The Regina Thunder haven't had many good years since they replaced the Rams in the Prairie Junior Football Conference, but they are certainly showing they have what it takes to be a championship football team in 09. The Thunder improved their record to 3-1 Sunday afternoon with a convincing 38-7 win over the Edmonton Huskies. The result means the Thunder, Hilltops and Calgary Colts are all 3-1. With the Rams making the move to University, a lot of attention went with it and the Thunder were put on the backburner. Perhaps those days are changing---at least this year.
----
What's happened to Roy Halladay?? Baseball's best pitcher in my mind is in a big time slump. Halladay was battered around by Boston yesterday as they handed "Doc" his 3rd straight loss. He hasn't been the same since all the trade talk started swirling around him. His shot at the American League Cy Young award may have gone up in smoke with the terrible August he had. Perhaps he can bounce back in September. Meanwhile, the Jays just continue to sputter towards the finish line. After the great start they had to the season, Toronto is now 58-70. They haven't bad this bad going into September since 2004. Nice job JP!! Nice job indeed. Start cleaning out your desk. Speaking of disappointment, how about those Chicago Cubs. At least they aren't going to get me mad come playoff time------because THEY WON"T BE THERE! They lost 4-1 to the Mets meaning they are only two games above 500, 10 back of the Cardinals in the NL Central and 5 and a half back of Colorado and San Francisco in the wildcard spot. They are baseball's biggest disappointment this year as far as I'm concerned. Perhaps they can get their act together in September, but I'm not holding my breath.
-----
The Pats lose 8-7 in a shootout to Swift Current meaning they lose all three games this weekend in Edmonton. Its exhibition season...I don't care. Talk to me September 18th when the season starts.
----
How about Heath Slocum. Staring down a 20 foot putt to avoid a playoff with Ernie Els, Padraig Harrington and Tiger Woods, Slocum knocks down that 20 footer to win the Barclays. I'm guessing if Slocum doesn't drain that putt, he isn't getting the first place cheque either. If you saw the final round, you saw the putter let Tiger down. If he gets the flatstick going, he will be unstoppable in the final three weeks of the golf season. Then again, when isn't Tiger unstoppable. It seems as if the only thing that beats Tiger is Tiger.
---
One fantasy football draft in the books. Brady to Moss had better be a constant in New England's scorebook this season.
------
Michael Irvin is joining Deion Sanders as a game day analyst on the NFL Network. Just another reason to watch the FOX pre-game show.
----
Phil Kessel to the Oilers? That doesn't do anything for me. I hope it doesn't cost them Cogliano in return. Penner OK, but not Cogs.
------
The Ole Miss Runnin Rebels are rated as the 5th best team in the U-S by "The Sporting News" as another year of US College Football gets ready to kick off. Quarterback Jevan Snead is being called by some an outside candidate for the Heisman. I get the feeling the name Kent Austin is going to be heard quite a bit when it comes to the US College Football scene this year.
-----
I finally saw the movie "Superbad" this weekend. Yeah I know I'm lame. Guys I ask you, have we not all been caught in one of those situations at least once during our teenage years?
1 comment:
The Thunder were 6-2 in 2002, but lost a Semi Final barnburner in Saskatoon 22-17. Not the first time the Thunder have been a contender atop the PFC, but it has indeed been awhile.
Post a Comment