillett has seemed to had enough of the up and down Habs and is reportedly looking to sell the historic franchise.
Forbes magazine ranked the Canadian's as the NHL's third most valuable team in October.
The magazine estimated the Habs were worth $334 million.
Gillett purchased the Canadians and Bell centre in 2001 for $181 million.
Chris Bosh and the Toronto Raptors celebrated CB4's birthday two days early with a big 100-76 over the LA Clippers.
Bosh chipped in with 16 points and 13 boards.
Jose Calderon poured in 15 points and six assists while Shawn Marion had 14 points and 13 rebounds.
Zach Randolph had 20 points and seven rebounds in the loss.
The Clippers have now lost 10 of their past 12.
Sunday's match-up was the first ever NBA game to be broadcasted in Punjabi.
Edmonton Eskimos running back Jesse Lumsden is making noise in the sport of bobsledding.
After Saturday's win in the four-man bobsleigh event its quite possible that Lumsden will represent Canada at the 2010 Olympic games in Vancouver.
The World Cup season starts in November but he won't be able to participate because its during the CFL season.
So his times now are what the coaches will use to determine if he makes the Olympic team or not.
It was Kevin Martin who beat Randy Furby in the Men's final of the Canada Cup of Curling Sunday.
With the win Martin picked up $28, 000 for the win.
Canada's Jennifer Jones won at the world women's curling championship.
Jones broke open a close game with three points in the eighth end to beat Norway's Marianne Rorvik 8-5.
There were only two Canadian teams in action on the ice last night.
The Ottawa Senators leap frogged the Leafs with a 2-1 win over the Rangers.
Alex Auld had a big game, he made 28 saves and picked up the second star.
Nik Backstrom had a 31 save shut-out performance in Minnesota's 3-0 win over the Edmonton Oilers.
Owen Nolan potted two.
The Oilers announced today that they signed junior standout Jordan Eberle.
Eberle was taken 22nd overall in the 2008 draft.
Canada's own Justin Morneau hit his first two home runs of spring training against Canada's lone team, the Toronto Blue Jays.
Morneau went 2-for-2 with 3 RBI's in Minnesota's 11-6 win.
The Toronto Argonauts re-construction of the franchise continued today, the Argo's completed a deal with the BC Lions.
Toronto picked up Whitby, Ontario native linebacker Jason Pottinger for a fourth round draft pick in the upcoming CFL draft.
Curt Schilling twatted his way to retirement.
Schilling posted that he had decided to retire on his Internet blog this past weekend ending a historic 23 year career.
The Toronto Maple Leafs will be back in action tomorrow night when they host Alex Ovenchkin and the Washington Capitals.
Sports Every 30 minutes here on CSM Sports Radio....
The Montreal Canadians continue to struggle in the weeks leading up to the playoffs.
Owner George Gillett has seemed to had enough of the up and down Habs and is reportedly looking to sell the historic franchise.
Forbes magazine ranked the Canadian's as the NHL's third most valuable team in October.
The magazine estimated the Habs were worth $334 million.
Gillett purchased the Canadians and Bell centre in 2001 for $181 million.
Chris Bosh and the Toronto Raptors celebrated CB4's birthday two days early with a big 100-76 over the LA Clippers.
Bosh chipped in with 16 points and 13 boards.
Jose Calderon poured in 15 points and six assists while Shawn Marion had 14 points and 13 rebounds.
Zach Randolph had 20 points and seven rebounds in the loss.
The Clippers have now lost 10 of their past 12.
Sunday's match-up was the first ever NBA game to be broadcasted in Punjabi.
Edmonton Eskimos running back Jesse Lumsden is making noise in the sport of bobsledding.
After Saturday's win in the four-man bobsleigh event its quite possible that Lumsden will represent Canada at the 2010 Olympic games in Vancouver.
The World Cup season starts in November but he won't be able to participate because its during the CFL season.
So his times now are what the coaches will use to determine if he makes the Olympic team or not.
It was Kevin Martin who beat Randy Furby in the Men's final of the Canada Cup of Curling Sunday.
With the win Martin picked up $28, 000 for the win.
Canada's Jennifer Jones won at the world women's curling championship.
Jones broke open a close game with three points in the eighth end to beat Norway's Marianne Rorvik 8-5.
There were only two Canadian teams in action on the ice last night.
The Ottawa Senators leap frogged the Leafs with a 2-1 win over the Rangers.
Alex Auld had a big game, he made 28 saves and picked up the second star.
Nik Backstrom had a 31 save shut-out performance in Minnesota's 3-0 win over the Edmonton Oilers.
Owen Nolan potted two.
The Oilers announced today that they signed junior standout Jordan Eberle.
Eberle was taken 22nd overall in the 2008 draft.
Canada's own Justin Morneau hit his first two home runs of spring training against Canada's lone team, the Toronto Blue Jays.
Morneau went 2-for-2 with 3 RBI's in Minnesota's 11-6 win.
The Toronto Argonauts re-construction of the franchise continued today, the Argo's completed a deal with the BC Lions.
Toronto picked up Whitby, Ontario native linebacker Jason Pottinger for a fourth round draft pick in the upcoming CFL draft.
Curt Schilling twatted his way to retirement.
Schilling posted that he had decided to retire on his Internet blog this past weekend ending a historic 23 year career.
The Toronto Maple Leafs will be back in action tomorrow night when they host Alex Ovenchkin and the Washington Capitals.
Sports Every 30 minutes here on CSM Sports Radio....
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
March17-update
Hi I'm Andrew Zwarych and this is a CSM Sports Update...
The Toronto Raptors were in Charlotte taking on the Bobcats.
The Raps were coming off a big win Sunday afternoon but were unable to win back to back, falling to the Bobcats 112-86.
Gerald Wallace led the way for Charlotte with 25 points, in a big win for the Cats in an effort to make the post season.
D.J. Augustin added 15 points for the Bobcats, who moved within one game of both idle Milwaukee and Chicago in a crowded battle for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.
Chris Bosh led the way for the Raps with 18 points and 14 boards.
Toronto's saviour from Sunday Pops Mensah-Bonsu only drained 8 points and had 7 assists.
The Raps are off until Friday when they host the Bobcats at the ACC.
The Atlanta Thrashers picked up their sixth straight win for the first time in the franchise's history.
Kari Lehtonen had a career high 49 saves in the 5-1 win over the Washington Capitals.
Colby Armstrong, Vyacheslav Koslov, Anssi Salmela, Tobias Enstrom and Eric Perrin potted Atlanta's marks.
Eric Fehr had the Caps lone goal.
Alex Ovenchkin had ten shots on goal but wasn't able to register his lead leaguing 50th goal of the year.
The Nashville Predators squeaked by the LA Kings with a 4-3 win.
Michael Handzus potted a goal and an assist in the win.
Frederich Cepeda drove in four runs to lead Cuba to a 7-4 win over Mexico at the World Baseball Classic.
Cuba advances with the win and will play the loser of the Japan South Korea game.
Formula One has decided to change its format in announcing its champion.
Right now the championship is awarded to the racer with the most points at seasons end.
The new rule will award the racer who has won the most races by years end.
Sweden's Therese Alshammar broke her own 50-metre butterfly world record at the Australian swimming trials Tuesday.
But the Swede has been disqualified by Swimming Australia for wearing two swimsuits.
FINA which is Australia's swimming governing body stated that new rules were put in place this past weekend, which resulted in the swimmer being disqualified.
Tiger Woods and his Lake Isleworth teammates took a 6-4 lead over Lake Nona on Monday after the first day of the Tavistock Cup.
Sports Every 30 Minutes here on CSM Sports Radio...
The Toronto Raptors were in Charlotte taking on the Bobcats.
The Raps were coming off a big win Sunday afternoon but were unable to win back to back, falling to the Bobcats 112-86.
Gerald Wallace led the way for Charlotte with 25 points, in a big win for the Cats in an effort to make the post season.
D.J. Augustin added 15 points for the Bobcats, who moved within one game of both idle Milwaukee and Chicago in a crowded battle for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.
Chris Bosh led the way for the Raps with 18 points and 14 boards.
Toronto's saviour from Sunday Pops Mensah-Bonsu only drained 8 points and had 7 assists.
The Raps are off until Friday when they host the Bobcats at the ACC.
The Atlanta Thrashers picked up their sixth straight win for the first time in the franchise's history.
Kari Lehtonen had a career high 49 saves in the 5-1 win over the Washington Capitals.
Colby Armstrong, Vyacheslav Koslov, Anssi Salmela, Tobias Enstrom and Eric Perrin potted Atlanta's marks.
Eric Fehr had the Caps lone goal.
Alex Ovenchkin had ten shots on goal but wasn't able to register his lead leaguing 50th goal of the year.
The Nashville Predators squeaked by the LA Kings with a 4-3 win.
Michael Handzus potted a goal and an assist in the win.
Frederich Cepeda drove in four runs to lead Cuba to a 7-4 win over Mexico at the World Baseball Classic.
Cuba advances with the win and will play the loser of the Japan South Korea game.
Formula One has decided to change its format in announcing its champion.
Right now the championship is awarded to the racer with the most points at seasons end.
The new rule will award the racer who has won the most races by years end.
Sweden's Therese Alshammar broke her own 50-metre butterfly world record at the Australian swimming trials Tuesday.
But the Swede has been disqualified by Swimming Australia for wearing two swimsuits.
FINA which is Australia's swimming governing body stated that new rules were put in place this past weekend, which resulted in the swimmer being disqualified.
Tiger Woods and his Lake Isleworth teammates took a 6-4 lead over Lake Nona on Monday after the first day of the Tavistock Cup.
Sports Every 30 Minutes here on CSM Sports Radio...
Monday, March 16, 2009
march16-update
Andrew Zwarych
March 16, 2009
2-MIN UPDATE
Hi I'm Andrew Zwarych and this is a CSM Sports Update...
The Toronto Raptors are back it again later tonight.
They visit the Bobcats for a match up of the basement dwellers.
The Raps are coming off a big win Sunday afternoon over the Pacers, 110-87.
Toronto aims for back to back wins against a Charlotte team they've beaten twice already this season.
The two teams will face-off once again Friday in Toronto.
Theres only two games on the ice tonight in the NHL.
The Washington Capitals and the Atlanta Thrashers meet up.
Both teams enter tonights match up with a 6 game winning streak.
The only other game tonight see's the Preds taking on the Kings.
Canadian Skier Thomas Grandi's comeback has been cut short.
Earlier this morning Grandi called it quits for the second time in two years.
Grandi won nine career World Cup medals, including back-to-back victories in giant slalom races in 2004.
Problems continue in Denver.
Just a few weeks after the Broncos couldn't complete a deal with the Patriots for the Matt Cassel.
The man who was suppose to go the other way Jay Cutler has told his the club that he isnt coming back.
Cutler's agent, Bus Cook apparently contacted the Broncos and told them that his agent wants out via a trade.
Cutler was also a no-show for today's first team meeting with new head coach Josh McDaniels.
Reports indicate that the Boston Red Sox's and Canadian Outfielder Jason Bay have broken off contract negotiations.
The Red Sox's who announced the signing of Jon Lester earlier this week have stated due to the struggling economy they aren't sure how they will handle Bay's contract.
Sports Every 30 Minutes, here on CSM Sports Radio...
March 16, 2009
2-MIN UPDATE
Hi I'm Andrew Zwarych and this is a CSM Sports Update...
The Toronto Raptors are back it again later tonight.
They visit the Bobcats for a match up of the basement dwellers.
The Raps are coming off a big win Sunday afternoon over the Pacers, 110-87.
Toronto aims for back to back wins against a Charlotte team they've beaten twice already this season.
The two teams will face-off once again Friday in Toronto.
Theres only two games on the ice tonight in the NHL.
The Washington Capitals and the Atlanta Thrashers meet up.
Both teams enter tonights match up with a 6 game winning streak.
The only other game tonight see's the Preds taking on the Kings.
Canadian Skier Thomas Grandi's comeback has been cut short.
Earlier this morning Grandi called it quits for the second time in two years.
Grandi won nine career World Cup medals, including back-to-back victories in giant slalom races in 2004.
Problems continue in Denver.
Just a few weeks after the Broncos couldn't complete a deal with the Patriots for the Matt Cassel.
The man who was suppose to go the other way Jay Cutler has told his the club that he isnt coming back.
Cutler's agent, Bus Cook apparently contacted the Broncos and told them that his agent wants out via a trade.
Cutler was also a no-show for today's first team meeting with new head coach Josh McDaniels.
Reports indicate that the Boston Red Sox's and Canadian Outfielder Jason Bay have broken off contract negotiations.
The Red Sox's who announced the signing of Jon Lester earlier this week have stated due to the struggling economy they aren't sure how they will handle Bay's contract.
Sports Every 30 Minutes, here on CSM Sports Radio...
Monday, March 2, 2009
Intro....
The Raptors were in Dallas taking on the Mavericks Sunday night.
The last time the Dino's won in big D, it was '99 and Tracy McGrady and Vince Carter led the way.
Sunday night was no different from how its been over the past 10 years.
Big Dirk Nowitzki drained 24 and had 10 rebounds to led the way for the 109-98 win.
Jason Kidd had 15 assists bringing him to 10,000 for his career.
Chris Bosh led the way for the Raps.
CB4 had 28 points and 10 boards.
Toronto has now lost 10 of the past 14 games.
The Raps are back at it Tuesday, they are in Houston taking on the Rockets.
Jarome Iginla became Calgary's all time point getter last night, but the Lightning rained on the record setting night with a 8-6 win.
Iginla finished the game with two goals and three assists, passing Theo Fleury for the franchise's all time leader in points.
He also scored his 400th career goal.
Mark Reechi had five assists in the win.
The Devils blanked the Flyers 3-0.
With the win, Marty Brodeur joined an elite club and but its not the mile high.
Brodeur recorded his 100th shutout, joining the shutout century club.
Jamie Langenbrunner, Brian Gionta and Johnny Oduya scored as the Devils won for the eighth time in 10 games to open a nine-point lead in the division.
The Vancouver Canucks helped their playoff bid with a 3-1 win over the Blue Jackets last night.
With the win the Canucks moved four points ahead of Columbus for the fifth spot in the tight Western Conference.
The Pittsburgh Penguins moved back into the playoffs with a 4-1 win over the Dallas Stars.
Once again Evgeni Malkin led the way for the Sidney Crosby-less Pens.
Malkin finished with three points.
The Florida Panthers burried the Washington Capitals with a 6-2 win.
The Blackhawks doubled up the Kings with a 4-2 win.
The Co-MVP's of the All Star game were reunited last night in Phoenix.
Kobe Bryant led the way with 49 points but it was Shaq who got the final laugh.
The Suns beat the Lakers 118-111.
O'Neal finished 33 points and 7 rebounds.
Two Canadian's made the podium yesterday at the World Freestyle Ski Championship.
Ashleigh McIvor won gold in women's ski cross while fellow Canadian Davey Barr won bronze in the men's event.
Team Canada needed a shootout to pull off a win over Team USA yesterday at the sledge hockey Canada Cup.
Goalie Paul Rosen of Thornhill, Ontario stopped all five American shooters in the shootout to preserve the win.
Adam Dixon of Midland, Ontario scored the winner.
Sports every 30 minutes here on CSM Sports Radio.
The Raptors were in Dallas taking on the Mavericks Sunday night.
The last time the Dino's won in big D, it was '99 and Tracy McGrady and Vince Carter led the way.
Sunday night was no different from how its been over the past 10 years.
Big Dirk Nowitzki drained 24 and had 10 rebounds to led the way for the 109-98 win.
Jason Kidd had 15 assists bringing him to 10,000 for his career.
Chris Bosh led the way for the Raps.
CB4 had 28 points and 10 boards.
Toronto has now lost 10 of the past 14 games.
The Raps are back at it Tuesday, they are in Houston taking on the Rockets.
Jarome Iginla became Calgary's all time point getter last night, but the Lightning rained on the record setting night with a 8-6 win.
Iginla finished the game with two goals and three assists, passing Theo Fleury for the franchise's all time leader in points.
He also scored his 400th career goal.
Mark Reechi had five assists in the win.
The Devils blanked the Flyers 3-0.
With the win, Marty Brodeur joined an elite club and but its not the mile high.
Brodeur recorded his 100th shutout, joining the shutout century club.
Jamie Langenbrunner, Brian Gionta and Johnny Oduya scored as the Devils won for the eighth time in 10 games to open a nine-point lead in the division.
The Vancouver Canucks helped their playoff bid with a 3-1 win over the Blue Jackets last night.
With the win the Canucks moved four points ahead of Columbus for the fifth spot in the tight Western Conference.
The Pittsburgh Penguins moved back into the playoffs with a 4-1 win over the Dallas Stars.
Once again Evgeni Malkin led the way for the Sidney Crosby-less Pens.
Malkin finished with three points.
The Florida Panthers burried the Washington Capitals with a 6-2 win.
The Blackhawks doubled up the Kings with a 4-2 win.
The Co-MVP's of the All Star game were reunited last night in Phoenix.
Kobe Bryant led the way with 49 points but it was Shaq who got the final laugh.
The Suns beat the Lakers 118-111.
O'Neal finished 33 points and 7 rebounds.
Two Canadian's made the podium yesterday at the World Freestyle Ski Championship.
Ashleigh McIvor won gold in women's ski cross while fellow Canadian Davey Barr won bronze in the men's event.
Team Canada needed a shootout to pull off a win over Team USA yesterday at the sledge hockey Canada Cup.
Goalie Paul Rosen of Thornhill, Ontario stopped all five American shooters in the shootout to preserve the win.
Adam Dixon of Midland, Ontario scored the winner.
Sports every 30 minutes here on CSM Sports Radio.
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Edmonton Grads
Edmonton Grads
"The finest basketball team that ever stepped out on a floor." These were the words of Dr. James Naismith, the man who invented the sport of basketball. He wasn't talking about some of the classic NBA franchises but a woman's basketball team out of Edmonton.
The Edmonton Grads were a basketball team that was together between 1915 and 1940. They hold the North American record for the best winning percentage of all time.
Over the years the Grads put together a record of 522 wins and 20 losses. They won their first Canadian title in 1922 and in 1923 they won the international title. The only time they did not hold the title after 1922, was in 1940 when the team disbanded.
Between 1924 and 1936, the Grads dominated the Olympics. They won all 27 Olympic matches they played, out scoring their opponents 1863 to 297.
The Grads disbanded in 1940 after the outbreak of the Second World War. At that time, the team held 108 local, provincial, national and international titles and had been the undisputed world champions for 17 years in a row.
"The finest basketball team that ever stepped out on a floor." These were the words of Dr. James Naismith, the man who invented the sport of basketball. He wasn't talking about some of the classic NBA franchises but a woman's basketball team out of Edmonton.
The Edmonton Grads were a basketball team that was together between 1915 and 1940. They hold the North American record for the best winning percentage of all time.
Over the years the Grads put together a record of 522 wins and 20 losses. They won their first Canadian title in 1922 and in 1923 they won the international title. The only time they did not hold the title after 1922, was in 1940 when the team disbanded.
Between 1924 and 1936, the Grads dominated the Olympics. They won all 27 Olympic matches they played, out scoring their opponents 1863 to 297.
The Grads disbanded in 1940 after the outbreak of the Second World War. At that time, the team held 108 local, provincial, national and international titles and had been the undisputed world champions for 17 years in a row.
marty assingment
As the NHL trade deadline creeps up, it can only be assumed that general managers around the league will be busy. The Canadian teams throughout the league differ in their position's but all will have a similar outlook for the March deadline. From Bob Gainey and the Canadians to Brian Burke and the Toronto Maple Leafs, no matter where the teams stands change will be necessary for the teams to improve for the future.
When asked who would be the most active by the deadline, NHL follower Wally Zwarych believes that even though the Leaf's should have a fire-sale the team to watch is the Edmonton Oilers. "By March 4th, you'll see the Oilers make several moves that will improve the future of their franchise. I'd be surprised if Eric Cole and Dwayne Roloson had not been moved by the deadline." Wally believed that the Oilers would be looking to gain younger roster players that would be able to step in right away.
When the trade deadline hits it shouldn't surprise many to see both the Calgary Flames and Vancouver Canucks stand pat. Even with his slow start Mats Sundin will help the Canucks turn their season around, and the team will get an even bigger boost when Roberto Luongo returns from injury. The Flames may make several smaller moves but do not have the cap room to make an significant deals.
The Ottawa Senators should be active by the deadline. "...Bryan Murray has to go. Both the general manager and head coach have to be held responsible for how poor the team has done so far this year." When asked if there would be any roster moves, Wally believed the Sens would have to acquire a puck moving defenceman, another offensive centre and help in goal. "Watch for them to look at either Cristobal Huet or Nikolai Khabibulin, whoever the Hawks aren't using at the time."
The Montreal Canadians should look to improve their roster and try to move some of the soon to expire contracts. Many of the Habs top players have contracts that are due to expire after the 2008-2009 season and should try to move some of these players for longer contracts. "Don't be surprised to see them move (Jaroslav) Halak for another defenceman. If I was Gainey I would definitely look at giving up whatever Tampa Bay wants in return for (Vincent) Lecavalier." Whatever the Habs decided to do, it shouldn't surprise many to see Montreal be active prior to the deadline.
Finally, the Toronto Maple Leafs should not only be one of the most active Canadian teams but one of the most active in the NHL. "The Leafs should just have a fire sale. Trade everyone to who ever will take them." Many fans believe that the organization is in the right direction but more changes need to be made before the team can be considered successful. "Nik Antropov, Pavel Kubina, Mikhail Grabovsky and Vesa Toskala are players team's may look at and at the same time players Toronto should be willing to move." The Leafs should be looking to acquire young talented forwards, puck moving young defenceman and draft picks.
With the trade deadline looming many Canadian teams will be active by March 4th. It should be a fun few weeks for hockey fans.
When asked who would be the most active by the deadline, NHL follower Wally Zwarych believes that even though the Leaf's should have a fire-sale the team to watch is the Edmonton Oilers. "By March 4th, you'll see the Oilers make several moves that will improve the future of their franchise. I'd be surprised if Eric Cole and Dwayne Roloson had not been moved by the deadline." Wally believed that the Oilers would be looking to gain younger roster players that would be able to step in right away.
When the trade deadline hits it shouldn't surprise many to see both the Calgary Flames and Vancouver Canucks stand pat. Even with his slow start Mats Sundin will help the Canucks turn their season around, and the team will get an even bigger boost when Roberto Luongo returns from injury. The Flames may make several smaller moves but do not have the cap room to make an significant deals.
The Ottawa Senators should be active by the deadline. "...Bryan Murray has to go. Both the general manager and head coach have to be held responsible for how poor the team has done so far this year." When asked if there would be any roster moves, Wally believed the Sens would have to acquire a puck moving defenceman, another offensive centre and help in goal. "Watch for them to look at either Cristobal Huet or Nikolai Khabibulin, whoever the Hawks aren't using at the time."
The Montreal Canadians should look to improve their roster and try to move some of the soon to expire contracts. Many of the Habs top players have contracts that are due to expire after the 2008-2009 season and should try to move some of these players for longer contracts. "Don't be surprised to see them move (Jaroslav) Halak for another defenceman. If I was Gainey I would definitely look at giving up whatever Tampa Bay wants in return for (Vincent) Lecavalier." Whatever the Habs decided to do, it shouldn't surprise many to see Montreal be active prior to the deadline.
Finally, the Toronto Maple Leafs should not only be one of the most active Canadian teams but one of the most active in the NHL. "The Leafs should just have a fire sale. Trade everyone to who ever will take them." Many fans believe that the organization is in the right direction but more changes need to be made before the team can be considered successful. "Nik Antropov, Pavel Kubina, Mikhail Grabovsky and Vesa Toskala are players team's may look at and at the same time players Toronto should be willing to move." The Leafs should be looking to acquire young talented forwards, puck moving young defenceman and draft picks.
With the trade deadline looming many Canadian teams will be active by March 4th. It should be a fun few weeks for hockey fans.
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
voicer 2
News out of Blue Jays Spring Training...Vernon Wells has injured his hamstring.
Wells will miss most of the spring training with a similar hamstring injury to the one he had last year.
Sources indicate that while Wells was doing a routine run around the bases he strained his left hamstring.
Last season, Wells spent time on the disabled list for an injury to the same hamstring last July.
He also suffered a fractured wrist in May, and missed 52 games overall between the two injuries.
In 2008, he hit .300 with 20 home runs and 78 RBIs.
The 30-year old is entering the second season of a seven-year, $126 million dollar contract extension.
Jays manager Cito Gaston stated that he believes that Wells may have hurt himself running the bases.
Live from Florida, for CSM...I'm Andrew Zwarych
Wells will miss most of the spring training with a similar hamstring injury to the one he had last year.
Sources indicate that while Wells was doing a routine run around the bases he strained his left hamstring.
Last season, Wells spent time on the disabled list for an injury to the same hamstring last July.
He also suffered a fractured wrist in May, and missed 52 games overall between the two injuries.
In 2008, he hit .300 with 20 home runs and 78 RBIs.
The 30-year old is entering the second season of a seven-year, $126 million dollar contract extension.
Jays manager Cito Gaston stated that he believes that Wells may have hurt himself running the bases.
Live from Florida, for CSM...I'm Andrew Zwarych
Voicer on Torts...
The New York Ranger's are in town for tomorrow's match up against the Leafs.
The new look Ranger's have a new bench boss for tomorrow's rematch.
John Tortorella has been announced as the 34th head coach for New York.
Sunday's loss was crushing defeat for the Rangers.
A team that needs wins down the stretch to ensure a fourth straight playoff appearance.
Renney seemed willing to settle for at least one point, apparently Glen Sather wasn't.
Tortorella joins the team after a brief stint as a analyst on TSN.
The former Tampa Bay Lightning coach has an NHL coaching record of 239 and 222.
For CSM, live in Toronto...I'm Andrew Zwarych
The new look Ranger's have a new bench boss for tomorrow's rematch.
John Tortorella has been announced as the 34th head coach for New York.
Sunday's loss was crushing defeat for the Rangers.
A team that needs wins down the stretch to ensure a fourth straight playoff appearance.
Renney seemed willing to settle for at least one point, apparently Glen Sather wasn't.
Tortorella joins the team after a brief stint as a analyst on TSN.
The former Tampa Bay Lightning coach has an NHL coaching record of 239 and 222.
For CSM, live in Toronto...I'm Andrew Zwarych
Feb242009 update
The Toronto Maple Leafs may not be the best team in the NHL, but they've been a coach killer this year.
Michelle Therien lost his job after a disappointing loss to the Buds.
The latest victim, Tom Renney.
Renney was fired after a 3-2 loss to Toronto Sunday.
The New York Rangers announced that John Torterlla will be their new head coach.
Torterlla will make his debut Wednesday in Toronto.
There was only one goal in the NHL last night.
In the lone game the San Jose Sharks got by the Stars, 1-0.
Devin Setoguchi scored at 12:05 in the third.
Evgeni Nabokov made 29 saves to preserve the shutout, his 45th career shutout and the Shakrs 4th straight win.
The city of Edmonton has been awarded the 2010 Grey Cup.
The CFL's most coveted prize will stay in Alberta for two years, as the 2009 Grey Cup is in Calgary.
The Toronto Blue Jays will be without Vernon Wells for the remainder of spring training.
Yesterday, Wells hurt his hamstring while running the basses.
This is Wells second year of the seven year $126 Million dollar contract.
Devin Harris of the Nets had 39 points, including a final second buzzer beater to seal the 98-96 win over the 76er's.
Andre Iguodala had 21 points in the loss.
Lil'Nate Robinson led the way for the Knicks in their 123-119 win over Indiana.
Robinson finished with 41 points.
The Boston Celtics dismantled the Denver Nuggets, 114-76.
Rajon Rondo had 14 points, 8 assists and 8 boards.
Ronnie Brewer had 19 points, to help lead Utah to the 108-89 win over Atlanta.
The Hornets beat the Kings, 112-105.
The Clippers beat the Warriors, 118-105.
Coming off their highest scoring game in nearly a month, the Raptors look to defeat Minnesota for the 10th straight time tonight when the teams meet at the Air Canada Centre.
Tip off is at 7.
For CSM Sports, I'm Andrew Zwarych...
Michelle Therien lost his job after a disappointing loss to the Buds.
The latest victim, Tom Renney.
Renney was fired after a 3-2 loss to Toronto Sunday.
The New York Rangers announced that John Torterlla will be their new head coach.
Torterlla will make his debut Wednesday in Toronto.
There was only one goal in the NHL last night.
In the lone game the San Jose Sharks got by the Stars, 1-0.
Devin Setoguchi scored at 12:05 in the third.
Evgeni Nabokov made 29 saves to preserve the shutout, his 45th career shutout and the Shakrs 4th straight win.
The city of Edmonton has been awarded the 2010 Grey Cup.
The CFL's most coveted prize will stay in Alberta for two years, as the 2009 Grey Cup is in Calgary.
The Toronto Blue Jays will be without Vernon Wells for the remainder of spring training.
Yesterday, Wells hurt his hamstring while running the basses.
This is Wells second year of the seven year $126 Million dollar contract.
Devin Harris of the Nets had 39 points, including a final second buzzer beater to seal the 98-96 win over the 76er's.
Andre Iguodala had 21 points in the loss.
Lil'Nate Robinson led the way for the Knicks in their 123-119 win over Indiana.
Robinson finished with 41 points.
The Boston Celtics dismantled the Denver Nuggets, 114-76.
Rajon Rondo had 14 points, 8 assists and 8 boards.
Ronnie Brewer had 19 points, to help lead Utah to the 108-89 win over Atlanta.
The Hornets beat the Kings, 112-105.
The Clippers beat the Warriors, 118-105.
Coming off their highest scoring game in nearly a month, the Raptors look to defeat Minnesota for the 10th straight time tonight when the teams meet at the Air Canada Centre.
Tip off is at 7.
For CSM Sports, I'm Andrew Zwarych...
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
york report- should home run record belong to aaron
"In all fairness to everybody, I just don't see how you really can do a thing like that and just say somebody isn't the record holder anymore, and let's go back to the way that it was,"
Why can't we? Above is a quote from Hank Aaron, he is discussing the possibility of Barry Bonds home run record being revoked, which would make Aaron the home run champ once again.
In a baseball era that has become overrun with steroids and cheating performers, it has almost become the "norm" for a players name to be connected to steroid use. One of such player's is slugger Barry Bonds.
Bonds made his first MLB appearance in 1986 as a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates. It was with Pittsburgh where Barry made a name for himself, not so much for his ability to pound the ball out of the stadium but as an all around talented player.
When the Balco disaster arose speculation began that Bonds had used performance-enhancing drugs during a time when there was no mandatory testing. In an effort to save face, Bonds declared his innocence. Refuting that his body change was accredited to steroids, but to an increased strict regimen of bodybuilding, diet and legitimate supplements.
April 8th, 1974 in Atlanta, Georgia Hank Aaron destroyed a pitch from Dodger Al Downing to pass Babe Ruth as the all time home run leader. Aaron did so in manner that was more then proffesional.
In a time where players had more to think about then using steroids, Aaron had his own media circus to deal with. From love mail to death threats, to bigtory and racism, Aaron had more then his hands full in his hunt to hold the record.
When Bonds beat Aaron's record, Aaron appeared on the jumboscreen at AT&T park and offrered these words for the new home run leader.
"I would like to offer my congratulations to Barry Bonds on becoming baseball's career home run leader. It is a great accomplishment which required skill, longevity, and determination. Throughout the past century, the home run has held a special place in baseball and I have been privileged to hold this record for 33 of those years. I move over now and offer my best wishes to Barry and his family on this historical achievement. My hope today, as it was on that April evening in 1974, is that the achievement of this record will inspire others to chase their own dreams."
Aaron is more then a class act and deserves recognition for a record he achieved in a much different era then today. Bonds deserves more respect then what he is accredited, whether or not he cheated, he had the ability to play proffesional baseball and be one of the best in the game.
Its up for you to decide who is the real home run champ.
Marty York Assingment: Player Profile
Some Canadian children are born into a world that revolves around hockey.
Zachary Paul Zwarych was born December 16, 1993, the third of three boys and fourth of six children, into a family that eat, breathes and sleeps hockey.
Zach's initial interest in hockey started much like any other young boy who lives in the Toronto area, with a love of the Toronto Maple Leafs. He showed great progress in his ability on the ice at a young age from skating around on the backyard rink and public skating at the local arena.
He first delved into the the sport at the age of five, when his father enrolled him into Tim Horton's hockey. Tim Hortons hockey or the Timbits Minor Sports Program is a community program for local sports teams involving children aged four to eight. The program places an emphasis on learning the sport and building friendships among the participants, as reflected in the program's advertising tagline—"The First Goal is Having Fun." Zach excelled in these ranks and show a lot of promise in his hockey playing abilities.
Zachary started playing in an organized league at the age of seven. While playing house league hockey he competed hard and was more then often the better player on the ice.
Later on into his playing career he established a high skill level and love for the position of goalie. In his first full of year of playing goalie, he posted an impressive record of 16-2 record which included eight shutouts and only one game where he allowed more then two goals against. These impressive credentials earned him a call up to his local rep team, the Ajax Knights, where he has been ever since.
The Knights are just finishing their second season with Zachary as their number one goalie. In this past year, Zachary backstopped the Knights to a 25-2-3 record for the top in their league. Unfortunately, the team was defeated in the second round of the playoffs by the Pickering Panthers in the fifth game in a five game series.
When asked about how he is dealing with the defeat, he said, "It sucks. Its hard losing to a team you know is worse then you, we beat them all season. But in the playoffs we just didn't show up. Its disappointing."
However, Zachary is looking forward to upcoming tournament's in Ajax and Stouffville. "We're going to do better in the tournaments. There is only one team to look out for and that is Whitby, we tied in the regular season. Other then that we should have no problem owning the tourny's."
Many Ajax natives look forward to seeing how Zachary progress' as a hockey stud, much like they watched Minnesota Wild's Brent Burns. It's not hard to believe that one day you may watch on TV or hear on the radio...holy moly! what a goalie that Zachary Zwarych is.
Zachary Paul Zwarych was born December 16, 1993, the third of three boys and fourth of six children, into a family that eat, breathes and sleeps hockey.
Zach's initial interest in hockey started much like any other young boy who lives in the Toronto area, with a love of the Toronto Maple Leafs. He showed great progress in his ability on the ice at a young age from skating around on the backyard rink and public skating at the local arena.
He first delved into the the sport at the age of five, when his father enrolled him into Tim Horton's hockey. Tim Hortons hockey or the Timbits Minor Sports Program is a community program for local sports teams involving children aged four to eight. The program places an emphasis on learning the sport and building friendships among the participants, as reflected in the program's advertising tagline—"The First Goal is Having Fun." Zach excelled in these ranks and show a lot of promise in his hockey playing abilities.
Zachary started playing in an organized league at the age of seven. While playing house league hockey he competed hard and was more then often the better player on the ice.
Later on into his playing career he established a high skill level and love for the position of goalie. In his first full of year of playing goalie, he posted an impressive record of 16-2 record which included eight shutouts and only one game where he allowed more then two goals against. These impressive credentials earned him a call up to his local rep team, the Ajax Knights, where he has been ever since.
The Knights are just finishing their second season with Zachary as their number one goalie. In this past year, Zachary backstopped the Knights to a 25-2-3 record for the top in their league. Unfortunately, the team was defeated in the second round of the playoffs by the Pickering Panthers in the fifth game in a five game series.
When asked about how he is dealing with the defeat, he said, "It sucks. Its hard losing to a team you know is worse then you, we beat them all season. But in the playoffs we just didn't show up. Its disappointing."
However, Zachary is looking forward to upcoming tournament's in Ajax and Stouffville. "We're going to do better in the tournaments. There is only one team to look out for and that is Whitby, we tied in the regular season. Other then that we should have no problem owning the tourny's."
Many Ajax natives look forward to seeing how Zachary progress' as a hockey stud, much like they watched Minnesota Wild's Brent Burns. It's not hard to believe that one day you may watch on TV or hear on the radio...holy moly! what a goalie that Zachary Zwarych is.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
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Andrew Zwarych
Feb. 17, 2009
V.O#1- With Jermaine O'Neal gone to Miami, GM Bryan Colangelo will look to be active by next weeks trade dealine. I hit the streets of Toronto to find out what Raptor fans think he should do.
B-Roll of O'Neal, Colangelo and Raps highlights
Clip #1- Interview: In 3:51 "I say at this point..."
Out 4:00 "...Iverson, straight up."
Clip #2- Interview : In 4:37 "Really tough, he's a good manager..."
Out 5:10 "...its a good move."
V.0#2- Not all fans feel a trade is the the right move. And their are differnts routes they can take.
B-Roll of Raps highlights
Clip #3- Interview: In 3:01 "Well, at this point..."
Out 3:46 "...try to get more fans to come support the team."
V.O#3- Other fans believe God is the answer.
B-Roll of Bosh.
Clip #4- Interview: In 4:12 "I think when your up against..."
Out 4:16 "...maybe their stuck."
Stand Up- Andrew: In 2:37 "With the NBA trade deadline..."
Out 2:50 "...For CSM Sports, live in Toronto, I'm Andrew Zwarych."
Andrew Zwarych
Feb. 17, 2009
V.O#1- With Jermaine O'Neal gone to Miami, GM Bryan Colangelo will look to be active by next weeks trade dealine. I hit the streets of Toronto to find out what Raptor fans think he should do.
B-Roll of O'Neal, Colangelo and Raps highlights
Clip #1- Interview: In 3:51 "I say at this point..."
Out 4:00 "...Iverson, straight up."
Clip #2- Interview : In 4:37 "Really tough, he's a good manager..."
Out 5:10 "...its a good move."
V.0#2- Not all fans feel a trade is the the right move. And their are differnts routes they can take.
B-Roll of Raps highlights
Clip #3- Interview: In 3:01 "Well, at this point..."
Out 3:46 "...try to get more fans to come support the team."
V.O#3- Other fans believe God is the answer.
B-Roll of Bosh.
Clip #4- Interview: In 4:12 "I think when your up against..."
Out 4:16 "...maybe their stuck."
Stand Up- Andrew: In 2:37 "With the NBA trade deadline..."
Out 2:50 "...For CSM Sports, live in Toronto, I'm Andrew Zwarych."
Thursday, February 12, 2009
V.O- Tor/Min
The Toronto Maple Leafs were back in action for the first time since the All-Star break.
Justin Pogge got the nod for the blue and white.
Things got off to a rocky start for the youngster, Oshawa Generals Alumni Cal Clutterbuck sniped a laser passed Pogge.
I bet he would want that one back.
Still Struggling Nik Antropov was swarming all around the net, but Wild Goalie Nik Backstrom was having none of it.
The Buds got on the board in the second period, as Jason Blake got his 15th of the year.
From there on out it was all Minnesota, Marc-Andre Bergeron made it 2-1.
Two minutes later it was Eric Belanger, who put it on a tee for Marc Andre Bouchard.
Finals minutes of the second, Bouchard got his second of the game on a partial break.
In the third, former Leaf Owen Nolan had the wide open net and made no mistake.
The Leafs fell to the Wild, 6-1.
Goalie Justin Pogge has been re-assigned.
Justin Pogge got the nod for the blue and white.
Things got off to a rocky start for the youngster, Oshawa Generals Alumni Cal Clutterbuck sniped a laser passed Pogge.
I bet he would want that one back.
Still Struggling Nik Antropov was swarming all around the net, but Wild Goalie Nik Backstrom was having none of it.
The Buds got on the board in the second period, as Jason Blake got his 15th of the year.
From there on out it was all Minnesota, Marc-Andre Bergeron made it 2-1.
Two minutes later it was Eric Belanger, who put it on a tee for Marc Andre Bouchard.
Finals minutes of the second, Bouchard got his second of the game on a partial break.
In the third, former Leaf Owen Nolan had the wide open net and made no mistake.
The Leafs fell to the Wild, 6-1.
Goalie Justin Pogge has been re-assigned.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Feb 10 Update
Hi I'm Andrew Zwarych with your CSM sports update...
The Toronto Maple Leafs will be back in action tonight, they're in Sunrise, Florida for a date with the Panthers.
The Panthers are looking for their third win against the Maple Leafs this season when the teams face off for the second time in eight days.
Former Panther Mike Van Ryn is doubtful for tonight's game, the Leafs defenceman was driven into the boards awkwardly against the Canadians.
It looks like Brian Burke is trying to start a fire under Nik Antropov.
Yesterday, Burke appeared on a Toronto radio station and said he saw no reason why he would offer Antropov a new contract, and he thinks its time for a change of scenery for the power forward.
The Toronto Raptors, losers of six straight, travel to Minnesota to take on the Timberwolves.
Presumably, the best matchup for tonight's game would have been Chris Bosh against Al Jefferson, but both big men will miss the game due to injury.
The Raps have won the past eight matchups against the Timberwolves.
Tip off is at 8.
The Montreal Alouettes have announced a press conference for later today where it is expected they will announce the re-signing of quarter back Anthony Calvillo. The 2008 CFL Most Outstanding Player apparently made his decision when his wife recieved a clean bill of health.
There were only two games on the ice last night,
Scott Clemennson is proving he can be a number one goalie in the NHL, he picked up his first shut out in five years in a 3-0 win over the Rangers.
The Montreal Canadians slide down the Eastern Conference continued last night, the Calgary Flames beat them 6-2.
The truth has come out, Alex Rodriguez has admitted to using steroids.
In a one and one interview with ESPN, A-Rod admitted to using banned substances between 2001 to 2003.
Troubled goaltender Ray Emery is making news yet again.
Emery has reportedly left his Russian team after being stiffed on his pay.
Sports every 30 minutes here on CSM sports Radio, I'm Andrew Zwarych..
The Toronto Maple Leafs will be back in action tonight, they're in Sunrise, Florida for a date with the Panthers.
The Panthers are looking for their third win against the Maple Leafs this season when the teams face off for the second time in eight days.
Former Panther Mike Van Ryn is doubtful for tonight's game, the Leafs defenceman was driven into the boards awkwardly against the Canadians.
It looks like Brian Burke is trying to start a fire under Nik Antropov.
Yesterday, Burke appeared on a Toronto radio station and said he saw no reason why he would offer Antropov a new contract, and he thinks its time for a change of scenery for the power forward.
The Toronto Raptors, losers of six straight, travel to Minnesota to take on the Timberwolves.
Presumably, the best matchup for tonight's game would have been Chris Bosh against Al Jefferson, but both big men will miss the game due to injury.
The Raps have won the past eight matchups against the Timberwolves.
Tip off is at 8.
The Montreal Alouettes have announced a press conference for later today where it is expected they will announce the re-signing of quarter back Anthony Calvillo. The 2008 CFL Most Outstanding Player apparently made his decision when his wife recieved a clean bill of health.
There were only two games on the ice last night,
Scott Clemennson is proving he can be a number one goalie in the NHL, he picked up his first shut out in five years in a 3-0 win over the Rangers.
The Montreal Canadians slide down the Eastern Conference continued last night, the Calgary Flames beat them 6-2.
The truth has come out, Alex Rodriguez has admitted to using steroids.
In a one and one interview with ESPN, A-Rod admitted to using banned substances between 2001 to 2003.
Troubled goaltender Ray Emery is making news yet again.
Emery has reportedly left his Russian team after being stiffed on his pay.
Sports every 30 minutes here on CSM sports Radio, I'm Andrew Zwarych..
Monday, February 9, 2009
Fighting in hockey
The art of fighting in hockey is an established aspect of the game. Though there is criticism of fighting in the sport it cannot be argued that as of right now it is a major aspect of the game. Right now most teams have a player or players on their roster who are known strictly as the enforcers or goons who are paid to make sure the teams top players are safely able to play the game they wish. There is a "code" that is in place by the players who fight but it is not always followed which is when injuries and problems arise.
Physical contact is an allowed and practiced part of the game of hockey and during the game because of physical contact, fighting allows for players to release this intensity without more discipline handed out then a five minute penalty. Without the ability to fight in the game there would be more devastating actions that would lead to injuries, and the players who give the injuries would not have to worry about any actions taken against them by the other players. The only thing they'd have to worry about is another serious injury that they would get from a dirty hit by another player. With fighting in the game if a player is injured by a dirty hit, a fight is more then often going to ensue. There is a sense of solidarity between teammates so they all know that their teammate have their back.
There are many supporters out there that would like fighting to be banned from the sport. Fighting itself does lead to injuries. According to Canadian Academy of Sports Medicine “Fighting does cause injuries, which range from fractures of the hands and face to lacerations and eye injuries. At present, it is an endemic and ritualized blot on the reputation of the North American game.” A school board member from London, Ontario attended a London Knights game and was appalled at the reaction from the fans during the game to the number of fights that occured. He then gained support in an effort to ban fighting from the OHL. There is only one known death that is directly related to fighting in hockey
Physical contact is an allowed and practiced part of the game of hockey and during the game because of physical contact, fighting allows for players to release this intensity without more discipline handed out then a five minute penalty. Without the ability to fight in the game there would be more devastating actions that would lead to injuries, and the players who give the injuries would not have to worry about any actions taken against them by the other players. The only thing they'd have to worry about is another serious injury that they would get from a dirty hit by another player. With fighting in the game if a player is injured by a dirty hit, a fight is more then often going to ensue. There is a sense of solidarity between teammates so they all know that their teammate have their back.
There are many supporters out there that would like fighting to be banned from the sport. Fighting itself does lead to injuries. According to Canadian Academy of Sports Medicine “Fighting does cause injuries, which range from fractures of the hands and face to lacerations and eye injuries. At present, it is an endemic and ritualized blot on the reputation of the North American game.” A school board member from London, Ontario attended a London Knights game and was appalled at the reaction from the fans during the game to the number of fights that occured. He then gained support in an effort to ban fighting from the OHL. There is only one known death that is directly related to fighting in hockey
Sunday, February 8, 2009
Elliotte Friedman Interview
Can you elaborate on what the 2007 Labour Day Classic meant to you?
What needs to happen so that hockey becomes recognized in the USA?
What are your thoughts on fighting in the NHL?
Who has been the most influential in who you have become today?
Is there any media figure you try to stack yourself up against?
What changes would you make to Hockey Night in Canada?
Where do you see yourself in 5? 10 years? What's after in Hockey Night in Canada?
What experience has shaped your life the most?
How would you like to be remembered?
What needs to happen so that hockey becomes recognized in the USA?
What are your thoughts on fighting in the NHL?
Who has been the most influential in who you have become today?
Is there any media figure you try to stack yourself up against?
What changes would you make to Hockey Night in Canada?
Where do you see yourself in 5? 10 years? What's after in Hockey Night in Canada?
What experience has shaped your life the most?
How would you like to be remembered?
Scotty Bowman on the Fan 590 this morning said he really enjoyed your piece from saturday and said that it really touched him, what is the greatest feedback you've ever gotten from one of your pieces of work?
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Feb 5 Van Horne Update
Hi I'm Andrew Zwarych....
The most dangerous thing to come out of Austria since the Terminator....Thomas Vanek.
Vanek, natural hat-trick in sabres 5-0 win over leafs.
leads league with 32 goals.
Miller 16 save shut-out, second straight.
justin pogge saved 27 of 32 shots.
the sabres had 8 odd man rushes.
Tim Connolly and Drew Staford had the Sabres other goals.
the leafs are off until Saturday when they travel to Montreal, the Bell Centre.
Kobe Bryant followed up his memorable perfomance at madisson square garden with 32 points at the ACC.
The Raptors kept it close but were unable to win, lost fourth in a row 115-107.
Bosh left the game in the fourth quarter with a sprained knee.
Bryant finished with 36, 9 boards and 5 assists.
joey graham led the way for the raps with 24 points, 4 rebounds and 4 helpers.
jermaine o'neal and josh powell battled all night, o'neal rejected powell on a dunk attempt only to be rejected by powell when they came down the court.
Lebron James tried to outshine Bryant's performance at MSG.
Cavs beat the Knicks, 107-102.
James wasn't able to put up 61, but had the first triple double since Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in 1975.
King James drained 52, and had 11 helpers and 10 boards.
Al Harrington led the way for the Knicks with 39 points and 13 assists.
Tim Thomas played stellar, with a high light reel save on Jeff Carter.
Bruins beat the Flyers 3-1.
The Penguins came back from 3-0, to beat the Lightning 4-3 in OT.
Malkin had two including the game winner.
Marrian Hossa lit the lamp twice, to lift the Wings over the Coyotes 5-4.
Nik Backstrom picked up his sixth shutout of the year.
The Wild blanked the Ducks 3-0.
The lone bright spot for the Argo's last year, kick returner Dominique Dorsey is leaving for greener pastures.
Dorsey signed with the Washington RedSkins wednesday.
keeping with the cfl,
3-time grey cup champ Dave Dickinson has called it a career.
In a press conference yesterday, Dickinson retired after 10 seasons that was plagued with injuries.
beckham story.
closing.
The most dangerous thing to come out of Austria since the Terminator....Thomas Vanek.
Vanek, natural hat-trick in sabres 5-0 win over leafs.
leads league with 32 goals.
Miller 16 save shut-out, second straight.
justin pogge saved 27 of 32 shots.
the sabres had 8 odd man rushes.
Tim Connolly and Drew Staford had the Sabres other goals.
the leafs are off until Saturday when they travel to Montreal, the Bell Centre.
Kobe Bryant followed up his memorable perfomance at madisson square garden with 32 points at the ACC.
The Raptors kept it close but were unable to win, lost fourth in a row 115-107.
Bosh left the game in the fourth quarter with a sprained knee.
Bryant finished with 36, 9 boards and 5 assists.
joey graham led the way for the raps with 24 points, 4 rebounds and 4 helpers.
jermaine o'neal and josh powell battled all night, o'neal rejected powell on a dunk attempt only to be rejected by powell when they came down the court.
Lebron James tried to outshine Bryant's performance at MSG.
Cavs beat the Knicks, 107-102.
James wasn't able to put up 61, but had the first triple double since Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in 1975.
King James drained 52, and had 11 helpers and 10 boards.
Al Harrington led the way for the Knicks with 39 points and 13 assists.
Tim Thomas played stellar, with a high light reel save on Jeff Carter.
Bruins beat the Flyers 3-1.
The Penguins came back from 3-0, to beat the Lightning 4-3 in OT.
Malkin had two including the game winner.
Marrian Hossa lit the lamp twice, to lift the Wings over the Coyotes 5-4.
Nik Backstrom picked up his sixth shutout of the year.
The Wild blanked the Ducks 3-0.
The lone bright spot for the Argo's last year, kick returner Dominique Dorsey is leaving for greener pastures.
Dorsey signed with the Washington RedSkins wednesday.
keeping with the cfl,
3-time grey cup champ Dave Dickinson has called it a career.
In a press conference yesterday, Dickinson retired after 10 seasons that was plagued with injuries.
beckham story.
closing.
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
feb 3 fergy class
Hey I'm Andrew Zwarych....
The Toronto Raptors are in tough night, they'll be looking to be the first team to win in Cleveland all year. More with that is CSM's homegrown Mark Farmer...
The Raptors have been involved in plenty of trade talking lately, the newest rumors concerns the franchise Chris Bosh, Steve Frizzle has more...
Hockey is a game of passion, skill and hard hitting. Some players walk that thin line, but one guy who continues to gross it, NHL goon Denis Gauthier. From his plastic covered couch in Woodbridge, Ontario...Luca Loinacino...
The Toronto Maple Leafs are back in action tonight, they'll be looking for their third straight win.
The Leafs will be hosting the Florida Panthers.
Toronto has been on an offensive tear as of late, scoring 12 goals in the past two games.
They've needed all of those goals as their goaltending has been weak, they've allowed three goals in 14 of their last 17 games.
Jason Blake and Dominic Moore are hoping to continue their hot streak, both have registered points in their last four games.
Toronto will still be without Tomas Kaberle who is suffering from a broken hand, and will be out four weeks.
Florida has also taken consecutive wins and three of the past four meetings at the Air Canada Centre.
Puck drop is at 7:30.
From all of us here at CSM, have a good one.
The Toronto Raptors are in tough night, they'll be looking to be the first team to win in Cleveland all year. More with that is CSM's homegrown Mark Farmer...
The Raptors have been involved in plenty of trade talking lately, the newest rumors concerns the franchise Chris Bosh, Steve Frizzle has more...
Hockey is a game of passion, skill and hard hitting. Some players walk that thin line, but one guy who continues to gross it, NHL goon Denis Gauthier. From his plastic covered couch in Woodbridge, Ontario...Luca Loinacino...
The Toronto Maple Leafs are back in action tonight, they'll be looking for their third straight win.
The Leafs will be hosting the Florida Panthers.
Toronto has been on an offensive tear as of late, scoring 12 goals in the past two games.
They've needed all of those goals as their goaltending has been weak, they've allowed three goals in 14 of their last 17 games.
Jason Blake and Dominic Moore are hoping to continue their hot streak, both have registered points in their last four games.
Toronto will still be without Tomas Kaberle who is suffering from a broken hand, and will be out four weeks.
Florida has also taken consecutive wins and three of the past four meetings at the Air Canada Centre.
Puck drop is at 7:30.
From all of us here at CSM, have a good one.
Friday, January 23, 2009
20 Second-One Story for Norma
Hi I'm Andrew Zwarych with your CSM Sports Update...
Pat Perez is still leading after 36-holes at the Bob Hope Classic. Perez shot a nine under 63 and has become the first in PGA Tour History too shoot 20 under over 36 holes. He played a stellar boogey-free second round sinking nine birdies in a row. Canadian Mike Weir has slipped from second to 18th after shooting a 70. And Calgary's Stephen Ames moved up to 39th after a round of 63.
Relatively unknown Pat Perez has made some PGA Tour History at he Bob Hope Classic becoming the first player too shoot 20 under over 36 holes. Perez shot a nine under 63, sinking nine birdies in a row. Canadian's Mike Weir and Stephen Ames shot a 70 and 63 respectively. Weird dropped from second to 18th, while Ames moved up the 39th.
Pat Perez shot a nine under 63 at the Bob Hope Classic securing a two point lead. Perez is still chacing his first Tour win, but is making history by becoming the first player too shoot 20 under over 36 holes. Canada's own Mike Weir and Stephen Ames are going in opposite directions on the leaderboard. After a strong first round, Weir shot a second round 70 dropping him to 18th. While Ames moved up to 39th after a respectful round of 63.
Pat Perez is still leading after 36-holes at the Bob Hope Classic. Perez shot a nine under 63 and has become the first in PGA Tour History too shoot 20 under over 36 holes. He played a stellar boogey-free second round sinking nine birdies in a row. Canadian Mike Weir has slipped from second to 18th after shooting a 70. And Calgary's Stephen Ames moved up to 39th after a round of 63.
Relatively unknown Pat Perez has made some PGA Tour History at he Bob Hope Classic becoming the first player too shoot 20 under over 36 holes. Perez shot a nine under 63, sinking nine birdies in a row. Canadian's Mike Weir and Stephen Ames shot a 70 and 63 respectively. Weird dropped from second to 18th, while Ames moved up the 39th.
Pat Perez shot a nine under 63 at the Bob Hope Classic securing a two point lead. Perez is still chacing his first Tour win, but is making history by becoming the first player too shoot 20 under over 36 holes. Canada's own Mike Weir and Stephen Ames are going in opposite directions on the leaderboard. After a strong first round, Weir shot a second round 70 dropping him to 18th. While Ames moved up to 39th after a respectful round of 63.
Monday, January 19, 2009
No-Trade Contracts in Junior Hockey
Who What Why
Players recieving the clause talented player
Family getting reassured their child will play there allowing their child to move away
from home under the supervision of
the team, peace of mind
Team locking up their future giving the players peace of mind
that they will continue to play for that
team
Fans Knowing that their favourite players will continue to play there being able to cheer for
your favorite player
Marketing marketing the best players, knowing they will stay for money
Players recieving the clause talented player
Family getting reassured their child will play there allowing their child to move away
from home under the supervision of
the team, peace of mind
Team locking up their future giving the players peace of mind
that they will continue to play for that
team
Fans Knowing that their favourite players will continue to play there being able to cheer for
your favorite player
Marketing marketing the best players, knowing they will stay for money
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Jan 19-Update
Hi I'm Andrew Zwarych and this is a CSM Sports Update...
The Pittsburgh Steelers beat up on a battered Baltimore Ravens team, securing a spot in the Superbowl with a 23-14 win. It was the Ravens 18th straight game without a bye and it showed. In the second quarter Ben Roethlisberger aired out a 65 yard pass to Santonio Holmes, who made the Ravens backfield look childish and walked in for a touchdown. Willis McGahee ran two touchdowns in for the Ravens to keep the game close, in the fourth he was carted off the field after a helmet-to-helmet hit but had movement in both his arms and legs. Troy Polamalu seeled the victory with a 40-yard interception return, just one of three interceptions on the night by Joe Flacco.
The Steelers will face the Arizona Cardinals Superbowl Sunday in Tampa Bay. The Cards were able to hold of the Eagles, 32-25. En route to Arizona's first-ever Super Bowl appearance, wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald put together a historic performance. Kurt Warner and fitzgerakd hooked up nine times for 152 yards and three touchdowns, all coming in the first half. Donovan McNabb put together a remarkable comeback from 18 points to a 25-24 lead, but was unable to hit any of his recievers late in the game when it mattered. This is the Arizona Cardinal's first Super Bowl appearance, but before they moved to Arizona they had won and finish second only to the Chicago Cubs, 100 years, for longest streak without winning in professional sports, at 61.
The Toronto Raptors lost their fifth straight game 117-113, against the Phoenix Suns. Steve Nash had 18 assists, most of which were to Amare Stoudemire who finished the game with 31 points. The win snapped a two game losing streak for the Suns. Leading the way for Raps were Anthony Parker and Joey Graham, who had 26 and 22 points respectivley. The Raps have little time off, they are back at it today at two against the Atlanta Hawks.
Ryan Smyth and Milan Hejduk both joined a select group in last night's 6-2 win over the Calgary Flames. No the two did not join the mile high club, but the 300 goal club, becoming just the second set of players in NHL history to reach the milestone in the same game. Peter Budaj snapped a four-game losing streak with 38 saves in the win. Marek Svatos, Chris Stewart, Ruslan Salei and Cody McLeod also scored in the win.
Columbus downed the Vancouver Canucks 6-5 in a shootout.
Ethan Moreau had a hat trick in Edmonton's 6-3 win over Phoenix.
The Penguins shut out the Rangers 3-0, Marc-Andre Fleury had 33 saves in the win.
Second- seeded Rodger Federer defeated Italy's own Andreas Seppi, earlier this morning.
Seventh-seeded American Andy Roddick cruised into the second round at the Australian Open beating Bjorn Rehnquist .
Jelena Jankovic of Serbia beat Austria's Yvonne Meusburger advancing to the second round.
Sports every 30 minutes here on CSM Sports Radio...
The Pittsburgh Steelers beat up on a battered Baltimore Ravens team, securing a spot in the Superbowl with a 23-14 win. It was the Ravens 18th straight game without a bye and it showed. In the second quarter Ben Roethlisberger aired out a 65 yard pass to Santonio Holmes, who made the Ravens backfield look childish and walked in for a touchdown. Willis McGahee ran two touchdowns in for the Ravens to keep the game close, in the fourth he was carted off the field after a helmet-to-helmet hit but had movement in both his arms and legs. Troy Polamalu seeled the victory with a 40-yard interception return, just one of three interceptions on the night by Joe Flacco.
The Steelers will face the Arizona Cardinals Superbowl Sunday in Tampa Bay. The Cards were able to hold of the Eagles, 32-25. En route to Arizona's first-ever Super Bowl appearance, wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald put together a historic performance. Kurt Warner and fitzgerakd hooked up nine times for 152 yards and three touchdowns, all coming in the first half. Donovan McNabb put together a remarkable comeback from 18 points to a 25-24 lead, but was unable to hit any of his recievers late in the game when it mattered. This is the Arizona Cardinal's first Super Bowl appearance, but before they moved to Arizona they had won and finish second only to the Chicago Cubs, 100 years, for longest streak without winning in professional sports, at 61.
The Toronto Raptors lost their fifth straight game 117-113, against the Phoenix Suns. Steve Nash had 18 assists, most of which were to Amare Stoudemire who finished the game with 31 points. The win snapped a two game losing streak for the Suns. Leading the way for Raps were Anthony Parker and Joey Graham, who had 26 and 22 points respectivley. The Raps have little time off, they are back at it today at two against the Atlanta Hawks.
Ryan Smyth and Milan Hejduk both joined a select group in last night's 6-2 win over the Calgary Flames. No the two did not join the mile high club, but the 300 goal club, becoming just the second set of players in NHL history to reach the milestone in the same game. Peter Budaj snapped a four-game losing streak with 38 saves in the win. Marek Svatos, Chris Stewart, Ruslan Salei and Cody McLeod also scored in the win.
Columbus downed the Vancouver Canucks 6-5 in a shootout.
Ethan Moreau had a hat trick in Edmonton's 6-3 win over Phoenix.
The Penguins shut out the Rangers 3-0, Marc-Andre Fleury had 33 saves in the win.
Second- seeded Rodger Federer defeated Italy's own Andreas Seppi, earlier this morning.
Seventh-seeded American Andy Roddick cruised into the second round at the Australian Open beating Bjorn Rehnquist .
Jelena Jankovic of Serbia beat Austria's Yvonne Meusburger advancing to the second round.
Sports every 30 minutes here on CSM Sports Radio...
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Stand Up for Dave's Class
Even with their win over the Panthers, there is distress in the Cardinals dressing room.
Once again Edgerrin James had a limited role in the game with only 20 attempts averaging 2.9 yards.
He did run for a touchdown but was outrushed by his rookie peer Tim Hightower who picked up 76 yards on 17 attempts.
He lost his starting job seven games into the season to Hightower and only carried the ball 11 times in the next eight games.
James has already made it clear to the Cardinals managment that he will not be returning next season, even with one year remaining in his contract.
He told ESPN that he "can't go through with it anymore, and that he didn't join the team to be an offensive lineman."
The Eagles will look to hold Arizona's passing game to a minimum, which should hopefully allow James to get some more touches.
But the Cardinals will look to the sky once again in their battle of the birds Sunday when they host the Eagles in the NFC Conference Final.
For CSM Sports, I'm Andrew Zwarych...
Once again Edgerrin James had a limited role in the game with only 20 attempts averaging 2.9 yards.
He did run for a touchdown but was outrushed by his rookie peer Tim Hightower who picked up 76 yards on 17 attempts.
He lost his starting job seven games into the season to Hightower and only carried the ball 11 times in the next eight games.
James has already made it clear to the Cardinals managment that he will not be returning next season, even with one year remaining in his contract.
He told ESPN that he "can't go through with it anymore, and that he didn't join the team to be an offensive lineman."
The Eagles will look to hold Arizona's passing game to a minimum, which should hopefully allow James to get some more touches.
But the Cardinals will look to the sky once again in their battle of the birds Sunday when they host the Eagles in the NFC Conference Final.
For CSM Sports, I'm Andrew Zwarych...
jan 13-update
I'm Andrew Zwarych and this is a CSM sports update...
Paul Pierce did it again, the Raptor killer put in another season high performance with 39 points.
Pierce drained nine of those points in overtime to stifle the Raps chances for a win.
Andrea Bargnani drained a three ball with just a second left to tie the game and send it to overtime.
Bargnani led Raps in points again with 23 points.
Even without their top two scorers in Jermaine O'Neal and Jose Cauldron, the Dinos never trailed through the second and third quarter.
The Celtics are now 4-0 against the Raptors so far this season.
Toronto are off until Wednesday when they host the Bulls.
A year after Roger Clemons told Congress that he never took took steroids.
A federal grand jury is being asked to determine whether he should be indicted on charges of lying under oath.
Since Clemons testimony, new evidence from Brian McNamee contradicts what was said under oath.
If charged with perjury Clemons could face jail time.
Chris Osgood had a stellar game with 44 saves, but the Wings couldn't hold on for the win. The Wings fell to the Stars 5-4 in overtime.
The Stars were down 3-1, but with just under three minutes left in the game Steve Ott taped in a powerplay goal from a tape to tape pass from Mike Riberio.
Trevor Daley played the hero, potting the winner 1:51 into the extra frame.
The Tampa Bay Lightning scored two goals 41 seconds apart to seal the win, they beat the Kings 3-1.
It was the first match-up between Steven Stamkos and Drew Doughty, the number one and two picks from last years draft.
Doughty left the game after suffering a hard check from Evgeny Artuckin with a bruised right thigh, no word on whether or not he will miss any games.
The Toronto Maple Leaf's will be without defenceman Jeff Finger for their match-up against the Nashville Predators tonight.
Both teams will be looking for the win, as they have both picked up quite a few losses as of late.
Tony Dungy made it official yesterday at a news conference in Indianapolis, calling it quits after a 31-year NFL career.
Dungy was the first ever african-american to win a superbowl.
His retirement triggered a succession plan Indianapolis put in place a year ago, making Jim Caldwell, the associate head coach, Dungy's replacement.
The Los Angeles Angels have locked up their most winnigest bench boss of all time.
They extended Mike Scioscia to a 10 year contract.
Under nine season of Scioscia the Angels have a record of 803-655.
Monday soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo was named the FIFA player of the year.
He scored 42 goals last season and became the first English Premier League player to win the prize in the award's 18-year history.
The Brewers have agreed to terms with shortstop JJ Hardy.
Hardy and the Brew Crew agreed to a one year deal worth around 4.6 million.
This was Milwaukee's first move after losing out pitcher CC Sabathia and signing closer Trevor Hoffman.
For CSM Sports, I'm Andrew Zwarych...
Paul Pierce did it again, the Raptor killer put in another season high performance with 39 points.
Pierce drained nine of those points in overtime to stifle the Raps chances for a win.
Andrea Bargnani drained a three ball with just a second left to tie the game and send it to overtime.
Bargnani led Raps in points again with 23 points.
Even without their top two scorers in Jermaine O'Neal and Jose Cauldron, the Dinos never trailed through the second and third quarter.
The Celtics are now 4-0 against the Raptors so far this season.
Toronto are off until Wednesday when they host the Bulls.
A year after Roger Clemons told Congress that he never took took steroids.
A federal grand jury is being asked to determine whether he should be indicted on charges of lying under oath.
Since Clemons testimony, new evidence from Brian McNamee contradicts what was said under oath.
If charged with perjury Clemons could face jail time.
Chris Osgood had a stellar game with 44 saves, but the Wings couldn't hold on for the win. The Wings fell to the Stars 5-4 in overtime.
The Stars were down 3-1, but with just under three minutes left in the game Steve Ott taped in a powerplay goal from a tape to tape pass from Mike Riberio.
Trevor Daley played the hero, potting the winner 1:51 into the extra frame.
The Tampa Bay Lightning scored two goals 41 seconds apart to seal the win, they beat the Kings 3-1.
It was the first match-up between Steven Stamkos and Drew Doughty, the number one and two picks from last years draft.
Doughty left the game after suffering a hard check from Evgeny Artuckin with a bruised right thigh, no word on whether or not he will miss any games.
The Toronto Maple Leaf's will be without defenceman Jeff Finger for their match-up against the Nashville Predators tonight.
Both teams will be looking for the win, as they have both picked up quite a few losses as of late.
Tony Dungy made it official yesterday at a news conference in Indianapolis, calling it quits after a 31-year NFL career.
Dungy was the first ever african-american to win a superbowl.
His retirement triggered a succession plan Indianapolis put in place a year ago, making Jim Caldwell, the associate head coach, Dungy's replacement.
The Los Angeles Angels have locked up their most winnigest bench boss of all time.
They extended Mike Scioscia to a 10 year contract.
Under nine season of Scioscia the Angels have a record of 803-655.
Monday soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo was named the FIFA player of the year.
He scored 42 goals last season and became the first English Premier League player to win the prize in the award's 18-year history.
The Brewers have agreed to terms with shortstop JJ Hardy.
Hardy and the Brew Crew agreed to a one year deal worth around 4.6 million.
This was Milwaukee's first move after losing out pitcher CC Sabathia and signing closer Trevor Hoffman.
For CSM Sports, I'm Andrew Zwarych...
Monday, January 12, 2009
45-second Voicer on TB trading Vinny
the situation in tampa bay looks like it will be getting worse before gets better anytime soon as NHL rumors swirl around lightning star Vincent Lecalvier. tampa havent commited to the idea of trading vinny but are exploring every possible option available. the basic nessesity for a deal to be made is lecalvier giving the green light. when Lecavalier signed his 11-year extension in the summer, he envisioned playing his entire career for the Lightning but with the franchises woes he may wish to abandon the sinking ship.
the team that the lightning seem to be trying to get a deal together with is the Montreal Canadiens. reports are circulating that the habs would be willing to part ways with Tomas Plekanec, Chris Higgins, prospect P.K. Subban, Josh Gorges and a package of draft picks including more than one first-round pick in return for vinny.
but when it comes down to it, if lecavalier doesnt want to go worst possible move by the lighning managment would be to trade him. what kind of message would that be to their fans, it wouldnt surprise many though, they've made worse decisions in the past.
f0r csm sports, in tampa bay im andrew zwarych
the team that the lightning seem to be trying to get a deal together with is the Montreal Canadiens. reports are circulating that the habs would be willing to part ways with Tomas Plekanec, Chris Higgins, prospect P.K. Subban, Josh Gorges and a package of draft picks including more than one first-round pick in return for vinny.
but when it comes down to it, if lecavalier doesnt want to go worst possible move by the lighning managment would be to trade him. what kind of message would that be to their fans, it wouldnt surprise many though, they've made worse decisions in the past.
f0r csm sports, in tampa bay im andrew zwarych
I'm Andrew Zwarych...
Ricky Henderson and Jim Rice were both elected to Cooperstown today. Henderson, baseball's career leader in runs scored and stolen bases, received 94.8 per cent of the vote while Rice got 76.4 per cent of the vote.
The Indianapolis Colts will be holding a press conference later today and it is expected that head coach Tony Dungy will announce his retirment.
The Boston Celtics snapped their worst losing streak in over 2 years Sunday when they were in town facing the Raptors.
Ray Allen led the way with a season high 36 points in their 94-88 win.
The Dino's made a fourth quarter push to no avail.
Andrea Bargnani had 17 points and Chris Bosh added yet another double double in a losing cause.
Jose Calderon made his long awaited return to the line up and logged a solid 25 minutes.
Toronto heads to Boston for the second game in the head-to-head tonight.
The Raps will be without Jermaine O'Neal and Jose Calderon, who will sit the game out so that he does not re-aggravate his sore groin.
Andrew Bynum led the way for the Lakers with 24 points, they slipped by the Head 108-105.
The Magic picked up their 30th win of the season in a 105-98 win over the Spurs.
The Clippers fell to the Suns 109-103.
In the AFC divional match-up it was the Pittsburgh Steelers who came out victourious over the San Diego Chargers 35-24.
The game got off to a quick start, Santonio Holmes returned a 67 yard kickoff.
Willie Parker stole the show with two touchdowns, running for 146 yards.
Big Ben Roethlesburger put in another stellar playoff performance, throwing for 181 yardas and a touchdown.
Darren Sproles did his best LT performance, but it wasn't enough for the Chargers to pull out a victory.
The Steelers will host the Ravens in the AFC title game, which will be a battle of the best defences in the league.
The Philedelphia Eagles de-throwned last years Champs New York Giants 35-24.
Donovan McNabb stole the show, picking up an unsportsmanslike conduct penalty when he picked up a phone on the sideline and had a brief, fake conversation.
David Ackers added three field goals extending his post season record for consecutive successful kicks to 18.
The Eagles are looking forward to next weeks battle of the birds in Arizona, when they face the Cardinals.
Gilbert Brule and Sam Gagner potted Edmonton's goals in a 2-1 win over St. Louis.
Martin Havlat led the way for the Hawks, they dumped the Predators 3-1.
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Ricky Henderson and Jim Rice were both elected to Cooperstown today. Henderson, baseball's career leader in runs scored and stolen bases, received 94.8 per cent of the vote while Rice got 76.4 per cent of the vote.
The Indianapolis Colts will be holding a press conference later today and it is expected that head coach Tony Dungy will announce his retirment.
The Boston Celtics snapped their worst losing streak in over 2 years Sunday when they were in town facing the Raptors.
Ray Allen led the way with a season high 36 points in their 94-88 win.
The Dino's made a fourth quarter push to no avail.
Andrea Bargnani had 17 points and Chris Bosh added yet another double double in a losing cause.
Jose Calderon made his long awaited return to the line up and logged a solid 25 minutes.
Toronto heads to Boston for the second game in the head-to-head tonight.
The Raps will be without Jermaine O'Neal and Jose Calderon, who will sit the game out so that he does not re-aggravate his sore groin.
Andrew Bynum led the way for the Lakers with 24 points, they slipped by the Head 108-105.
The Magic picked up their 30th win of the season in a 105-98 win over the Spurs.
The Clippers fell to the Suns 109-103.
In the AFC divional match-up it was the Pittsburgh Steelers who came out victourious over the San Diego Chargers 35-24.
The game got off to a quick start, Santonio Holmes returned a 67 yard kickoff.
Willie Parker stole the show with two touchdowns, running for 146 yards.
Big Ben Roethlesburger put in another stellar playoff performance, throwing for 181 yardas and a touchdown.
Darren Sproles did his best LT performance, but it wasn't enough for the Chargers to pull out a victory.
The Steelers will host the Ravens in the AFC title game, which will be a battle of the best defences in the league.
The Philedelphia Eagles de-throwned last years Champs New York Giants 35-24.
Donovan McNabb stole the show, picking up an unsportsmanslike conduct penalty when he picked up a phone on the sideline and had a brief, fake conversation.
David Ackers added three field goals extending his post season record for consecutive successful kicks to 18.
The Eagles are looking forward to next weeks battle of the birds in Arizona, when they face the Cardinals.
Gilbert Brule and Sam Gagner potted Edmonton's goals in a 2-1 win over St. Louis.
Martin Havlat led the way for the Hawks, they dumped the Predators 3-1.
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Marty York- Tavares Lead
London fans hoped and prayed and their knight in shinning armour arrived just in time from Oshawa. John Tavares made his triumphant debut for the Knights in a 7-3 thumping of the St. Micheals Majors.
Tavares had two goals and an assist in his first game. Coach Dale Hunter played match maker throughout the game, switching up the lines looking for the best chemistry. "We tried him with everyone; we'll see who works best with him," Hunter said.
Tavares showed why he is a consensus number one pick in the up coming NHL draft, not just by putting up three points offensively, but he was also 16 for 20 in the faceoff circle and saw time on the penalty kill, logging nearly 20 minutes by the end of the game.
Jared Knight, Tucker Hunter, Vladimir Roth and Matt Clarke also scored for the Knights, who get a few days rest before their next game Thursday when they host the Rangers.
Marty's Points-
don't use -see- when describing the game. the game saw the lead switch hands...
Tavares had two goals and an assist in his first game. Coach Dale Hunter played match maker throughout the game, switching up the lines looking for the best chemistry. "We tried him with everyone; we'll see who works best with him," Hunter said.
Tavares showed why he is a consensus number one pick in the up coming NHL draft, not just by putting up three points offensively, but he was also 16 for 20 in the faceoff circle and saw time on the penalty kill, logging nearly 20 minutes by the end of the game.
Jared Knight, Tucker Hunter, Vladimir Roth and Matt Clarke also scored for the Knights, who get a few days rest before their next game Thursday when they host the Rangers.
Marty's Points-
don't use -see- when describing the game. the game saw the lead switch hands...
Cards/Panthers Game Report
Andrew Zwarych
January 11, 2009
Cardinals vs Panthers Game Report
The Arizona Cardinals entered Saturday's match-up with the Carolina Panthers with an 0-5 record in the Eastern time zone, only three prior playoff wins in team history and according to Vegas a 10-point underdog. All that didn't matter when it came down to it, the Cardinals ran away with a 33-13 stunner and are one game away from a birth in the Superbowl.
Kurt Warner's performance seemed reminiscent of 1999, hooking up with Larry Fitzgerald like he was Issac Bruce. Fitzgerald finished with 166 and one touchdown.
The true story of the game was the performance by Warner's adversary, Jake Delhomme. He completed 17 of 34 passes for 205 yards and one touchdown, but the stat that jumps out at you is the five interceptions and 2 fumbles. Delhomme was just one interception short of the NFL playoff record, he became the first player to have five picks in the playoffs since Oakland’s Rich Gannon in the 2003 Super Bowl against Tampa Bay.
Delhomme's struggles started when Antonio Smith stripped and recovered the ball on Carolina's 13 late in the first quarter. That led to Edgerrin James running in 4-yard touchdown giving the Cards a 14-7 lead.
On Carolina's next possession, Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie picked off Delhomme on the goal line.
Then again mid-way through the second quarter Gerald Hayes picked off Delhomme. Warner turned that interception into another touchdown, hooking up with Larry Fitzgerald for a 27-7 halftime shellacking.
The Cards will host the Eagles next week in a battle of the birds to see who gets to flock to the Superbowl.
January 11, 2009
Cardinals vs Panthers Game Report
The Arizona Cardinals entered Saturday's match-up with the Carolina Panthers with an 0-5 record in the Eastern time zone, only three prior playoff wins in team history and according to Vegas a 10-point underdog. All that didn't matter when it came down to it, the Cardinals ran away with a 33-13 stunner and are one game away from a birth in the Superbowl.
Kurt Warner's performance seemed reminiscent of 1999, hooking up with Larry Fitzgerald like he was Issac Bruce. Fitzgerald finished with 166 and one touchdown.
The true story of the game was the performance by Warner's adversary, Jake Delhomme. He completed 17 of 34 passes for 205 yards and one touchdown, but the stat that jumps out at you is the five interceptions and 2 fumbles. Delhomme was just one interception short of the NFL playoff record, he became the first player to have five picks in the playoffs since Oakland’s Rich Gannon in the 2003 Super Bowl against Tampa Bay.
Delhomme's struggles started when Antonio Smith stripped and recovered the ball on Carolina's 13 late in the first quarter. That led to Edgerrin James running in 4-yard touchdown giving the Cards a 14-7 lead.
On Carolina's next possession, Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie picked off Delhomme on the goal line.
Then again mid-way through the second quarter Gerald Hayes picked off Delhomme. Warner turned that interception into another touchdown, hooking up with Larry Fitzgerald for a 27-7 halftime shellacking.
The Cards will host the Eagles next week in a battle of the birds to see who gets to flock to the Superbowl.
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