Almighty Sports Show

Are you Kidding Me! Kansas City fan sues Royals over hot dog injury!

2010-02-24T11:13:00.000-08:00

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Baseball fans who sit six rows behind the third-base dugout at the Kansas City Royals' stadium know they might have to duck a few foul balls.

But a Kansas man says it was a flying hot dog, not a baseball, that almost put his eye out last year.

John Coomer has filed a lawsuit against the Royals seeking more than $25,000 for injuries he sustained Sept. 8 when he was smacked in the eye with a hot dog chucked by the team's mascot, Sluggerrr.

Coomer said the wayward wiener caused a detached retina and the development of cataracts in his left eye.

The Royals declined to comment Tuesday. The team is looking for someone new to wear the mascot's large lion costume, spokesman Toby Cook says there's "no connection" with the hot dog affair.

Women's Hockey: USA & Canada go for Gold!

2010-02-22T23:07:00.000-08:00

Team Canada and Team USA have spent the last week blowing away the competition. Canada outscored their opponents 46-2 and went 4-0 on bracket A (Canada 18, Slovakia 0; Canada 10, Switzerland 1; Canada 13, Sweden 1; Canada 5, Finland 0) Finland was the only tea to give Canada some sort of game. Without a Herculean effort from Finnish goalie Noora Raty, the freshman from the University of Minnesota who made 45, sometimes-acrobatic saves, Finland's pain would have been much worse.

Meghan Agosta scored 9 goals and had 5 assists for a total of 14 points in 4 games!

Team USA also feasted on the other countries in Group B (USA 12, China 1; USA 13, Russia 0, USA 6, Finland 0; USA 9, Sweden 1) for a 40-2 margin.

Monique Lamoureux (10 points) and Natalie Darwitz ( 11 points) lead the USA team

The question is will the lack of competition make the teams laid back at the start of the contest? Probably not as they have met 10 times prior to the Olympics and the rivalry will make this intense. Add to it that this is in Canada's house the game will add to this pressure cooker!

"I think you're probably going to see the best women's hockey game that's ever been played," Canada's Jayna Hefford said.

The game is Thursday the 25th at 6 PM on MSNBC!

Hot Curlers

2010-02-22T00:37:00.001-08:00

Olmpic Hockey: USA 5 Canda 3

2010-02-21T23:51:00.000-08:00

......The USA 5 Canada 3

This was an exciting olympic hockey game.

THIRD PERIOD

All over. Yanks win it, 5-3. USA (3-0 in pool play) moves on to quarterfinals. Canada (2-1) must play another game to get to quarters.

With 44.7 seconds to go, Kessler makes it 5-3 lead for US, beating Perry to loose puck for one-armed tap in.

16:51 -- Canada cuts US lead to 4-3. Crosby cuts to right post and pots Nash relay from out of right corner.

16:00 -- Miller with nice glove save on Iginla bid from high slot.

14:56 -- Erik Johnson (USA) sent off for tripping Marleau. Another Canadian power play. Feels like Montreal Forum, circa 1992. Lots of calls for the locals.

US kills penalty without much trouble. Canadians too often look for perfect shot. They look tight.

Penalty, 10:49, Kane hooks Nash, setting up Canadian power play.

7:09 -- USA to 4-2 lead on power-play goal. Suter cranks off scoring shot from above left circle, a one-timer off pass from Stastny. Langenbrunner credited with tip. Looked like it went off Weber. Possible scoring change.

6:05 -- Perry charged with slashing. Another US power play.

USA unable to forge 4-2 lead with power play.

1:44 --Crosby sent off for high-sticking penalty.

SECOND PERIOD

End 40:00. Yanks still in front, 3-2. Much better period for the southerners, outshooting Canada, 13-12.

16:44 -- US back on top, 3-2. Drury trails in for top-of-crease pot inside right post after Ryan and Backes hack away in front. Early last week, US coach Ron Wilson predicted Drury could prove to be Mike Eruzione-like hero in this tourney.

Perry leaves for Canada dressing room with 3:57 after crashing heavily to ice when rammed by teammate Staal. Looks as if he might be concussed.

With 5:26 to go in period, Pavelski slapper, deflected by Niedermayer, skims top of Brodeur's helmet. Brodeur shakes off, stays in game.

12:00 -- Good pressure on Brodeur by US. Devils teammate Parise turned back on attempt at top of crease. Still 2-2.

3:32 -- Canada ties it, 2-2. Heatley bangs equalier into open right side, from doorstep, after Toews wins one-on-one battle with Suter at left post to get puck across crease.

First 20:00 in the books. US with 2-1 lead. Canada with lopsided shot edge, 19-6. Miller superb in Uncle Sam's net.

9:15 -- US back in lead, 2-1. Only 22 seconds after Canadian equalizer, Rafalski gets second of afternoon by picking off Canada pass and wristing home from slot.

8:53 -- Canada ties, 1-1. Seabrook connects with wrister from just inside blue line. Miller doesn't get good look through traffic.

Each side with effective PK's in opening 10 minutes.

6:07 -- First US penalty. Pavelski, high-sticking.

US No. 1 PP unit -- Ryan, Kessler, Kane with Suter and Rafalski at points.

3:41 Penalty, Canada -- Getzlaf, interference.

1:44 -- Nearly 2-0 for Yanks, but Brodeur makes sprawling glove save on Callahan's backhander at right post

0:41 -- US on board, 1-0, Rafalski connects with slapper from above right faceoff circle. Shot deflects off of Crosby and by Brodeur.

Miller in net for USA. Thomas the backup.
Brodeur in net for Canada. Luongo the backup.

At Canada Hockey Place.

Cavs Trade a Bust?

2010-02-20T03:13:00.000-08:00

Antawn Jamison can't sink a shot as out-of-sync Cleveland Cavaliers drop second straight

The Cavs have lost two games since trading Center Zydrunas Ilgauskas for Wizards Antawn Jamison.

Whinny Colts Fan

2010-02-20T03:10:00.000-08:00

..The following article has to be the most whinny sour loserist of all!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/342457-onside-kick-was-dirty-pool

USA men's curling team off snide

2010-02-20T03:08:00.000-08:00

Chris Plys (Duluth, Minn.) and the U.S. men picked up their first victory of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games with a 4-3 win over France's Thomas Dufour rink. Plys was inserted into the skip position for this game in place of John Shuster (Duluth, Minn.), with Jason Smith (Cape Coral, Fla.) throwing last rocks. Smith threw a perfect draw to the top of the eight foot in the 10^th end that caused troubles for Dufour, who couldn't score the necessary point to win. The U.S. team is now 1-4 in the round robin with four games remaining. They'll return to action at 9 a.m. PST Saturday, Feb. 20, to face Sweden (3-1).

USA women's curling team off snide

2010-02-20T02:58:00.000-08:00

For three years and 50 weeks, the only curling on most American minds is the curling done with an iron.

Then, every fourth winter, Olympic curling the sport re-appears on TV screens and for two weeks, Americans show a temporary interest again. From the harsh feedback heard by the U.S. curling team this week, Americans don’t like to lose - even in a sport so few understand.

When the U.S. men’s and women’s teams opened these Winter Games with losses in their first seven matches, four for the men and three for the women -Americans at home posted emails of protest. The U.S. women finally silenced those critics Friday, beating the Russian Federation, 6-4, on Debbie McCormick’s perfect shot on the final play of the match.

“It felt really good,” U.S. teammate Natalie Nicholson said. “I was really proud of Debbie for taking time for herself when it wasn’t feeling right. She wanted (the stone) to feel great in her hand. That’s what great players do. They stop. They re-assess until they feel great, and she made the shot she had to.

“I trust Debbie. She’s a great player, and we’re a great team. We have to keep plucking along. Even if we were undefeated at this point, we would still have to keep doing what we’re doing. We’d still have to be focusing on each game and not worry about anything else.”

On McCormick’s final shot, the stone - the 44 pounds of polished grained granite quarried in Scotland or Wales and with a handle attached - stopped right on target, giving the U.S. the points it needed to beat Russia in the 10th and last end of the match. In the last four U.S. losses - three by the men - the matches had been extended beyond regulation and each time, with a chance to win, the U.S. missed its last shot.

“We’ve had a couple of close games the last couple of days, so things are starting to go our way, and that’s good,” said Nicole Joraanstad. “It’s a long two weeks, so you can’t get discouraged with a couple losses, because nobody is going to go undefeated. There’s a lot of games to play. We just have to stay positive and optimistic and maybe if we play a smart game and continue to execute, then games will start going our way.”

The game she plays is foreign to most Americans except for citizens living in Wisconsin, Minnesota and North Dakota where curling in many high schools is a varsity letter sport. In many Canadian cities, curling is included in the physical education program in elementary schools where children learn to curl when they are seven years old.

Still, in a sport that most American's know little about, a common question asked is, "What's with the brooms and those shoes?"

In the early days of curling, the brooms were made of hogs’ hair. In the game played today, the handles comprised of carbon-fiber, and the sponge-like attachment on the end is synthetic. Players’ brooms are often personal, and most are adorned with the names of players’ children for luck, or they carry words of inspiration. The shoes that players wear have a Teflon coating on one sole to allow the shoe to slide on the iced surface.

Ends are like innings in baseball, and there are 10 ends in a match, unless a tie game is extended beyond regulation. If a game is one-sided, it is ended early but only after a minimum of six ends have been played. The sliding stone curls or rotates slowly as it glides across the ice, and the sweeping motion of the brooms breaks down the pebbled surface and allows the stone to slide further and straighter. The goal, like in shuffleboard, is to have the stones stop inside the circles at the far end and to knock away the stones of the opposition.

At these Olympics, the curling arena is the most intimate of any of the venues, and the first rows of spectator seats are only eight feet from the ice. Every seat in the arena is filled for every game and, true fans that they are, they cheer good shots even by the opposition. Four matches are played simultaneously, only three feet apart, and after five ends, players nibble on fresh fruit while the ice is cleared and pebbled.

When losses start to pile up, team meetings are held just like in most sports. The U.S. women’s team met Thursday night.

“Every loss gets harder and harder, and harder,” said McCormick, who is the team’s skip, or captain. “We had a great team meeting, and we still believe in each other. We can do this. We’ve been in worse situations. Lots of times, we’ve played better with our backs against the wall. We know we can do this.

“I wanted to make sure everyone was staying positive. One thing we’re really working on this year is clear communication, being honest with each other. We’re at the Olympics, and we can’t leave anything on the table.”

When McCormick’s final shot was barely three-quarters of the way down the iced lane, she knew the stone was on target.

“I felt a big sigh of relief,” she said. “I definitely wanted to make that shot for the team. They played so great all game, and it obviously was a super-important shot. I took my time, made sure I was comfortable, and it felt great.

“I felt like we played a good, patient game. We were smart out there, and we made a lot of great shots. I think the girls did really well to hang in there and be patient.”

Yet, at the end, it came down to one final shot to finally remove the monkey from their backs.

“I feel like it is,” McCormick said. “I felt like I threw it really good. I played a great tenth end, tied. We tried to keep it clear, and we stuck to our game plan. It’s a relief, and I’m excited that we finally have one win, and we’ll continue to get some more wins here.”

AFC Championship

2010-01-23T12:48:00.000-08:00

Jets @ Colts

All the sports media is basing this game on the Colts/Jets meeting in week 16, in which, the Jets won 29-15. The Jets won against a Colt team that treated this game like a scrimmage and out their starters in the third quarter. So, you can throw out the Colts performance here.

The Jets will blitz Manning and good luck with that. Peyton Manning posted a 101.4 passer rating when teams sent five or more pass-rushers during the regular season. He simply gets rid of the ball too fast.

NY Jet CB Derrelle Revis held Colts WR Reggie Wayne to just 3 catches for 33 yards. Wayne played very little and went through the motions. This time Revis Island will be deserted as Reggie Wayne and Co. come up big.

The Colts will concentrate on the Jet run game and make QB Mark Sanchez beat them. Sanchez will fail and have to wait a few more seasons.

Pick: Colts 38 Jets 14

NFC Championship

2010-01-20T22:11:00.000-08:00

The Battle for New Orleans
Vikings @ Saints

Brett Favre a man of a certain age continues to surprise the NFL. Last week he threw 4 TD's in the Vikes defeat of the Dallas Cowgirls. Brett Favre celebrtaed by singing "Pants on the Ground" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wZb9znkboc though say he old enough that he it should Depends on the Ground. The Vikings D font led by Ray Edwards http://www.nfl.com/players/rayedwards/profile?id=EDW639849 and bookend Jarred Allen AKA The Rhinestone Cowboy http://www.nfl.com/players/jaredallen/profile?id=ALL454745 The Vikings will need the same type of game if they hope to defeat the Saints.

The New Orleans Saints are having a maricle season of their own by going 13-3. QB Brees having a pro bowl season http://www.nfl.com/players/drewbrees/careerstats?id=BRE229498 . The Saints took advantage of pourous Arizona Cardinals defense and RB Reggie Bush finally had a day that Saints have waited for four years! Returning a punt 83 yards for a TD and a 46 yard TD jaunt. The Saints will need another big game by Bush and Brees to win this game.

This shouls be a good game that will come down to who has the ball last.

Pick: Sants 31-30

Week 7 NFL Pik'ems Results

2009-10-27T07:58:00.000-07:00

NFL Week 7 pik'ems results. Rick 9-4; John 8-5; Q 6-7!

Week 7 Pik'ems

2009-10-25T06:25:00.000-07:00

Rick, Q and John week 7 picks

Colts @ Rams All three take Colts
Vikings @ Steellers Q likes Vikes; Rick & John take Steelers
Beasr @ Bengals Q & J take Bears; Rick takes Bengals
Packers @ Browns R&Q Pack; J Browns
Chargers @ Chiefs Three take Chargers
49ers @ Texans All three take 49ers
Eagles @ Redskins; Eagles
Saints @ Dolphins; Saints
Cardinals @ Giants; Giants
Jets @ Raiders; R&J Jets; Q Raiders
Falcons @ Cowboys; Falcons
Bils @ Panthers; Panthers
Patriots @ Buccanners; Pats

Wee 6 Results

2009-10-19T21:28:00.000-07:00

Here are the tallies of week 6 for the Almighty Sports Show crew!

Q-Ball 10-4
Rick 10-4
John 7-7

WEEK 6 PIK'EMS

2009-10-17T02:15:00.000-07:00

The Battle of the unbeatens! New York (Football) Giants [5-0] @ New Orleans Saints [4-0]
We both like the Saints here!

[1-4] Cleveland Browns @ [2-3] Pittsburgh Steelers
Steelers get a rest before Minnesota Vikings
Both for Steelers

[1-3 Carolina Panthers @ [0-5]
Buccaneers could repeat their expansion season and go winless!
We both like Panthers

[0-5] Kansas City Chiefs @ [2-3] Washington Redskins
We both agree...Ciefs get first win

[3-1] Philadelphia Eagles @ [1-4] Oakland Raiders
This game should be over by halftime. Vick could see extended play time again
We both see the Eagles covering Raiders in bird dropings!

[2-2] Arizona Cardinals @ [2-3] Seattle Seahawks
The Seahawks win the battle of the birds! Cards see playoff hopes fade! Kurt Warner, after going to to the scooter store, will scoot around in the pocket. We both pick Seahawks

[2-3] Houston Texans @ [4-1] Cincinnati Bengals
The Bengals are uncaged and proving to be the real thing and the Texans are proving that another 8-8 finish is in their future! We both pick Bengals

[1-4] Detroit Lions @ [2-2] Green Bay Packers
Lions still suck, but not as bad. Lions will give Pack a game, but Pack wins in end.
We both pick Packers

[0-5] St. Louis Rams @ [2-3] Jacksonville Jaguars
Jaguars have Rams for lunch! We both pick Jags

[3-2] Baltimore Ravens @ [5-0] Minnesota Vikings
Ravens defense isn't the D of old and Favre is still the QB of old or is that young...anywho we both pick Vikes

[0-5] Tennessee Titans @ [3-2]
The Titans woes continue as Pats get back in the play off race.
We both pick Pats

[1-4] Buffalo Bills @ [3-2] New York Jets
The Jets were grounded in Miami last week...The will regain attitude against TO and the Bills!
We both pick Jets

[3-1] Chicago Bears @ [3-1] Atlanta Falcons
The Sunday niter and it'll be good one. We both pick Falcons

[5-0] Denver Broncos @ [2-2] San Diego Chargers
MNF! No one has broken the Broncos yet...and the Broncos will tell the Chargers to Buck off!
We both pick Broncos

Q and R NFL week 5 results

2009-10-17T02:09:00.000-07:00

Week 5 TOTALS

Q-ball 10-4
Rick 8-6

Season Total so far
Q 56-20
R 55-21

Week 4 Pik'ems

2009-10-04T07:26:00.000-07:00

Week 4 pik'ems by the Almighty Sports crew of Rick, Q-ball and John.

Detroit @ Chicago [Q,R,J]
CINCY [Q,R] @ CLE [J]
SEATTLE @ INDY [Q,R,J]
NYG [Q,R,J] @ KC
BALTIMORE [Q,R,J] @ NE
TAMPA BAY [R] @ WASH [Q,J]
TENN [R,J,Q] @ JACKS
OAK @ HOU [Q.R.J]
NYJ [R] @ NO [Q,J]
BUF @ MIAMI [Q,R,J]
STL @ SF [Q,R,J]
DALLAS [Q,R,J] @ DENVER
SD @ PITTS [Q,R,J]
GB @ MIN [Q,R,J]

Week 3 pik'em results

2009-09-29T20:33:00.000-07:00

Rick 14-2
Q-Ball 14-2
John 10-6

Overall results
Rick 37-11
Q-Ball 35-13
John 28-20

Week 3 Almighty Pik'ems

2009-09-26T20:27:00.000-07:00

Week 3 picks by the Almighty crew of Rick, Q-ball and John

Wash @ Det; Skins 3x
GB @ STL; Pack 3x
SF @ MIN; Vikes 3X
ATL(R) @ NE(Q,J)
TENN(J) @ NE(R,Q)
KC @ PHILLY; Eagles 3x
NYG @ TB; Giants 3x
CLE @BALT; Ravens 3x
JAGS @ TEXANS; Tex 3x
NO @ BUFF; Saints 3x
CHI @ SEA; Da'Bears 3x
MIA @SD; Chargers 3x
PITTS(J) @ CINN (Q,R)
DEN(R:Q) @OAK (J)
INDY @ ARZ; Colts 3x
CARO @ DALLAS; Cowboys 3x

Cowboys' Gentlemens Club?

2009-09-24T22:53:00.000-07:00

Cowboys stadium has many nicknames given by the fans such as: Although the stadium had yet to sell naming rights, many fans started referring to the project with various nicknames such as "Jerry World", "JonesTown", the "Jerrydome", "Jones-Mahal", the "Death Star", the "Boss Hog Bowl" in reference to Jones' continued affiliation to his Alma Mater nickname, the Razorbacks (or hogs), or "Six Flags Over Jerry" in reference to Jerry Jones and Six Flags Over Texas, which is near the new stadium, as well as lesser known others.

But who would have guessed that the "Caligula Dome" would also be an appropriate nickname. As the cameras panned through the stadium during the game we were witness to go-go dancers jiggling their stuff in every section of the stadium.

Are vendors walking the aisle hawking: Peanuts, Beer, and lap dances? The game for Cowboy fans didn't end in a happy ending. At least with lap dances they still ca have a happy ending.

At a cost of 1.3 billion Cowboys Stadium could be the most expensive Gentlemens club.

Week 2 finishes

2009-09-24T16:06:00.000-07:00

Well, week two was full of surprises with the Bengals beating the pack, the Jets upsetting the Pats.
Anyway, here is how we finished the week

Rick 10-6
Q-Ball 10-6
John 8-8

Two Week Total

Rick 23-9
Qball 21-11
John 18-14

Week 1 Pik'em Results

2009-09-19T20:49:00.000-07:00

Rick 13-3
Q-Bal 11-5
John 10-6

Almighty NFL Week 2 Pik'ems

2009-09-19T20:36:00.000-07:00

Week 2 picks by Rick, Q-Ball, and John

Carolina @ Altlanta All go with Falcons

Minnesota @ Detroit All Vikings

Cincy @ GB All Packers

Houston @ Tennessee All Titans

Oakland @ KC All hail the Chiefs

NE (Q,J) @ NYJ (R)

St. Louis @ Washington All Redskins

NO @ Philly All Saints

Arizona (R,J) @ Jacksonville (Q)

TB @ Buffalo All Bills

Seattle (R,Q) @ SF (J)

Pittsburgh @ Chicago All Steelers

Baltimore (R,Q) @ San Diego (J)

Cleveland (R,J) @ Denver (Q)

NYG (R,Q) @ Dallas (J)

Indy @ Miami All Dolphins