The Cards are solidly in charge of the NL wild card race right now, but their chances suffered a significant setback today. He is expected to miss at least three weeks after tests confirmed that he had strained his calf. He hurt it chasing down a ground ball last night in Cincinnati, and at first the team feared it was torn, so it could have been worse. Still, the team already has injury woes, and Pujols is obviously key to everything they do.
Plaxico Burress refuses to practice without a new contract, even though he has three years remaining on a deal that will pay him $3.5 million a year. The Super Bowl swollen head curse strikes again. It’s not a wonder that it is so hard for a team to stay at the top once they get there.
All eyes are on Rajon Rondo’s ankle after he twisted it last night in game three. The Boston point guard has a bone bruise, and he says that he is 50 percent. He missed practice today, but he says he will play on Thursday. On one hand, this isn’t a big problem either way because they have Eddie House and Sam Cassell as backups. On the other hand, game three showed that the Lakers are more than a handful if they playing well, and the Celtics really need to have all of their tools in place. He could be a major factor in the ultimate outcome of the series.
Portugal beat the Czech Republic 3-1 today at Euro 2008, and cemented their position among the elite of the tournament. Cristian Ronaldo was impressive, and the team played a flowing offensive style that was alternately aggressive and patient as the situation demanded. They have already clinched the top spot in group A, and their inevitable match against Germany in the semi-finals has the potential to be the best game in the tournament and quite possibly the one that will produce the ultimate winner.
I was interested to see that the powers that be with USA Basketball have decided not to have a tryout camp for the next version of the Dream Team. Instead, they will choose the 12 players themselves before the team gets together the first time. Interesting. It means that they can get right down to practicing, but it has the potential to backfire if the roster doesn’t perform as well as it should.
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