SPORTS
THE NEW YORK SUN | May 16, 2008
HORSE TRAINER JOCKEY MORNING LINE ODDS
1. Macho Again D. Stewart J. Leparoux 20–1
One would think that over two games in which emergency starter Claudio Vargas and no. 5 starter Mike Pelfrey gave up three runs in 14 innings, the Mets would manage at least one win against the lowly Washington Nationals and off-brand pitchers Tim Redding and Jason Bergmann. One would be wrong. Similarly, one would think that the Yankees could figure out a way to avoid being slapped around as the Tampa Bay Rays mounted a charge toward first place, and one would again be wrong.
The Knicks have stolen all the local thunder lately, and with good reason. But let’s not lose sight of the Nets. It looks like the team president of the Nets, Rod Thorn, and new general manager Kiki Vandeweghe have set out to stalk some big property this summer.
It is five victories too early to anoint the 2007–08 Detroit Red Wings as one of the NHL’s all-time great teams. But it’s certainly not too early to recognize their remarkable play this spring, as they’ve lost only two games (11–2 record) in getting to within one win of the Stanley Cup Finals. Judging by the way they manhandled the Stars in Game 3 of their Western Conference Finals, there isn’t much hope for Dallas to win Game 4 and avert a sweep, much less come back to win the series.
Hold on, NFL. Spygate isn’t over. Not if the “incensed” Pittsburgh Steelers fan in Congress has anything to do with it.
Senator Specter yesterday called for an independent investigation of the New England Patriots’ taping of signals by opposing coaches — possibly similar to the high-profile Mitchell Report on performance enhancing drugs in baseball.
“What is necessary is an objective investigation,” Specter said at a news conference in the Capitol. “And this one has not been objective.”
TAMPA BAY — One by one, Candace Parker hugged her teammates on the sideline as the last seconds ticked away. It was all part of her final farewell to Tennessee.
All that was left was to hoist a championship trophy, which came after the Lady Vols' 64-48 victory over Stanford tonight.
Parker scored 17 points and grabbed nine rebounds to help Tennessee capture its eighth championship. The Lady Vols also became the first repeat champs since Connecticut won three straight from 2002-04.
