The Lineup Card

What Rush and Roberto Alomar have in common

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:48:06 -0500

Yes, the Canadian power trio and the Baltimore Orioles/Toronto Blue Jays second baseman.

Roberto Alomar was snubbed for entry in his sport's premier Hall of Fame. He was selected for induction in the Canadian Hall of Fame on Thursday.

Rush just might be the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's biggest omission. Yes, the prog rockers who brought you the epic opus "2112" have been snubbed just like Roberto. But they've been in the Canadian version since 1994.

The Baseball Hall voters needs to forgive Alomar for his spitting incident. And come on Rock and Roll Hall, can't we look past "Roll the Bones" since "Moving Pictures" rocks so much?

Which begs a bigger question: Which "Hall of Fame" has more credibility?

Olympian experiences wardrobe malfunction

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:53:08 -0500

Of all the scenarios played out in her mind and all the preparation Scottish bobsledder Gillian Cooke has done ahead of next month's Vancouver Olympics, I'm sure nothing prepared her for this.

McGwire comes clean .... So what?

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 18:59:17 -0500

So, Mark McGwire came out and admitted to doing steroids ... Ho hum.

Of course, he only did it to recover faster from injury ... Yeah right, we've never heard that one before.

I think it is time to realize that Jose Canseco was right when he claimed more than half of the Major League players were doing some kind of performance enhancing drugs during the "Steroid Era."

Charles Barkley on SNL: Two thumbs up

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:48:35 -0500

I'm one of the many who stayed up after the Cowboys-Eagles game to watch Charles Barkley on Saturday night Live.

I've got to give it to him, he was pretty funny.

Line of the night: "You can't handle my privates!" Watch that skit below:

Basketball's next supersized superstar

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 18:43:26 -0500

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She's only a sophomore in high school, and she's taller than LeBron James and Michael Jordan.

Check out this CBS report about Bubbles Anderson, a 6' 10" basketball player in New Jersey.

Not exactly the Big Ten - Thank God

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:05:21 -0500

At the start of the season not too many of us would have guessed that Oregon and Oregon State would meet for the Pac 10 championship and Rose Bowl berth.

But they did, and what a show Thursday night's game was. Right down to the wire with plenty of exciting offense, a ton of speed and some big hits.

As a Big Ten fan, I am embarraased how much more entertaining college football is everywhere else.

Daily Dose: Prep football, hair-pulling, Penn State and Sammy Sosa

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:36:02 -0500

A big day locally in York and Adams counties.

Lots of big high school football games, including a big upset by Littlestown over West York.

You're probably wondering where your team might end up in districts.

Lots and lots more, including the full scoreboard and videos at GameTimePA.com.

More inside.

Hair-pulling, punching and oh yeah, some soccer

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:27:04 -0500

A colleague passed along this video of the BYU vs. New Mexico women's soccer game.

Some disturbing soccer going on here.

I don't know whether to laugh or wince at the hair-pulling.

Watch the video here

(Sorry, ESPN disabled embedding this video.)

Daily dose: Yanks deny Phils' repeat bid

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:11:53 -0500

York's stuck in the middle of the sports world. So we'll be compiling all the sports news from the region into one blog post after each night. Come here from local news from the York Daily Record/Sunday News and other interesting stuff from other papers and around the internet.

If you didn't realize, there was a World Series decided Wednesday night.

Darr honored for service

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:46:45 -0500

Hal Darr was recognized for his 25 years of service as race director of the Partners In the Park 5K, held every October in Rocky Ridge park. YRRC president Jan Workinger presented the award to Darr.

Take that, Tiger!

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:29:38 -0500

During a media event to commemorate the opening of a new Tiger Woods-designed golf course in Asheville, N.C., in early October, one 12-year-old stole the show.

Woods hit two ceremonial drives at The Cliffs at High Carolina, both of which sailed into the trees. He then offered the crowd of more than a hundred spectators the opportunity to tee it up and try to outdrive him. Nobody took the challenge -- until young golfer Mark Benevento Jr. stepped up.

With all eyes on him, the 12-year-old calmly whacked a 200-yard drive straight down the fairway. Tiger said he'd like to see that shot again, and Mark obliged, sending another shot straight and true.

Check out this Web site that features video of the event

More from Baltimore

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:56:04 -0500

M.C. Helsabeck's weekly running column led with Saturday's Baltimore Running Festival. Here are some of the highlights from the event:

Iuliia Arkhipova of Kyrgyzstan, the women's winner

Alphonce Yatich of Kenya, the men's winner

A pack of runners during Saturday's race, including three of the top four runners.

An oddity in the NHL

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:34:23 -0500

The NHL began its regular season on Thursday and one of the games was a classic Original 6 battle that saw Montreal travel to Toronto.

However, the most amazing thing is the fact that it marks only the second time in 85 years that the Maple Leafs have hosted the Canadiens in a season opener.

I find that almost hard to believe.

How can one team have so many injuries?

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:18:39 -0500

Talk about a microcosm.

Jose Reyes (above) tore a hamstring tendon while running in an attempt to come back from another serious leg injury.

That pretty much sums up 2009 for the New York Mets, who are closing one of the most injury-filled seasons in recent memory.

Don't panic, Steelers fans

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:43:49 -0500

A strange occurrence took place Sunday. I -- a Browns fan -- was consoling a Steelers fan. Scary, huh?

I stressed not to panic after the Steelers' 23-20 loss to Cincinnati. Sure Baltimore is 3-0, but two of those wins came against bad teams, including my pathetic Browns.

There also was a silver lining in the Steelers falling to 1-2. That was Willie Parker and the running game showing some life. If you ask me, that's concern No. 1 if the Steelers hope to have a chance at repeating.

-- Matt Goul