Alonzo Martinez, Victor Meza, Jose Chalupa, Chico Gonzales… A whole bunch of people I still don’t know fought and won and lost. Yippee. Boy was that Jay White/Eddie Sanchez bout a non-starter.

The Lord assesses the impressive performers from Tuesday night’s Wimbledon action. Down to the last 12 in the Derby - but is the picture any clearer with some 130 dogs less to weigh up?

20 May 2009

Praise the Lord Admirals

I mentioned a while back how the chefs over at Poker Soup had invited me into their kitchen a few episodes back (episode 15). I had a lot of fun chatting with them about poker, podcasts, and the upcoming WSOP

There’ll be no repeat of Shane Lowry’s odds-defying victory this week as it’s strictly professionals in Surrey. Bill Elliott will be there… The delight that cascaded over the County Louth Golf Club in Baltray on Sunday when Shane Lowry won the Irish Open was understandable.

15 May 2009

Mitch the Intern’s TUF 9 Recap: Episode 7

*Editor’s note: Mitch the Intern is an NYU undergrad whose favorite Wednesday night pastime includes the TV in his dorm room, a green beanbag chair and two hits of acid. Enjoy.* Like a Steven Soderbergh film, this episode is layered with scenes and montages of only tangential relevance to the TUF premise of aspiring fighters locked away in a house and competing for a UFC contract.

14 May 2009

Is James Blake in Decline?

If you were fortunate (or unfortunate) to catch the Madrid Open third round match between Roger Federer and James Blake, you would have seen something in Blake’s play that would have caused your brows to furrow.

14 May 2009

Looking Ahead

Well, the flight is booked.

14 May 2009

Looking Ahead

Well, the flight is booked. Still a few details to be ironed out, but I’ll be back in Las Vegas this summer, again helping PokerNews cover the World Series of Poker. Will be arriving in LV in just a week-and-a-half (no… really?), and once more I’ll be there for the duration, all the way ’til mid-July when the new November Nine is set

14 May 2009

Preakness picks

Same format as before (Horse, Post position, My odds, morning odds): 13: Flying Private, PP10, 99-1, 50-1 I developed a theory today to cover Mine That Bird’s victory. Mine That Bird won because he’s a cheap horse and hasn’t been spoiled like most of the other Derby horses. Godolphin spent 2 million dollars on Desert Storm.

13 May 2009

Tiger’s Trauma ain’t that Bad!

Geeeeeeeeeeez. The golf media needs to chill out dude! So Tiger didn’t shoot 65 and make multiple eagles and give us the usual spectacular performance… neither did Cejka.