After tearin' up their hearts all summer, Adebayoor finally puts pen to paper, sticking with Arsenal until 2013 (or until he wants to leave again...next summer). FC Barcelona misses out on its target to replace Samuel Eto'o, who has yet to agree to personal terms with any of the big clubs after his signature.
The on again off again Cristiano Ronaldo/Real Madrid/Manchester United love triangle is BACK BABY! To the dismay of Mancs worldwide, Ronaldo has made his opinion awfully clear.
Chelsea boringly continues to pursue Robinho while denying any rumors of Drogba leaving the North London outfit.
Liverpool, despite Aston Villa claiming the deadline for a renewed Gareth Barry offer had passed, continue to pursue the England international.
Real Madrid's pursuit of Holland starlet Rafael Van der Vaart (possibly a substitute for their stalling progress on the C. Ronaldo front) gains steam, against the wishes of Hamburg (and ex-Tottenham) manager Martin Jol.
Valencia hope to keep Spanish stars of Euro 2008 David Silva and David Villa, as rumors of their imminent departure swirl.
ATTENTION ANGEL FAN (Brian Pham): As already posted by my boss, the Angels have acquired perennial power hitter Mark Teixeira in exchange for the mildly disappointing Casey Kotchman and a minor league pitching prospect. Kotchman, always patient and disciplined at the plate, should receive some blame for an often subdued Angel offense. The aggressive bat of Teixeira should remedy this problem in a jiffy.
In his 15th attempt, the Mad Dog Greg Maddux finally wins his career 351st game. In a completely unspectacular performance, Maddux gave up 9 hits and 4 runs in 5 innings, barely even qualifying for the decision. But considering his TEN previous quality starts that the Padres failed to win for him, I think he deserves this one.
After initially deciding to postpone shoulder surgery and to instead rehab his shoulder to possibly return for the playoffs, Jorge Posada changes his mind and decides to end his 2008 season by having surgery on his right shoulder. If the Yankees do end up making the playoffs, the recent acquisition of Xavier Nady should lighten the devastation of losing Posada.
San Diego Padres pitcher Chris Young made his first appearance on the mound since having his face crushed (literally) by an Albert Pujols (seriously, of all people to get hit by, Pujols?!) line drive.
Kerri Walsh and Misty May continue their domination of beach volleyball. They really are undeniably the best. Most people don't take notice, but they are amazingly precise in their setting. (Walsh and May win their 101st straight)
Why do Celebrities get so much coverage on political issues? It makes no sense to me. Rather than letting celebrities pretend to be important, we should make important knowledgeable people into Celebrities. They have to be knowledgeable though (I'm looking at you Barack). (Mia Farrow speaks out on China again)
Do you wanna be a high jumper? Better practice the Fosbury Flop. And no, this isn't the Manu Ginobli's secret sauce. For that, hit the read/discuss link.
How come it's okay to run up the score in international games but not the NBA? National pride shmide. This was just sad. Now Canada has a lot to be vengeful a-boot, a-boot, a-boot. Sorry, that's enough. A-but, a-but, a-but. Seriously. (USA Basketball dominates Canada)
Hotly pursued strikers Emmanuel Adebayor of Arsenal and Didier Drogba of Chelsea still remain with their teams - but for how long?
The MLS, rising in popularity and visibility due partly to Beckham's heavily publicized move to the States, will be expanding to 18 teams by 2011.
Amid not so quiet whispers that South Africa may not be ready to host the World Cup by 2010, ManYoo's manager Alex Ferguson gives his vote of confidence.
Unwanted Barca striker Samuel Eto'o may be on his way to Barca's La Liga rivals Real Madrid ...but only if they're willing to cough up the dough.
Chelsea continues its pursuit of Brazil/Real Madrid frontman Robinho.
Liverpool closes in on signing Tottenham's Robbie Keane for a reported figure of £18million.
MLS proves it has arrived by showing that it's very best can barely hang on to beat a middle of the road Premier League team in their preseason warmup. This would be like the European all-stars beating the Denver Nuggets during the Nuggets preseason, while the Nuggets play a bunch of NBDL and marginal NBA players for most of the game. Congratulations MLS, you have arrived!
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